Monk's Walk School

Monk's Walk School is a secondary school with academy status located on the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. It opened in 1964^[1] and became an Academy in 2012.^[2] The school's motto is: "Excellence for All".

Monk's Walk School
Location
Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City , Hertfordshire , AL8 7NL England
Coordinates	51°49′11″N 0°12′41″W
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1964; 61 years ago (1964)
Department for Education URN	138632 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Matt Grinyer
Staff	185
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,324
Houses	4 (Bell, Durrell, Carson, Kroto)
Colour(s)	Blue and White
Website	http://www.monkswalk.herts.sch.uk/

The school's annual student intake is approximately 220 eleven- and twelve-year-olds of both sexes, with 1,324 students throughout the school. It also has approximately 185 teachers and staff.

Alumni

• Hannah Botterman, Bristol Bears Women and England women's national rugby union team player^[3]
• David Button, West Bromwich Albion F.C. goalkeeper^[4]
• Alesha Dixon, singer, rapper, dancer, television personality and author^[5]
• Louise Fiddes, swimmer and Paralympics gold medallist^{[citation needed]}
• Tom Lewis, golfer^[6]
• Jaguar Skills, DJ^[7]
• Lisa Snowdon, television and radio presenter and model^{[8][better source needed]}
• Abubakar Salim, actor and video-game voice actor^{[citation needed]}