served as Head Master for fifteen years; London stepped down from the role in July 2023.

[2] Hall Mead School is designated as a Leading Edge Specialist Academy in Technology and Languages by the Department of Education.

Well-equipped, it was one of the first schools to acquire a swimming pool, largely by the fundraising efforts of the pupils and their families.

In 2023, after 10 years since the last Ofsted inspection the school received 'Outstanding', on all categories including: the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, personal development and learning and management.

[5] The old building, which dated back to the 1960s, was in desperate needs to be replaced, former Headteacher Simon London stated, "It wasn't fit for purpose, narrow corridors, sweltering hot in the summer, freezing cold in the winter and windows didn't all open.