| 1929 |
Inception of the school with 84 pupils and 3 staff in huts |
| 1930 |
Official opening as Kenton Council School |
| 1940 |
The War Years |
| 1945 |
School becomes a Senior School and is renamed ‘Claremont Avenue Secondary Modern’ |
| 1952 |
Expansion takes place with the addition of a gymnasium, science laboratories, workshops and project rooms |
| 1960 |
985 pupils now on roll |
| 1965 |
Introduction of Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) exams |
| 1967 |
Curriculum expands to include the sixth form |
| 1967 |
School becomes a comprehensive school and is renamed ‘Claremont High School’ |
| 1986 |
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations introduced |
| 1989 |
First school in Brent to become Grant Maintained |
| 1999 |
Mr Molloy is appointed as the Headteacher of Claremont |
| 2001 |
School gains Art College status |
| 2005 |
Centre of Excellence in Mathematics and Computing |
| 2008 |
New Sports Hall |
| 2009 |
Library refurbished and relocated |
| 2010 |
Completion of our new purpose built canteen - Monty’s and additional classrooms |
| 2010 |
Claremont is designated as an Outstanding School by Ofsted |
| 2011 |
New Reception |
| 2012 |
Claremont gains Academy Status and is renamed ‘Claremont High School Academy’ |
| 2012 |
The Sports Hall and the Science//Technology block renamed after former Deputy Headteacher, Clive Ridgeon and Headteacher, Lindsay MacDonald. |
| 2014 |
Completion of the new two-storey state of the art building encompassing a brand new school hall, lecture theatre and six new classrooms |
| 2014 |
Claremont receives it's second Outstanding designation by Ofsted. A coveted designation which reaffirms Claremont's position as a lead school on both a local and national scale. Claremont becomes the first secondary school in the London Borough of Brent to receive two consecutive Outstanding inspections in all categories. |
| 2017 |
Nicki Hyde-Boughey becomes Head of School at Claremont and Terry Molloy becomes Executive Head |
| 2017 |
Claremont establishes CMAT (Chrysalis Multi Academy Trust) and Sudbury Primary School becomes the first school to join our Trust. |
| 2017 |
Claremont completes school gates for the car parking and a new roof for Monty’s 2. |
| 2018 |
Mr F T Molloy retires from his post of Executive Head Teacher of CMAT |
| 2018 |
Nicki Hyde-Boughey becomes Head Teacher of Claremont High School |
| 2018 |
Beth Ragheb becomes Executive Head Teacher of CMAT |
| 2019 |
Nicki Hyde-Boughey is appointed Executive Head Teacher of CMAT |
| 2021 |
Second astroturf built, with two all-weather sports pitches and cricket practice nets |
| 2023 |
Completion of new 6th form facilities including a mezzanine study area, cafe and a brand new fitness suite. |
| 2025 |
In 2025, Claremont High School Academy was judged ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted for the third consecutive time. |
