page_title: Hardenhuish School
section_title: Chippenham Grammar School
hierarchical_section_title: Hardenhuish School / Notable alumni / Chippenham Grammar School
caption_attribution_description: Sellafield view from Visitors Centre
context_page_description: Hardenhuish School is a large mixed secondary school and sixth form in Chippenham, Wiltshire, for students aged 11 to 18. Since September 2010, it has been an Academy. It is one of three in Chippenham, the others being Abbeyfield and Sheldon. The school is headed by Lisa Percy. It is situated in the northern zone of Hardenhuish Park on the Hardenhuish Lane. The Great Western Ambulance Service HQ is nearby to the east, and Sheldon School nearby to the south.
  In 2015 Hardenhuish was mentioned in Tatler magazine's list of secondary schools to send your children to.
  The main school building is the former Hardenhuish House. It is Grade II* listed for its architectural merit.
context_section_description: Jeremy Broun, furniture designer
  Prof John Eggleston, Professor of Education 1985–96 at the University of Warwick, and 1967–84 at Keele University
  Roland Freeman, first Conservative President of the NUS 1956–58, and Leader in 1961 of Wandsworth London Borough Council; he co-founded Radio Barbican which became LBC, later joining the SDP then the Labour Party
  Prof Paul L. Harris, child psychologist and Victor S. Thomas Professor of Education since 2001 at Harvard University, and Professor of Development Psychology 1998–2001 at the University of Oxford
  Christopher Hinton OM, nuclear engineer responsible for the design of the Calder Hall power station, first Chairman of the CEGB 1957–64, President 1966–67 of the IMechE , Chancellor 1966–80 of Bath University, President 1976–83 of the Council of Engineering Institutions (CEI)
  Geoff Jenkins (climatologist), former Head of Climate Change Prediction at the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
  Gary Leitzell — former mayor of Dayton, Ohio
  Prof Trevor Saunders, Professor of Greek 1978–99 at Newcastle University
  Heather Tanner (née Heather Muriel Spackman) — writer and campaigner, wife of Robin Tanner
  Robin Tanner — artist, etcher and printmaker, husband of Heather Tanner
  Val Haller, musician.
caption: Christopher Hinton was the driving force behind Britain's nuclear programme, headquartered in Risley, Warrington, with the nuclear energy and fissile material for the weapons programme (led by William Penney) starting at Windscale (weapons) in December 1950 and Calder Hall (energy) in 1956
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