title: Moulsham High School
text: # Moulsham High School
  
  Moulsham High School is a co-educational academy secondary school and sixth form for 11 to 18 year olds in Chelmsford, Essex.
  
  The Headteacher is Julia Mead. There were 76 teaching staff in 2019.
  
  There were 1578 pupils enrolled in 2021/2022.
  
  ## History
  
  The Moulsham High School was built in 1938 as two separate schools, one for senior boys, and one for senior girls. The schools merged in 1972. The headteachers of the boys' school were Jock Hutchinson (1938 to 1950), Mr. Smith (1950-1972), Hedley Andrews (1972-1990) Dr. C. J. Nicholls (1991-2010) and M. Farmer (2010-2019). For the girls' school, headteachers were Mrs Sayers (1938-1942), Miss Portzi, and Mrs Golledge.
  
  ## Notable former pupils
  
  * Alex Hassell, TV actor
  * Cameron James, footballer
  * Lindsay Keable, netball player
  