Bexley Grammar School
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| Bexley Grammar School | |
| Praestantiae Studere (Strive for Excellence) | |
| Established | 1955 |
|---|---|
| School type | Grammar School |
| Headmaster | R.I. Mackinnon |
| Students | Over 1300 |
| Location | Bexley, Greater London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| LEA | London Borough of Bexley |
| Website | http://www.bexleygs.co.uk/ |
Bexley Grammar School, is a co-educational grammar school in Bexley, Northwest Kent/ South East London Border London. Students are admitted from the age of 11, into Year 7, with extra admittance into the Sixth Form in Year 12 at age 16, providing students have achieved sufficient grades at GCSE. The main ethnicity of Bexley Grammar School is White British but Black Africans/Black Carribeans make up about 26% and Asians (Indians, Pakistani, Chinese etc) make up 17%. The school is located next to Danson park. Most students live within the 5 mile catchment area, about 70% of students live the neighbouring boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham whilst the remaining 30% live in Bexley borough.
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[edit] History
The school admitted its first pupils in September 1955. It was founded by Sir Edward Heath who was the local Member of Parliament at that time. Sir Edward attended the school's Golden Jubilee celebrations shortly before his death in 2005. Bexley Grammar has been a Specialist Language College since September 2002.
[edit] School Curriculum
All students who join the School learn one foreign language, either French, German, Russian, Spanish or Japanese in Year 7. In Year 8 pupils begin a second foreign language out of those available, and continue to learn the two languages until GCSE. In addition to this, students study Latin from Year 7 up until Year 9, with the option of continuing to GCSE. Extra-curricular clubs provide opportunities for additional language learning with Chinese, Japanese and Russian currently available. Language learning continues in the Sixth Form where students may opt for a taster course in a new language such as Chinese or Italian or for an accredited course. Courses in French and German for Business, GCSE Spanish and British Sign Language are currently available.
[edit] House System
On admission to the school, each student is assigned to one of the six houses: Collins, Johnson, Kirkman, Mabbs, Prothero or Wellman. Each house is named after a former member of senior staff that had a notable impact on the school. Within these houses, the students have weekly meetings and take part in interhouse competitions, such as football, hockey, a general knowledge quiz, drama and athletics. All six houses have a teacher assigned as "Head of House", who is in charge of organising the students for the competitions. The "Head of House" is assisted by several House Captains, selected from the Sixth Form students from the relevant house. However, as Wellman is still a relatively new house (having been created in 2003), there are no students in any year above Year 10, and all House Captains are volunteers from the other five houses. The House Captains are responsible for organising and preparing the teams for the competitions, and often officiate at the events themselves.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Gavin Peacock - Former Newcastle and Gillingham F.C. Footballer
- Ryan Li - Photographer [Ryan Li]
- Jamie Wieck - Graphic Designer and illustrator [jamiewieck]
- Christopher Clyde-Green - Actor [imdb.com]
