Kidbrooke School

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Kidbrooke School opened in 1954 as the first purpose-built comprehensive school in Britain. The school is located in the London Borough of Greenwich.

1 Leading the Food Revolution
2 The Past
3 The Present
4 External links

[edit] Leading the Food Revolution

Kidbrooke was the focus of TV chef Jamie Oliver's campaign to improve school dinners in Britain as part of his TV series Jamie's School Dinners. Jamie Oliver's campaign was particuarly important at a school like Kidbrooke, where he majority of students receive free school dinners and thus rely on it as their main source of nutrition. Nora, the wonderful head cook, still works at the school despite publishing success with her book 'Nora's Dinners'. She can be found dancing around the cafeteria or having a sly cigarette by the side gate.

[edit] The Past

Many seem keen to focus on the school's troubled past. On January 24, 1997 students from neighbouring school Thomas Tallis attacked and murdered one of the school's pupils, CJ Rickard, 14, with a 17-inch machete. - News Story. Kidbrooke has always been haunted by this tragic incident, whereas Tallis is widely considered the best non-selective state schools in the borough and it's reputation is unscarred.

[edit] The Present

From September 2005, Kidbrooke has been re-designated as a single Specialist Arts College specialising in Media, Drama and Art which will mean significantly more funding and even greater opportunities for students, staff, our family of schools and partner community groups.

A recent Ofsted inspection found Kidbooke to be a 'good school'.

Notable students include Jude Law