Langley Park School for Boys
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Langley Park School for Boys (also known as Langley Park Boys' School) is a boys' comprehensive secondary school in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley, with a mixed-sex sixth form. The school currently has about 1450 pupils. The headmaster is R. W. Northcott.
The school's motto is Mores et studia which translates as "character and good learning". The school's code of conduct is Courtesy, Common-sense & Co-operation.The school uniform consists of a maroon blazer and tie, both with the school crest on, and dark trousers. Students are allowed to wear suits or, if female, smart clothes, in the sixth form, however many of the boys often complain as to the attire of the girls in comparison to their on, with little effect.
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[edit] History
The school originally started life as Beckenham Technical Institute, opening in 1901 and situated in what is now the Studio, Beckenham. The school went through a baffling variety of name changes in its early days: the Technical Day School, Beckenham; Beckenham Secondary School; Beckenham County School for Boys; Beckenham and Penge County School for Boys; in 1944 it was the Beckenham and Penge County Grammar School under headmaster L.W. White, MA (Cantab). By 1954 it was called Beckenham and Penge Grammar School for Boys. An increase in size meant the school moved to new buildings in High St, Penge in 1931. It moved from Penge to its present location in Eden Park, Beckenham in January 1969, at which point it adopted its current name.
[edit] Headmasters
Five terms after the school relocated to its current site Mr Raeburn retired, he was replaced by Mr B.A. Phythian, MA, B.Litt. (Oxon). He owned an afghan hound which he often brought to school. This dog tended to sit under the desk of one of the secretaries, due to an event at a primary school the London Borough of Bromley banned dogs from all state schools in its area. Other members of staff such as Mr Tyler (physics) also took their dogs to school before the rule change.
In December 1989, Phythian was succeeded by R.V.P. Sheffield, who was in post until 1996. The deputy headmaster, Mr Keith McGregor, BA (Cantab), took over as acting headmaster until the appointment of Mr Robert Northcott, MA.
[edit] New Buildings
In early November 2006 Bromley Council granted Langley Park Boys a sum of £32.3-million as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme for a complete rebuild of the school. It will be built on the site of the current rugby fields and construction should commence in early 2008 and be completed by 2009, ready for the new academic year in September.
Rob Northcott, Headteacher of the school, said, "The rebuilding of our facilities will bring real benefits to the whole community. Future and current pupils will obviously gain immensely from this project, but we want to ensure that the benefits are felt even more widely."
The current buildings shall remain in use until the end of the 2008/09 academic.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Rory Allen former Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth F.C. footballer
- Carey Blyton Composer of Bananas in Pyjamas
- Harold Sydney Bride Wireless operator on the RMS Titanic
- MC Dreamer Musician, MC during the late 1990's Garage Dance Music scene
- Norman Hunter Writer, creator of Professor Branestawm
- Robert Key Kent and former England cricketer
- Henry Mee Artist
- Jamie Quarrie Scottish athlete and Commonwealth Games medalist
- John Tyndall right-wing politician and writer
- Derek Underwood Kent and England bowler (known as 'Deadly' by the Australians)
- Bill Wyman Musician, ex-member of the Rolling Stones
