London Nautical School

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1 The School
2 The Headmaster
3 Achievements
4 External links

[edit] The School

The London Nautical School was founded in 1915, as a consequence of the official report into the loss of the Titanic. The primary aim of the school is "to educate and prepare pupils to meet the needs of society either at sea or in any other occupation where responsibility, attention to duty and regard for others are valued equally with academic and practical skills." In 1990, it became one of the country’s first 11-18 comprehensive secondary schools for boys to be awarded grant maintained status.

The School

In September 1999, the school became a Foundation School within the London Borough of Lambeth. In 2003, the school was awarded Sports College status. The school is situated in Stamford Street on the south bank of the River Thames, in between Blackfriars Bridge and Waterloo Bridge. The School currently caters for around 600 pupils, with around 510 pupils in Key Stages Three and Four, and around 90 Sixth form pupils in Key Stage Five.

[edit] The Headmaster

The Headmaster of the London Nautical School is Gordon Wilson, a retired colonel of the British Army. Gordon Wilson joined the school in the year 2000, and since his arrival the School has seen an increase in League Table performance, results and number of applications per place.

[edit] Achievements

The school is continuously achieving across a very diverse range of activities both in curriculum and extra-curricula. The school has achieved highly in the area of sports, and has been awarded 'sports college' status recently. They have also achieved selling nice chicken and rice.