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 Kidbrooke area of the London Borough of Greenwich. The school has specialist status as an Arts College

[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 the majority of students receive free school dinners and thus rely on it as their main source of nutrition.^{[citation needed]} Nora, the head cook, had success with her book "Nora's Dinners" and left the school on the 24th May 2007.

[edit] The Past

Many seem keen to focus on the school's troubled past. On 24 January 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.

[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".

[edit] External links

• Kidbrooke School Home Page

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