Seven Kings High School
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| Seven Kings High School | |
| Motto | Friendship, excellence and opportunity |
| Established | 1931[citation needed] |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Sir Alan Steer |
| Location | Ilford London England |
| LEA | Redbridge |
| Ofsted number | 102856 |
| Students | 1357[citation needed] |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Deputy Headteacher | Mr D Hayes |
| Head of KS3 | Ms T Smith |
| Head of KS4 | Mr C Rosewell |
| Website | http://www.skhs.net/ |
Seven Kings High School is a mixed-sex comprehensive in the London Borough of Redbridge in London, United Kingdom. It is located on Ley Street, Ilford, Essex. It is a specialist school in science and technology as well as being a language college.[citation needed] Seven Kings has also pioneered work to include pupils with special needs and disabilities.
Sir Alan Steer has retired. Mrs Smith is now headmistress
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[edit] Sixth form
The school includes a sixth form which offers various A-level courses. The sixth form has a higher intake than the lower school, and is open to pupils from surrounding boroughs, including Newham. They take in over a hundred students from other schools. This too is very successful and many pupils go on to study at prestigious universities such as Oxford University, Cambridge University, Imperial College, UCL and LSE. Seven Kings Sixth Form receives, aside from grammar and independent schools, the best results of any sixth form in the local area, including Redbridge and Newham.
[edit] Uniform
Seven Kings employes a strict policy for uniform for lower and upper school it consist of a navy blazer, blue shirt, navy trousers or skirt and a school tie. The Sixth Form has no uniform requirements. Low cut tops, track suits, hoodies, low slung trousers and shorts are banned, and the dress code is 'smart'.
[edit] Notable former teachers
Over the years, the school has had a number of distinguished teachers. Peter Hyman, former speechwriter to ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair, as well as former Head of Communications at 10 Downing Street, taught Politics and History at the school during the 2006-2007 school year.
