Eastbury Comprehensive School
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| Established | 1931 |
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| Type | Community secondary |
| Headteacher | Mr D Dickson |
| Chair of Governors | Mr R Patient |
| Location |
Hulse Ave London IG11 9UW England |
| Local authority | Barking and Dagenham |
| DfE number | 301/4024 |
| DfE URN | 101244 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1700~ |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website |
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Eastbury Comprehensive School is a community secondary school with a sixth form in the east London Borough of Barking & Dagenham.
History
Eastbury Secondary School was originally founded at Dawson Ave in 1931. After the implementation of the tripartite system, it became a secondary modern. It merged with South East Essex Secondary Technical School in 1970 and moved to Rosslyn Rd to become Eastbury Comprehensive School when the scheme was abolished.[1]
Campus
The school once covered two locations, a "lower" site in Rosslyn Road, accommodating Years 7-8 and, an "upper" site in Dawson Avenue, for Years 9-13. Eastbury merged the two sites so that it is now solely based in Rosslyn Road, alluding to extensions of the site, modernised buildings and facilities and a general 'revamp' of the premises. Eastbury also has a Sixth Form Centre. In 2006, Eastbury became a Secondary School specialising in Mathematics and Information Communication Technology.
The lower site was used to film the BBC children's TV drama M.I. High.
Use of technology
The school's Sixth Form is the only one in London to have a Cisco Networking Academy.
In 2010 the school was the first in Barking and Dagenham to introduce a cashless payment system using a contactless smart card. The Street Base Connect Card also gives access to youth, health, leisure and library services.[2]
Notable former pupils
- Ian and Jamie McNaughton, members of the Britain's Got Talent-winning dance troupe Diversity, left the school in 1999 and 2001 respectively.
- Bobby Moore, the former England and West Ham United Captain also attended the school, and was on the school teams for both football and cricket.
- Malaika Firth, top black model.
- John Terry, the Chelsea and England footballer, attended the school from 1992 until 1997.[3]
- Jack Baldwin, professional footballer for Hartlepool United.[4]
References
- ↑ "Borough Archives - School Records". LBBD Archives.
- ↑ "Swipe card success sees rise in free school meals". Yellow Advertiser, cited at Trust-e.co.uk. 2010-05-26. Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ↑ "The man for all seasons". The Guardian. 7 May 2006.
- ↑ "Eastbury School pupil Jack Baldwin seals switch to League One side Hartlepool United". Barking & Dagenham Post. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
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