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Bickley Park School
This is a list of schools in the London Borough of Bromley, England. State-funded schools Primary schools :''Source. (CE indicates Church of England and RC Roman Catholic schools).'' * Alexandra Infant School * Alexandra Junior School * Balgowan Primary School * Bickley Primary School * Biggin Hill Primary School * Blenheim Primary School * Burnt Ash Primary School * Chelsfield Primary School * Churchfields Primary School * Clare House Primary School * Crofton Infant School * Crofton Junior School * Cudham Primary School (CE) * Darrick Wood Infant School * Darrick Wood Junior School * Downe Primary School * Edgebury Primary School * Elmstead Wood Primary School * Farnborough Primary School * Gray's Farm Primary Academy * Green Street Green Primary School * Harris Primary Academy Beckenham * Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green * Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace * Harris Primary Academy Kent House * Harris Primary Academy Orpington * Harris Primary Academy Shortlands * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Darwin School, London
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was ''Churl, Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as ''Carolus (other), Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langley Park School For Boys
Langley Park School for Boys is a boys secondary academy school in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley, with a co-ed sixth form. On 31 March 2011, the school converted from a Foundation School to an academy and its current status is that of an "Academy Converter". Location It is situated near Eden Park and the Bethlem Royal Hospital on Hawksbrook Lane close to the boundary of the London Borough of Bromley with the London Borough of Croydon. Construction for the new school building was completed in December 2011, and the staff and pupils moved into the building in January 2012, following which the old buildings were demolished. External sites It owns a converted church in Youlgreave, used for school trips involving visits to Alton Towers, sporting, and other leisure activities. Admissions *At 11+, admission to the school is according to the London Borough of Bromley education admissions procedures. *At 16+, the school has changed its admissions policy and it is now al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eltham College
Eltham College is an independent day school situated in Mottingham, southeast London. Eltham and Mottingham once formed part of the same parish, hence its name. It is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). Early history The school dates back to the early Victorian era, when it was founded as the London Missionary Society's School for the Sons and Orphans of Missionaries. Within a short time the Baptist Missionary Society joined as co-founders. A girls' school had been established in Walthamstow in 1838 and a boys' school was opened in the same place at the beginning of 1842. The boys' school later relocated to Mornington Crescent in 1852 and then to a purpose-built location in the centre of Blackheath in 1857 (the building, directly adjacent to Blackheath Station, later became the headquarters of the Church Army and is now a private hospital). Missionary David Livingstone sent his son Robert to the school during the 1850s.Rhind, N. (1993) ''Blackhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darul Uloom London
Darul Uloom London is an 11–19 boys, Islamic, private boarding school and sixth form in Chislehurst, Greater London, England. It is a Darul uloom Darul uloom (), also spelled ''dar-ul-ulum'', is an Arabic term that literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means an Islamic seminary or educational institution – similar to or often the same as a madrassa or Islamic school � ... that was established in 1988. The school charges fees of £3,500 per year.https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/27/101695 https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/1/SC006927 All pupils are borders and they have two weekend home trips per month, and parents often visit on other weekends. A "material change" was applied for ''c.'' 2017/2018 to increase the number of students to 225 and the school also planned to increase the maximum age to 25. Ofsted recommended that the request should be refused until safeguarding issues a had been addressed, and in light of the school already exceed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromley High School
Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, chartered in 1158. Its location on a coaching route and the opening of a railway station in 1858 were key to its development and the shift from an agrarian village to an urban town. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Bromley significantly increased in population and was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1903 and became part of the London Borough of Bromley in 1965. Bromley today forms a major retail and commercial centre. It is identified in the London Plan as one of the 13 metropolitan centres of Greater London. History Bromley is first recorded in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 862 as ''Bromleag'' and means 'woodland clearing where broom grows'. It shares this Old English etymology with Great Bromley in eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Challoner School
Bishop Challoner School is an English independent coeducational Roman Catholic day school in Shortlands, Greater London, for children aged three to eighteen years. History The school started as a junior school. In 1956 a senior wing was added. More classrooms and an assembly hall/gymnasium followed in 1963. The Art block was opened in 1968 and another block – now the Junior Block – was opened in 1980. Challoner became co-educational in the Junior School in 1992, later extending into the Senior School. At the same time a Nursery was opened. In recent years the list of site improvements and development has quickened. A new sixth form study centre has been opened as well as a drama studio and new art facilities. The school became an independent charity limited by guarantee in December 2013 (It was formerly part of the Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark). It is governed by a board of trustees. Its transition was overseen by its longest serving chair, Canon Jack Madden. In 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St David's Prep
St David's Prep or St David's College is an independent junior school in West Wickham and Beckenham Beckenham () is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley, in Greater London. Until 1965 it was part of the historic county of Kent. It is located south-east of Charing Cross, situated north of Elmers End and E ..., which was founded in 1926. In 1931 the principal was Mrs Towers. References 1926 establishments in England Educational institutions established in 1926 Private co-educational schools in London Private schools in the London Borough of Bromley {{London-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromley College Of Further & Higher Education
Bromley College of Further and Higher Education, trading as London South East Colleges (LSEC), is a large college of further education and higher education operating in south-east London, England. It is a partner college of six of the twelve schools of the University of Greenwich. LSEC was established in 2016 by the amalgamation of Bromley College, Greenwich Community College and Bexley College. Its largest campus is in the town of Bromley, and others are situated in Erith, Plumstead and Orpington. History and sites Bromley and Orpington The Bromley campus is just south of Bromley town centre on the A21. Bromley College was founded in 1959. On 1 August 2011, it merged with Orpington College, which became its Orpington campus. Built in 1972, Orpington College's tower block remains the tallest building in Orpington. A World War II air-raid shelter was discovered in November 2008 during construction. This shelter would have housed Orpington residents from German bombing raids, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Borough Of Croydon
The London Borough of Croydon () is a London borough in south London, part of Outer London. It covers an area of . It is the southernmost borough of London. At its centre is the historic town of Croydon from which the borough takes its name; while other urban centres include Coulsdon, Purley, South Norwood, Norbury, New Addington and Thornton Heath. Croydon is mentioned in Domesday Book, and from a small market town has expanded into one of the most populous areas on the fringe of London. The borough is now one of London's leading business, financial and cultural centres, and its influence in entertainment and the arts contribute to its status as a major metropolitan centre. Its population is 386,710, making it the second largest London borough and fifteenth largest English district. The borough was formed in 1965 from the merger of the County Borough of Croydon with Coulsdon and Purley Urban District, both of which had been within Surrey. The local authority, Croydo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Olave's Grammar School
St. Olave's Grammar School (formally St. Olave's and St. Saviour's Church of England Grammar School) ( or ) is a selective secondary school for boys in Orpington, Greater London, England. Founded by royal charter in 1571, the school occupied several sites in Southwark, before establishing a location on Tooley Street in 1893. It moved to the suburb of Orpington in 1968, and has admitted girls to its sixth form since 1998. The school has been one of the higher achieving state schools in the UK. It was the ''Sunday Times'' State School of the Year in 2008 and in 2011 was ranked as the fourth best performing state school in the country at A-level by the ''Financial Times''. The school is selective at both initial entry and for entry to the sixth form, but it has been criticised for policies that led to students being excluded from the sixth form for not achieving high grades. In 2017, parents threatened legal action against the policies applied by headteacher Aydin Önaç (who subse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newstead Wood School
Newstead Wood School is a selective girls' grammar school in Avebury Road, Orpington, south east London, England. Admissions The school specialises in engineering and psychology. It is a grammar school which admits girls in Year 7 based on the results of an entrance test, also known as the 11+. The current head teacher is Alan Blount. The school's motto is ''Fortitudine Crescamus'' (Latin for: 'May we grow in strength'). The school has been admitting boys into the sixth form for many years (exact date tbc). It is situated in the Crofton area of Orpington, not far from the A21 and next to Darrick Wood. Darrick Wood School and the Princess Royal University Hospital are the other side of Darrick Wood, to the west. The London Outer Orbital Path passes adjacent to the playing fields. It lies in the parish of St Paul's, Crofton. History The school was founded as Orpington Grammar School for Girls in 1957, when administered by the Kent Education Committee. In 1965, as a result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravensbourne School, Bromley
The Ravensbourne School is a secondary academy school in the London Borough of Bromley. It stands on a site in Hayes Lane, to the south of Bromley, and in the parish of Bromley St Mark. It is named after the River Ravensbourne, which runs nearby. History Grammar school The school was opened in 1911 as the Bromley County Grammar Schools for Boys and Girls, on two sites: ''Hayes Lane'' (boys) and ''Nightingale Lane'' (girls). The ''Hayes Lane'' site was officially opened on 18 October 1911. They were later renamed Bromley Grammar Schools. The buildings in Hayes Lane were considerably extended in 1933, using the original architect and keeping to the original neo-Georgian design. The new buildings comprised the Great Hall (connected to the original building by an open cloister) the science block, and the dining hall and gymnasium on either side of the hall. The new buildings were officially opened on 30 November 1934. Many of the School's early buildings are recognised as being of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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