Bow School is a
comprehensive secondary school
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and
sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...
for boys and girls, located in
Bromley-by-Bow
Bromley, commonly known as
Bromley-by- Bow, is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, located on the western banks of the River Lea, in the Lower Lea Valley in East London.
The area is distinct from Bow, which li ...
in the
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London boroughs, London borough covering much of the traditional East End of London, East End. It was formed in 1965 from the merger of the former Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London, metropol ...
, England. It has a roll of about 600 students and increasing. In September 2014 the school moved from the old site off Fairfield Road,
Bow to a new site in Bromley-by-Bow a mile to the south-east by
Bow Locks
Bow Locks No. 20 () is a set of bi-directional locks in Bromley-by-Bow in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Newham. The locks link the tidal Bow Creek to the River Lee Navigation, which is a canalised river. These locks were first built ...
, in a new building designed by
van Heyningen and Haward Architects
van Heyningen and Haward is an architectural practice, founded in 1983 by Birkin Haward and Joanna van Heyningen, and now owned and managed by James McCosh and Meryl Townley. The London architects work primarily in education, and have also work ...
.
The school started accepting girls in the new school building, along with the move, into Year 7 and the numbers will grow so that by 2019, the school would have all its year groups mixed sex.
Subjects
Bow teaches a number of subjects, including at
GCSE
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...
, stretched across a five period day throughout the week.
The school operates a
sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...
provision in consortium with
Langdon Park School
Langdon Park School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form, located in the Poplar area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England.
It is a community school administered by Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, and also has specialis ...
,
St Paul's Way Trust School
St Paul's Way Trust School is a coeducational all-through school and sixth form located in the Bow Common area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England.
The School became a Foundation Trust School in March 2010. The Foundation Trust com ...
and
Stepney Green Maths, Computing & Science College
Mulberry Stepney Green Maths, Computing and Science College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form. It is situated in Stepney, in the heart of the historic East End of London and adjacent to the developments in Docklands, it serves ...
. The sixth form consortium is known as Sixth Form East. Head of sixth form at Bow School is Nadia Dellagana.
References
External links
Bow School online, the official site.Website of Bow area by the studentsCreative Partnership ProjectTSIA is supported by the Annenberg FoundationThe MLEE Programme
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Secondary schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Community schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Educational institutions established in 1985
1985 establishments in England
Bromley-by-Bow