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. It was a comprehensive school educating pupils aged between 11 and 18 years of age. Chalvedon had over 1800 pupils on roll including 196 sixth formers. The school was first opened in 1966 and operated on the same site until its formal closure. Mr A S Roach became the Principal of the school in 1988. In January 2006 Chalvedon School federated with another local comprehensive school, Barstable School, to form the Federation of East Basildon. In 2009 the school formally closed with pupils transferring to the newly created

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Notable alumni

* Angela Smith, MP for Basildon *

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, singer of the boy band Five * James Tomkins, West Ham Utd footballer * James Lawson, former Southend Utd footballer *

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References

External links

Chalvedon’s website
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