Cornelius Vermuyden School is a

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with academy status for boys and girls ages 11–16. Located on Canvey Island, Essex, the school is named after the Dutch land engineer Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (1595-1683) who reclaimed large areas of fenland in England, and supervised the construction of the sea walls around Canvey in 1623. The school is a

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arts and maths and computing college.

History

The original school was planned in the 1960s as Cornelius Vermuyden Comprehensive School by Essex County Council and in 1970 a tender was awarded to

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for £320,000 to build the new establishment. The new school situated in Dinant Avenue opened in September 1972 and was set in 38 acres of ground. The school was granted Arts College status and pupils from the school were involved in the creation of a large mosaic on Canvey seafront in 2007. The project was funded by Essex County Council and the BP petrol company, and the results earned the praise of the chairman of Castle Point Council's environment committee. The school holds the

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award and the Specialist Schools Trust have recognised the school in their 'Most Improved Schools Club'. As part of the Essex County Council education review for secondary education on Canvey Island, Cornelius Vermuyden School was chosen along with

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to stay open and were rebuilt as part of the

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programme. Designed by Nicholas Hare Architects, the new buildings were built in between 2010 and 2012 and constructed by a consortium led by Skanska. The design was nominated for an award by RIBA in 2012. The school became an academy in November 2013.

Notable pupils

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- English footballer

References

External links

Essex BSF (Building Schools for the Future)

Specialist Schools Trust

BBC stats page for school

Architectural images of Cornelius Vermuyden School
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