The Broxbourne School is a

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and

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with academy status located in

Broxbourne Broxbourne is a town and former civil parish, now in the unparished area of Hoddesdon, in the Broxbourne district, in Hertfordshire, England, north of London, with a population of 15,303 at the 2011 Census.Broxbourne Town population 2011 It is ...

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, England. The school began life in 1959 with just under 50 pupils as a grammar school (Broxbourne Grammar School) under the headmastership of Ian Laydon. In 1969 the school became a comprehensive school. The school was converted to academy status in February 2012. It had been a community school under the direct control of

Hertfordshire County Council Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United Kingdom. After the 2021 election, it consists of 78 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, ...

. The school continues to coordinate with the council for admissions. The Broxbourne School offers

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(GCSEs) and

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(BTECs) as courses of study for pupils, with

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offered in the sixth form. The school also offers the

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as an activity for pupils.

Development

The school is set to undergo major redevelopment between 2017 & 2019. This includes a new school and leisure hub, demolition of the old school and approximately 150 new homes to be built on the old site. Traditionally, students at the school belonged to Austen, Milton, Brontë or Chaucer House before they were renamed.

Notable Old Broxbournians

Roald Bradstock Arne Roald Bradstock (aka The "Olympic Picasso") is an Olympic athlete and an Olympic artist from England who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. ...

, Olympic athlete and Olympic Artist, A.K.A "The Olympic Picasso" *

Deborah Chancellor Deborah Helen Chancellor (née Mowbray born 7 July 1966) is an English writer; to date, she has written over 70 books. Background Chancellor (née Mowbray) is the second of four girls. She attended The Broxbourne School, Hertfordshire, from ...

, writer * Sezen Djouma, child actress * Pat Jennings Jr., football player *

Dave Lamb David Alexander Lamb (born 17 January 1969) is an English actor, comedian, narrator and presenter. He is best known for his narration work on '' Come Dine with Me'' as well as appearances in British television and radio programmes, especially co ...

, actor & comedian *

Acer Nethercott Acer Gary Nethercott (28 November 1977 – 26 January 2013) was a British coxswain, Olympic silver medallist and double Boat Race winner. Early life Nethercott was born in Newmarket, England. Having attended Mark Hall Comprehensive School, ...

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& Olympic silver medallist *

Dan Quine Daniel Nicholas Quine (formerly known as Daniel Nicholas Crow) is a computer scientist, currently VP Engineering at AltSchool. Early career Quine learned to program on a ZX81 and a BBC Micro in the 1980s. He received a BSc in Computer Sci ...

, computer scientist and historian *

Matthew Spring Matthew John Spring (born 17 November 1979) is an English semi-professional footballer and coach who last played as a midfielder for club Hitchin Town. He previously played for Luton Town, Leeds United, Watford, Sheffield United, Charlton Ath ...

, football player *

Rachel Treweek Rachel Treweek (née Montgomery; born 4 February 1963 at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire) is an Anglican bishop who sits in the House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual. Since June 2015, she has served as Bishop of Gloucester, the first female diocesan bi ...

, first female diocesan bishop in the Church of England

References

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* Secondary schools in Hertfordshire Academies in Hertfordshire Broxbourne 1959 establishments in England Educational institutions established in 1959 {{Hertfordshire-school-stub