The Sandon School is an 11-18 mixed
comprehensive academy school
An academy school in England is a state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control. The terms of the arrangements are set out in individual Academy Funding Agreements. Most ...
of approximately 1250 students. It serves a rural area on the outskirts of
Chelmsford
Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of London a ...
, Essex, England, and previously specialised in Maths and Computing.
History
The Sandon School opened in 1955 and became an academy in 2011.
The school has also had multiple sex offenders over time.
In March 2018 an
Ofsted
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inspection found it to be a good school.
The school has a 25-hour teaching week. Jo Wincott, headmaster since 2004, retired in the summer of 2018. He has been succeeded by Andrew Weaver (2018–Present)
Facilities
Fully equipped fitness gym;
Two 4G astroturf pitches (This facility is operated for private evening and weekend bookings b
Sandon Soccer Ltd);
Two sports halls;
A gym;
A dance studio;
An all-weather long jump pit playing fields;
Aging science laboratories;
and a pond.
Notable former pupils
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Bon Harris
Bon Harris (born Vaughan David Harris; 12 August 1965 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) is an English composer, producer, singer and songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is a founding member of the British EBM group Nitzer Ebb, programming Ni ...
and Douglas McCarthy of
Nitzer Ebb
Nitzer Ebb () are a British EBM group formed in 1982 by Essex school friends Vaughan "Bon" Harris (programming, synthesizers, drums, vocals), Douglas McCarthy (vocals), and David Gooday (drums).
History
Initial releases (1983–1987)
The g ...
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James Graham, singer and member of the boyband
Stereo Kicks
Stereo Kicks were an English-Irish boy band who were formed and finished fifth place on the eleventh series of ''The X Factor'' in 2014. Stereo Kicks consisted of; James Graham, Jake Sims, Chris Leonard, Charlie Jones, Casey Johnson, Barclay ...
George "Frederick James" Taylor Record Producer and Head of Data at
Warp Records
Warp Records (or simply Warp) is a British independent record label founded in Sheffield in 1989 by record store employees Steve Beckett and Rob Mitchell and record producer Robert Gordon.Southern, Richard (2003) "Label of Love: WARP", X-RAY, A ...
.
House System
The school also has a house system, in which the students take part in events and in-school activities in order to earn 'House points' for their houses.
House motto: "Many Branches, One Root"
The 4 houses conceive of:
Blake
Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
Glennie
Thompson
Russel
References
Academies in Essex
Secondary schools in Essex
Schools in Chelmsford
Educational institutions established in 1955
1955 establishments in England
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