FitzWimarc School
The FitzWimarc School | |
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Hockley Road , , SS6 8EB[1] England | |
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Type | Academy |
Established | 1927 |
Local authority | Essex County Council |
Department for Education URN | 141841 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Robert Harris[1] |
Age range | 11–19[1] |
Enrolment | 1584[1] |
Capacity | 1670[1] |
Website | www |
FitzWimarc School is a secondary school in Rayleigh, United Kingdom, named after the Norman land-holder Robert FitzWimarc.[2]
History[]
- 1927 Opened as Rayleigh Council Senior School at first location on Love Lane.[3]
- 30 August 1937 Moved to Hockley Road.[3]
- 19 November 1937 Opening ceremony performed by John W. Burrows J.P., Chairman of the Southend Higher Education Committee.[3]
- 10 April 1945 Re-opened as a secondary modern school with a new name ‘Rayleigh Secondary Modern School’ and an extended catchment of 11- to 15-year-olds.[3]
- 1948 Renamed Rayleigh Secondary Modern and Technical School.[3]
- 1964 Home Economics block built.[citation needed]
- 1967 Re-opened as a comprehensive school and renamed Fitzwimarc Comprehensive School.[3]
- 1 March 2015 Converted to an academy.[4]
School performance[]
As of 2020, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2019, with a judgement of Requires Improvement.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "The FitzWimarc School". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "The FitzWimarc School". www.fitzwimarc.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "FITZWIMARC SCHOOL, RAYLEIGH". Essex Record Office. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Cladingbowl, Michael (2015). "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Critchell, Matthew (14 February 2019). "The FitzWimarc School, Rayleigh ordered to improve over teachers' low expectations". The Basildon, Canvey and Southend Echo. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Mitcheson, John. "The FitzWimarc School". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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Categories:
- Secondary schools in Essex
- Rayleigh, Essex
- 1927 establishments in England
- Educational institutions established in 1927
- Academies in Essex