Norlington School
| Norlington School For Boys and Sixth Form | |
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| Address | |
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Norlington Road , , E10 6JZ | |
| Coordinates | 51°34′00″N 0°00′05″W / 51.56666°N 0.00134°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Motto | Wisdom is Strength |
| Established | 1902 |
| Local authority | Waltham Forest |
| Department for Education URN | 103098 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | John Hernandez |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 12 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 600 |
| Website | www |
Norlington School for Boys is a boys' comprehensive secondary school in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, in East London. The school is situated on Norlington Road in Leyton. In September 2015, the school opened a mixed-sex sixth form, offering 10 A-level subjects including science, technology and mathematics. The chair of governors is Stephen Pierpoint.
History
Norlington Road Council School was initially an elementary school for boys, girls, and infants, which opened in 1903. In 1932 it was reorganized for senior girls, junior girls, and infants. In 1940 the school was badly damaged by German bombs during the Blitz.[1]
The junior department became mixed in 1942. In 1948 the school became a secondary modern school for boys. An extension was completed in 1964 to provide science labs and woodwork and metalwork rooms.[1] In 1968, Waltham Forest adopted the Comprehensive system and it became Norlington Junior High School for Boys, catering for 11- to 14-year-olds.
Following a Borough-wide reorganisation in the early 1980s, it adopted its current name and function.
Admissions
Norlington School currently has 580 pupils from Years 7-11 (ages 11 to 16), with approximately 120 pupils in each year group.[2] It is a council local authority run comprehensive with an open admissions policy for male pupils aged 11–16. The school is due to open a mixed-sex sixth form, offering 10 A-level subjects including science, technology and mathematics, in September 2015. The London Borough of Waltham Forest is the Admissions Body.
Notable former pupils
- Umar Djaafer, comedian and actor
- Jonathan Ross, television presenter
- Paul Ross, television presenter
- Graham Gooch, former England cricketer
- Paul Hayes, professional footballer
- Paul Davis (programmer), founding programmer at Amazon.com
- Vic Groves Arsenal Footballer 1950s
- Michael Rudge SC, leading Australian barrister.
- Jean Winchester, transgender author. Writes as Molly Cutpurse.
References
- ^ a b "A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6 (1973), pp. 233-240". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Norlington School for Boys". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 November 2011.