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词条 Bexley Grammar School
释义

  1. History

  2. Grounds

  3. School Curriculum

  4. House system

  5. Notable former pupils

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. Further reading

  9. External links

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| motto = Praestantiae Studere
Strive for Excellence
| established = 1955
| closed =
| type = Grammar School; Academy
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| head_label = Headmaster
| head = Stephen Elphick
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| address = Danson Lane
| city = Welling
| county = London
| country = England
| postcode = DA16 2BL
| dfeno = 303/4000
| urn = 136369
| ofsted = yes
| staff =
| enrolment = 1935
| gender = Mixed
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 18
| houses = {{colour box|red}} Collins
{{colour box|blue}} Johnson
{{colour box|yellow}} Kirkman
{{colour box|purple}} Mabbs
{{colour box|green}} Prothero
{{colour box|orange}} Wellman
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Bexley Grammar School, is a co-educational grammar school with academy status in Welling, in the London Borough of Bexley, UK. Students are normally admitted into Year 7 at age 11.

History

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Founded in 1955, Bexley Grammar School was opened by Sir Edward Heath, the local Member of Parliament at the time, after whom the Heath Building (completed in 2000) is named. Heath attended the school's Golden Jubilee celebrations shortly before his death in 2005. The school became a specialist Language College in September 2002 and a specialist college in Science and Mathematics in 2008. The school was then awarded foundation school status, before converting to an academy in January 2011. The school continues to specialise in languages, science and mathematics.

There have been five headmasters in the school's history. The third, Roderick MacKinnon, is now head of Bristol Grammar School. He was replaced by John Welsh, who retired and was replaced by Stephen Elphick at the beginning of Easter 2014.

Grounds

The school has expanded into new buildings over time; Main (M), Jubilee (J), Golden Jubilee (was the Danson building but was replaced in 2005 by the current building), Heath (H), Le Feuvre (L), Music (Mu), Jubilee extension (J) (2002–03) and Golden Jubilee (G). Some confusion can occur with the Jubilee extension, which was originally the G building and the 2005 extension of the Main building. Recently, the SEN block (S) has been added on the end of the school on the side of the PE block and a new sixth form centre has been built as an extension to the Le Feuvre building. In 2017, a further extension to the school added a (K) block with a drama studio and sixth form study area.

The school buildings form an internal courtyard area surrounded on all sides except the West, which is a covered area.

The field covers a larger area than the buildings and is surrounded on two sides by Danson Park. 

School Curriculum

The school held SATs a year earlier than the national norm for the Year 8 students in 2008 – they completed their SATs at the same time as the Year 9s – with the intention of shifting GCSE preparation and early GCSE work (including coursework) into Year 9. However, after the KS3 SATs were abolished the following year, GCSE preparation shifted to Year 9 as originally planned. Science GCSEs Specifications are also being withdrawn with the introduction of IGCSEs (at Double or Triple) and Science in the News GCSE from 2007.[1]

The school has been offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) in Sixth Form. The IB has grown in popularity year on year since it was first introduced{{when|date=February 2017}} but A Levels were the most popular choice. As of September 2017, students in the sixth form were only able to take the IB as the school will no longer offer A Levels.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}

House system

BGS operates a House System involving all years, with around 12 members of staff in each house. All six houses have a "Head of House", who is in charge of organising all house activities. Each house is named after a former member of senior staff that had a notable impact on the school,[2] including:

  • Collins (Red)
  • Johnson (Blue)
  • Kirkman (Yellow)
  • Prothero (Green)
  • Mabbs (Purple)
  • Wellman (Orange) – Added in 2003 due to expansion of the school year intake from five-form entry to seven-form entry.

Inter-house competitions can be mixed but often are split by gender. They include:

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  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Table tennis
  • Swimming (at Crook Log Leisure Center)
  • Basketball
  • General Knowledge Quiz
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Dance
  • MFL languages song competition (years 7–9)
  • Harvest box
  • House planter
  • Sports Day
  • Dragons apprentice (business)
  • Tennis
  • Badminton
  • Netball
  • Cross Country Run (full participation)
  • Touch rugby
  • Bridge
  • House photography
{{div col end}}

Notable former pupils

  • Stephanie Brind, professional squash player[3]
  • Gavin Peacock, former professional footballer[4][5]
  • Matthew Rose, former professional footballer[4]

See also

  • London Borough of Bexley
  • Grammar schools in the United Kingdom
  • List of schools in Bexley

References

1. ^ {{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. ^https://www.bexleygs.co.uk/page/?title=House+News&pid=21
3. ^{{cite web | title =Stunning Steph | work =Southern Daily Echo | publisher =Newsquest | date =19 December 2000 | url =http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26877.0/?search=pensioners | accessdate =18 January 2009 }}
4. ^{{cite web|last1=Peacock|first1=Gavin|title=Official Website of Gavin Peacock|url=http://www.officialplayersites.com/players/peacock/biography/|website=officialplayersites.com|accessdate=13 November 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Surnames beginning with P|url=http://www.bexley.gov.uk/article/3369/Surnames-beginning-with-P|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|accessdate=9 December 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220075533/http://www.bexley.gov.uk/article/3369/Surnames-beginning-with-P|archivedate=20 December 2016|df=}}

Further reading

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  • {{cite book |last= Ackerley |first= Robin D. |year= 2004 |title= Bexley Grammar School: A History |location= Welling |publisher= Bexley Grammar School |pages= 310 |isbn= 978-0-954-91220-8 }}
{{refend}}

External links

  • Bexley Grammar School website
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060205043246/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=101462&bar=no Bexley Grammar Ofsted Report]
  • EduBase{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{Coord|51.4564|0.1084|type:edu_region:GB-BEX|display=title}}{{Schools and colleges in Bexley}}

5 : Grammar schools in the London Borough of Bexley|International Baccalaureate schools in England|Educational institutions established in 1955|Academies in the London Borough of Bexley|1955 establishments in England

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