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Norlington School for Boys

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Established
  
1902

Headteacher
  
John Hernandez

DfE URN
  
103098 Tables

Motto
  
Wisdom is Strength

Founded
  
1903

Type
  
Community school

DfE number
  
320/4064

Phone
  
+44 20 8539 3055

Number of students
  
600

Location
  
Norlington Road Leyton London E10 6JZ England

Address
  
Norlington Rd, Leyton, London E10 6JZ, UK

Local authority
  
London Borough of Waltham Forest

Similar
  
The Lammas School, Frederick Bremer School, Leytonsto School, Leyton Sixth Form College, Buxton School

Norlington School for Boys is a boys' comprehensive secondary school in the London borough of Waltham Forest, East London.

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The school opened a mixed-sex sixth form, offering 10 A-level subjects including science, technology and mathematics, in September 2015.

The school is situated on Norlington Road in Leyton. The chair of governors is Stephen Pierpoint.

History

Norlington Road Council School for boys, girls, and infants 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 World War Two.

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. 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. 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.
  • References

    Norlington School for Boys Wikipedia