Edmonton County School Explained

Edmonton County School
Coordinates:51.6353°N -0.0675°W
Motto:Non Nobis Solum
(Not For Ourselves Alone)
Established:1919
Type:Academy
Address:Great Cambridge Road
City:Enfield
County:London
Country:England
Postcode:EN1 1HQ
Local Authority:Enfield
Ofsted:yes
Urn:143197
Dfeno:308/4007
Enrolment:1800
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:4
Upper Age:18
Free Label 1:Former name
Free 1:Edmonton County Grammar School
Website:http://www.edmontoncounty.co.uk/

Edmonton County School is a coeducational all-through school and sixth form for pupils aged 4 to 18. The school is located over two sites in Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield in north London, England.[1]

Admissions

The Cambridge Campus (formerly the upper school until the end of 2009/2010 academic year) buildings are the site which was used by the former grammar school on the Great Cambridge Road (A10) near Bush Hill Park railway station. The Bury Campus (formerly the lower school until the end of 2009/2010 academic year) buildings are the site which was used by the former secondary modern school on Little Bury Street.

History

Grammar school

The school was founded in January 1919 as Edmonton Central School. It catered for both girls and boys, but originally they were taught in separate buildings. In 1922, Middlesex County Council took over the school from the Municipal Borough of Edmonton, and changed its name to Edmonton County Secondary School.

Later, the name was changed to Edmonton County Grammar School, reflecting the distinctions between types of secondary school in the Education Act 1944.

Comprehensive

In 1967, it was amalgamated with Rowantree Secondary Modern School to form a comprehensive school and was renamed Edmonton School, but was often referred to as 'Edmonton County'. The school was given its current name of Edmonton County School in 1996. It was granted the status of a specialist technical college in February 2003.

Academy

Previously a community school administered by Enfield London Borough Council, in September 2016 Edmonton County School converted to academy status. the school is now sponsored by the Edmonton Academy Trust.

Notable former pupils

Edmonton County Grammar School

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edmonton Academy Trust.
  2. Web site: Talent of Britain. Facebook. 27 September 2016.