The Broxbourne School Explained

The Broxbourne School
Coordinates:51.7412°N -0.0255°W
Motto:learn and serve
Established:1959
Type:Academy
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Paula Humphreys
Founder:Ian Laydon
Address:High Road
City:Broxbourne
County:Hertfordshire
Country:England
Postcode:EN10 7DD
Dfeno:919/4101
Ofsted:yes
Urn:136396
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:Attenborough, Hepworth, Nightingale, Dickens
Website:http://www.broxbourne.herts.sch.uk/

The Broxbourne School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

The school began life in 1959 with just under 50 pupils as a grammar school (Broxbourne Grammar School) under the headmastership of Ian Laydon. In 1969 the school became a comprehensive school.The school was converted to academy status in February 2012.[1] It had been a community school under the direct control of Hertfordshire County Council. The school continues to coordinate with the council for admissions.

The Broxbourne School offers General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSEs) and Business and Technology Education Council (BTECs) as courses of study for pupils,[2] with A Levels offered in the sixth form.[3] The school also offers the Duke of Edinburgh's Award as an activity for pupils.[4]

Development

The school is set to undergo major redevelopment between 2017 & 2019. This includes a new school and leisure hub, demolition of the old school and approximately 150 new homes to be built on the old site.[5]

Traditionally, students at the school belonged to Austen, Milton, Brontë or Chaucer House before they were renamed.

Notable Old Broxbournians

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ofsted Communications Team. Find an inspection report and registered childcare. 2020-12-03. 2020-10-08.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 18 June 2013 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305025854/http://www.broxbourne.herts.sch.uk/_files/users/cath/ks4_20122013.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: The Broxbourne School - Sixth Form . Broxbourne.herts.sch.uk . 2013-06-18.
  4. Web site: The Broxbourne School - Duke Of Edinburgh's Award . Broxbourne.herts.sch.uk . 2013-06-18.
  5. Web site: The Broxbourne School Redevelopment. The Broxbourne School. 29 January 2018.