FitzWimarc School

FitzWimarc School is a secondary school in Rayleigh, United Kingdom, named after the Norman land-holder Robert FitzWimarc.[2]

The FitzWimarc School
Address
Hockley Road

, ,
SS6 8EB[1]

England
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1927 (1927)
Local authorityEssex County Council
Department for Education URN141841 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherRobert Harris[1]
Age range11–19[1]
Enrolment1584[1]
Capacity1670[1]
Websitewww.fitzwimarc.com

History

  • 1927 Opened as Rayleigh Council Senior School at first location on Love Lane.[3]
  • 30 August 1937 Moved to Hockley Road.[3]
  • 19 November 1937 Opening ceremony performed by John W. Burrows J.P., Chairman of the Southend Higher Education Committee.[3]
  • 10 April 1945 Re-opened as a secondary modern school with a new name ‘Rayleigh Secondary Modern School’ and an extended catchment of 11- to 15-year-olds.[3]
  • 1948 Renamed Rayleigh Secondary Modern and Technical School.[3]
  • 1964 Home Economics block built.
  • 1967 Re-opened as a comprehensive school and renamed Fitzwimarc Comprehensive School.[3]
  • 1 March 2015 Converted to an academy.[4]

School performance

As of 2020, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2019, with a judgement of Requires Improvement.[5][6]

References

  1. "The FitzWimarc School". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. "The FitzWimarc School". www.fitzwimarc.com.
  3. "FITZWIMARC SCHOOL, RAYLEIGH". Essex Record Office. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. Cladingbowl, Michael (2015). "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. Critchell, Matthew (14 February 2019). "The FitzWimarc School, Rayleigh ordered to improve over teachers' low expectations". The Basildon, Canvey and Southend Echo. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. Mitcheson, John. "The FitzWimarc School". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

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