Emerson Park School
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Emerson Park Academy is a community comprehensive
school located in Hornchurch
, Essex
.
, between Hornchurch and Upminster
. It is on the London Outer Orbital Path
- the London LOOP, and just west of the Ingrebourne River. It lies in the parish of Hornchurch St Andrew].
In 2011 over 73% of students achieved 5 or more A*- C GCSE grades, including English and Mathematics. The number of students achieving 5 A* - C GCSE grades or more across the curriculum increased to 88%. This performance placed the Academy in the top 4 schools in the Borough and performing above average.
Havering is one of the better London LEAs, with many well-performing schools. Emerson Park Academy is in the top five performing schools. A-level provision is available at the nearby Havering Sixth Form College
.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
school located in Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch is a large suburban town in England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. Hornchurch is in North-East London .It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan. It comprises a number of shopping...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
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Admisions
It is a mixed school with around one thousand children on roll for ages 11-16, it became a specialist sports college in 2004. It is situated just east of Emerson ParkEmerson Park
Emerson Park is a suburban development in the London Borough of Havering, east London, England. It is a principally residential district located east-northeast of Charing Cross.-Housing:...
, between Hornchurch and Upminster
Upminster
Upminster is a suburban town in northeast London, England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. Located east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan, and comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential...
. It is on the London Outer Orbital Path
London Outer Orbital Path
The London Outer Orbital Path — more usually the "London LOOP" — is a signed walk along public footpaths, and through parks, woods and fields around the edge of Outer London, England, described as "the M25 for walkers"...
- the London LOOP, and just west of the Ingrebourne River. It lies in the parish of Hornchurch St Andrew].
Grammar school
It was established in 1943, during World War II, as Hornchurch County High School on Cedar Avenue in Upminster (now the Branfil Primary School), becoming Hornchurch Grammar School on Wych Elm Road in 1954 when administered by the Essex Education Committee. On 13 April 1964, the Prime Minister gave a talk at the school, and later in the year on 27 July the (new) prime minister also visited the school.Comprehensive
It became a comprehensive school in 1973 with a sixth form, having around 1,000 boys and girls. The school buildings were added to.Academic performance
The Academy was inspected by Ofsted in November 2011 and was deemed to be a good school with outstanding features.In 2011 over 73% of students achieved 5 or more A*- C GCSE grades, including English and Mathematics. The number of students achieving 5 A* - C GCSE grades or more across the curriculum increased to 88%. This performance placed the Academy in the top 4 schools in the Borough and performing above average.
Havering is one of the better London LEAs, with many well-performing schools. Emerson Park Academy is in the top five performing schools. A-level provision is available at the nearby Havering Sixth Form College
Havering Sixth Form College
Havering Sixth Form College , abbreviated as HSFC, is a sixth form college in Wingletye Lane, Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, East London, England. Built on the site of Dury Falls Secondary School, it opened in September 1991, and educates full-time students from the ages of 16 to 19...
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Hornchurch Grammar School
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