Bower Park Academy is a secondary school with academy status, located in the Romford area of the London Borough of Havering, London, England.
| Bower Park Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Havering Road , RM1 4YY | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1949 |
| Department for Education URN | 139307 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head Teacher | E Aylett |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 820 |
| Houses | Moore, Rowling, King, Edison |
| Colour(s) | Yellow, red, blue, green |
| Website | http://www.bowerpark.co.uk |
History
editThe school opened in 1949 as Chase Cross Secondary Modern. It was reorganised as a comprehensive school in 1971. In 1989 it was amalgamated with Forest Lodge School and it was renamed to its current name, Bower Park.
Bower Park was formed of two sites, with the second site being located in Lodge Lane. This site was eventually demolished and now holds a housing estate.
In 2007, the school got new sports facilities which included a new sports hall as well as an astro turf pitch. This was opened by boxing legend Frank Bruno (MBE).[1]
In a 2009 Ofsted report the school was given the mark "Satisfactory".[2]
In the 2014 Ofsted report the Academy was given the mark "Requires Improvement".[3]
The school gained its specialist Arts College (media) status in 2010.
Bower Park School was converted to an academy on 1 February 2013, but continues to have media arts as a specialism.
In 2016, Academy received a mark of "Inadequate" on the Ofsted report.
In 2018, Academy received a mark of “good” on the Ofsted report. [4]
Departments
editDepartments include Creative Media, English, Humanities, ICT, Languages, Maths, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Science, Technology, Senco, TheHub and Vocational Studies.
International projects
editIn 2011, students from the Bower Park School Basket Ball team shadowed students from Ridge Community High School[5] in a cultural exchange programme as part of their tour to Florida in the United States.
Notable former pupils
edit- John Cornwell, former Newcastle and Leyton Orient footballer (Forest Lodge School)
- Mark Hunter, Olympic gold medallist
- Jo O'Meara, singer
- Martin Matthews writer and author.
- Rhys Stephenson BBC Television presenter
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "New sports facilities opened at Bower Park School". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010.
- ^ "Ofsted 2009". Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Report" (PDF). Ofsed. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Ofsted 2016". Crown. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
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