Norlington School

Coordinates: 51°34′00″N 0°00′05″W / 51.56666°N 0.00134°W

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Norlington School

Address

Norlington Road Leyton London , E10 6JZ England
Coordinates	51°34′00″N 0°00′05″W / 51.56666°N 0.00134°W / 51.56666; -0.00134
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Wisdom is Strength
Established	1902
Local authority	Waltham Forest
Trust	The Exceptional Education Trust
Department for Education URN	143385 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Juan Hernandez
Gender	Boys
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	600
Website	www.norlington.net

Norlington School is a boys' secondary school and coeducational sixth form located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, in East London. The school is situated on Norlington Road in Leyton.

History

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Norlington Road Council School was initially an elementary school for boys, girls, and infants, which opened in 1903. In 1932 it was reorganized for senior girls, junior girls, and infants. In 1940 the school was badly damaged by German bombs during the Blitz.^[1]

The junior department became mixed in 1942. In 1948 the school became a secondary modern school for boys. An extension was completed in 1964 to provide science labs and woodwork and metalwork rooms.^[1] In 1968, Waltham Forest adopted the Comprehensive system and it became Norlington Junior High School for Boys, catering for 11- to 14-year-olds.

Following a Borough-wide reorganisation in the early 1980s, it adopted its current name and function.

In September 2015, the school opened a mixed-sex sixth form, offering 10 A-level subjects including science, technology and mathematics.

Previously a community school administered by Waltham Forest London Borough Council, in September 2016 Norlington School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by The Exceptional Education Trust.

Notable former pupils

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Jonathan Ross, television presenter
Paul Ross, television presenter
Graham Gooch, former England cricketer
Paul Hayes, professional footballer
Paul Davis (programmer), founding programmer at Amazon.com
Vic Groves Arsenal Footballer 1950s
Keith Darvill Member of Parliament for Upminster, 1997-2001
Edgar Pearce, extortionist and bomber

References

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^ ^a ^b "A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6 (1973), pp. 233-240". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2011.

External links

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v t e Schools and colleges in Waltham Forest
Primary schools	Barclay Primary School Buxton School George Mitchell School
Secondary schools	Buxton School Chingford Foundation School Connaught School for Girls Frederick Bremer School George Mitchell School Heathcote School Highams Park School Holy Family Catholic School Kelmscott School Lammas School Leytonstone School Norlington School South Chingford Foundation School Walthamstow Academy Walthamstow School for Girls Willowfield School
Special schools	Joseph Clarke School Whitefield Schools
Private schools	Forest School Normanhurst School
FE & sixth form colleges	Big Creative Academy Leyton Sixth Form College Sir George Monoux College Waltham Forest College
Defunct schools	Aveling Park School Warwick School for Boys

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