Norlington School for Boys

Norlington School for Boys is a boys' comprehensive secondary school in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, in East London. The school is situated on Norlington Road in Leyton. In September 2015, the school opened a mixed-sex sixth form, offering 10 A-level subjects including science, technology and mathematics. The chair of governors is Stephen Pierpoint.

Norlington School For Boys and Sixth Form
Address
Norlington Road

Leyton
,
London
,
E10 6JZ

England
Coordinates51.56666°N 0.00134°W / 51.56666; -0.00134
Information
TypeCommunity school
MottoWisdom is Strength
Established1902
Local authorityWaltham Forest
Department for Education URN103098 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherJohn Hernandez
GenderBoys
Age12 to 16
Enrolment600
Websitewww.norlington.net

History

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.

Admissions

Norlington School currently has 580 pupils from Years 7-11 (ages 11 to 16), with approximately 120 pupils in each year group.[2] It is a council local authority run comprehensive with an open admissions policy for male pupils aged 11–16. The school is due to open a mixed-sex sixth form, offering 10 A-level subjects including science, technology and mathematics, in September 2015. The London Borough of Waltham Forest is the Admissions Body.

Notable former pupils

References
  1. "A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6 (1973), pp. 233-240". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  2. "Norlington School for Boys". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
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