The Sydney Russell School

The Sydney Russell School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Dagenham, London, England.[1]

The Sydney Russell School
Address
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Parsloes Avenue

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RM9 5QT

Coordinates51°32′54″N 0°08′00″E / 51.5483°N 0.1332°E / 51.5483; 0.1332
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1935
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
Department for Education URN141683 Tables
OfstedReports
Head TeacherJanis Davies
GenderMixed
Age4 to 18
Enrolment1667
Former nameDagenham County High School
Websitehttp://sydneyrussellschool.com/

Admissions

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It is near the junction of the A124 and Porters Avenue (A1153). It is around two miles north of the Ford Dagenham plant.

History

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Grammar school

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One of the predecessor schools, which was established in 1935, was Dagenham County High School. That school had around five hundred boys and girls. It was built on the Becontree Estate, which had twenty-seven thousand houses. From 1965 it was administered by the London Borough of Barking.

Comprehensive

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In a reorganisation in 1970, the buildings of the above-mentioned predecessor school became the location for a new comprehensive school, Parsloes Manor School. South East Essex County Technical High School moved to a new site in 1962, and merged with Bifrons Secondary Modern School in 1970 to form Mayesbrook School. Mayesbrook merged with Parsloes Manor School to become The Sydney Russell School in 1990.

Name change

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In a reorganisation in 1990, the above-mentioned predecessor school amalgamated with two other local schools. The name of the new school formed was The Sydney Russell School, after Sydney Russell (1906-1988) a local Methodist minister who served as chair of the governors at the former Parsloes Manor Comprehensive School.

Academy

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In February 2015 the school converted to Academy status.

Academic performance

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The school gets above average results at GCSE, with the second best EBacc results in Barking & Dagenham.[2]

At A-level the school achieves the highest progress scores in the borough.[3]

Notable former pupils

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Dagenham County High School

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Bifrons Secondary Modern School

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References

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  • The Guardian, 11 June 1976, page 7
  1. ^ "Sydney Russell School".
  2. ^ "All schools and colleges in Barking and Dagenham - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England.
  3. ^ "All schools and colleges in Barking and Dagenham - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England.
  4. ^ "Greenslade, Roy (1 of 9). Oral History of the British Press - Press and media - Oral history | British Library - Sounds". sounds.bl.uk.
  5. ^ Sunday Mirror Sunday 11 July 1976, page 17
  6. ^ New Ross Standard Friday 24 January 1964, page 3
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