Bower Park School
Encyclopedia
Bower Park School is a comprehensive school
in the London Borough of Havering
for 11 to 16 year olds. The school gained its specialist Arts College
(media) in 2010.
in 1973. In 1989 it was amalgamated with Forest Lodge School and it was renamed to its current name, Bower Park.
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
).
In the latest Ofsted
report (2009) the school was given the mark "Satisfactory".
in a cultural exchange programme as part of their tour to Florida.
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...
in the London Borough of Havering
London Borough of Havering
The London Borough of Havering is a London borough in North East London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in Havering is Romford and the other main communities are Hornchurch, Upminster and Rainham. The borough is mainly characterised by suburban development with large...
for 11 to 16 year olds. The school gained its specialist Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
(media) in 2010.
History
The school opened in 1949 as Chase Cross secondary modern. It was reorganised as a comprehensive schoolComprehensive 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...
in 1973. In 1989 it was amalgamated with Forest Lodge School and it was renamed to its current name, Bower Park.
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
Frank Bruno
Franklin Roy Bruno MBE is an English former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC Heavyweight championship in 1995. Altogether, he won 40 of his 45 contests...
(MBE
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
).
In the latest Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
report (2009) the school was given the mark "Satisfactory".
Departments
Creative Media, English, Humanities, ICT, Languages, Maths, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Studies.International Projects
In 2011, students from the Bower Park School Basket Ball team shadowed students from Ridge Community High SchoolRidge Community High School
Ridge Community High School or RCHS is a new public high school located on the Davenport, Florida and Haines City, Florida Line. RCHS was established in 2005 and continues to be one of the top public high schools in Polk County. It currently serves 2,020 students and has 106 teachers on campus....
in a cultural exchange programme as part of their tour to Florida.