Cecil Jones College
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Cecil Jones College is a secondary school
(college
) situated in Southend-on-Sea
, Essex
, in England
. It is a specialist Business and Enterprise College
. It has a lower site for students in curriculum years 7 and 8 (at Wentworth Road) and the upper site for students in curriculum years 9 through to 13 approximately a mile distant (at Eastern Avenue).
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
(college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
) situated in Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea is a unitary authority area, town, and seaside resort in Essex, England. The district has Borough status, and comprises the towns of Chalkwell, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, North Shoebury, Prittlewell, Shoeburyness, Southchurch, Thorpe Bay, and Westcliff-on-Sea. The district is situated...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a specialist Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields...
. It has a lower site for students in curriculum years 7 and 8 (at Wentworth Road) and the upper site for students in curriculum years 9 through to 13 approximately a mile distant (at Eastern Avenue).
Notable alumni
- Robert SellersRobert Sellers (author)Robert Sellers is an English author, best known for his show-business biographies and works on popular culture including Cult TV and The Battle for Bond, an analysis of the Fleming plagiarism trial and its aftermath....
, author. - Matthew CutlerMatthew CutlerMatthew David Cutler is an English dancer and former World Amateur Latin-American champion. He was a professional dancer on the BBC dancing show, Strictly Come Dancing.-Early life:...
, professional dancer.