Ensham School
Encyclopedia
Ensham School was a girls' comprehensive school
in Tooting
, South London
. During the 1930s it was a mixed
central school
. By the 1950s it had become a girls' secondary modern school
. It was later made a comprehensive school
.
The school closed when it was amalgamated in 1986 with Furzedown Secondary School
, a mixed comprehensive school, to create the new Graveney School
on the former Furzedown Secondary School site.
at turn of the 20th century.
By the 1930s it was known as Ensham Central (Mixed) School. In the late 1950s the school was called Ensham County Secondary School. It later became Ensham Secondary School.
In the 1930s the school was a mixed
central school
, becoming a girls' secondary modern school
by the 1950s and a girls' comprehensive school
by the late 1970s.
In 1986 Ensham was amalgamated with Furzedown Secondary School
, a mixed comprehensive school, to create the new Graveney School
. Initially the school operated in both the former Ensham and Furzedown buildings, but eventually the Ensham site was closed.
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 Tooting
Tooting
Tooting is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated south south-west of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, South London
South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...
. During the 1930s it was a mixed
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
central school
Central school
In the English education system, central schools were selective secondary education schools between the more prestigious grammar schools and the secondary schools.Central schools were first established following the 1918 Education Act....
. By the 1950s it had become a girls' secondary modern school
Secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
. It was later made a comprehensive school
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...
.
The school closed when it was amalgamated in 1986 with Furzedown Secondary School
Furzedown Secondary School
Furzedown Secondary School was a mixed comprehensive school in South London. It was established in Welham Road on the boundary between Streatham and Tooting in 1977, following the amalgamation of Battersea Grammar boys' school and Rosa Bassett girls' grammar school.The school closed when it was...
, a mixed comprehensive school, to create the new Graveney School
Graveney School
Graveney School is a foundation specialist school with Technology College status in the Furzedown area of Tooting, south west London. The Principal is Graham Stapleton and the Headteacher is Keith Barbrook. It teaches years 7 to 11 , with nine classes per year averaging thirty students each. In...
on the former Furzedown Secondary School site.
History
Ensham School was constructed during the period of expansion of TootingTooting
Tooting is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated south south-west of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
at turn of the 20th century.
By the 1930s it was known as Ensham Central (Mixed) School. In the late 1950s the school was called Ensham County Secondary School. It later became Ensham Secondary School.
In the 1930s the school was a mixed
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
central school
Central school
In the English education system, central schools were selective secondary education schools between the more prestigious grammar schools and the secondary schools.Central schools were first established following the 1918 Education Act....
, becoming a girls' secondary modern school
Secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
by the 1950s and a girls' comprehensive school
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...
by the late 1970s.
In 1986 Ensham was amalgamated with Furzedown Secondary School
Furzedown Secondary School
Furzedown Secondary School was a mixed comprehensive school in South London. It was established in Welham Road on the boundary between Streatham and Tooting in 1977, following the amalgamation of Battersea Grammar boys' school and Rosa Bassett girls' grammar school.The school closed when it was...
, a mixed comprehensive school, to create the new Graveney School
Graveney School
Graveney School is a foundation specialist school with Technology College status in the Furzedown area of Tooting, south west London. The Principal is Graham Stapleton and the Headteacher is Keith Barbrook. It teaches years 7 to 11 , with nine classes per year averaging thirty students each. In...
. Initially the school operated in both the former Ensham and Furzedown buildings, but eventually the Ensham site was closed.