Frederick Bremer School
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Frederick Bremer School opened in September 2008 as a Specialist Engineering College, replacing Warwick School for Boys
and Aveling Park School
. The school, which is named after local inventor Frederick William Bremer
, officially opened on 29 April 2009.
There are over 800 students, and even though the school is an engineering school, it has quickly earned a reputation for an excellent sports selection. Both football and cricket leagues have been won by Bremer, and the cricket team placed 4th in London.
Frederick Bremer School runs a 'OneCard' system (similar to an Oyster card
)that is also used in other Waltham Forest schools and council services. The card is used to pay for lunch and school trips with top-up machines near to the entrance of the school.
Warwick School for Boys
Warwick School for Boys was an all-boys school in The London Borough of Waltham Forest. Warwick was one of only two boys' schools in the Borough. The school had two sites . The North site was a combination of two Victorian buildings and two newer buildings...
and Aveling Park School
Aveling Park School
Aveling Park School was a mixed secondary school situated on Aveling Park Road, Walthamstow which schooled up to 600 pupils. In the early 1970s it was called William Fitt Junior High School and was a feeder school to McEntee, Walthamstow Girls and Sir George Monoux Senior High Schools...
. The school, which is named after local inventor Frederick William Bremer
Frederick Bremer
Frederick William Bremer was a British gasfitter, plumber. engineer and inventor recognised as the man who built the first petrol driven car in Great Britain in 1892.-The Bremer car:...
, officially opened on 29 April 2009.
The school
Frederick Bremer School currently has a six form intake for children aged 11–16 (years 7-11) The Headteacher is Ms R Woodward. There has been much change in the senior staff of the school since its opening three years ago.There are over 800 students, and even though the school is an engineering school, it has quickly earned a reputation for an excellent sports selection. Both football and cricket leagues have been won by Bremer, and the cricket team placed 4th in London.
Frederick Bremer School runs a 'OneCard' system (similar to an Oyster card
Oyster card
The Oyster card is a form of electronic ticketing used on public transport services within the Greater London area of the United Kingdom. It is promoted by Transport for London and is valid on a number of different travel systems across London including London Underground, buses, the Docklands...
)that is also used in other Waltham Forest schools and council services. The card is used to pay for lunch and school trips with top-up machines near to the entrance of the school.