Sewell Park College
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Sewell Park College is a High School located on the north-eastern edge of the city of Norwich
, Norfolk
, England
.
. The name of the school comes from Philip Sewell, the brother of Anna Sewell
, the author of Black Beauty
.
, which was built in 1929 in grounds owned by Philip Sewell, who died in 1906. It was named after Ernest Egbert Blyth. It had 750 girls in the early 1950s, 800 by 1956, 850 in 1964 and 800 in 1969. It was administered by the Norwich Education Committee. Two whalebones were given to the school by a former pupil and made into an arch.
The school was renamed from The Blyth-Jex School in September 2008 following a multi-million pound building project to house the school on one site (the West site) opposed to the two sites at the time. The starting age returned to 11.
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, 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...
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Admissions
It has approximately 900 students aged eleven to sixteen (years 7 to 11). It is an under-subscribed school. It is situated in Mill Hill, on Constitution Hill (B1150), east of New Catton. On the opposite side of the road is the Sewell Barn TheatreSewell Barn Theatre
Sewell Barn Theatre is located in the grounds of Sewell Park College on Constitution Hill in Norwich, England...
. The name of the school comes from Philip Sewell, the brother of Anna Sewell
Anna Sewell
Anna Sewell was an English novelist, best known as the author of the classic novel Black Beauty.-Biography:Anna Mary Sewell was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England into a devoutly Quaker family...
, the author of Black Beauty
Black Beauty
Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate bestseller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, long enough to see her first and only...
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Grammar school
It was The Blyth School, a grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
, which was built in 1929 in grounds owned by Philip Sewell, who died in 1906. It was named after Ernest Egbert Blyth. It had 750 girls in the early 1950s, 800 by 1956, 850 in 1964 and 800 in 1969. It was administered by the Norwich Education Committee. Two whalebones were given to the school by a former pupil and made into an arch.
Comprehensive
In 1970, it had its first non-selected intake of girls, then in 1971 it had its first co-educational intake the school having 920 boys and girls, and in 1972, the starting age rose to 12 when the education system in Norwich went comprehensive. The Angel Road Girls' Secondary School and the Alderman Jex Boys' Secondary School became the ages 11-16 Jex Comprehensive School in 1971. It then merged with the Blyth School to become the ten-form entry Blyth Jex School in 1972. administration went to Norfolk Education Committee in April 1974. Mrs Valerie Glauert was the headmistress who oversaw the transformation, and responsible for development of the theatre..The school was renamed from The Blyth-Jex School in September 2008 following a multi-million pound building project to house the school on one site (the West site) opposed to the two sites at the time. The starting age returned to 11.
Kett Sixth Form College
Sewell Park College is a part of The Kett Sixth Form College consortium, which is made out of Sprowston Community High School and Open Academy. The Kett operates as a separate entity to its host schools.Former teachers
- Dr Tony ChaterTony ChaterAnthony P J "Tony" Chater is a former British newspaper editor and communist activist.Born in Northampton, Chater attended Northampton Town and County Grammar School, and joined the Communist Party of Great Britain whilst in the sixth form. Chater then studied at Queen Mary and Westfield College...
, Editor from 1974-95 of the Morning Star, taught chemistry at the girls' grammar school from 1959-60
Blyth Jex School
- Tony Hazell, Editor of the Money Mail section of the Daily MailDaily MailThe Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
since 1999
The Blyth School
- Margaret Goose OBE, Chief Executive from 1997-2004 of The Stroke AssociationThe Stroke AssociationThe Stroke Association is the only British charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages.The charity funds research into prevention, treatment, and better methods of rehabilitation, and helps stroke patients and their families directly through its community services...
- Susan WaddingtonSusan WaddingtonSue Waddington is president of the European Association for the Education of Adults and is a former Member of the European Parliament.She served as Labour MEP for Leicester from 1994 until 1999.-References:...
, Labour MEP for LeicesterLeicester (European Parliament constituency)Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
from 1994-9, now at NIACENIACEThe NIACE is an educational charity in England and Wales, with headquarters in Leicester and Cardiff plus a subsidiary offices in London. The organisation is dedicated to promoting adult learning and was founded in 1921...