Chalvedon School

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Chalvedon School
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Chalvedon School
Wickford Avenue

, ,
SS13 3HL

England
Coordinates 51°34′06″N0°30′17″E / 51.56837°N 0.50473°E / 51.56837; 0.50473
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Type Comprehensive
Established1965
Closed2009
Local authority Essex
Specialist Technology College
Department for Education URN 115316 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherAlan Roach
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1881
Website https://web.archive.org/web/20061205060823/http://chalvedon.com/

Chalvedon School and 6th Form College was a Specialist Technology College in Pitsea, Essex, England. It was a comprehensive school educating pupils aged between 11 and 18 years of age. Chalvedon had over 1800 pupils on roll including 196 sixth formers.

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The school was first opened in 1966 and operated on the same site until its formal closure. Mr A S Roach became the Principal of the school in 1988.

In January 2006 Chalvedon School federated with another local comprehensive school, Barstable School, to form The Federation of Chalvedon School and Sixth Form College and Barstable School. In 2009 the school formally closed with pupils transferring to the newly created Basildon Academies, who use the former site for the Upper Academy.

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