Furtherwick Park School

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Furtherwick Park School
Address
Furtherwick Park School
Furtherwick Road

Canvey Island
,
Essex
,
SS8 7AZ

England
Coordinates 51°31′16″N0°35′43″E / 51.52111°N 0.59528°E / 51.52111; 0.59528
Information
Established1957
Closed2011
Local authority Essex
Specialist Art College
Department for Education URN 115333 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherMr John Houghton
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment1,124 pupils
Website http://www.furtherwick.essex.sch.uk/

Furtherwick Park School was a comprehensive co-educational senior school for 11- to 16-year-olds, located on Canvey Island. The school was based in the town centre and opened in 1957 due to the increase of population on Canvey Island. [1]

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History

Between 1957 and 1965 it was known as 'Canvey Secondary'. It was renamed to 'Furtherwick Park School' in 1966. [2]

In 1976 sections of the school were damaged by fire. [3]

It celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007 and received media Arts College status. The school had around 1,000 pupils.

The school closed in 2011 due to a reduction in pupil numbers on Canvey Island, [4] which caused great concern amongst parents. [5] The grounds were reused for the new Castle View School which moved to new buildings on the location of the former school. [6]

In the media

The school was used as a location for the filming of the British film Bloody Kids. [7]

In 2008 the school was highlighted as a pioneer of the British School prom in The Daily Telegraph. [8]

OFSTED report

In 2003 OFSTED reported the school as poor and to be put into special measures. This was challenged by the head teacher, Wendy Misson, and the HMI inspection team reversed the decision to requires improvement on their visit. [9]

The final OFSTED report judged the school satisfactory, an improvement on previous years when the school was judged failing on several key benchmarks. [10]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Futherwick Park School Archive - Canvey Island. Org" . Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "'FURTHERWICK PARK (FORMERLY CANVEY SECONDARY) SCHOOL, CANVEY ISLAND' - Essex Archives Online: Catalogue E/E 75".
  3. ↑ "'FURTHERWICK PARK (FORMERLY CANVEY SECONDARY) SCHOOL, CANVEY ISLAND' - Essex Archives Online: Catalogue E/E 75".
  4. ↑ "Pictures from the past - a look back to the nineties at Furtherwick Park School, Canvey - Evening Echo p. 27 May 2016" . Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Parents demand school rethink - Southend Standard p. 24 March 2008" . Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Demolition work begins at Furtherwick Park School - South Wales Argus p. 29 July 2010" . Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. ↑ " TV detectives come to Canvey - Evening Echo p. 18 September 2014" . Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Leavers want a prom just like on US television show The OC - The Daily Telegraph p. 28 June 2008" . Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "OFSTED over ruled - TES p. 17 June 2005" . Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ofsted Report" (PDF). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Jessica Judd has backing from former coach and former Canvey Commenwealth champion Rob Denmark - Evening Echo p. 23 July 2014" . Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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