| Edmonton County School | |
| Motto | Non Nobis Solum (Not For Ourselves Alone) |
| Established | 1919 |
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Headteacher | Siobhan Leahy |
| Location | Great Cambridge Road Enfield Middlesex EN1 1HQ England |
| LEA | Enfield |
| Ofsted number | 102043 |
| Students | 1636 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | http://edmonton.contentman.co.uk/ |
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Edmonton County School is a specialist technology college in Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield in north London. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Edmonton is an area in the east of the London Borough of Enfield, England, United Kingdom with a long history as a settlement distinct from Enfield London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
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History
It was founded in January 1919 as Edmonton Central School. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It catered for both girls and boys, but originally they were taught in separate buildings. In 1922, Middlesex County Council took over the school from the Municipal Borough of Edmonton, and changed its name to Edmonton County Secondary School. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. Later, the name was changed to Edmonton County Grammar School, reflecting the distinctions between types of secondary school in the 1944 Education Act. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1967, it was amalgamated with Rowantree Secondary Modern School to form a comprehensive school, and was renamed Edmonton School, but was often referred to as 'Edmonton County'. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic The school was given its current name of Edmonton County School in 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) It was granted the status of a specialist technical college in February 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Location
The upper school buildings are the site which was used by the former grammar school on the Great Cambridge Road. A grammar school is one of several different types of School in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries The lower school buildings are the site which was used by the former secondary modern school on Little Bury Street. 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
Motto
The school motto, which is incorporated in the school badge, is 'Non nobis solum', which is Latin, and means 'Not for ourselves alone'.
Notable alumni
- Kriss Akabusi, athlete
- Basil Hoskins, actor
- Kevan James, cricketer
- Kelly Johnson, guitarist
- Debbie Kurup, actress
- Larry Lamb, actor
- Daisy Ridgely, athlete
- Roy Strong, historian
- Norman Tebbit, politician
- Ray Winstone, actor
External links
- Edmonton County School's official website
- 2006 OFSTED report
- A detailed history of Education in Edmonton at British History Online
- Edmonton County Old Scholars Association