Edmonton County School is a

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and

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for pupils aged 4 to 18. The school is located over two sites in

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in the

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in north

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, England.

Admissions

The Cambridge Campus (formerly the upper school until the end of 2009/2010 academic year) buildings are the site which was used by the former

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on the Great Cambridge Road (A10) near

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. The Bury Campus (formerly the lower school until the end of 2009/2010 academic year) buildings are the site which was used by the former

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on ''Little Bury Street''.

History

Grammar school

The school was founded in January 1919 as Edmonton Central School. It catered for both girls and boys, but originally they were taught in separate buildings. In 1922,

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took over the school from the

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, and changed its name to Edmonton County Secondary School. Later, the name was changed to Edmonton County Grammar School, reflecting the distinctions between types of secondary school in the

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Comprehensive

In 1967, it was amalgamated with Rowantree Secondary Modern School to form a

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and was renamed Edmonton School, but was often referred to as 'Edmonton County'. The school was given its current name of Edmonton County School in 1996. It was granted the status of a specialist technical college in February 2003.

Academy

Previously a community school administered by

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, in September 2016 Edmonton County School converted to academy status. the school is now sponsored by the Edmonton Academy Trust.

Notable former pupils

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, athlete * Kevan James, cricketer * Kelly Johnson, guitarist *

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, priest *

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Edmonton County Grammar School

* John Berry, speedway promoter *

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, singer-songwriter * Prof John Hinch, Professor of Fluid Mechanics since 1998 at the

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Basil Hoskins Basil William Hoskins (10 June 1929 – 17 January 2005) was an English theatre and film actor. Hoskins, a native of Edmonton, London, was educated at the Edmonton County School. Hoskins studied acting at RADA and joined the Nottingham Playhouse ...

, actor * Prof

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CBE, psychologist researching language development *

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, actor * Keith Mack, Controller of

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from 1985 to 1988, and Director General from 1989 to 1993 of

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* Colin Parnell, founder of

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* Ronald Edward Perrin, organist * Prof

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CBE, Professor of Geology from 1977 to 1992 at the

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* Sir

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, politician

References

External links

Edmonton County School official website

A detailed history of Education in Edmonton at British History Online

Edmonton County Old Scholars Association
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