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==Notable students==
==Notable students==
* [[Jasmine Armfield]] - Actress.{{R|thekjs}}
* [[Jasmine Armfield]] - Actress.{{R|thekjs}}
* [[Jackson Wray]] - Rugby union player.{{R|echo}}
* [[Lee Stafford]] - Celebrity hairdresser.{{R|echo2010}}
* [[Jackson Wray]] - Rugby union player.{{R|echo2019}}



==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 19:13, 27 December 2023

The King John School, often abbreviated to King John, is a secondary academy school with a sixth form in South Benfleet, Essex, England. It is named after King John of England (1166–1216). The main school building was opened in 1949. As of November 2023, the school has an enrolment of 2052 students,[1] operating over its recommended capacity of 2000 students.[2]

The King John School
Address
Map
Shipwright's Drive

South Benfleet
,
Essex
,
SS7 1RQ

England
Coordinates51°33′20″N 0°35′35″E / 51.5556°N 0.5931°E / 51.5556; 0.5931
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1949
Local authorityEssex
SpecialistMaths and Computing
Department for Education URN136577 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairStewart Taylor
HeadteacherDaniel Steel
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18 (inc. Sixth Form)
Enrolment2052 (February 2019)
Colour(s)Red and Black   
Websitehttp://www.thekjs.essex.sch.uk/

History

Construction of the school was started in 1938, but suspended for the duration of the war and restarted in 1948. The south wing was opened in May 1949 as Benfleet Secondary Modern, and a new wing with laboratory, art room, classrooms as well as a canteen was opened in 1951.[3]: 391  The school took pupils from primary schools in Hadleigh, Thundersley, South Benfleet and New Thundersley. Two days before the school was to be officially opened in 1953, it was used as a shelter station after the Canvey Island flood tragedy,[3]: 364,595  a gesture that led to the headmaster, Albert Evans, who was also the district emergency meals officer at the time of the emergency,[3]: 391  being awarded the MBE in the new Queen's coronation honours.[4] The official name of the school had still not been settled, but the association of the area with King John had seen the eventual name mooted, and during the flood it was thus referred to as the Palace.[3]: 391  The new name became official in 1957, when it was renamed as King John Secondary modern school.[5] There were 1100 pupils and it became a comprehensive school and began to offer GCE 'O' levels from 1967[citation needed] with a sixth form established from 1995.[6] In April 2011 it converted to a secondary academy school specialising in mathematics and computing.[7] At the end of 2017 it became part of the Zenith Multi Academy Trust.[8]: 14 

Notable teachers

Notable students

References

  1. ^ "The King John School - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ "School Report – The King John School". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Grieve 1959
  4. ^ "No. 39863". The London Gazette. 26 May 1953. p. 2964.
  5. ^ "Essex Archives Online - Browse Catalogue E/MM 1622". www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  6. ^ "The King John School - Inspection Report - 1999". ofsted.gov.uk. Oftsed. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  7. ^ "The King John School - School Report". ofsted.gov.uk. Ofsted. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ^ website, King John School. "Prospectus" (PDF). King John School. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Pupils at King John secondary school get bonus instruction". Derbyshire Evening Telegraph. 20 July 1963. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  10. ^ "King John School history". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  11. ^ "The King John School - Gifted and Talented". The King John School. 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  12. ^ Islip, Katy (23 July 2010). "Ten staff lose jobs as Staffords salon shuts". Echo.
  13. ^ Philips, Chris (7 June 2019). "King John School's pride after Jackson Wray wins again with Saracens". Echo. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

Bibliography

  • Grieve, Hilda Elizabeth Poole (1959). The Great Tide: The Story of the 1953 Flood Disaster in Essex. County Council of Essex. ISBN 978-0-598-19817-4.


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