The Sydney Russell School
| Established | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Head Teacher | Mrs Janis Davies |
| Location |
Parsloes Avenue Becontree Dagenham Greater London RM9 5QT England Coordinates: 51°32′54″N 0°08′00″E / 51.5483°N 0.1332°E |
| Local authority | Barking and Dagenham |
| DfE number | 301/4028 |
| DfE URN | 141683 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1667 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Former name | Dagenham County High School |
| Website | School website |
The Sydney Russell School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Dagenham, London, England.[1]
Admissions
It is near the junction of the A124 and Porters Avenue (A1153). It is around two miles north of the Ford Dagenham plant.
History
Grammar school
One of the predecessor schools, which was established in 1935, was Dagenham County High School. That school had around five hundred boys and girls. It was built on the Becontree Estate, which had twenty seven thousand houses. From 1965 it was administered by the London Borough of Barking.
Comprehensive
In a reorganisation in 1970, the buildings of the above mentioned predecessor school became the location for a new comprehensive school, Parsloes Manor School.
Name change
In a reorganisation in 1990, the above mentioned predecessor school amalgamated with two other local schools. The name of the new school formed was The Sydney Russell School, after Sydney Russell (1906-1988) a local Methodist minister who served as chair of the governors at the former Parsloes Manor Comprehensive School.
Academy
In February 2015 the school converted to Academy status.
Academic performance
The school gets above average results at GCSE, the fourth best in the borough. At A-level the borough gets low results, but the school is the third best in the borough, although under the England average. The best school at A level in the borough is the Robert Clack School.
Notable former pupils
Dagenham County High School
- Prof Roy Greenslade, Professor of Journalism at City University, Editor from 1990 of the Daily Mirror
- Sidney Hinkes, pacifist
- Canon Eric James
- Peter Marshall CMG OBE, forensic seismologist at AWE Blacknest
- Dudley Moore CBE, pianist and comedian
- Paul Speare, saxophonist for Dexys Midnight Runners
- Sir Kenneth Stowe CB CVO
- George Carey PC, FRSA Former Archbishop of Canterbury
References
- The Guardian, 11 June 1976, page 7