FitzWimarc School
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| The FitzWimarc School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Hockley Road , , SS6 8EB[1] England | |
| Information | |
| Other name | Fitz (Colloquially) |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1927 |
| Local authority | Essex County Council |
| Department for Education URN | 141841 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Robert Louis Stevenharrison[1] |
| Age range | 11–19[1] |
| Enrolment | 1584[1] |
| Capacity | 1670[1] |
| Website | www |
FitzWimarc School is a secondary school in Rayleigh, United Kingdom, named after the Norman land-holder Robert FitzWimarc.[2] The current headteacher is Robert Harris.
- 1927 - Opened as Rayleigh Council Senior School at first location on Love Lane.[3]
- 30 August 1937 - Moved to Hockley Road.[3]
- 19 November 1937 - Opening ceremony performed by John W. Burrows J.P., Chairman of the Southend Higher Education Committee.[3]
- 10 April 1945 - Re-opened as a secondary modern school with a new name ‘Rayleigh Secondary Modern School’ and an extended catchment of 11- to 15-year-olds.[3]
- 1948 - Renamed Rayleigh Secondary Modern and Technical School.[3]
- 1964 - Home Economics block built.[citation needed]
- 1967 - Re-opened as a comprehensive school and renamed Fitzwimarc Comprehensive School.[3]
- 1 March 2015 - Converted to an academy.[4]
- September 2016 - Opened Fitzwimarc Sixth Form.[5]