Great Baddow High School
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Coordinates51°42′49″N 0°29′10″E / 51.7136°N 0.4860°E
TypeAcademy
MottoSemper Altiora Speramus
(We always strive for higher things)
(We always strive for higher things)
Established8 September 1965
| GBHS | |
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| Location | |
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Duffield Road , CM2 9RZ England | |
| Coordinates | 51°42′49″N 0°29′10″E / 51.7136°N 0.4860°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Semper Altiora Speramus (We always strive for higher things) |
| Established | 8 September 1965 |
| Department for Education URN | 136904 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Paul Farmer |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,390 |
| Houses | Attenborough, Ennis-Hill, Hawkins |
| Colours | Black and gold |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Website | www |
Great Baddow High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex, England. It is a sports college with academy status and with science as a second specialism. It draws its students from primary schools in the Chelmsford area.
The school opened on 8 September 1965 as Baddow Comprehensive, with 16 staff and 227 children in First Year only.[1][2] In 2002, it became one of seven Sports Colleges in Essex; in 2011 it converted to Academy status while retaining its sports specialism.[3] In late 2014 it adopted science as a second specialism.[4]
As commemorated in its main reception, the school has had the following headteachers since its establishment:
