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Blackheath Bluecoat School dates from 1959 until 2014. This site documents the some fascinating highlights of history of the schools. 1700 Blue Coat Girls’ School founded in Greenwich. 1854 St John’s National C of E School opened in Russell Place. 1911 Blackheath & Kidbrooke C of E School opened in Old Dover Road. 1973 New enlarged ...
Jun 1, 2024 · Blackheath Bluecoat School closed it doors to pupil for the last time on 31 July 2014. Despite a vigorous campaign and a public consultation which was 91% in favour of keeping the school open; despite the amazing academic improvement demonstrated by the school’s best ever public examination results in 2013, the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich remained implacably determined to close ...
Sep 29, 2024 · To several of the early printed reports is attached the following note, (I copy from the sermon and report for 1716):- ‘All schools above mentioned have been set-up since 1697, except that belonging to the New Church in St. Margaret, Westminster, by the name of the Blue Coat School, which was set up Lady-day, 1688, for 50 boys, and the school of Norton-Folgate, erected in 1691, for 60 boys’.
The governors, with the support of the school senior leadership team, accepted the offer, subject to a suitable site being agreed, and the school was looking forward with anticipation to beginning an exciting project with the building ready for occupation in 2012, during the Olympic year.
A bluecoat school is a type of charity school in England, the first of which was founded in the 16th century. Most of them have closed; some remain open as schools, often on different sites, and some of the original buildings have been adapted for other purposes. They are known as " bluecoat schools" because of the distinctive blue uniform ...
The Greenwich Blue Coat Foundation (also known as “The Blue Coat Trust”) is a Charitable Trust established from the original Blue Coat School for Girls which was founded in 1700 by “some charitable ladies”, who were associated with St Alphege’s Church, Greenwich. They were led by Mrs Margaret Flamsteed, wife of Sir John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal.
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Astronomer Royal. For many years the school operated from buildings in Point Hill, Greenwich. In 1959 it was amalgamated with the Blackheath and Kidbrooke National Church of England School to form Blackheath Bluecoat School on a site in Old Dover Road. The school was finally closed in July 2014. The Foundation continues and has a small annual ...
