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Beths Grammar School

Field	Value
name	Beths Grammar School
image	Beths Grammar School.jpg
established	1945
type	Grammar School; Academy
head	Richard Blyghton
address	Hartford Road
city	Bexley
county	London
country	England
postcode	DA5 1NE
urn	136334
ofsted	outstanding
enrolment	1,300 pupils
gender	Boys
Sixth Form (16+)
lower_age	11
upper_age	18
houses	Abbey
Brampton
Cray
Eardley
Hurst
Wickham
colours	Royal blue
free_label_4	Former Pupils
free_4	Old Bethsonians /
website	http://www.beths.bexley.sch.uk/

Sixth Form (16+) Brampton Cray Eardley Hurst Wickham Old [Beths] Boy Beths Grammar School, commonly known as Beths, is an all-boys grammar school with academy status in Bexley in South East London. Pupils are admitted from the age of 11, with girls joining the sixth form in Year 12. It became a grammar school in 1976 and has performed above average within the borough; in 2006 being fourth of the ten larger schools ranked by A*-C grades at GCSE.

History

The school was founded in 1945 as Erith Technical School, Holly Hill Road: Principal E. Alec Wolf. Specialising in technical subjects such as Mechanical Engineering, Building Construction and Academic. The buildings (opposite the Seamans Home) were shared with the then Erith Grammar School. To facilitate the school's expansion in 1960–61, it was moved to its current site near Bexley village, and its name was changed to Bexley/Erith Technical School to reflect its new location. A few years later, this was expanded to Bexley/Erith Technical High School for Boys; the name it maintained for several decades and giving rise to the school's common name, BETHS or B.E.T.H.S. The school was later granted grammar school status, and became known as BETHS Grammar School for Boys until the most recent change to Beths Grammar School.

In 1995, the school was awarded DfES Technology College specialist status, which provided extra funds for Design and Technology, ICT, Science and Mathematics. In 1998 the school won the School Sports Award, recognising the achievement of the school in Rugby and Football, the two main school sports, and others.

James Skinner joined the school as headmaster in 2002 and oversaw the school's most rapid period of expansion and development. In 2006, the school gained an additional specialism as a Modern Foreign Languages College. He retired from his position at the end of the 2014/15 academic year.

Christopher Maxim became the new Headteacher in September 2015 and resigned at Easter 2017. Richard Blyghton was appointed as his successor.

Notable former pupils

Steve Backley – Former Olympic athlete – javelin
Alexander Cobb – Actor; known for Indian Summers (2015), National Theatre Live: The Magistrate (2012), Mr Selfridge (2013)
Bradley Dack – Footballer
Graham Kersey – Former county cricketer
Rob Knox – Actor (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
Neal Lawson – Political commentator and Chairman of Compass
Adam Riley – County cricketer
Adam Ball – County cricketer
Samuel Edozie – Footballer
Jubril Okedina – Footballer
Lewis Bate – Footballer
Richard Chin - Footballer

References

(19 January 2006). "League Tables – Beths Grammar School". BBC News.
OFSTED. (2002). "OFSTED Inspection Report".
(31 January 2006). "Beths Celebrates Triple Success". Bexley Council.
(4 March 2009). "Harry Potter actor Rob Knox: profile". The Daily Telegraph.

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