Corelli College

Corelli College is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status located on Corelli Road and near the Kidbrooke area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in southeast London. The school has a specialism in the arts. The school has recently opened a new sports facility consisting of a sports hall, changing rooms, toliets, a Dance studio, IT room, gym and a lift for wheelchair and buggy users. Early days as Kidbrooke SchoolThe buildings were planned in 1949 and subsequently redesigned in 1951 to meet spending cuts. It first opened as Kidbrooke School in 1954 as one of the first purpose-built comprehensive schools in Britain. Originally a girls school, the school was built on the site of a former aerodrome by London County Council for "the children of the heroes of the second world war", with the school colours based on the blue and grey uniform of the Royal Air Force. The founding Headteacher for 19 years, Dame Mary Green "was so proud of the fact that the local people called her pupils 'Smarties', thinking it was a reflection on their intelligence. In fact, the youngsters knew the nickname came from the different-coloured berets they had to wear outside school - a different colour for each of the eight houses. She was determined to ensure that all the pupils in her charge fulfilled their potential. "

Corelli College is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status located on Corelli Road and near the Kidbrooke area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in southeast London. The school has a specialism in the arts. The school has recently opened a new sports facility consisting of a sports hall, changing rooms, toliets, a Dance studio, IT room, gym and a lift for wheelchair and buggy users. Early days as Kidbrooke SchoolThe buildings were planned in 1949 and subsequently redesigned in 1951 to meet spending cuts. It first opened as Kidbrooke School in 1954 as one of the first purpose-built comprehensive schools in Britain. Originally a girls school, the school was built on the site of a former aerodrome by London County Council for "the children of the heroes of the second world war", with the school colours based on the blue and grey uniform of the Royal Air Force. The founding Headteacher for 19 years, Dame Mary Green "was so proud of the fact that the local people called her pupils 'Smarties', thinking it was a reflection on their intelligence. In fact, the youngsters knew the nickname came from the different-coloured berets they had to wear outside school - a different colour for each of the eight houses. She was determined to ensure that all the pupils in her charge fulfilled their potential. "