Ravensbourne School, Bromley

The Ravensbourne School is a secondary academy school in the London Borough of Bromley. It stands on a 22acre site in Hayes Lane, to the south of Bromley, and in the parish of Bromley St Mark. It is named after the River Ravensbourne, which runs nearby. HistoryGrammar schoolThe school was opened in 1911 as the Bromley County Grammar Schools for Boys and Girls, on two sites: Hayes Lane and Nightingale Lane . The Hayes Lane site was officially opened on 18 October 1911. They were later renamed Bromley Grammar Schools. The buildings in Hayes Lane were considerably extended in 1933, using the original architect and keeping to the original neo-Georgian design. The new buildings comprised the Great Hall the science block, and the dining hall and gymnasium on either side of the hall. The new buildings were officially opened on 30 November 1934. Many of the School's early buildings are recognised as being of historic interest and are Grade II listed. The schools were controlled by Kent Education Committee until 1965. The girls' school had around 700 girls in the mid-1960s. ComprehensiveIn the late 1960s, following the then government's drive to phase out selective education, the Bromley Grammar Schools were merged with the nearby Raglan Road secondary modern school, to form the new Ravensbourne Schools, still on the two separate sites for boys and girls. The girls' school became comprehensive by degrees; the intake of 11-year-olds in September 1974 was the first non-selective one.

The Ravensbourne School is a secondary academy school in the London Borough of Bromley. It stands on a 22acre site in Hayes Lane, to the south of Bromley, and in the parish of Bromley St Mark. It is named after the River Ravensbourne, which runs nearby. HistoryGrammar schoolThe school was opened in 1911 as the Bromley County Grammar Schools for Boys and Girls, on two sites: Hayes Lane and Nightingale Lane . The Hayes Lane site was officially opened on 18 October 1911. They were later renamed Bromley Grammar Schools. The buildings in Hayes Lane were considerably extended in 1933, using the original architect and keeping to the original neo-Georgian design. The new buildings comprised the Great Hall the science block, and the dining hall and gymnasium on either side of the hall. The new buildings were officially opened on 30 November 1934. Many of the School's early buildings are recognised as being of historic interest and are Grade II listed. The schools were controlled by Kent Education Committee until 1965. The girls' school had around 700 girls in the mid-1960s. ComprehensiveIn the late 1960s, following the then government's drive to phase out selective education, the Bromley Grammar Schools were merged with the nearby Raglan Road secondary modern school, to form the new Ravensbourne Schools, still on the two separate sites for boys and girls. The girls' school became comprehensive by degrees; the intake of 11-year-olds in September 1974 was the first non-selective one.