Grays Convent High School

Grays Convent High School
Logo of Grays Convent High School
Address
Map
College Avenue

Grays
,
Essex
,
RM17 5UX

England
Coordinates51°28′58″N 0°19′48″E / 51.48291°N 0.32996°E / 51.48291; 0.32996
Information
TypeCatholic voluntary aided school
MottoFrench: "Nous Sommes Un Avec Dieu" (We Are One With God)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1899; 125 years ago (1899)
FoundersSisters of La Sainte Union
Local authorityThurrock Council
SpecialistLanguage
Department for Education URN115239 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairLaurie Eve[1]
HeadteacherPenny Johnson
Deputy HeadteacherDawn Collis
Staff68[2]
GenderFemale
Age11 to 16
Enrolment656
Capacity620
Houses  Deborah
  Lydia
  Mary
  Esther[3]
Colour(s)Navy, Red and Gold    
PublicationThe Convent Chronicle[4]
Websitehttps://www.graysconvent.school

Grays Convent High School is a voluntary aided girls' Roman Catholic secondary school in Grays, Essex, England.[5] It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Brentwood's South Essex deanery, and is a specialist language college.[6][7] The school was originally founded in 1899 as the Convent Day School by the Sisters of La Sainte Union des Sacrés-Coeurs and was located on Orsett Road. In 1906 the school relocated to the convent situated in nearby College Avenue, which was located at the current school site.[8] In 1969 it became a voluntary aided comprehensive, being expanded in 1972 with a student population of 666 by 1977.[9] By 2003 it was a Beacon school and was providing a "very good" MFL curriculum, with students' results in French and Spanish being "well above average" according to Ofsted.[10] This likely led to the school's specialisation into a language college, which it had achieved by 2008.[11]

Since 2013 the school has a good Ofsted grade, previously being outstanding since 2008.[12] The school's population has grown dramatically from its founding, originally only having three students on roll. Currently the school is oversubscribed with a capacity of 620 and a total population of 656 students as of 2021. All of these students are girls, with boys being excluded from the school's education. 21% of students are eligible for free school meals and 24.2% speak English as a second language.[13]

  1. ^ "Governors". Grays Convent High School. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Grays Convent High School - GOV.UK". gov.uk.
  3. ^ "House Information". Grays Convent High School. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ "The Convent Chronicle 17 December 2021" (PDF). squarespace.com.
  5. ^ "Grays Convent High School - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Convent High School for Girls". Brentwood Diocese. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Educational Visits". Grays Convent High School. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Our History". Grays Convent High School. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Parishes: Grays Thurrock". British History Online. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Grays Convent High School 2003 Ofsted Inspection". Ofsted.
  11. ^ "Grays Convent High School 2008 Ofsted Inspection". Ofsted.
  12. ^ "Grays Convent High School Ofsted". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Grays Convent High School - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 20 December 2021.