Erith School

Erith School is a large mixed bilateral secondary school and sixth form in Erith in the London Borough of Bexley for students aged 11 to 18. Since October 2010, it has been an Academy. It is located just off the Bexley Road .AdmissionsIt was designated specialisms in Sports and Mathematics & Computing. Although a comprehensive, for the bilateral intake, many are selected on academic ability. Intake is banded and transfer from one band to another takes place, with each band being successively more academically demanding.HistoryThere has been an Erith School of some description in the area since the 1890s. The current school was founded in 1967 by the amalgamation of Northumberland Heath Secondary Modern School and 'Erith Grammar School'. Initially, Erith was a ten-form entry school catering for students of all abilities. In 1972, it became a bilateral school, the only one in the London Borough of Bexley.Between 1967 and 1997 the school was situated on two sites. The East Building, on Avenue Road, was the old Erith Grammar School and has buildings which date back to the 1950s. The West Building, on Brook Street, was built in the 1930s and was the site of the Northumberland Heath Secondary Modern School.In 1979, a "hands off Erith School" campaign successfully allowed the school to retain its status. There were plans by Bexley council to either close the school or divide it.