Beaverwood School for Girls is a secondary school in Chislehurst

Chislehurst

Chislehurst is a suburban district in south-east London, England, and an electoral ward of the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:...

, in outer South East London

South East London

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, England

England

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This school is classified as a specialist humanities college. It caters for pupils in years 7-11 and
post 16.

History

Founded in 1896 as Sidcup High School, which was a co-educational school located on the corner of Victoria Road, it later became Sidcup County School for Girls before moving to the new purpose-built main school building in 1931, which was expanded twice during the 1950s. After World War II

World War II

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, it became Chislehurst and Sidcup County Grammar School for Girls. In 1968, the name was changed to Beaverwood. In 1982, the school changed from being a grammar school

Grammar school

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 to a comprehensive school

Comprehensive school

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Houses

In the school there are 4 houses, Knightley (Breast Cancer Research), Eliot (Children In Need), Austen (NSPCC) and Brontë (Demelza).

Notable alumnae

• Dionne Bromfield
  Dionne Bromfield
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  , singer
• Danielle Murphy
  Danielle Murphy
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  , footballer
• Amy Winehouse
  Amy Winehouse
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  , singer