Chalvedon School and 6th Form College is a Specialist Technology College

Technology College

Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...

 in Pitsea

Pitsea

Pitsea is a small town in the east of the Basildon district of south Essex, England. It comprises five sub-districts: Eversley, Northlands Park Neighbourhood , Chalvedon, Pitsea Mount and Burnt Mills. Vange is located to the west of Pitsea, Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet to the east and Nevendon...

, Essex

Essex

Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...

, England

England

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It is a comprehensive school educating pupils aged between 11 and 18 years of age.
Chalvedon has over 1800 pupils on roll including 196 sixth formers.

The school was first opened in 1966 and has been operating on this site since then.
Mr A S Roach became the Principal of the school in 1988.

In January 2006 Chalvedon School federated with another local comprehensive school, Barstable School, to form the Federation of East Basildon.

Notable alumni

• Angela Evans Smith
  Angela Evans Smith
  Angela Evans Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon is a British Labour Co-operative politician who was the Member of Parliament for Basildon from 1997 till she was defeated in 2010...
  
  , MP
• Scott Robinson
  Scott Robinson (singer)
  Scott James Timothy Robinson is an English singer best known for having been a member of the boyband, Five. Scott lived in Pitsea and has two older sisters, Nicola and Hayley...
  
  , singer of the boy band Five
• James Tomkins
  James Tomkins (footballer)
  James Oliver Charles Tomkins is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United. He has represented England at all levels up to the under-21 team...
  
  , West Ham Utd footballer
• Michael Kightly, Wolverhampton Wanderers footballer
• James Lawson
  James Lawson (footballer)
  James Peter Lawson is an English professional footballer who plays for Isthmian League Premier Division club Concord Rangers...
  
  , former Southend Utd footballer
• Joe Corey, West Ham Utd Community Trust Head Coach (Essex)
• Ashlee husk (Music Producer), Pitsea