Grays Convent High School

Grays Convent High School is a girls' Roman Catholic secondary school in Grays, Essex, England.

Grays Convent High School
Address
College Avenue

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RM17 5UX

Coordinates51°28′58″N 0°19′48″E
Information
MottoNous sommes un avec Dieu (We are one with God)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established24 March 1906
Local authorityThurrock Council
Department for Education URN115239 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMrs Penny Johnson
Staff68[1]
GenderFemale
Age11 to 16
Enrolment615
HousesDeborah, Esther, Lydia, Mary
Colour(s)Navy, red and white
Websitehttp://www.graysconvent.thurrock.sch.uk

It is a voluntary-aided school which has been awarded Beacon school status and is officially a specialist Language College.

The College Avenue school was founded by the Sisters of La Sainte Union des Sacrés-Coeurs in 1906, expanding from the initial school in St Thomas's Church established in 1899.[2][3]

The school building was damaged by a bomb blast during World War II and repaired in the 1950s. Parts of the school building itself were used as living quarters for several sisters until 1999.

References

  1. "Grays Convent High School - GOV.UK". gov.uk.
  2. "Our History". Grays Convent High School. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. "Parishes: Grays Thurrock". British History Online. Retrieved 29 May 2020.


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