Langley Park School for Boys
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Langley Park School for Boys (also known as Langley Park Boys' School) is a boys' comprehensive secondary school in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley, with a mixed-sex sixth form. The school currently has about 1450 pupils. The headmaster is R. W. Northcott.
The school's motto is 'Mores et studia' which literally translates as 'morals and study'. The school uniform consists of a red blazer and tie, both with the school crest on, and dark trousers. Students are allowed to wear suits or, if female, smart clothes, in the sixth form.
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History
The school originally started life as Beckenham Technical Institute, opening in 1901 and situated in what is now the Studio, Beckenham. The school went through a baffling variety of name changes in its early days: the Technical Day School, Beckenham; Beckenham Secondary School; Beckenham County School for Boys; Penge County School for Boys; by 1954 it was called Beckenham and Penge Grammar School for Boys. An increase in size meant the school moved to new buildings in High St, Penge in 1931. It moved from Penge to its present location in Eden Park, Beckenham in January 1969, at which point it adopted its current name.
Alumni
- Carey Blyton Composer of Bananas In Pyjamas
- Harold Sydney Bride Wireless operator on the RMS Titanic
- Norman Hunter Writer, creator of Professor Branestawm
- Henry Mee Artist
- Bill Wyman Musician, ex-member of the Rolling Stones
See also
External links
- Langley Park School website (http://www.langleyparkboys.bromley.sch.uk/)