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Cornelius Vermuyden School is a secondary school with academy status for boys and girls ages 11–16. Located on Canvey Island, Essex, the school is named after the Dutch land engineer Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (1595-1683) who reclaimed large areas of fenland in England, and supervised the construction of the sea walls around Canvey in 1623. The school is a specialist arts and maths and computing college.

History

The original school was planned in the 1960s as Cornelius Vermuyden Comprehensive School by Essex County Council and in 1970 a tender was awarded to Higgins Construction for £320,000 to build the new establishment. The new school situated in Dinant Avenue opened in September 1972 and was set in 38 acres of ground. The school was granted Arts College status and pupils from the school were involved in the creation of a large mosaic on Canvey seafront in 2007. The project was funded by Essex County Council and the BP petrol company, and the results earned the praise of the chairman of Castle Point Council's environment committee. The school holds the Sportsmark award and the Specialist Schools Trust have recognised the school in their 'Most Improved Schools Club'.

As part of the Essex County Council education review for secondary education on Canvey Island, Cornelius Vermuyden School was chosen along with Castle View School to stay open and were rebuilt as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. Designed by Nicholas Hare Architects, the new buildings were built in between 2010 and 2012 and constructed by a consortium led by Skanska. The design was nominated for an award by RIBA in 2012. The school became an academy in November 2013.

Notable pupils

Billy Knott - English footballer

References

1. Castle Point: Local History: Reclamation of Canvey Island Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Cornelius Vermuyden School". www.corneliusvermuyden.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
3. "Over 50 years of the Higgins family journey - Higgins Construction". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
4. "4myschools.org". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
5. Castle Point News: Bumblebee Park Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
6. "The Cornelius Vermuyden School and Arts College - Inspection Report - Ofsted June 2009". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
7. "Parents demand school rethink - Southend Standard p.24 March 2008". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
8. Frearson, Amy. (2012-11-23). Cornelius Vermuyden School by Nicholas Hare Architects Archived 2013-05-01 at the Wayback Machine. Dezeen.com. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
9. "Essex Schools - Not just a shiny new building: Life and learning at Cornelius Vermuyden School - Skanska" (PDF). Retrieved 22 March 2019.
10. "Cornelius Vermuyden shines the way - Premier Construction News". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
11. "The Cornelius Vermuyden School - Inspection Report - Ofsted p.May 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 22 March 2019.
12. "Canvey's Knott signs deal with Cowley's Lincoln - The York Press p.29 June 2017". Retrieved 22 March 2019.

External links

• Essex BSF (Building Schools for the Future)
• Specialist Schools Trust
• BBC stats page for school Archived 19 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
• Architectural images of Cornelius Vermuyden School

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