Davenant Foundation School
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| Motto | Nurturing mind, body and spirit |
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| Established | 1680 |
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Christian |
| Headteacher | Adam Thorne |
| Location |
Chester Road Loughton Essex IG10 2LD England Coordinates: 51°39′45″N 0°05′05″E / 51.66253°N 0.08470°E |
| DfE number | 881/5426 |
| DfE URN | 136625 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1078 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Debden, Abbey, Valley, Epping, Nazing and Theydon |
| Website | Davenant Foundation School |
Davenant Foundation School is a Christian Ecumenical secondary school, founded in 1680, currently located in Loughton, Essex, England. The school has a large catchment area with most of its pupils coming from the West Essex or North East London areas.
In February 1680 the Reverend Ralph Davenant, rector of St Mary's Whitechapel, drew up his will, leaving all of his household goods and plate to his wife with the provision that it should eventually be sold and that the monies raised should be used to build a school for 40 boys of Whitechapel
In addition to this bequest, a number of properties were also given over to the school so that rents and capital could be raised. These consisted of a farm at Sandon near Chelmsford, the site of Tilbury Fort and then London, Tilbury and Southend Railway is built. Funds raised thereby went towards the additional educating of 34 poor girls. Boys were to learn reading, writing and arithmetic whilst the girls were to learn reading, writing and sewing.
A site for the proposed school was found in the Whitechapel Road on the Lower Burial Ground. The old school buildings still stand there.
In 1813, a dramatic change took place when Davenant earned itself the title of 'Cradle of the National Schools of England'.
Dr Andrew Bell invented a system for educating hundreds of children with only one Master assisted by senior boys. This became known as the monitorial system. 1,000 children (600 boys and 400 girls) were educated by this system in a new building which was erected in Davenant Street.
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