Ravensbourne School (Bromley)
| Motto | "Dum Cresco Spero" '(As I grow, I hope) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1911 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Mr Paul Murphy |
| Location |
Hayes Lane (B265) Bromley Greater London BR2 9EH England  Coordinates: 51°23′38″N 0°01′15″E / 51.39402°N 0.02073°E |
| DfE number | 305/5413 |
| DfE URN | 136540 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1433 |
| Gender | Mixed-sex education |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Former name | Bromley Grammar School |
| Website | Ravensbourne School |
The Ravensbourne School is a secondary academy school in the London Borough of Bromley. It stands on a 22-acre (89,000 m2) site in Hayes Lane, to the south of Bromley, and in the parish of Bromley St Mark. It is named after the River Ravensbourne, which runs nearby.
The school was opened in 1911 as the Bromley County Grammar Schools for Boys and Girls, on two sites: Hayes Lane (boys) and Nightingale Lane (girls). The Hayes Lane site was officially opened on 18 October 1911. They were later renamed Bromley Grammar Schools. The buildings in Hayes Lane were considerably extended in 1933, using the original architect and keeping to the original neo-Georgian design. The new buildings comprised the Great Hall (connected to the original building by an open cloister) the science block, and the dining hall and gymnasium on either side of the hall. The new buildings were officially opened on 30 November 1934. Many of the School's early buildings are recognised as being of historic interest and are Grade II listed.
The schools were controlled by Kent Education Committee until 1965. The girls' school had around 700 girls in the mid-1960s.
In the late 1960s, following the then government's drive to phase out selective education, the Bromley Grammar Schools were merged with the nearby Raglan Road secondary modern school, to form the new Ravensbourne Schools, still on the two separate sites for boys and girls. The girls' school became comprehensive by degrees; the intake of 11-year-olds in September 1974 was the first non-selective one.
In 1988 the Education Authority decided that the two separate single sex schools should close and a new co-educational comprehensive school be opened at Hayes Lane. A programme of building works was embarked upon in order to make the school suitable for its new co-educational role.
In 1995 governors failed to properly check the CV of the school bursar who claimed to be a qualified accountant. In 2005 "massive deficits" in the schools' accounts were discovered and the bursar was found to have stolen money from the school using blank cheques signed by the headteacher.
In 2003, with over subscription in Years 7 to 11 and an expanding sixth form called the Post 16 centre, yet more building work was undertaken. A new dedicated sixth form block was created, the drama studios expanded and the War Memorial Library refurbished in the original style. A new Lower School Library was installed in what was, in 1911, the dining hall for the original 79 boys.
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