Barking Abbey

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Their history:

Barking Abbey was founded in 1922 as one of the first grammar schools in England. This used to be placed in the rural areas near fields and farmland. However as England became more industrialised, barking Abbey also started to expand into a focal point for the community. Here are some facts about Barking Abbey:[pic 4]

-Barking abbey is a mixed school of approximately 2,000 pupils. It usually takes in 270 students per year.

-The school attars many pupils from the London borough of barking and daghnam and Redbridge.  

-The barking abbey sixth form holds over 600 students, students of AS, A2 and BTEC courses open to 16-19 year olds.

-The schools has two sites that are about a mile apart, the first site is known as lower school for years 7-8 and the second site is known as the upper school for years 9-13.

Current news feed about Barking Abbey:

Congratulations to all Barking Abbey students for collectively earning 6577 achievement points so far this term.

Standing room only at Barking Abbey’s Annual Presentation Evening Thursday 17th September 2015!

Barking Abbey recognised for its outstanding contribution to Geography

Barking Abbey Art Work displayed along the South Bank!

£4 million transfer to Chelsea for ex Barking Abbey student

Barking abbey fact file:

• Barking abbey school is a public sector organisation, this means that they are owned by the government. This does not have a formal ownership structure because they are owned by the Government. So the Government give the Local Authority permission and authorisation to help run and control the school. They appoint a Board of Governors who work alongside the Head teacher to ensure the school is running smoothly.
• The advantages to this is that the government allocate them a budget every year. Also barking abbey attracts funding as they are a specialist school
• Barking abbey is a service in the tertiary sector as it provides education for youngers and qualified teaching jobs well as others
• Barking abbey is a local business as it only has two running schools in the area: lower school and upper school

Sainsbury:[pic 5]

The purpose of Sainsbury is to provide the best products and services they can and to assist their customers when needed.

Their history: [pic 6]

In 1869, a young couple of 19 and 24 set up a small dairy shop in a small property they rented, no one could have predicted that this would go on to become a nation-wide retailer, known to families’ right across the country. Sainsbury’s was founded in 1869 and today operates over 1,200 supermarkets and convenience stores and employs around 161,000 colleagues. We put our customers at the heart of everything we do and have invested in our stores, our colleagues and our channels to deliver the best possible shopping experience. Their strong culture and values are part of our identity and integral to our success.