Anglo European School

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| name = Anglo European School

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| motto = 'Making a World of difference'

| established = 1973

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| type = Academy/International School

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| head = Jody Gee

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| address = Willow Green

| city = Ingatestone

| county = Essex

| country = England

| postcode = CM4 0DJ

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| dfeno = 881/5442

| urn = 137727

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| enrolment = 1,307 pupils

| gender = Co-educational

| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 19

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Anglo European School is a self-governing,{{cn|date=February 2023}} co-educational international academy school situated in Ingatestone, Essex. It is a school for boys and girls of all abilities, with 1,306 pupils aged 11 to 19. It was the first state school in Britain to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma and the first to become a Language College.{{cn|date=February 2023}} The school offers opportunities to travel abroad, often on exchanges and learn many languages such as French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Italian, Chinese and Arabic. The school became an academy in 2011, but still has languages as a specialism.

David Barrs and Jill Martin took over as headteachers of Anglo European School following the death of Bob Reed, who was headteacher at the time. They were officially appointed in 2006.{{Cite web|title = Anglo European brings in long-serving teacher to serve as new joint head|url = http://www.brentwoodgazette.co.uk/Appointment-joint-head-brings-known-face/story-26530177-detail/story.html|access-date = 2015-09-05|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194428/http://www.brentwoodgazette.co.uk/Appointment-joint-head-brings-known-face/story-26530177-detail/story.html|archive-date = 2015-09-23|url-status = dead}} With David Barrs leaving in 2021, the current headteacher is Jody Gee.

The school uses the twelve star European Flag as its crest and uses the phrase Making a World of difference as a motto. It is common to hear the school and its pupils and staff referred to as The Anglo Family.{{cite web|url=https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/103328/anglo-european-school|title=Anglo European School, Ingatestone - The Good Schools Guide|website=The Good Schools Guide|access-date=2016-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804062736/https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/103328/anglo-european-school|archive-date=2016-08-04|url-status = live}}{{Cite web |url=http://aesessex.co.uk/news/anglo-say-farewell-mrs-martin-co-headteacher|title=The Anglo say farewell to Mrs Martin |access-date=2016-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812145041/http://aesessex.co.uk/news/anglo-say-farewell-mrs-martin-co-headteacher |archive-date=2016-08-12 |url-status = dead}}

Notable former pupils

  • David Abraham, Chief Executive of Channel 4
  • Lydia Rose Bright, reality television star
  • Ben Drew, known as Plan B, rapper{{cite web|title=Notable alumni|url=http://aesessex.co.uk/sites/default/files/Notable%20Alumni.pdf|website=Anglo European School|access-date=2 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103235857/http://aesessex.co.uk/sites/default/files/Notable%20Alumni.pdf|archive-date=3 November 2016|url-status = dead}}{{better|reason=school's own publication|date=February 2023}}
  • Mario Falcone, reality television star
  • James Harper, footballer
  • John Heffernan, actor
  • Nadine Lewington, actress
  • Dan Wright, comedian
  • Lotte Wubben-Moy, footballer

See also

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