Downham Market High School
Downham Market High School is a state high school situated in Downham Market, Norfolk, England. The School has been awarded specialist Technology College status by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. The Bexwell and Ryston sites have a combined student population of approximately 2,000 pupils. The school is one of the largest in East Anglia partially due to its large catchment area.Downham Market High School and College is divided between two separate campuses, with the main Bexwell campus teaching students years 7 - 11 (ages 11 – 16) and the Ryston campus teaching further education to sixth form students years 12 - 13 (ages 16 – 18).HistoryDownham Market High School opened in September 1980 as the amalgamation of three former secondary schools in Downham Market - Downham Grammar, Downham Market Boys' School and Downham Market Girls' School. It now occupies two sets of premises known as Bexwell and Ryston.The Bexwell site dates back to 1956 and was originally organised as separate boys' and girls' secondary modern single-sex schools. With building adaptations at the time of re-organisation in 1980, these former schools are now designated the Junior and Senior sides of the Bexwell site. The Upwell block was added as a consequence of the closure of Upwell Secondary in 1982 when around 220 additional pupils were added to the school roll. The Malcolm Arnold Room was opened by the famous composer Sir Malcolm Arnold in 1984. Other buildings on the Bexwell site include the Technology Block (1997), the Arts Block, housing History, Music and Drama (2001) and the English Block (2005).
