- Founded in 1973, the Anglo European School in Ingatestone, Essex became the first state school in Britain to offer the International Baccalaureate in 1977 and now educates more than 1,300 pupils from a broad catchment area spanning most of Essex and northeast London. In 1995, it was designated a “language college”.
- The school is a comprehensive, with pupils from a range of cultures. Eight languages are taught and a number of exchange programmes arranged.
- It aims to “achieve academic excellence through a broad, balanced and inclusive curriculum enriched by a strong international dimension”.
- Pupils and staff are referred to locally as “the Anglo family” and the European flag is the school's crest, although the school embraces pupils from all parts of the world. Its motto is “Making a world of difference”.
- Pupils from the class of 2025 gained places at Cambridge and a range of Russell Group universities.
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