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History of Burnt Oak Junior School

Burnt Oak Junior School was established in 1903 on Burnt Oak Lane in Sidcup. Originally part of the Greenwich and Deptford Children’s Home based at The Hollies—a former country house owned by the wealthy Lewin family—the school came under the control of London County Council following the Local Government Act of 1929, and was renamed Lamorbey Residential School. In 1936, responsibility for the school shifted to Kent County Council, and it became known as Burnt Oak Council School. At that time, the school had 295 pupils enrolled, including 244 children from the Lamorbey Children’s Home and 51 from the local area. Following the Education Act of 1944, it was renamed Burnt Oak County Primary School. In 1965, administration transferred once more—this time to the newly formed London Borough of Bexley. Today, it is known as Burnt Oak Junior School and continues to operate on its original site.