Located on Canvey Island, Essex, the school is named after the Dutch land engineer Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (1595-1683) who reclaimed large areas of fenland in England, and supervised the construction of the sea walls around Canvey in 1623.

[3] The new school situated in Dinant Avenue opened in September 1972 and was set in 38 acres of ground.

The project was funded by Essex County Council and the BP petrol company, and the results earned the praise of the chairman of Castle Point Council's environment committee.

Designed by Nicholas Hare Architects, the new buildings were built in between 2010 and 2012[8] and constructed by a consortium led by Skanska.

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