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List Of Schools In The City Of Westminster
This is a list of schools in the City of Westminster in London. Westminster Children's Services administers many primary and secondary schools. In addition there are several Church of England (CE), Roman Catholic (RC), and Christian non-denominational (ND) schools in the city. There are also many non-profit-making independent schools, funded by a combination of tuition fees, long-term endowments, gifts and sometimes small commercial ventures directly connected to a school's educational activities. Please see the lists of Junior and Senior independent schools after those of the state-funded schools: State-funded schools Primary schools *All Souls CE Primary School *Ark Atwood Primary Academy *Ark King Solomon Academy *Barrow Hill Junior School *Burdett Coutts and Townsland CE Primary School *Christ Church Bentinck CE Primary School *Churchill Gardens Primary Academy *Edward Wilson Primary School *Essendine Primary School *Gateway Academy *George Eliot Primary School *Hallfield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster School Arch View
Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral and much of the West End shopping and entertainment district. The name ( ang, Westmynstre) originated from the informal description of the abbey church and royal peculiar of St Peter's (Westminster Abbey), west of the City of London (until the English Reformation there was also an Eastminster, near the Tower of London, in the East End of London). The abbey's origins date from between the 7th and 10th centuries, but it rose to national prominence when rebuilt by Edward the Confessor in the 11th. Westminster has been the home of England's government since about 1200, and from 1707 the Government of the United Kingdom. In 1539, it became a city. Westminster is often used as a metonym to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Marylebone School
St Marylebone C of E School is a secondary school for girls in Marylebone, London. It specialises in Performing Arts, Maths & Computing. In the sixth form, boys can also attend. On 1 September 2011 the school became a converter academy having previously been judged "outstanding in every respect" by Ofsted. Founded in 1791, St Marylebone Church of England School is now a multi-faith comprehensive school for girls aged from eleven to eighteen. The main site is located just behind St Marylebone Parish Church, with the Sixth Form Centre based in another building in nearby Blandford Street. History The St Marylebone School began as the Marylebone "Day School of Industry", founded in 1791 in what was then Paradise Street, now Moxon Street, to educate the children of the poor in the parish. Boys and girls were taught skills such as needlework and straw plaiting. The school was funded by donations, charity sermons and income from the children's handiwork. In 1808, with the support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster Under School
Westminster Under School is an independent preparatory school for boys aged 7 to 13, attached to Westminster School in London. The school was founded in 1943 in the precincts of Westminster School in Little Dean's Yard, just behind Westminster Abbey. In 1951 the Under School relocated to its own premises in Eccleston Square. Due to rising numbers of pupils in the 1960s and 1970s, the school moved again in 1981 to its present site (a former hospital) overlooking the Westminster School playing fields in Vincent Square. There are 285 pupils attending the school. The school has a strong musical tradition and provides choristers for St Margaret's Church in Westminster Abbey. It also excels in sport, drama (having produced winners of the recent Shakespeare Schools Festival), chess and Latin. Most boys attending the school move on to Westminster School after the completion of either Common Entrance or Scholarship examinations (in the case of Westminster School, the Challenge), althoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster Cathedral Choir School
Westminster Cathedral Choir School is a boarding and day preparatory school for 279 boys in the area of Victoria in the City of Westminster. It is one of two Roman Catholic cathedral schools in the United Kingdom, the other being St John's in Cardiff, Wales. Curriculum The school curriculum was rated as Excellent in the 2018 inspection. Many past pupils have gained entrance to some of the country's public schools including Eton College, Harrow School, St Paul's School and Westminster School. Besides music, boys are taught English, maths, science, etc. and are required to learn French. In Year 8, pupils are prepared for the Common Entrance Examination. Notable former pupils *Michael Berkeley – composer, broadcaster *John Landor – conductor *Colin Mawby – conductor, organist, composer References External links Official websiteProfileon the ISC #REDIRECT ISC {{redirect category shell, {{R from other capitalisation{{R from ambiguous page ... website Independen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster Abbey Choir School
Westminster Abbey Choir School is a boarding preparatory school for boys in Westminster, London and the only remaining choir school in the United Kingdom which exclusively educates choristers (i.e. only choirboys attend the school). It is located in Dean's Yard, by Westminster Abbey. It educates about 30 boys, aged 8–13 who sing in the Choir of Westminster Abbey, which takes part in state and national occasions as well as singing evensong every day (except Wednesday) and gives concert performances worldwide. Recent tours include to America, Hungary and Moscow. Other tours have included Australia, America and Hong Kong. The school is one of only three choir schools that educate only the male trebles of the choir, the others being Saint Thomas Choir School in New York City and Escolania de Montserrat in Spain. The headmaster is Peter Roberts, former assessment co-ordinator of St George's School, Windsor Castle. The organist and master of the choristers is James O'Donnell, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince's Gardens Preparatory School
Prince's Gardens Preparatory School is a coeducational private school located in the City of Westminster, England. It is owned by Cognita, an independent schools company. Headmistress, Alison Melrose, has worked for over 20 years in single and co-ed schools for over 20 years, working at Norland Place School and Broomwood Hall before joining Cognita in 2017. The school teaches pupils aged 3 to 11 years old in a curriculum based around English National Curriculum, International Early Years Curriculum and ISEB Sir Maurice Wilkes served as the first President of BCS in 1957 BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, known as the British Computer Society until 2009, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in infor .... References External links * Private co-educational schools in London Private schools in the City of Westminster Preparatory schools in London Cognita {{London-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eaton House Group Of Schools
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold House School
Arnold House School is a preparatory school for boys in the St John's Wood district of Westminster, Greater London. It consists of a Junior School (Years 1-4) and Senior School (Years 5-8). History Arnold House School was founded in 1905 by Miss Hanson with nine pupils. Hanson opened the school with the intention of showing that a headmistress was equally capable of preparing boys for public schools. By the time she stepped down as Headmistress, the school was flourishing. It became a charitable trust in 1969. In celebration of the school's centenary in 2005, it applied for and was granted a Coat of Arms by the College of Arms. It features the passage from which the school motto is derived: Notable former pupils * Jack Clayton, film director * Giles Cooper, playwright and dramatist * Freddie Fox, stage, film and television actor * Roland Glasser, literary translator * John Godley, 3rd Baron Kilbracken * Hughie Green, television host * Daniel Hahn, writer, editor and transla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercorn School
Abercorn School is a independent private school in central London offering an inspiring and caring academic atmosphere for pupils ages 2–16 years. In September 2021, Abercorn School announced that the school will begin welcoming 13–14 year olds from September 2022 as part of a wider expansion plan to welcome 11–18 year olds over the coming years. Abercorn School has two separate premises, all within walking distance in St John's Wood and Marylebone, London. The school was opened in 1987 by Andrea Greystoke. Abercorn uses the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum for England, National Curriculum as a basis for teaching. Abercorn is a through-school, although some pupils move on to a wide range of Independent secondary schools or boarding schools at the end of Year 6, with students now also progressing on to Abercorn's new Senior School. Pupils are prepared for the 11+ and 13+ examinations, as well as GCSEs. Abercorn School is a member of ISA, the Indep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster Kingsway College
Westminster Kingsway College is a large college for further education in central London with centres in King's Cross in Camden, together with Victoria and Soho centres in Westminster. Founded in 2000 and having origins dating back to 1910, the college is part of Capital City College Group, alongside City and Islington College and The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London. Altogether, the group have over 25,000 enrolled students as of 2020. Westminster Kingsway College provides further, adult and higher education programmes, including full-time and part-time vocational, professional and academic courses at different levels. Campuses and facilities Assisted Learning Support One of the college's most notable features is the assisted learning support or (ALS). This department has around 25 staff members who contribute to one of the most progressive and comprehensive learning support departments in central London. The learner support offered can range from a hand in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Harris Westminster Sixth Form (also known as Harris Westminster or HWSF) is a selective sixth form in central London which was established with the goal of increasing the rate of entry to top universities among students from areas of socio-economic deprivation. Its aim is to "combine the strengths of Westminster School in teaching academically able students with the Harris Federation’s experience in establishing and running outstanding maintained sector schools across London". The Harris Westminster building was bought by the government for £45 million in order to create the school. History The school was formed from an agreement in 2013 between Harris Federation and Westminster School. It aimed to take on 125 pupils in September 2014, reaching an enrollment of 250 the following year. 167 pupils were offered places in the first year, almost 30% of whom were entitled to free school meals. In 2017 a collection of assemblies from the school's first three years was published. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fashion Retail Academy
The Fashion Retail Academy is a vocational training college in the Tottenham Court Road area of London, England. It was founded as a National Skills Academy in 2005 by M&S, Next, Experian, F&F and Arcadia, with funding from the UK government. Philip Green, chairman of the Arcadia Group, contributed between £5 million and £12 million. It opened in 2006 with about 200 students, and has since taught over 12,000 students. The Fashion Retail Academy trains people to work in head office roles within the fashion industry, working with over 140 UK brands and retailers to provide industry enrichment like work experience. Diploma courses run from six months to two years, and undergraduate degree courses are condensed across two years. They also offer fashion and retail apprenticeships. In 2022, the Academy launched specialist online courses. In April 2017, students from the college took part in the Future Retail Challenge at the World Retail Congress in Dubai. Molly-Mae Hague, an En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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