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Wyndham School, Egremont was a secondary school in
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/ref> Wyndham School Houses In the beginning Wyndham Secondary Modern had 4 houses - Scott, Grenfell, Mallory and Livingstone (named after explorers) When Wyndham became a comprehensive in 1964 there were 8 houses (named after the original head of houses) in 4 blocks plus a separate 6th Form block:- Udy, Sanderson, Birch, Wright, Tindall. Johnstone, Clark and Hughes. A Reception block for 1st years was added in 1968. Around the same time the 6th form also occupied the top floor of the science block. In 1978 8 became 4 named after local pits: Udy/Wright - Croft; Birch/Sanderson - Ehen; Tindall/Johnstone - Peel; Clark/Hughes - Falcon. Reception was still a block on its own housing 1st years and a separate 6th Form block. Reception was then closed (1985?) and 1st years went straight into their respective houses. 6th Form still a separate block. Reception became Lonsdale in 1994. Croft ceased to be. 6th Form moved to top of science block Reception/Lonsdale also housed 6th form. The school merged with Ehenside School in 2008 and was called
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. The buildings were knocked down and rebuilt on the same site in 2012.


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Educational institutions established in 1964 Educational institutions disestablished in 2012 Defunct schools in Cumberland (unitary authority) People educated at Wyndham School, Egremont Egremont, Cumbria 1964 establishments in England {{Cumbria-school-stub