Westbourne House School
Westbourne House School is an independent preparatory school 1½ miles east of Chichester, West Sussex, England. It is co-educational and serves around 450 boarding and day-school pupils from ages 2–13. The headmaster is Martin Barker.
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Overview
The school is set in grounds of 100 acres and has a lake for kayaking and canoeing. The school has extensive sports facilities, a performing arts centre and art, design and technology studios. The school was the winner of the Alice Rose Award in the Talk Education Awards for Innovation in Education in 2022. Westbourne House is a High Performance Learning (HPL) World Class School and was first accredited in 2021.
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Key facts
• Name — Westbourne House School • Type — Preparatory, boarding • Head Label — Headmaster • Head — Martin Barker • Address — Coach Road, Shopwyke • City — Chichester • County — West Sussex • Country — England • Postal Code — PO20 2BH • Local Authority — West Sussex County Council • Enrolment — 380 • Gender — co-educational • Lower Age — 2 • Upper Age — 13 • Houses — Tigers, Otters, Panthers, Owls • Colours — GreenYellowBlue Red, Green, Yellow, Blue • Website — westbournehouse.org
History
History
The school opened in 1907. It was originally a pre-prep school for boys located at Westbourne House in Folkestone, Kent. During World War I, the school moved to Dower House for safety under Miss Hare (later Mrs Hilton). In 1932, Geoffrey Shilcock took over from Mrs Hilton and the school became a preparatory school up to the age of 13. In 1939, the school moved by train to Upcott in Barnstaple, Devon, due to World War II. The previous site of the school was damaged during the war and the playing fields had been tarmacked over for use as tank parking, so the school moved to its current site at Shopwyke House in 1946. In 1961 the school temporarily closed, but reopened under Colin Sharman. In 1967, Westbourne House became a charitable trust. In 1992, the school became fully co-educational. Martin Barker became the headmaster in 2011. In 2022, a girls' cricket team at the school toured South Africa.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
The following attended the school: • Tom Bradby, journalist and author • Marcus Brigstocke, comedian • Nick Clarke, presenter and journalist • Holly Colvin, England cricketer • Norman Heatley, scientist • Alastair Mackenzie, film and television actor • Charlie Tear, cricketer • Drummond Money-Coutts, magician • Will Green, rugby • Lucy Foley, author • Toby Harries, Olympian, athlete
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- 1.West Sussex County Council. Westbourne House School.
- 2.About Westbourne House School. TES.
- 3.Independent Schools Inspectorate. School information and inspection reports: Westbourne House School. ISI Inspection reports.
- 4.GOV.UK. Establishment: Westbourne House School.
- 5.Westbourne House School. Talk Education.
- 6.Westbourne House School, Chichester PO20. Schoolsmith.
- 7.Westbourne House School. Westbourne House School Sports.
- 8.Talk Education's Awards for Innovation in Education: what are our 2022 winners up to now?. www.talkeducation.com.
- 9.Westbourne House. Tatler. 2020-10-16.
- 10.UK Independent Schools - High Performance Learning (HPL) - Prof. Deborah Eyre. www.highperformancelearning.co.uk.
- 11.Westbourne House School. Our History.
- 12.Westbourne House School set to make history as first U13 girls' team to tour South Africa. The Cricketer. 5 October 2022.
- 13.Westbourne House School – Famous School Graduates. Paradise Education.
- 14.Obituary: Nick Clarke. The Times. September 2024.
- 15.Dead Scientist of the Week. 10 January 2010.
- 16.Yahoo! Sport. Sussex cricketer returns to Chichester school to inspire pupils. Sussex World. 20 November 2023.
- 17.https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/toby-harries/6wCSSnIjQjcBBNgDJ7dfcv
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