Bournemouth Collegiate School
| Established |
1895 (Uplands School) 1899 (Wentworth College) 2009 (merger) |
|---|---|
| Type | Independent day and boarding school |
| Headmaster | Russel Slatford |
| Location |
College Road Bournemouth Dorset BH5 2DY England 50°43′26″N 1°49′30″W / 50.7240°N 1.8251°W |
| DfE number | 837/6002 |
| DfE URN | 113937 Tables |
| Students | 540~ |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses |
Purbeck (Red) House, Studland (Yellow) House, Brownsea (Green) House, Solent (Blue) House |
| Colours | Blue |
| Website |
www |
Bournemouth Collegiate School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school based on two sites in Poole and Bournemouth, Dorset on the southern coast of England. The prep school (ages 2-11) is located at Poole and the senior school (ages 11-18) in the Bournemouth suburb of Southbourne.[1] The school is the only coeducational independent school in the Bournemouth and Poole area.
The school operates on split sites as a result of a merger between two independent schools, Wentworth College (Bournemouth) and Uplands School (Poole).[2] The prep school is situated at the old Uplands site and the senior school at Wentworth. This new school is owned and operated by the United Church Schools Trust, which also owned its predecessor schools.
History
Bournemouth Collegiate School was created in September 2009 by the merger of Wentworth College in Bournemouth and Uplands School in Poole. Wentworth College had joined the United Church Schools Trust in August 2008, and Uplands School in June 2009 – it was UCST that brought the two together to create a new school.[3]
Uplands School
Uplands was an independent school in Poole founded in 1895 as Bourne School for Girls. It moved to various places before and after World War II and later became coeducational.
Wentworth College
Wentworth College was previously an independent day and boarding school for girls. It took its name from Wentworth Lodge, the building it occupied. The school was founded by the merger of two schools during the 1960s. Milton Mount College, founded in 1871, was originally sited near Gravesend, Kent, and then relocated to Worth Park near Crawley. The second, Bournemouth Collegiate School, was established in 1899 in the town centre and moved to Wentworth Lodge in 1923. Due to falling pupil numbers, Wentworth became coeducational in 2008.[4] It went into administration in July 2008, which prompted the UCST to propose the merger.[2]
Prep School
| Type | Preparatory day school |
|---|---|
| Head of School | Kay Smith |
| Location |
40 St Osmund's Road Poole Dorset BH14 9JY England 50°43′12″N 1°56′16″W / 50.7201°N 1.9377°W |
| DfE URN | 113929 Tables |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 3–11 |
| Website | Prep School website |
The preparatory department is located at the former Uplands School site in Poole.
Boarding
The boarding facilities are built around the old Wentworth Lodge, in which Wentworth College was housed and which were once part of the Portman Estate. The house, built in 1872, was used by Viscount Portman as a summer residence for around six weeks every year.[5]
References
- ↑ "Bournemouth Collegiate School: nurturing talent". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 15 March 2012.
- 1 2 "Uplands and Wentworth schools to merge". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 29 April 2009.
- ↑ The Origins of BCS Archived December 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Boys to join girls at independent school". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 4 October 2007.
- ↑ Unique Location Archived May 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- School Website
- United Church Schools Trust
- Profile on the ISC website
- Ofsted Social Care inspection reports
- ISI Inspection Reports - Prep School & Senior School