Claires Court School
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Claires Court School is a private school situated in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1960 by David and Josephine Wilding as a day and boarding school for boys aged 7 to 13, Claires Court grew quickly to 200 pupils from the early 1970s. Ridgeway opened as a junior preparatory school for Claires Court, which extended its age range to 16 year olds.
In 1981, their son James was appointed as Master in charge of the Senior School, and shortly afterwards the family business was joined by Hugh as Bursar. In 1993, the Wildings acquired Maidenhead College, a Girls' Independent School, formerly known as the Convent of the Nativity. In January 2005, the school is still thriving. a co-ed Nursery leads to separate single sex boys and girls sections providing education to 16+, the co-ed Sixth form, now in its 12th year with 112 students completes the picture.
[edit] Current status
There are some 980 pupils on roll, taught by 120 teachers and supported by a further 120 support staff.
