Windermere School

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Windermere School
Motto Vincit qui se vincit
(One who conquers oneself conquers all)
Established 1863
Type Independent day and boarding school
Religion Church of England
Headmaster Ian Lavender
Chairman of Governors Mr Michael Dwan
Founder Miss Catherine Sharpe
Location Patterdale Road
Windermere
Cumbria
LA23 1NW
United Kingdom Coordinates: 54°23′38″N 2°54′48″W / 54.3939°N 2.9133°W / 54.3939; -2.9133
DfE number 909/6008
Students 400 (approx.)
Gender Mixed
Ages 2–18
Houses Cavendish, Lonsdale, Strickland & Fleming ( Red, Green, Yellow & Blue)
Colours Navy and cyan         
Former pupils Stannites
Website www.windermereschool.co.uk

Windermere School is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school in the English Lake District. It was founded in 1863 in the seaside town of Lytham St Annes in Lancashire and moved to its present site in 1924. It currently has around 400 pupils, a third of whom are boarders. In addition to the main campus, the school owns the nearby Elleray estate, which houses the preparatory department, and a watersports centre on Windermere. Originally a girls' school, boys have been admitted since 1999. The school has been known by a variety of different names including St. Anne's School, and Windermere St. Anne's. The school is a member of Round Square and the Society of Headmasters & Headmistresses of Independent Schools.

Grounds

Browhead

The senior school is based at the Browhead campus — a wooded fellside estate of 92 acres and a mile from the town of Windermere. At its heart is the Victorian mansion, which houses the school's administrative centre, library and girls' boarding accommodation on the upper floors. Crampton Hall was added as an extension in 1967. Other buildings on site include the Westmorland and Langdale boarding houses for sixth formers and boys respectively, science complex, additional classrooms, Jenkins Centre (for the music, performing arts and languages departments, dining hall and kitchens), the art and technology department at South Lodge, additional staff accommodation at North Lodge, the Headmaster's house (Brow Wood), the Astroturf hockey pitch, hard tennis courts, sports hall and sports pitch. Much of the landscaping and planting date from the nineteenth century, and the estate is home to a variety of rare plants and trees.

Elleray

Windermere Preparatory School occupies the neighbouring estate of Elleray, on the outskirts of Windermere. The large Victorian house forms the centre of the school, and has numerous classroom extensions for its nursery and infant departments. It has its own football/rugby pitches and tennis court, and the surrounding fields serve as a playground. Three eco-friendly 'pod' classrooms were added in 2009.

Hodge Howe

The school's third campus is its watersports centre, Hodge Howe, on the shore of Windermere. There is a central pavilion, boathouse and extensive wooded grounds. It has accreditation from the British Canoe Union and the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority, as well as being an RYA Teaching Centre.

Boarding houses

Westmorland House

Westmorland House is the Sixth Form centre. It acts as both boarding house and study centre for the school's sixth form. Boarding students live in single sex flats of five complete with kitchenette and a small lounge. Day students are assigned to a flat. There are also central common rooms and computer facilities. The Houseparent couple and their family have their own flat in the building, as do other house staff.

Browhead

Browhead houses girl boarders from the ages of eight to sixteen. It comprises the upper floors of the main school building, Browhead. Boarders sleep in dormitories until Year 10, when they transfer to double study bedrooms for their GCSE years. Many of the rooms retain original Victorian features, such as sash windows and marble and cast-iron fireplaces.

Langdale House

Langdale houses boy boarders from the ages of eight to sixteen. Purpose-built in a wooden Scandinavian style in 2001, it operates the same sleeping arrangements as Browhead.

For competitive purposes, the school is divided into four linear 'houses' in the team sense. They are Cavendish (red), Flemyng (blue), Lonsdale (green) and Strickland (yellow).

Curriculum

The National Curriculum is followed at all levels. Sixth form students may pursue the International Baccalaureate Diploma and the International Baccalaureate Careers Certificate.[1]

Outdoor Education

Outdoor Education is a compulsory part of the curriculum for Lower School pupils. This includes mountaineering and rock-climbing, as well as a full watersports programme from Hodge Howe, the school's watersports centre on Windermere. Sixth formers can opt to undertake the International Baccalaureate Career Certificate, combining core academic elements of the International Baccalaureate with a BTEC in Sport and Adventure.

Uniform

For girl students in the Preparatory, Lower and Middle school, the uniform comprises a navy kilt and jumper, worn over a white and navy striped blouse. In addition, girls still wear the deckchair blazer—one of the few reminders of the school's seaside past. Boys wear a plain navy blazer and trousers, with a white shirt and school tie. Sixth Formers wear dark suits of their own choosing.

References

  1. ↑ Henry, Julie (2006-06-25). "A-level decline prompts switch to baccalaureate". The Telegraph. 

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