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Westbourne House School

British independent school

Field	Value
name	Westbourne House School
image	WestbourneHouseSchoolChichester.jpg
caption	View of the School from the Science Block
coordinates
established
type	Preparatory, boarding
head_label	Headmaster
head	Martin Barker
address	Coach Road, Shopwyke
city	Chichester
county	West Sussex
country	England
postcode	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	Red, Green, Yellow, Blue
website	westbournehouse.org

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. 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.

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

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

References

"Westbourne House School". West Sussex County Council.
"About Westbourne House School".
"School information and inspection reports: Westbourne House School". [[Independent Schools Inspectorate]].
"Establishment: Westbourne House School". [[GOV.UK]].
"Westbourne House School". Talk Education.
"Westbourne House School, Chichester PO20". Schoolsmith.
"Westbourne House School Sports". Westbourne House School.
"Talk Education's Awards for Innovation in Education: what are our 2022 winners up to now?".
(2020-10-16). "Westbourne House".
"UK Independent Schools - High Performance Learning (HPL) - Prof. Deborah Eyre".
"Our History". Westbourne House School.
(5 October 2022). "Westbourne House School set to make history as first U13 girls' team to tour South Africa". [[The Cricketer]].
"Westbourne House School – Famous School Graduates". Paradise Education.
(September 2024). "Obituary: Nick Clarke". [[The Times]].
{{citation. Dead Scientist of the Week. (10 January 2010)
(20 November 2023). "Sussex cricketer returns to Chichester school to inspire pupils". [[Yahoo!]] Sport.
https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/toby-harries/6wCSSnIjQjcBBNgDJ7dfcv

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