European School, Culham
| European School, Culham Schola Europaea | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Thame Lane Culham, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DZ England United Kingdom | |
| Coordinates | 51°39′22″N 1°15′28″W / 51.65611°N 1.25778°WCoordinates: 51°39′22″N 1°15′28″W / 51.65611°N 1.25778°W |
| Information | |
| Other names | ESC, Euroschool, Culham |
| Type | International |
| Established | 1852 (as Culham College), 1978 (as a European School) |
| Founder | European Coal and Steel Community |
| Closed | 31 August 2017 |
| Headteacher | Leene Soekov (Estonian) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 440 |
| Slogan | United in diversity |
| Website |
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The European School, Culham (ESC) was one of fourteen European Schools and the only one in the UK. Located in Culham, Oxfordshire, it was established in 1978 and closed on 31 August 2017, with the final two employees; the bursar and accountant who continued to work until 31 May 2018.[1]
The former ESC campus is located on the grounds of the former Culham College, a teacher training college established in 1852 by Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford. The Gothic Revival architect Joseph Clarke designed its buildings, and Sherwood and Pevsner described them as "institutional Victorian Gothic at its grimmest".[2]
The former ESC campus was subsumed by Europa School UK on 1 September 2017 and it is now one of fourteen "Accredited European Schools".[3]
Notable alumni
- Henry Brett, England polo player
- Tommaso Allan, Italian rugby union player
References
- ↑ "We are now closed". European School Culham. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ↑ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 566
- ↑
Further reading
- Schola Europaea. Culham 1978–1988. Culham: European School Culham (Hg.). 1988.
- Naylor, Leonard; Howat, Gerald (1982). Culham College History. Culham Educational Foundation. ISBN 0-907957-01-3.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
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