Queensmead School Windsor

Queensmead School Windsor
Established 1948
Type Independent day school
Religion Roman Catholic
Location Kings Road
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 2AX
England
Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead
DfE URN 110147 Tables
Students 100
Gender Co-educational
Ages 2–18 (Boys and Girls)
Website queensmeadwindsor.org.uk

Queensmead School Windsor is a Catholic non-selective independent day school[1] for boys and girls aged 2 to 18 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. Although a Catholic school, Queensmead School Windsor accepts pupils of all faiths. The school is located at the edge of Windsor Great Park, close to Windsor Castle.

History

The Brigidine Sisters established a convent (and school) at Windsor in 1948, the second founded by the order in England and Wales.[2] Queensmead, the Victorian bricked mansion the Sisters moved into, is still one of the school's main buildings. It is now run by lay staff but retains its Catholic ethos and religious character.

During the early 2000s, the school went through a tumultuous period. In addition to financial difficulties, pupil and staff numbers declined and the school was threatened with closure.[3] In 2011 parents and governors were discussing a possibility of the school entering the state sector but an agreement could not be reached.

In 2012 the school remained open and independent after funding was secured,[4][5] and in 2018 was renamed from Brigidine to Queensmead.[6]

The Head of Education is Simon Larter, and the Head of Business Affairs Dawn Fleming.[7]

Alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome". queensmeadwindsor.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  2. ↑ The religious orders and congregations of Great Britain and Ireland. Stanbrook Abbey Press. 1949. p. 189.
  3. ↑ "Brigidine School's future uncertain". Royal Borough Observer. 23 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Brigidine School to remain private but must raise more funds". Windsor and Eton Express. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Threatened school's future looks secure". Windsor and Eton Express. 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Brigidine School to be come fully co-educational - with a new name". Royal Borough Observer. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  7. ↑ http://queensmeadwindsor.org.uk/site/assets/files/1049/staff_directory_2016-2017_updated_march_2017.pdf
  8. ↑ "The incredible life of Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon".
  9. ↑ Susan Sheridan - Personal Website Archived 12 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 51°28′17″N 0°36′28″W / 51.47139°N 0.60778°W / 51.47139; -0.60778

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