The Windsor Boys' School
The Windsor Boys' School is an all-boys upper school on Maidenhead Road in Windsor, Berkshire, within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Local Authority. The school specialises in the arts.
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| Address | |
Maidenhead Road , , SL4 5EH | |
| Coordinates | 51.482586°N 0.62135°W |
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| Type | Comprehensive upper school academy |
| Motto | Uno Animo (With One Spirit) |
| Established | 1908 |
| Local authority | Windsor & Maidenhead |
| Department for Education URN | 110056 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headmaster | Mr G. Henderson[1] |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 13 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 979[2] |
| Houses | 8 |
| Colour(s) | Green, Amber and Dark Red |
| Website | www.twbs.co.uk/ |
History
The school used to be called Windsor Grammar School and celebrated its 100th anniversary on 22 September 2008.[3] It moved to the current site in 1939 and welcomed its first non-selective pupils in 1977, completing its transition from a grammar school into a comprehensive school.
On 1 March 2015 the school, together with Windsor Girls' School, became an academy within the Windsor Learning Partnership multi-academy trust.
Houses
All students in the school are affiliated to one of the eight houses:
- Allen
- Burgess
- Burnett
- Ford
- Lambdin
- Ottrey
- Warwick
- Woodland
Each of the eight houses is named after an old boy who died in either the First or Second World Wars.
Sports
The Windsor Boys' School has an active sports programme, and is particularly known for its performances in rugby, football and rowing.
Rowing
The Windsor Boys' School Boat Club is one of the top school rowing clubs in the UK, and among the best sculling schools in the country. Rowers compete at regional and national school events and the club has produced several medallists in international competitions. The club is based in a boathouse situated on the Thames in Windsor, originally built by the Imperial Service College. The club's quad teams have won the prestigious Fawley Challenge Cup at the Royal Henley Regatta seven times in recent history, with the last two wins in 2017 and 2018.[4]
Old Windsorians
- Charles Delacourt-Smith, Baron Delacourt-Smith, CH (1917–72), British trade unionist and Labour Party politician
- Adam Freeman-Pask British International rower, World Bronze medalist, European Silver medalist and London 2012 Olympian
- Stephen Grey British investigative journalist and author, known for revealing details of the CIA's program of extraordinary rendition.
- Tony Hayward British businessman and former chief executive of oil and energy company BP.
- Peter Jones British entrepreneur and businessman, investor on the television programme Dragons' Den
- Sir Peter James Luff Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Member of Parliament (1997- 2015), Defence Minister (2010-2012).
- Joe Morrison football presenter on channels TEN Sports, TEN Action+, and SONY SIX
- Will Quince British Conservative politician and lawyer, Member of Parliament for Colchester
- Alan West, Baron West of Spithead retired admiral of the Royal Navy, Under-Secretary of State (2007–10), First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff (2002–06).
- Jack Stacey Football player for Premier League team Bournemouth F.C.
References
- "New Windsor Boys' head is keen sportsman Gavin Henderson". Windsor & Eton Express. Baylis Media Ltd. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- "The Windsor Boys' School". Department for Education. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- "The Windsor Boys' School". Schoolsnet. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- "Recent Winners | Henley Royal Regatta". www.hrr.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2019.