Winterbourne Junior Boys' School

Winterbourne Junior Boys' School is a junior school for boys aged between 7 and 11 years. The school is located on Winterbourne Road in Thornton Heath. The Local Education Authority for the school is the London Borough of Croydon. The school caters for pupils from Year 3 to Year 6. The uniform of the school is a grey jumper with the school logo, white shirt and grey or black trousers (a sweatshirt with the school logo is also available, as is a fleece jacket). There are approximately 225 pupils on roll (as of July 2008) with a maximum of 30 pupils in each of 8 classes.

History

The school was opened in 1906 as a combined Boys, Girls and Infants school on 27th August 1906, but became three separate schools on 6th January 1907.

"The following information is based on the publication printed for the school's centenary "Winterbourne Times 1907-2007" ["Winterbourne Times 1907-2007" by Pupils and Staff of the Winterbourne Schools, produced by Michael Gilbert (ISBN 978-0-9536663-4-8, The Winterbourne Schools)] "

At the turn of the 20th century, it was decided that a school was needed in the locality, as the nearest school was Ecclesbourne. The Board of Education in Whitehall purchased land in Winterbourne Road, and initially decided to call the school "Winterbourne Road Board School". The new school (with three departments: Boys, Girls, Infants) would cater for 1200 pupils.

At first, owing to the large numbers awaiting admission to the school, one department was opened in August 1906 as a temporary mixed school with accommodation for 540 with two classes of 50 pupils in the school hall.

In January 1907, the school was finally completed as follows:

* Boys Department:
Accommodation for 408 Pupils
Headmaster: Mr. J. Potter
* Girls Department:
Accommodation for 408 pupils
Headmistress: Miss J.E. Cash
* Infants Department:
Accommodation for 444 pupils
Headmistress: Mrs G.L. Fowles

The War Memorial

There was a war memorial in the building commemorating two former Masters and 50 old boys. The first pupils of the school were just of an age to serve in World War I. Although the memorial itself is now lost, the inscription is known (links are to known entries at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website):

Centenary Celebrations

In the summer of 2007, the schools on the site joined in celebrations to mark the centenary of the schools' opening.

This culminated in the unveiling of a plaque by the Mayor of Croydon in front of the pupils of all three schools, followed by the mass release of ballons.

Headteachers

The headteachers of the boys' school have been:

References

External links

* [http://www.winterbourne-bsch.croydon.lgfl.net Official Website]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/primary_schools/html/306_2049.stm Performance Tables]
* [http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/3062049/school-profile/ The school's official description of itself]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=101744 The school's last OFSTED inspection report (2006)]
* [http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/archives/lslibrary Croydon local studies library where many of the school's documents from 1906 to present are now held]