Westbourne House School Penarth
Coordinates: 51°26′17″N 3°10′30″W / 51.438°N 3.175°W / 51.438; -3.175
For similarly named schools, see Westbourne.| Established | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Type | Independent Day School, Nursery and prep school |
| Religion | Secular and non denominational |
| Headteacher | Mr Kenneth Underhill |
| Founder | Caroline Ferris |
| Location | 4 Hickman Road Penarth Vale of Glamorgan CF64 2AJ Wales |
| Staff | 24 |
| Students | 162 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Colours |
Black and Red |
| Former Pupils | Old Westbournians |
| Fundraising Society | Friends of Westbourne |
| Website | Westbourne School Website |
Westbourne School is a small coeducational independent day school, nursery and prep school for children between the ages of 3 and 18 located in the holiday resort town of Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales 5.2 miles (8.4 kilometres) south west from the Welsh capital city of Cardiff.
Traditionally the school was strictly boys only. However in the mid 1980s the decision was taken to also accept girls and become a coeducational school. There are currently 162 pupils on roll. Westbourne School opened its new 6th form for the Autumn term of 2008. The school introduced the speciality of the Diploma Programme of the International Baccalaureate Organisation.
The school is housed within two buildings, approximately half a mile apart. The first houses the nursery and infants, the other the prep school and senior school. With 24 permanent staff and 2 teaching assistants the class sizes remain small, varying from a maximum of 17 down to as low as 9 in some subjects. The academic results are consistently excellent and Westbourne School is nationally recognised as a high achieving school. The school is now owned by the Montague Place Group of Independent Schools.
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