The Windsor Boys' School

The Windsor Boys' School

Infobox UK school
name = The Windsor Boys' School


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established = 1908
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type = Comprehensive Secondary school
religion = Secular
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head = Mr. J.B.Dawkins
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specialist = Arts College
street = Maidenhead Road
city = Windsor
county = Berkshire
country = England
postcode = SL4 5EH
LEA = Windsor & Maidenhead
ofsted = 110056
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enrollment = 1000
gender = Boys
lower_age = 13
upper_age = 19
houses = 8
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The Windsor Boys' School is an all-boys secondary school on "Maidenhead Road" in Windsor, Berkshire. It is in the unitary authority (and LEA) of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Admissions

The Windsor Boys' School is an Arts College. The current headmaster is Mr. J.B. Dawkins. The school is not only successful in academic grounds fact|date=April 2008 but also excels in sports such as Rowing, Hockey, Rugby, Football, Basketball and Cricket.fact|date=April 2008.

History

The school used to be called Windsor Grammar School.

Houses

All students in the school are affiliated to one of the eight houses:
* Allen
* [http://burgess1.edublogs.org/ Burgess]
* Burnett
* Ford
* [http://lambdinhouse.edublogs.org/ Lambdin]
* [http://theredarmy.edublogs.org/ Ottrey]
* [http://bombercommand.edublogs.org/ Warwick]
* [http://www.teamwoodland.edublogs.org/ Woodland]

ports

The school excels in rowing, which was first introduced sometime in 1940. Since then, the school has been known to be the only state school to produce rowers who compete in both national and international competitionsFact|date=March 2008. The Windsor Boys' School Boat Club's current heads are C.C. Morrel and Mark Wilkinson. The club has also broken a number of records, including the 100km rowing challenge and 24-hour row (achieved by just four 15-year-olds) Fact|date=March 2008.

Alumni

Windsor Grammar School

* Peter Jones, British businessman and a "Dragon" on BBC´s Dragons' Den
* Peter Luff, Conservative MP for Mid Worcestershire
* Alan West, Baron West of Spithead, former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy from 2002-6

External links

* [http://www.wbsweb.org.uk The Windsor Boys' School]
* [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/EstablishmentView.aspx?EstablishmentID=10042 EduBase]


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