Uplands School, Poole
50°43′08″N 1°56′13″W / 50.719°N 1.937°W
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| Type | Private School |
| Established | 1895 |
| Headmistress | Sheila M Mercer |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 2 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 300 (approx.) |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colour(s) | Blue |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20070517040256/http://www.uplands.poole.sch.uk/ |
Uplands School was a co-educational
. It consisted of a junior school (ages 2–11) and a senior school (ages 11–16). In 2009, the school merged with Wentworth College.The merger of the two schools formed Bournemouth Collegiate School whose principal is Maria Coulter.[1] The junior school is situated at the old Uplands site and the senior school at Wentworth. This new school falls under the umbrella of CATS Global Schools, after it was purchased from United Learning Trust in 2018 it is now privately owned.
History
The School on the site in St Osmunds Road began as the Bourne School for Girls in the old Sandecotes Manor as a select girls boarding school. They built School House, which was completed in 1895 and this building today houses the junior hall and the classrooms above it. In 1900,
D-Day landings. In 1946 it was decided to move Uplands from Monmouthshire to the vacated Sandecotes buildings. The School continued as a girls boarding and day school, but in 1973 the old buildings were proving too costly and the School faced closure until Edith Cooper Dean stepped in to support it. The top site was sold off and new school buildings were built. The School became co-educational and also started a junior School, laying the foundation for joining UCST and merging with Wentworth College in 2009.[2]
References
- ^ "> Home". Bournemouth Collegiate School. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "BCS - A New Beginning". www.bournemouthcollegiateschool.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
External links
- "Uplands School". 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2010.