Trevelyan School
Encyclopedia
Trevelyan Middle School is a comprehensive
middle school
in Windsor
, Berkshire
, England
, within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Local Authority. The school is attended by approximately 600 boys and girls aged between nine and thirteen.
, the President of the Board of Education. It was renamed Trevelyan School in his honour in 1954.
Since 1979, it has been a co-educational comprehensive middle school, catering for pupils between the ages of nine and thirteen.
In 1998, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead assumed responsibility for the school from the former Royal County of Berkshire Council
.
In 2002 the school moved from its Green Lane home for the previous 72 years to a new site in Wood Close.
In 2007, Trevelyan Middle School became an associate Arts College
, linked to The Windsor Boys' School
.
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Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
in Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire
Windsor is an affluent suburban town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is widely known as the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British Royal Family....
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a Royal Borough of Berkshire, in South East England. It became a unitary authority on 1 April 1998.It is home to Windsor Castle, Eton College, Legoland and Ascot Racecourse....
Local Authority. The school is attended by approximately 600 boys and girls aged between nine and thirteen.
History
The school was officially opened on 26 March 1930 as the New Windsor Council School by Sir Charles TrevelyanSir Charles Trevelyan, 3rd Baronet
Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Baronet PC , the Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland, was a British Liberal, and later Labour, politician and landowner...
, the President of the Board of Education. It was renamed Trevelyan School in his honour in 1954.
Since 1979, it has been a co-educational comprehensive middle school, catering for pupils between the ages of nine and thirteen.
In 1998, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead assumed responsibility for the school from the former Royal County of Berkshire Council
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
.
In 2002 the school moved from its Green Lane home for the previous 72 years to a new site in Wood Close.
In 2007, Trevelyan Middle School became an associate Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
, linked to The Windsor Boys' School
The Windsor Boys' School
The Windsor Boys' School is an all-boys secondary school on Maidenhead Road in Windsor, Berkshire, within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Local Authority.-Admissions:...
.
Classes and Houses
Trevelyan Middle School has nineteen classes of students, arranged in four year groups of four or five classes each. Year 5 is the youngest year group in the school, and year 8 the eldest. Students belong to one of the school's four housesHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
:
- Lancaster
- Stuart
- Tudor
- York