Wimbledon Chase Primary School is a primary school located on Merton Hall Road in Wimbledon, London

Wimbledon, London

Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...

, England

England

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. It educates boys and girls aged 3 to 11. The school also houses the Acorn Nursery which caters for very young children.

History

Wimbledon Chase was founded in 1907 as a county school for girls, but it became Wimbledon Chase Middle School in the 1960s. It was also used for the filming of the movie P'tang Yang Kipperbang

Present situation

Wimbledon Chase is admired for its extensive grounds which consist of two large fields, one catering for a 200m running

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

 track, tennis court

Tennis court

A tennis court is where the game of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles.-Dimensions:...

s, and many wildlife

Wildlife

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 and nature

Nature

Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general...

 areas. The school itself currently has two forms per year, but in September 2008 a third form was added in reception classes which could mean the need to expand the school onto its playing field

Playing field

A playing field is a field used for playing sports or games. They are generally outdoors, but many large structures exist to enclose playing fields from bad weather. Generally, playing fields are wide expanses of grass, dirt or sand without many obstructions...

s. Some local parents have opposed the motion, which could be a one off decision, but as the school is heavily oversubscribed it may have no choice.As of the 2011/2012 academic year there are now three forms in reception, Year 1 and Year 2.

Personnel

• Headmistress
  Head teacher
  A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school....
  
  : Sue Tomes
• Deputy heads: Mrs C Burnett; Mrs Roberts
• Caretaker: Mr B Canham

External links

• Wimbledon Chase Primary School homepage.
• Wimbledon Chase Primary School at Merton Council
  London Borough of Merton
  The London Borough of Merton is a borough in southwest London, England.The borough was formed under the London Government Act in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey...
  
  page.