Webber Independent School

The Webber Independent School[1]) is a coeducational independent school in Milton Keynes owned by GEMS Education. The school teaches children from the age of 6 months through to 16 years.

The Webber Independent School
The Front and left side of the building
Address
Soskin Drive

Milton Keynes
,
Milton Keynes (borough)
,
MK14 6DP

England
Coordinates55.0001233°S 0.764603°E / -55.0001233; 0.764603
Information
TypeIndependent
Co-educational
MottoAchieving Excellence Together
Established1970 (1987 on current site)
FounderMrs Renee Soskin
Department for Education URN110567 Tables
PrincipalMrs Hilary Marsden
GenderCo-Ed
Age6 Months to 16 years
HousesOak, Cedar
Colour(s)Purple and Grey          
Last Inspected2012 (Report)
Websitehttp://www.webberindependentschool.com/

The Webber Independent is located five minutes from Milton Keynes City Centre. Scholarships are available.[2]

History

The school opened in Newport Pagnell in 1970 before moving in 1987 to its current purpose built site in Stantonbury in the north of Milton Keynes.[3] In 2010 current and former pupils produced an exhibition chronicling the history of the school[4] and the former Knoll School (1892-1974).[5] The Knoll School buildings at Aspley Guise were home to the Bury Lawn senior school between 1977-1987. Bury Lawn was renamed the Webber Independent School in September 2011 in honour of the urban designer and 'father of the city' of Milton Keynes, Melvin M. Webber.[6]

View of the School from Soskin Drive

References
  1. http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/local/vote_for_school_s_new_logo_1_2805532
  2. http://www.webberindependentschool.com/contents.php?pageid=1308&parentid=478 Admissions
  3. http://www.webberindependentschool.com/contents.php?pageid=1276&parentid=476 History of the school
  4. http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/dmk/exhibitions/22/22.html Heritage Hunters Bury Lawn School and the Woburn Sands Collection
  5. http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/wsc/docs/knollschool.html "The Knoll", Aspley Heath
  6. http://www.webberindependentschool.com/contents.php?pageid=1276&parentid=476 History of the School
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