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 | |
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The Front and left side of the building | |
Address | |
Soskin Drive , Milton Keynes (borough) , MK14 6DP | |
Coordinates | 55.0001233°S 0.764603°E |
Information | |
Type | Independent Co-educational |
Motto | Achieving Excellence Together |
Established | 1970 (1987 on current site) |
Founder | Mrs Renee Soskin |
Department for Education URN | 110567 Tables |
Principal | Mrs Hilary Marsden |
Gender | Co-Ed |
Age | 6 Months to 16 years |
Houses | Oak, Cedar |
Colour(s) | Purple and Grey |
Last Inspected | 2012 (Report) |
Website | http://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]
References
- http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/local/vote_for_school_s_new_logo_1_2805532
- http://www.webberindependentschool.com/contents.php?pageid=1308&parentid=478 Admissions
- http://www.webberindependentschool.com/contents.php?pageid=1276&parentid=476 History of the school
- http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/dmk/exhibitions/22/22.html Heritage Hunters Bury Lawn School and the Woburn Sands Collection
- http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/wsc/docs/knollschool.html "The Knoll", Aspley Heath
- http://www.webberindependentschool.com/contents.php?pageid=1276&parentid=476 History of the School