West End Preparatory School, Harrogate
West End Prep School was a fee paying private preparatory school and situated at No 4 The Oval, Harrogate
| West End School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
4, The oval , England | |
| Coordinates | 53.984421°N 1.540967°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Preparatory School |
| Closed | 31 Aug 1999 and wound up 2003 |
| Principal | Mrs DMD Gray BD ED TCert (1956-19??) Mrs AMB Wayman (??-2003) |
| Staff | 10 (1956-1961) |
| Age | 4 to 11 |
| Enrolment | 50 |
| Houses | Austin and Bronte |
| Colour(s) | blue and green |
During the late 1950s the headmistress was Mrs Dorothy Gray. She was assisted by her daughter Mrs Wayman, Mr Harold Styan, Miss Twistleton, Mrs Embleton, Mrs Spence, Mrs Salisbury, Mrs E Cummins (French), Mrs Winifred Brittain (Deputy Head/Senior Mistress), Miss Veronica Robson (Physical Education, and dance/calisthenics for girls), Mrs M Major, Mrs E Baxter, Mrs Bowman (nature study) Mrs Ashfield, maths; and Miss E Leithead. Miss Kathleen Moulding was the visiting piano teacher.
Mr Styan,[1] who also taught at Norwood College and Grosvenor House School, was an ex-army PE instructor, organiser of several Boys' Clubs in the Harrogate area, and an expert using Indian clubs.
The school had limited grounds, being just a sizeable private house, although there was a sand pit behind the building. Football and Games often took place in the Oval, Rounders on the Stray which was a short walk across Otley Road.
West End School closed on 31 Aug 1999 at No 4 The Oval and was sold. West End School continued but was wound up as a going concern in 2003.[2]
Mr Styan MBE
References
External links
- http://schooletc.co.uk/school-west-end-school-121747
- http://www.francisfrith.com/harrogate/memories/West-End-school-the-oval-in-the-early-50s_346991/#utmcsr=google.co.uk&utmcmd=referral&utmccn=google.co.uk
- https://www.duedil.com/company/00653769/west-end-school-harrogate
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/fawbs/5911393692/