Bournemouth Collegiate School
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Bournemouth Collegiate School is a co-educational independent school
based in the coastal town of Poole
, Dorset
on the south coast of England
. It consists of a prep school (ages 2-11) and a senior school (ages 11-18). In 2009, Wentworth College and Uplands School
merged.
The merger of these schools have formed Bournemouth Collegiate School whose principal is Stephen Duckitt. The prep school is situated at the old Uplands site and the senior school at Wentworth This new school is owned and operated by the United Church Schools Trust
.
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
based in the coastal town of Poole
Poole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
on the south coast of 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...
. It consists of a prep school (ages 2-11) and a senior school (ages 11-18). In 2009, Wentworth College and Uplands School
Uplands School (Poole)
-Overview:Uplands School was a co-educational Independent school based in the coastal town of Poole, Dorset on the south coast of England. It consisted of a junior school and a senior school . In 2009, the school merged with Wentworth College.The merger of the two schools formed Bournemouth...
merged.
The merger of these schools have formed Bournemouth Collegiate School whose principal is Stephen Duckitt. The prep school is situated at the old Uplands site and the senior school at Wentworth This new school is owned and operated by the United Church Schools Trust
United Church Schools Trust
The United Church Schools Trust is a large education charity in the United Kingdom which owns and operates a group of 11 independent schools.-History:...
.