Licensed Victuallers' School
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LVS Ascot is an independent non-selective secondary school in Ascot
, in the English
county of Berkshire
.
on Brunel Way (previously called Station Approach), adjacent to Slough Railway Station, where it remained until it sold the land to Tesco in the late 1980s, moving to its current home at Ascot.
. The school is owned by the Licensed Trade Charity
and has been since 1972. The Queen is the patron of the school. The school has 3 day houses, Whitbread, Bell's and Courage, and 4 boarding houses, Bass, Carlsberg, Guinness and Gilbey. The school is co-educational and currently has 900 pupils aged 4–18, whilst also providing boarding facilities for some 200 pupils. Although an independent private school, LVS is non-selective. The school contains a 25 metre indoor swimming pool, theatre with hi-tech lighting, a recording studio, sports facilities including 4 tennis courts, a gym and a rock climbing wall. In 2004, the Learning Resource Centre was opened, extending the sixth form centre and the library.
The School's current Headmistress is Christine Cunniffe and the Director of Education is Ian Mullins.
Inter-house drama which is held between Bells, Boarders, Courage and Whitbread.
Inter-house Music and numerous inter-house sports including hockey, netball, tennis, football, rugby and cricket.
which also once owned Elvian School
in Reading which is now closed. The Charity also has a school in Sayers Common
, West Sussex
named LVS Hassocks which is a co-educational day and boarding school for children and young people from 8-17 year olds, who have communication, socialisation and imagination difficulties (CSID).
(ACF) unit: 4 Platoon (Irish Guards
) Ascot
of the Royal County of Berkshire
ACF. Although the unit is not permanently based at Licensed Victuallers', it has established itself in the school and now recruits from the school, as well as the local and surrounding area. The cadet unit is mostly made up of Licensed Victuallers' pupils, but also includes cadets from Ascot and other nearby towns and villages.
Ascot, Berkshire
Ascot is a village within the civil parish of Sunninghill and Ascot, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It is most notable as the location of Ascot Racecourse, home of the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting...
, in the English
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...
county of Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
.
History
Founded in 1803 and originally situated in London, the school moved in 1922 to a site in SloughSlough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
on Brunel Way (previously called Station Approach), adjacent to Slough Railway Station, where it remained until it sold the land to Tesco in the late 1980s, moving to its current home at Ascot.
Current information
Licensed Victuallers' School is set in 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) of land within Ascot in the county of Royal Berkshire, on the site formerly occupied by Heatherdown Preparatory SchoolHeatherdown Preparatory School
Heatherdown Preparatory School was an independent junior school for boys in the civil parish of Winkfield, near Ascot, in the English county of Berkshire. It closed in 1982...
. The school is owned by the Licensed Trade Charity
Licensed Trade Charity
The Licensed Trade Charity is a registered charity in the United Kingdom that cares for publicans and other people in the licensed drink trade and their dependents....
and has been since 1972. The Queen is the patron of the school. The school has 3 day houses, Whitbread, Bell's and Courage, and 4 boarding houses, Bass, Carlsberg, Guinness and Gilbey. The school is co-educational and currently has 900 pupils aged 4–18, whilst also providing boarding facilities for some 200 pupils. Although an independent private school, LVS is non-selective. The school contains a 25 metre indoor swimming pool, theatre with hi-tech lighting, a recording studio, sports facilities including 4 tennis courts, a gym and a rock climbing wall. In 2004, the Learning Resource Centre was opened, extending the sixth form centre and the library.
The School's current Headmistress is Christine Cunniffe and the Director of Education is Ian Mullins.
Competitions
The school holds a number of inter-house competitions every year most notably:Inter-house drama which is held between Bells, Boarders, Courage and Whitbread.
Inter-house Music and numerous inter-house sports including hockey, netball, tennis, football, rugby and cricket.
Motto
The school has two mottos: Fidelis ad finem, which is roughly translated as "Developing caring, confident citizens for the future".Sibling schools
Licensed Victuallers' School is part of the Licensed Trade CharityLicensed Trade Charity
The Licensed Trade Charity is a registered charity in the United Kingdom that cares for publicans and other people in the licensed drink trade and their dependents....
which also once owned Elvian School
Elvian School
The Elvian School was an independent school in Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom run by the Licensed Trade Charity as a coeducational, nondenominational Christian school. It was previously the Catholic boys' school Presentation College, Reading, until it went into administration in 2004...
in Reading which is now closed. The Charity also has a school in Sayers Common
Sayers Common
Sayers Common is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. With Hurstpierpoint it forms one of the Mid Sussex parishes. It is located two miles west of Hurstpierpoint. Situated until the 1990s on the main London to Brighton A23 road it has become a more popular residential...
, West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
named LVS Hassocks which is a co-educational day and boarding school for children and young people from 8-17 year olds, who have communication, socialisation and imagination difficulties (CSID).
Army Cadet Force
Licensed Victuallers' School also temporarily houses an Army Cadet ForceArmy Cadet Force
The Army Cadet Force is a British youth organisation that offers progressive training in a multitude of the subjects from military training to adventurous training and first aid, at the same time as promoting achievement, discipline, and good citizenship, to boys and girls aged 12 to 18 and 9...
(ACF) unit: 4 Platoon (Irish Guards
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
) Ascot
Ascot, Berkshire
Ascot is a village within the civil parish of Sunninghill and Ascot, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It is most notable as the location of Ascot Racecourse, home of the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting...
of the Royal County of Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
ACF. Although the unit is not permanently based at Licensed Victuallers', it has established itself in the school and now recruits from the school, as well as the local and surrounding area. The cadet unit is mostly made up of Licensed Victuallers' pupils, but also includes cadets from Ascot and other nearby towns and villages.
Notable former pupils
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