Richmond Boys School
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Richmond Boys School was a secondary school located in Halesowen
, West Midlands
, England
.
It was built during the 1930s as a Secondary modern boys school to serve the expanding Black Country
town of Halesowen, and in September 1985 merged with Walton Girls School to form Windsor High School.
The school initially opened to pupils aged 11 upwards, before becoming a 13-18 comprehensive in September 1972 when three-tier education was introduced in Halesowen. Another reorganisation in September 1982 saw the age range altered to 11-16, with two younger year groups being added but the sixth form being closed as all of Halesowen's sixth form facilities were relocated to an expanded Halesowen College.
Expansion to the existing buildings accommodated the increased intake of pupils, while the old Walton school was part of Halesowen College for 18 years before being redeveloped for housing.
Halesowen
Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England.The population, as measured by the United Kingdom Census 2001, was 55,273...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, 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...
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It was built during the 1930s as a Secondary modern boys school to serve the expanding Black Country
Black Country
The Black Country is a loosely defined area of the English West Midlands conurbation, to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton. During the industrial revolution in the 19th century this area had become one of the most intensely industrialised in the nation...
town of Halesowen, and in September 1985 merged with Walton Girls School to form Windsor High School.
The school initially opened to pupils aged 11 upwards, before becoming a 13-18 comprehensive in September 1972 when three-tier education was introduced in Halesowen. Another reorganisation in September 1982 saw the age range altered to 11-16, with two younger year groups being added but the sixth form being closed as all of Halesowen's sixth form facilities were relocated to an expanded Halesowen College.
Expansion to the existing buildings accommodated the increased intake of pupils, while the old Walton school was part of Halesowen College for 18 years before being redeveloped for housing.