Wellington School, Bebington
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Wellington School was a small private school
in Wellington Road, Bebington
, Wirral
, England. Founded and for many decades run by its first headmaster, J.P. Fogg, Wellington School became a prominent institution in the 1960s, '70s and '80s, with an academic and sporting record that created a wide catchment area.
The school was founded by J.P. Fogg, whose educational philosophy was that "given the right environment, a boy will seek to emulate the good example of those who strive to guide him".
Wellington admitted boys only until 1990, becoming co-educational under the leadeship of its second headmaster, Mr Kirch
During much of this time it was ran under the leadership of Dr Brian Scott, until it was sold in 1994 (approx) to an educational organisation who sold it to developers.
The school's motto was 'Honor Praemium Virtutis' ('Honour is the First Virtue').
After a campaign by some teaching staff to keep the school open the school was closed in 1995 and is now a housing estate.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
in Wellington Road, Bebington
Bebington
Bebington is a small town and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. It lies south of Liverpool and west southwest of Manchester, along the River Mersey on the eastern side of the Wirral Peninsula...
, Wirral
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It has a population of 311,200, and encompasses of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, Heswall, Hoylake and West Kirby. The city of...
, England. Founded and for many decades run by its first headmaster, J.P. Fogg, Wellington School became a prominent institution in the 1960s, '70s and '80s, with an academic and sporting record that created a wide catchment area.
The school was founded by J.P. Fogg, whose educational philosophy was that "given the right environment, a boy will seek to emulate the good example of those who strive to guide him".
Wellington admitted boys only until 1990, becoming co-educational under the leadeship of its second headmaster, Mr Kirch
During much of this time it was ran under the leadership of Dr Brian Scott, until it was sold in 1994 (approx) to an educational organisation who sold it to developers.
The school's motto was 'Honor Praemium Virtutis' ('Honour is the First Virtue').
After a campaign by some teaching staff to keep the school open the school was closed in 1995 and is now a housing estate.