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In the early 1950s the London County Council obtained use of Woolverstone Hall near Ipswich, Suffolk, and some 50 acres (200,000 m 2) of adjoining land for the purpose of establishing a secondary grammar boarding school for London boys.
Foundations to Flourish. Welcome to Ipswich High School; a vibrant day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3-18, set in an idyllic 87-acre campus in Woolverstone on the banks of the River Orwell. With approximately 500 pupils, we are a small school with big school facilities.
A short while back Ipswich High School raised the question of where the school badge of Woolverstone Hall School originated as they were preparing some new artwork. This initiated some research, and it is the shield from the Coat of Arms belonging to the ‘Wolverston’ family, and certainly dates back to Henry VI and probably to Hamon de ...
Woolverstone Hall School: an architectural model of the school. Woolverstone Hall School was London County Council's boarding school near Ipswich. the large mansion was initially built for the Berners family in 1776, but was acquired by the L.C.C. in 1951.
Sep 16, 2016 · The acclaimed author says the Suffolk grammar school was the making of him and turned him into a middle-class kid. He describes it as a classless, confident and well-educated place that slaughtered private schools at rugby.
Sep 20, 2024 · Woolverstone Hall School was founded in 1951 as an experimental state grammar boarding school operated initially by the London County Council. Its aims were to provide a private school experience for boys who had passed the 11+ examination that would have otherwise moved into the inner-city state secondary system.
Woolverstone Hall is a large country house, now in use as a school [1] and available at times as a function venue, [2] located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is set in 80 acres (320,000 m 2) on the banks of the River Orwell.
