The Windsor Boys' School is a comprehensive all-boys

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located on Maidenhead Road in

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, England, within the

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. The school specialises in the arts.

History

Previously known as Windsor Grammar School, the school celebrated its 100th anniversary on 22 September 2008. It moved to the current site in 1939 officially opened by Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone on 18 January 1939. It welcomed its first non-selective pupils in 1977, completing its transition from a

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into a comprehensive school. On 1 March 2015 the school, together with

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, became an

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within the Windsor Learning Partnership

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Houses

All students in the school are affiliated to one of the eight houses: * Allen * Burgess * Burnett * Ford * Lambdin * Ottrey * Warwick * Woodland Each of the eight houses is named after an old boy who died in either the First or Second World Wars.

Sports

The Windsor Boys' School has an active sports programme, and is particularly known for its performances in rugby, football and rowing.

Rowing

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(opened in 1940) is one of the top school

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clubs in the UK, and among the best sculling schools in the country. Rowers compete at regional and national school events and the club has produced several medallists in international competitions. The club is based in a boathouse situated on the Thames in Windsor, originally built by the

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. The club's quad teams have won the

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at the

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seven times in recent history, with the last two wins in 2017 and 2018.

Old Windsorians

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specialist. * Sir Peter James Luff, Chair of the

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. * Jack Stacey, football player for

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team Bournemouth F.C. *

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and Chief of the Naval Staff (2002–06).

References

Upper schools in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Boys' schools in Berkshire Educational institutions established in 1908 1908 establishments in England Academies in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead {{Berkshire-school-stub