History
Wykeham House School was founded as a single sex girls' school by a Mrs Baylis in 1913. It was located at Orme Lodge on West Street, Fareham. The school moved to 69 High Street, Fareham in 1928. As the school grew it expanded and purchased neighbouring properties. It moved to a new location, a large Georgian architecture, Georgian house, at East Street Fareham in 1986. A new school hall was constructed by funds raised solely by pupils and staff and opened in 2000. In 2013 the school was supplemented by a separate boys' junior school and further, in 2014, by a boys' senior school. The boys' school was officially opened by Mark Hoban, MP on 21 January 2015. To accommodate the growing number of new boys the school expanded to include the property at 6 The High Street, Fareham from September 2014. The school celebrated its centenary in 2013 with year-long celebrations including the burial of a time-capsule. The time-capsule was retrieved and relocated just before the school's closure.School performance and academics
The school was academically strong with 91% of GCSE pupils achieving five or more A* to C grades including Maths, English and Science, 14% of grades being A* and nearly 30% of grades at A* and A. The Independent Schools Inspectorate inspected the school in 2013 and described the school as excellent in early years' provision, curriculum, extra-curricular program, quality of teaching, pupils' personal development, governance and leadership.Curriculum
The Senior School taught subjects including: Art and Design; Mathematics; Science (integrated and separate sciences); English Language and Literature; Geography; History; Music; Modern languages including French, German and Spanish; Religious Studies; PSHE; Physical Education; Business Studies; and Design and Technology.Extra curricular
Wykeham House School offered a wide variety of extra-curricular activities including clubs in sports, academics, arts and hobbies along with frequent cultural trips including many overseas trips. Sports provision at Wykeham House School drew upon playing fields at Bath Lane, Fareham and the facilities at local sports and leisure centres with activities including: netball, hockey, rounders, swimming, football, rugby, rock climbing and sailing. The school regularly competed in inter-school competitions. In particular, the boys' school integrated sport and physical activity as a complementary teaching aid. Wykeham House School provided additional tuition in music, speech and drama, singing and dance. A former pupil has earned a three-year dance scholarship at a prestigious dance academy. In January 2015 Wykeham House School won first place in the Intermediate category and second place in the Senior category at the Rotary Club Youth Speaks Competition. Wykeham House School supported pupils through the Duke of Edinburgh Award, St. John Ambulance groups and numerous charity projects. In 2015 a Wykeham House pupil was awarded Cadet of the Year for District 2 St. John Ambulance and in 2016 a pupil was awarded Regional Cadet of the Year for the South East Region.The school before closure
Wykeham House School was a not-for-profit charitable trust with a board of trustees as governors. The school operated as separate girls' and boys' schools under the executive headship of headteacher Mrs Jan Caddy. The boys' school operates under the headship of dedicated boys' headmaster Mr Gareth Case. The school had small class sizes providing staff-pupil ratios that enhance pupil progress. Admission to the junior school was following a taster-day visit and entry to the senior school was by entrance examination.References
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