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Westfield School
Westfield School in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Westfield School is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Westfield School is a private day school for girls aged 3 to 19 in Gosforth, and boys 3 to 11 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is a Round Square school and a member of the Girls' Schools Association.
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Background
History
Westfield School was founded in 1960 by a group of parents who saw the need for a new type of girls' independent school with a broader curriculum than those offered at the time by other Newcastle schools. They decided to establish a girls' school on the Gordonstoun model. Henry Brereton, a former Headmaster of Gordonstoun, was a founder trustee consultant and an adviser from the beginning. He remained a Governor of Westfield after retirement from Gordonstoun. Miss Ellen Bicknell's Parents' National Education Union School, situated at 1 and 3 Westfield Grove, Gosforth, was purchased and became the Junior House. Demand for places grew rapidly. Within a year Oakfield House, the former home of…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9990, -1.6300
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE3 4LY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Established
- 1957
- Official site
- www.westfield.newcastle.sch.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7988741 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Westfield School, Newcastle upon Tyne (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Westfield School?
- Westfield School is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE3 4LY), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- When was Westfield School built?
- Built or established in 1957.
- How do I get to Westfield School?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE3 4LY. It sits within the Newcastle upon Tyne North parliamentary constituency.