Westminster City School
| Westminster City School | |
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| Address | |
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55 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HJ , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Boys' Voluntary Aided |
| Motto | Unitate Fortior |
| Established | 17th century Refounded in 1877 |
| Headteacher | Mr D.W Maloney MA BEd. |
| Chaplain | Revd Garry Swinton |
| Number of students | 800 (age 11-18) |
| Website | www.wcsch.com |
Westminster City School is an all-boys, Voluntary Aided Christian non-denominational school in Westminster, a borough of London. Now a comprehensive school, it had previously been a Grammar school and also endured a period under special measures at the end of the last century. The school has 800 students on roll, and it offers 105 of 130 places each year to boys practising the Christian faith in the Anglican dioceses of London and Southwark. The other 25 spaces are allocated to boys of other world faiths. there is also a Sixth Form ehich is attended by over 100 students and offers a wide range of subject choices. The current head is Mr DW Maloney.
School Houses
Dacres': Commemorating the foundation of Lady Anne Dacre, who died in 1594 and whose executors established Emanuel Hospital, incorporated by Queen Elizabeth I in 1601.
Hills': Retaining the name of the school established in 1647 by Mr Emery Hill, a churchwarden in the parish of St Margaret's, Westminster.
Kings': Arising from the St Margaret’s Hospital, established by the churchwardens of St Margaret's in 1642, incorporated by the charter of King Charles I in 1833 and aided annually by King Charles II.
Palmers': Continuing the tradition of the school provided in 1645 by Revd James Palmer of the parish of St Margaret's Westminster.
Waterlow: Commemorating Sir Sidney Waterlow, the Lord Mayor of London, who was elected the first Chairman of Governors in 1873 and filled his post with enthusiasm and distinction for over a quarter of a century.
The Leadership Group
Headteacher
Mr DW Maloney
Deputy Headteachers
Mr J Alcock
Mr J Wilson
Assistant Headteachers
Mr C Rees
Mr D Desanges
Mr A Thompson (Head of Sixth Form)
Chaplain
The Reverend Garry Swinton
Bursar
Ms A Hasanally
Retirement of the Senior Deputy Headteacher
Ms. Sherry Macliver, Senior Deputy Head will be retiring at the end of the term. She has been at Westminster City School since 1981. She first started a Mathematics teacher, before being a Head of Year, Head of Mathematics and then Deputy Headteacher. On behalf of everyone associated with the school we would like to offer a huge vote of thanks to Ms. Macliver for everything she has done for Westminster City School over 27 years and we wish her a long, healthy and happy retirement.