Ursuline High School, Wimbledon

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Ursuline High School
Location
Crescent Road Wimbledon Greater London, SW20 8HA, United Kingdom
Information
Authority	London Borough of Merton
Religion	Christianity
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Affiliation(s)	Ursulines
Founder	St. Angela Merici
Headteacher	Ms Julia Waters
Pupils	1299
Gender	girls
Age	11 to 19
Houses	Angela, Bernadette, Catherine, Elizabeth (sixth form only), Francis, Margaret, Theresa, Thomas (sixth form only), Ursula
School type	voluntary-aided, Roman Catholic
Motto	Serviam ("I wll serve")
School Colour(s)	blue and white
Homepage	Ursuline High School

The Ursuline High School, Wimbledon ("the Ursuline") is a Roman Catholic secondary school, for girls aged 11 to 19, based in Crescent Road and The Downs, Wimbledon, London. The school has a joint sixth form with the all-boys brother school of Wimbledon College that is situated on Edge Hill, close by.

The school's motto is "serviam", which in Latin means "I will serve".

Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

The school was founded from Forest Gate in 1892 by four nuns of the Ursuline order. The school has gone through three phases evolving from a private school to a grammar school and now is a voluntary-aided comprehensive school. It has also received a business and enterprise specialist status.

[edit] Campus

The school is currently made up of seven buildings:

• the main building - RE, French, German, Spanish, ICT, Science, Food technology
• St. George - Mathematics
• Brescia - English, Design & Technology (Product Design)
• St. Ursula - Geography, History, Sociology
• the Merici Sports Centre - PE
• St. Angela's Art Centre - Art, Music, Drama
• Dorothy Kazel block - Business Studies

[edit] See also

• Ursulines
• Wimbledon College

[edit] External links

• Official site
• 2003 OFSTED report (downloadable pdf)]
• DFES information
• Ursuline Prep School website (3 to 11 year olds)