Wicken Park School

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About Wicken Park School

In 1946 Wicken Park became a girls' preparatory school, acting for a time as a recognised feeder for Westonbirt (Gloucs.) until falling numbers forced its closure in July 1970, two years after the original headmistress, Miss A.M. Sharp, retired. There were then 72 pupils aged 8-13, taught by 12 staff, but at least a hundred girls were needed to make the school a paying proposition.

In 1970 the school reopened as a school catering for about 60 boys of prep. school age (8-13). The school was run by the headmaster Mr Dennis Vaudrey and his wife. It was established to support pupils through to taking their common entrance and sent boys to a number of well known public schools such as Stowe and Rugby.

In 1989 the company was acquired by W.H. Wilcox, the owner of Akeley Wood School, a private co-educational secondary school near Buckingham, for which Wicken Park became a junior department named Akeley Wood First School. Wicken Park continued to be occupied by a private junior school at the time of writing.

Source: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/northants/vol5/pp413-438

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Wicken Park School prospectus from the late 1970's

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