Windermere School
Website: www.windermereschool.co.uk
Address: Windermere CUMBRIA
It goes without saying that Windermere School enjoys a spectacular setting in the Lake District. It’s got its own watersports centre – the only school one with Royal Yachting Association champion club status – with a fleet of boats and windsurfing, canoeing and kayaking.
Windermere is part of Round Square, an international network of 180 schools that espouse the ideals of the German-Jewish educationalist Kurt Hahn (founder of Gordonstoun) of internationalism, democracy, environment, adventure, leader-ship and service – the headmaster, Ian Lavender, was previously a Gordonstoun housemaster. It offers the IB and a few BTecs instead of A levels and is strong on languages, in part thanks to the large overseas contingent.
- 260+ pupils aged 11–18, co-ed, mainly day (plus pre-prep and junior school)
- £5,245–£10,445
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