24-488: [REDACTED] Look up BWS or bws in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. BWS may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] The Black Wall Street Records , a record label started by rapper Game Burnt Weeny Sandwich , a 1970 record by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention Education [ edit ] Bishop Wordsworth's School ,
48-509: A bank in Indonesia Barry Windsor-Smith , a British cartoonist, comics-author, and painter Brainwave synchronization Bombardier Wien Schienenfahrzeuge , (Bombardier Vienna rail vehicles) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title BWS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
72-434: A great educational centre. I should like to found a school which shall be equal to the greatest and best of our public schools ." His initial desire that working class boys were not to be admitted caused much controversy. Fees were initially set at £1.10s.0d , and boarding fees were £2 per term; however, the fees were raised to £9 in 1894 to meet the unexpected costs of the school. During the first year, classes were taught in
96-403: A plaque was placed at the school to commemorate Golding's time as a teacher. Headmaster Happold was also noted for the foundation of the "Company of Honour and Service". Kenelm Foster wrote: "[the company is] a sort of modernist Grail (for Boys) or Solidarity which Dr Happold founded in 1935 at Bishop Wordsworth's School, Salisbury. This is his nucleus, his 'order', his new aristocracy, which
120-551: A rare congenital disease Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome Other uses [ edit ] BWS (liquor retailer) , Australian liquor retailer, owned by Endeavour Group Banco Wiese Sudameris , a bank in Peru Bank Woori Saudara , a bank in Indonesia Barry Windsor-Smith , a British cartoonist, comics-author, and painter Brainwave synchronization Bombardier Wien Schienenfahrzeuge , (Bombardier Vienna rail vehicles) Topics referred to by
144-481: A school in Salisbury, UK Bishop Walsh Primary School , a primary school, HK Health [ edit ] Battered woman syndrome Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome , a rare congenital disease Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome Other uses [ edit ] BWS (liquor retailer) , Australian liquor retailer, owned by Endeavour Group Banco Wiese Sudameris , a bank in Peru Bank Woori Saudara ,
168-525: A sixth form block was finished in July 2010. The old sports hall was converted to house the art department, and the design technology block has been expanded. In 2011 a new cookery room was completed with the reception moved from The Close to Exeter Street and in 2017 the new Maths Block was completed. In 2004 the school was awarded its first specialism in languages . In 2008 the school achieved an additional specialism in science . As part of its specialist work
192-593: Is Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School, shortened to BWS. It is known colloquially as Bishop's, and its students as Bishop's Boys. The school's motto is Veritas in Caritate , taken from the Latin text of Ephesians 4:15: "(Speaking the) truth in love." The school was founded in June 1889, when the bishop of Salisbury , John Wordsworth , announced to his friend Canon Woodall, "I should like to see Salisbury
216-612: Is administered by the head of sixth form, and is granted on the basis of GCSE results. Pupils must achieve more than 48 points (including 5 in maths and English) in their GCSEs to continue their studies in sixth form, as well as a relatively high grade in the options they propose to take. Sir William Golding , winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature , was a schoolmaster teaching philosophy and English in 1939, then English and religious education from 1945 to 1962. Lord of
240-606: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bishop Wordsworth%27s School Bishop Wordsworth's School is a Church of England boys' grammar school in Salisbury , Wiltshire for boys aged 11 to 18. The school is regularly amongst the top-performing schools in England, and in 2010 was the school with the best results in the English Baccalaureate . It
264-499: Is to permeate England: a little cohort of leaders, of seers, of doers." (Cited in Happold, 1964, pp. 33). Alan Harwood was a notable organ scholar and taught music at Bishop Wordsworth's School. After Harwood's death in 2003, composer Sam Hanson (organist/director of music at St Peter's Church, Bournemouth , formerly organ scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge ), dedicated a requiem to him. Former headmaster Clive Barnett (who left
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#1732798457572288-406: The bishop 's palace of Salisbury itself. Bishop Wordsworth personally donated £3000, which was used to purchase an area of land in the cathedral close and to build the school's first buildings. After Wordsworth's death, the school was renamed Bishop Wordsworth's School, having been previously known as "The Bishop's School". In 1905, the school became a grammar school , its buildings consisting of
312-621: The 1930s, the school had achieved a reputation for pioneering educational work, and in 1936 became a public school . During the Second World War , pupils from the Priory School in Portsmouth moved to BWS to avoid the bombing of the city. In 1948 the governors accepted voluntary controlled status , which meant being funded by Wiltshire County Council as local education authority and accepting its supervision. Boarding at
336-576: The Flies was Golding's first book, written in 1954, and it is widely believed that its main characters were based on Golding's students. Golding also regularly sang with Bishop Wordsworth's School choir. He was known affectionately as "Scruff" by the pupils due to his sometimes unkempt hair and beard and his carefree dress sense. After Golding's death in 1993, the school choir sang at his memorial service in Salisbury Cathedral. In March 2005
360-457: The current Chapel Block and Bishopgate. Between 1905 and 1927 the school also used buildings in the Friary and also on New Street in Salisbury. Until 1928 the school admitted both boys and girls, but from 1927, with the founding of a girls' grammar school in the city called South Wilts Grammar School , the school admitted boys only. In 1931 a hall, science laboratories and a library were built. By
384-497: The free dictionary. BWS may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] The Black Wall Street Records , a record label started by rapper Game Burnt Weeny Sandwich , a 1970 record by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention Education [ edit ] Bishop Wordsworth's School , a school in Salisbury, UK Bishop Walsh Primary School , a primary school, HK Health [ edit ] Battered woman syndrome Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome ,
408-424: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BWS&oldid=1234031191 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages BWS [REDACTED] Look up BWS or bws in Wiktionary,
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456-414: The school has supported all of the city primary schools in Salisbury in languages, and many with science too. The school converted to single academy status in 2011. It has five houses, named after bishops of Salisbury: Poore , Osmund , Jewell , Martival and Ward . In 2016 the school was criticised for asking parents for money towards their sons' exam costs. One Bishop Wordsworth's School parent said
480-422: The school in 2002) is patron of the charity EdUKaid, a role he shares with Glenys Kinnock . In 2009 a retired teacher who was being investigated for indecent assault killed himself by inhaling helium. Nicholas Bray was found dead at his home by police officers on 12 June 2009 after failing to attend an appointment at Salisbury Police Station. He had been arrested in 2007 for an assault dating back several years and
504-468: The school in the Bishopgate buildings ended in the 1950s, and the buildings were used for teaching thereafter. The school now educates boys aged 11 to 18 in years 7–13 and girls aged 16 to 18 in years 12–13. In 2002, a major redevelopment of the school's site and buildings commenced. A new classroom block and drama studio were followed by an extensive sports hall and physical education facilities, and
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#1732798457572528-420: The school was not private and should not be "money grabbing". Headmaster Stuart Smallwood defended the school saying it did not receive enough government funding and that the payments were entirely optional. In October 2021, it was reported that Wiltshire Police had investigated drugs activity among a small number of pupils. The previous month, a 14-year-old boy had been arrested on suspicion of being involved in
552-598: The supply of Class A drugs . In March 2023, it was reported that a student in Year 10 had been arrested on suspicion of sending social media messages threatening to perform a mass shooting at the school. Entry to the school is regulated by the 11-plus . Applicants sit the test in year 6, at the age of 10 or 11. The exams are held in September at the school itself. There are also limited twelve plus and thirteen plus admissions, similarly by examination. Sixth form admission
576-615: Was granted academy status in March 2011 and is an Additional Member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference . It is within the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral , adjacent to the Cathedral School . Sixth form teaching was in collaboration with South Wilts Grammar School for Girls until June 2020; from September 2020 the school admitted girls direct to its sixth form, with 45 joining Year 12. The school's full name
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