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Woolverstone is a small village and civil parish in Suffolk, England located on the Shotley peninsula.It is situated about 6.4 km (4.0 mi) south of Ipswich, near the southern shore of the River Orwell.In 2005 it had a population of 240, increasing to 265 at the 2011 census. It is now home to the Ipswich High School, which moved to the vacated premises of the former Woolverstone Hall School in ...
About: Woolverstone Hall School. In the early 1950s the London County Council obtained use of Woolverstone Hall near Ipswich, Suffolk, and some 50 acres (200,000 m2) of adjoining land for the purpose of establishing a secondary grammar boarding school for London boys. The premises were previously occupied by the LNS Woolverstone, a branch of ...
Woolverstone Hall School was London County Council's boarding school near Ipswich. the large mansion was initially built for the Berners family in 1776, but was acquired by the L.C.C. in 1951 - London Picture Archive
In 1959 the school was rebranded as Woolverstone Hall School, a secondary grammar boarding school for London boys. The school closed in 1990; in 1992 the house reopened as Ipswich High School, a co-educational private school. Comments: Woolverstone is considered the best of Johnson's extant country houses.
In the early 1950s the London County Council obtained use of Woolverstone Hall near Ipswich, Suffolk, and some 50 acres of adjoining land for the purpose of establishing a secondary grammar boarding school for London boys.
At Woolverstone Hall . Now Ipswich High School for Girls. Neil Clayton spoke affectionately about his time working in the building. In the very room where we sat (on 14 July) he talked about lobbing chalk at inattentive boys, one of whom, Hesketh, was awarded 5/- for a graze on the head caused by chalk.
However, the name was changed to Woolverstone Hall School in Autumn 1950. There were some changes to the uniform. (This is confirmed in the minutes of the LCC Education Committee 1950-1951.) 1950. Admiralty and British Shipping federation decided to cease instructing boys specially for a career at sea.
