Winterbourne Junior Boys' School
Winterbourne Junior Boys' School is a junior school for boys aged between 7 and 11 years. Along with its sister Girls' School, the schools are the last remaining single-sex, state-funded junior schools in the UK.
General information
The school is located on Winterbourne Road in Thornton Heath. The Local Education Authority for the school is the London Borough of Croydon, however the school converted to academy status in April 2014. The school caters for pupils from Year 3 to Year 6. The uniform of the school is a grey jumper with the school logo, white shirt and grey or black trousers. There are approximately 250 pupils on roll with a maximum of 30 pupils in each of 8 classes. From September 2007, there has been an additional class in the morning sessions: from September until April this consists of some pupils from each of the two Year 6 classes, and from April until July this consists of some pupils from each of the two Year 5 classes.History
The school was opened in 1906 as a combined Boys, Girls and Infants school on 27 August 1906, but became three separate schools on 6 January 1907. It was originally called Winterbourne Road School.The following information is based on the publication printed for the school's centenary "Winterbourne Times 1907-2007"
At the turn of the 20th century, it was decided that a school was needed in the locality, as the nearest school was Ecclesbourne. The Board of Education in Whitehall purchased land in Winterbourne Road, and initially decided to call the school "Winterbourne Road Board School". The new school would cater for 1200 pupils.
At first, owing to the large numbers awaiting admission to the school, one department was opened in August 1906 as a temporary mixed school with accommodation for 540 with two classes of 50 pupils in the school hall.
In January 1907, the school was finally completed as follows:
- Boys Department:
Headmaster: Mr. J. Potter
- Girls Department:
Headmistress: Miss J.E. Cash
- Infants Department:
Headmistress: Mrs G.L. Fowles
War memorial
There was a war memorial in the building commemorating two former Masters and 50 old boys. The first pupils of the school were just of an age to serve in World War I. Although the memorial itself is now lost, the inscription is known :Centenary celebrations
In the summer of 2007, the schools on the site joined in celebrations to mark the centenary of the schools' opening.This culminated in the unveiling of a plaque by the Mayor of Croydon in front of the pupils of all three schools, followed by the mass release of ballons.
Conversion to an academy
A consultation was held about the conversion of the school to an Academy with Platanos Trust. The conversion to an academy is due on 1 April 2014, in line with the date proposed for this conversion by the Department for Education.Headteachers
The headteachers of the boys' school have been:| From | To | Headteacher |
| 27 August 1906 | 31 October 1922 | James Potter |
| 1 November 1922 | 31 December 1928 | Arthur W. McLeod |
| 1 January 1928 | 31 August 1936 | Joseph Vaughan Williams |
| 1 September 1936 | 20 May 1945 | David Bartlett Robinson |
| 21 May 1945 | 31 August 1945 | Interregnum |
| 1 September 1945 | 31 December 1954 | John 'Jock' Frame |
| 1 January 1955 | 5 April 1974 | Roger Alan Smith |
| 23 April 1974 | 31 August 1974 | R. S. Hunt ' |
| 1 September 1974 | 31 August 1990 | Peter Clements |
| 1 September 1990 | 31 December 1990 | Mrs G. Whiting ' |
| 1 January 1991 | 31 August 1991 | Marjorie Archer |
| 1 September 1991 | 31 August 2011 | Jonathan Barker |
| 1 September 2011 | 31 August 2013 | Jonathan Barker and Emma Larkham |
| 1 September 2013 | 4 April 2014 | Tony Ahmet Emma Larkham |
| 4 April 2014 | Current | Susan Banton |