The School was founded in 1881 (as "Bewsher's") by Samuel Bewsher, an Assistant Master of St Paul's School and secretary to the High Master. It started with 6 pupils at a house in Edith Road, West Kensington. At about this time, St Paul's School was relocated from the vicinity of St Paul's Cathedral to new buildings in Hammersmith.
Colet Court
In 1883, Bewsher's preparatory school was incorporated into the St Paul's School foundation, and moved into a new building (which still stands) at 100 Hammersmith Road.[3] Originally called Colet House, it was opposite the then St Paul's School. It had more than 300 pupils, and further new buildings to accommodate them were completed in 1890. In 1892 it changed its name from Colet House to Colet Court. The name honours John Colet, the founder of St Paul's School.[4]
In the 1970s, the old buildings became the production base of the Euston Films subsidiary of Thames Television, with standing sets for shows like The Sweeney constructed in the old gymnasium.[5]
The main building survives, and is Grade II listed.[6] It is now occupied as offices.
Barnes
In 1968 St Paul's School moved to its present 45-acre (180,000 m2) site in bend of the river Thames at Barnes. The current school buildings in Barnes are set to be redeveloped alongside the renovation of the main St Paul's School.[7] In September 2016 the name changed once more, to St Paul's Juniors.
Operation Winthorpe
Colet Court was investigated by the Metropolitan Police for historic crimes of paedophilia, under the operational name Operation Winthorpe. The school has entirely reviewed and majorly revised its safeguarding procedures since. A major independent report published in January 2020 revealed 80 complaints against 32 members of staff over a period of six decades, mainly from the 1960s to the 1990s. There were 28 recommendations on how current practice could be improved.[8][9]
The present school
St Paul's Juniors now forms part of a single school campus on the Barnes site. St Paul's Juniors and St Paul's School, whilst housed separately, share many facilities, such as the lunch hall, sports centre, swimming pool and some sports fields.
St Paul's Juniors is an all-boys school and teaches pupils from age 7 to age 13. Entry is by examination at age 7, age 8 and age 11. Providing that a pupil is progressing normally academically, it is expected that all boys will go on to St Paul's at age 13. There are currently about 445 pupils, who are all day boys. The current head is Oliver Snowball, formerly the headmaster of Eaton House the Manor Girls' School.[10]
The Tatler Schools Guide says of St Paul's Juniors: "These may well be the cleverest boys in the capital, on track for St Paul’s (20 SPS scholarships last year, as well as two to Westminster and one apiece to Eton and Marlborough), but they wear it lightly."[11]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, was originally commissioned for and performed by the boys (both orchestra and singers) of Colet Court. The first performance in its original form as a 15-minute "pop cantata" took place in the Old Assembly Hall of Colet Court in Hammersmith on 1 March 1968. The second performance, also involving Colet Court boys, was on 12 May 1968 at Central Hall, Westminster. This was picked up by a reviewer for the Sunday Times. The third performance, of a now expanded version, was at St Paul's Cathedral on 9 November 1968. The first recording was released in 1969, and remained in the US charts for three months, since when the piece has been performed commercially all over the world and re-recorded on disc and on video. It has been performed again at Colet Court as the annual school play several times, most recently in 2004.
^"Renewal Campaign". St Paul’s School. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^Weale, Sally (13 January 2020). "Review reveals scale of abuse scandal at London private school". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
^Bayley, Sian (16 January 2020). "St Paul's School Barnes abuse scandal: The full story of 50 years of horrific crimes". MyLondon. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
^"Appointment of Head of St Paul's Juniors". St Paul's School. 8 December 2021.
The Story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
January 08, 2023
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St Paul s Juniors formerly Colet Court is an independent preparatory school for boys aged 7 to 13 in Barnes London It forms the preparatory department of St Paul s School to which most Juniors pupils progress at the age of 13 St Paul s Juniors formerly Colet Court LocationBarnes London SW13 9JTEnglandCoordinates51 29 15 N 0 14 18 W 51 4874 N 0 2383 W 51 4874 0 2383 Coordinates 51 29 15 N 0 14 18 W 51 4874 N 0 2383 W 51 4874 0 2383InformationTypeIndependent preparatory day schoolEstablished1881HeadmasterOliver Snowball 1 Staffc 45GenderBoysAge7 to 13Enrolmentc 510HousesAsh Beech Oak ThornColour s Black and White Websitehttp www stpaulsschool org uk The School was founded in 1881 named Colet Court in 1892 and renamed St Paul s Juniors from 1 September 2016 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Colet Court 1 2 Barnes 1 3 Operation Winthorpe 2 The present school 3 Joseph 4 Headmasters 5 Notable alumni 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources St Paul s Juniors news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The School was founded in 1881 as Bewsher s by Samuel Bewsher an Assistant Master of St Paul s School and secretary to the High Master It started with 6 pupils at a house in Edith Road West Kensington At about this time St Paul s School was relocated from the vicinity of St Paul s Cathedral to new buildings in Hammersmith Colet Court Edit In 1883 Bewsher s preparatory school was incorporated into the St Paul s School foundation and moved into a new building which still stands at 100 Hammersmith Road 3 Originally called Colet House it was opposite the then St Paul s School It had more than 300 pupils and further new buildings to accommodate them were completed in 1890 In 1892 it changed its name from Colet House to Colet Court The name honours John Colet the founder of St Paul s School 4 In the 1970s the old buildings became the production base of the Euston Films subsidiary of Thames Television with standing sets for shows like The Sweeney constructed in the old gymnasium 5 The main building survives and is Grade II listed 6 It is now occupied as offices Barnes Edit In 1968 St Paul s School moved to its present 45 acre 180 000 m2 site in bend of the river Thames at Barnes The current school buildings in Barnes are set to be redeveloped alongside the renovation of the main St Paul s School 7 In September 2016 the name changed once more to St Paul s Juniors Operation Winthorpe Edit Colet Court was investigated by the Metropolitan Police for historic crimes of paedophilia under the operational name Operation Winthorpe The school has entirely reviewed and majorly revised its safeguarding procedures since A major independent report published in January 2020 revealed 80 complaints against 32 members of staff over a period of six decades mainly from the 1960s to the 1990s There were 28 recommendations on how current practice could be improved 8 9 The present school EditSt Paul s Juniors now forms part of a single school campus on the Barnes site St Paul s Juniors and St Paul s School whilst housed separately share many facilities such as the lunch hall sports centre swimming pool and some sports fields St Paul s Juniors is an all boys school and teaches pupils from age 7 to age 13 Entry is by examination at age 7 age 8 and age 11 Providing that a pupil is progressing normally academically it is expected that all boys will go on to St Paul s at age 13 There are currently about 445 pupils who are all day boys The current head is Oliver Snowball formerly the headmaster of Eaton House the Manor Girls School 10 The Tatler Schools Guide says of St Paul s Juniors These may well be the cleverest boys in the capital on track for St Paul s 20 SPS scholarships last year as well as two to Westminster and one apiece to Eton and Marlborough but they wear it lightly 11 Joseph EditMain article Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice was originally commissioned for and performed by the boys both orchestra and singers of Colet Court The first performance in its original form as a 15 minute pop cantata took place in the Old Assembly Hall of Colet Court in Hammersmith on 1 March 1968 The second performance also involving Colet Court boys was on 12 May 1968 at Central Hall Westminster This was picked up by a reviewer for the Sunday Times The third performance of a now expanded version was at St Paul s Cathedral on 9 November 1968 The first recording was released in 1969 and remained in the US charts for three months since when the piece has been performed commercially all over the world and re recorded on disc and on video It has been performed again at Colet Court as the annual school play several times most recently in 2004 Headmasters EditName Years as HeadmasterJ Bewsher 1887 1929L C Smith 1929 1933A N Evans 1934 1944H A Clutton Brock 1944 1946J E L Pepys 1946 1955L F Robinson 1955 1956H J G Collis 1957 1973W N J Howard 1973 1992G J Thompson 1992 2007Tim A Meunier 2007 2016Maxine Shaw 2016 2022Oliver Snowball 2022 CurrentNotable alumni EditPhilip Tubby Clayton David W Doyle Dominic Grieve Kwasi Kwarteng Compton Mackenzie George Osborne Nicholas Parsons Eddie Redmayne Nathaniel Philip Rothschild Ernest Shepard Lister Sinclair William Temple Ed Vaizey Brian Widlake Francis WrightSee also EditSt Paul s School LondonReferences Edit St Paul s School Community and Philanthropy Report November 2022 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 24 September 2016 Retrieved 10 June 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 51 29 37 N 0 13 00 W 51 49361 N 0 21667 W 51 49361 0 21667 Colet House Richards Anthony Noel Gurney 1968 St Paul s School in West Kensington 1884 1968 Privately printed Hancock Sheila 2009 The Two of Us My Life with John Thaw A amp C Black p 131 ISBN 9781408806937 Retrieved 30 March 2019 Historic England Colet Court School Grade II 1286772 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 26 October 2019 Renewal Campaign St Paul s School Retrieved 24 February 2019 Weale Sally 13 January 2020 Review reveals scale of abuse scandal at London private school The Guardian Retrieved 13 January 2020 Bayley Sian 16 January 2020 St Paul s School Barnes abuse scandal The full story of 50 years of horrific crimes MyLondon Retrieved 16 January 2020 Appointment of Head of St Paul s Juniors St Paul s School 8 December 2021 Colet Court Prep School Fees Results amp Alumni 2016 Tatler Schools Guide Tatler Archived from the original on 14 August 2016 External links EditOfficial website The Story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Paul 27s Juniors amp oldid 1128970440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
