Welcome from the Head Master Patrick Derham
F
ive years on from starting at Westminster School, I continue to believe that I am the luckiest Head Master in the country. This really is the most wonderful place in which to live and work. It is not just the remarkable history and heritage, or the fact that we are seen as being leading and innovative in so many ways, but it is the people – pupils and all the staff, both teaching and support – who make the job so worthwhile.
A former pupil of mine (not from here, although like me he wished he had been here!) visited as a prospective parent recently and afterwards he sent me this email: “Everyone knows Westminster is the academic leader and powerhouse, but what delighted us was the realisation that Westminster produces kind, humble, intelligent and considerate young people.” This was followed by a letter from a newly appointed Prep School Head who, after his visit, wrote to say: “It is the most impressive school I have ever visited. The sense of history invites enquiry from every corner, but it is the welcome from the staff and the attitude of the pupils that is so outstanding. Their natural hunger for excellence, their courtesy and clear pride in their remarkable school was evident in every hall, room and corridor.” The outcomes continue to impress. Once again the 2017-18 Remove continued the impressive record of achieving over 50% of their grades at A* or the equivalent at Pre-U (ninth year running), a feat no other school has matched, with a record breaking 58.1%. 93 Westminster pupils achieved ➽
ISSUE 2018/19
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