23-518: Woodhouse may refer to: People [ edit ] Woodhouse (surname) Settlements [ edit ] Woodhouse, Alberta , Canada Woodhouse, Bradford , a location in West Yorkshire, England Woodhouse, Calderdale , a location in West Yorkshire, England Woodhouse, Copeland , a location in Cumbria, England Woodhouse, Hampshire ,
46-632: A location in England Woodhouse, Leeds , West Yorkshire, England Woodhouse Moor , Leeds Woodhouse Ridge , Leeds Woodhouse Cemetery , Leeds Woodhouse, Leicestershire , England Woodhouse, Lincolnshire , a location in England Woodhouse, Northumberland , a former civil parish in Northumberland , England Woodhouse, South Lakeland , a location in Cumbria, England Woodhouse, South Yorkshire , England Woodhouse railway station in this area Woodhouse, Wakefield ,
69-636: A location in West Yorkshire, England Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield , West Yorkshire, England Woodhouse Copse, Isle of Wight , England, a woodland Woodhouse Park , Wythenshawe, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England Woodhouse Township, Ontario , Canada Annesley Woodhouse , Nottinghamshire, England Dronfield Woodhouse , Derbyshire, England Holbeck Woodhouse , Nottinghamshire, England Horsley Woodhouse , Derbyshire, England Mansfield Woodhouse , Nottinghamshire, England Over Woodhouse , Derbyshire, England Buildings and institutions [ edit ] Woodhouse, County Waterford ,
92-587: A country house near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England Woodhouses [ edit ] Woodhouses, Cheshire , a location in England Woodhouses, Cumbria , a location in England Woodhouses , Oldham, Greater Manchester, England Woodhouses, Trafford , a location in Greater Manchester, England Woodhouses, Lichfield , a location in Staffordshire, England Woodhouses, Okeover ,
115-488: A former civil parish in East Staffordshire , Staffordshire, England Woodhouses, Yoxall , a location in Staffordshire, England See also [ edit ] P. G. Wodehouse Wodehouse (disambiguation) Wild man , also known as wodwo, wodehouse or woodwose, mythological figure All pages with titles beginning with Woodhouse All pages with titles containing Woodhouse Topics referred to by
138-568: A former pupil of the school between 1837 and 1843, and the sermon was based around the text “Bone et Fidelis” or “Good and Faithful” which was to become the new school motto to the present day. By the summer term of 1884, the school roll had expanded to 155 pupils. During the Second World War, and under direct grant funding after the Education Act 1944 , the school expanded, with boarding pupils placed and paid for by London County Council and
161-717: A former secondary school in Finchley, North London, England Woodhouse Grove School , independent school in Apperly Bridge, West Yorkshire, England Woodhouse High School, former name of Landau Forte Academy, Amington , a school in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England Woodhouse House (Virginia Beach, Virginia) , US The Wodehouse , formerly spelled the Woodhouse, a country house near Wombourne, Staffordshire, notable for its connections with British musical history. Wentworth Woodhouse ,
184-593: A historic house and estate near Stradbally, County Waterford, Ireland. Woodhouse, Shropshire , a country house in West Felton, Shropshire, England Woodhouse Chocolate , a famous shop in Napa Valley, California, US Woodhouse College , a sixth form college in Finchley, North London, England Woodhouse Copse, Holmbury St Mary , an Arts and Crafts house and operatic venue in Surrey, England Woodhouse Grammar School ,
207-483: A lecture and study room and thirty wooden cribs (or cots) were provided for the boys to sleep on. The school opened on 8 January 1812 under the headship of John Fennell as first master and with an initial roll of twenty seven pupils. For much of the 19th century, between 1812 and 1875, Woodhouse Grove and Kingswood operated as separate schools for children aged between eight and fifteen years old, with both schools under direct control of conference. The school also had
230-401: A local management committee and there were frequent conflicts with conference over duplicated but differing decisions relating to teacher selection, staff salaries and building expansion needs. Between 1875 and 1883, the two schools were combined as a single school, despite the problems caused by being two hundred miles apart. The Grove served as a preparatory school with pupils then relocating at
253-512: A school). Let our brethren think of a place and a master and send me word". Adam Clarke returned to the subject at the 1806 conference, in his first year as conference president. With the purchase at Woodhouse Grove in Apperley , near Bradford, the decision to found the school was made by ballot at the Wesleyan Conference of 1811, still under Clarke. It initially provided an education for
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#1732856204973276-591: Is a private , co-educational , day and boarding school and sixth form . it is located to the north of Apperley Bridge , West Yorkshire , England (Apperley Bridge is located in the City of Bradford , however the school is located just over the municipal border in the City of Leeds ). The school, and its preparatory junior school, Brontë House, is located in the Aire Valley . There are approximately 1,000 students on roll, currently including around 90 boarders. The school
299-568: Is approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-east of the school. The school benefits from the Apperley Bridge railway station , opened in 2015, which is located just across the road from the school's chapel. Kingswood School , near Bath , in the West Country , served as the sole Methodist school from 1748, but was inconvenient for northern residents. The topic was raised at Conference in 1781 and John Wesley replied, "Probably we may (provide such
322-462: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Woodhouse (surname) Woodhouse is an English surname . It is of the same etymology, but to be distinguished from, the surname of the Wodehouse family of Norfolk. The family of Woodhouse of Womburne Woodhouse originates with Benedict Wodehouse of Womburne (fl. 1550); the spelling Woodhouse
345-583: The East Riding of Yorkshire authority. Traditionally a school for boys only, the school first admitted girls to the sixth form in 1979 and has been fully co-educational since 1985. For several years, HM Inspector of Schools had recommended that Woodhouse Grove make better provision for younger pupils. Under the guidance of the Secretary of the Methodist Education Committee, Rev. H. B. Workman ,
368-552: The age of thirteen to the upper school at Kingswood. The school was refounded on 21 September 1883, the "New Foundation Day", to admit boys from a wider spectrum of backgrounds. The Grove received its first pupils as a Methodist middle class boarding and day school under a new policy laid down by the Wesleyan Conference. The sermon on the New Foundation Day was given by the Reverend Robert Newton Young, himself
391-402: The main school kitchen to Brontë House, until a proper kitchen was built several years later. A boarding facility is provided for pupils. The school has three parts: The school has good examination results. The Sports Hall and theatre complex was built in 2003, followed by a Music and Performing Arts centre in 2009. A 25m competition pool Jubilee Swimming pool was completed at the time of
414-438: The preparatory school at Brontë House was founded in 1934 as a junior preparatory school for five- to eleven-year-old boys. The school became a coeducational establishment in 1985. The school stands in the grounds of a former private residence called Ashdown House and was originally known as 'Woodhouse Grove Preparatory School'. Ashdown House stood in the grounds of an older mansion known as Upperwood House where Charlotte Brontë
437-454: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Woodhouse . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woodhouse&oldid=1171479503 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
460-473: The sons of the itinerant ministers in service of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in the north of England. The original name, The Wesleyan Academy , as evidenced by a commemorative wall plaque at the school, did not catch on. Few alterations were needed to convert the house for use as a school, but the barn was cleaned up as a schoolroom and the stables converted as a chapel. The drawing room became
483-505: Was founded as an all-boys boarding preparatory institution, for the sons of Methodist Ministers. It developed over the latter part of the 20th century. Woodhouse Grove has evolved into an independent education centre, providing education from the age of three through to graduation from the sixth form. The school is located in a rural setting close to the metropolitan centres of Leeds , 10 miles (16 km) distant and Bradford, 4 miles (6 km) away. Leeds Bradford International Airport
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#1732856204973506-520: Was once governess to the White family's two children. The first master of the new school was Dr F.C. Pritchard, MA, who later wrote the 1978 history of the school and its development. Initially, Brontë House had no kitchen facility of its own and the children were escorted back and forth in all weathers to the Grove for their lunches and dinner. Later, a small car was bought by the school to ferry prepared meals from
529-588: Was used from the 17th century. The modern surname may derive from any of several places called Woodhouse or Wodehouse in England, and people who share the surname are not necessarily related to the Womburne Woodhouse family, or to one another. Notable people with the surname include: Woodhouse Grove School Findlay Southerns Stephenson Towlson Woodhouse Grove School ('The Grove')
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