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West Buckland School is an English independent school located on the outskirts of the village of West Buckland on the edge of Exmoor, 10 miles (12.9 km) east of Barnstaple, Devon. it comprises a senior school, preparatory school and a nursery. There are approximately 620 pupils, of whom around 90 board; 15% of students are from abroad. The day pupils are drawn from a wide area of North Devon and many use the large school bussing operation in collaboration with local coach operators. ==History== West Buckland School was founded as the Devon County School in 1858 by Rev. J.L. Brereton to provide a public school education for sons of farmers and the middle class. The foundation stone of the Gothic(?)-style buildings was laid in October 1860 by Earl Fortescue, who had provided land and other support for the school. Under the first headmaster, J.H. Thompson, numbers rose to 150 by 1876 and then declined as a consequence of agricultural depression and competition from other schools. In the winter of 1912/13 the school was renamed West Buckland School. During the 1950s it received increasing support from the Devon County Educational authority and became a direct grant school. In 1976, when direct grants were abolished, it finally became a fully independent school. West Buckland leads the North Devon schools examination league table. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「West Buckland School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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