Teikyo School United Kingdom

Teikyo School United Kingdom (帝京ロンドン学園高等部, Teikyō Rondon Gakuen Kōtōbu, "Teikyo London Academy High School Division") is a Japanese international school in Wexham, Buckinghamshire, 20 miles to the west of London.[4] It educates 59 students aged between 15 and 18 years.[2][3][5] It is affiliated with Teikyo University, and the Japanese government classifies the school as a Shiritsu zaigai kyoiku shisetsu (私立在外教育施設) or an overseas branch of a Japanese private school.[6][7]

Teikyo School United Kingdom
Address
Framewood Road, Wexham, Buckinghamshire SL2 4QS UK

Buckinghamshire

England
Coordinates
Information
TypeIndependent boarding school
Shiritsu zaigai kyoiku shisetsu (私立在外教育施設) (Overseas Japanese school operated by a private school association)
Established20 June 1989[1]
FounderTeikyo University
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
Department for Education URN110570 Tables
HeadmasterTadashi Nakayama
GenderMixed
Age15 to 18
Enrolment≈59[2][3]
Colour(s)  Burgundy
Websitehttp://www.teikyofoundation.com/english-home

History

The school opened in April 1989,[8] and occupies Fulmer Grange.

As of 2013 it had 72 students, all from Japan, including 48 boys and 24 girls. Of them, 44 boys and 17 girls were boarders.[9]

Campus

The campus is located north of Slough,[9] and west of London. It is in proximity to Eton College and Windsor Castle. The school includes an indoor swimming pool, an IT room, a theatre, and a turfed ground. Its students live in single-room dormitories.[10]

See also

British international schools in Japan:

References
  1. "EduBase - Teikyo School (UK)". www.education.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. "Teikyo School (UK), Wexham | The Good Schools Guide". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. "Find an inspection report". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. "アクセス" (Archive) Teikyo School United Kingdom. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. "帝京ロンドン学園高等部 / TEIKYO SCHOOL UK Framewood Road, Wexham, Buckinghamshire SL2 4QS UK"
  5. "Teikyo School (UK)" (Archive) EduBase, Department for Education. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  6. "私立在外教育施設一覧" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved on March 1, 2015.
  7. Mizukami, Tetsuo. The sojourner community [electronic resource]: Japanese migration and residency in Australia. Brill, 2007. ISBN 9004154795, 9789004154797. p. 136.
  8. "History of Teikyo School." (Archive) Teikyo School United Kingdom. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  9. "Teikyo School (UK)." (Archive) OFSTED. 2013. 3 of 11. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  10. "Head's Welcome." (Archive) Teikyo School United Kingdom. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. "Framewood Road, Wexham, Buckinghamshire SL2 4QS UK"


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