Teikyo School United Kingdom

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{{Infobox school

| logo = TeikyoSchoolUKlogo.png

| image = Manor House Teikyo School UK.jpg

| caption = Manor House

| address = Framewood Road, Wexham, Buckinghamshire SL2 4QS UK

| coordinates = {{coord|51|32|59|N|0|33|50|W|region:GB_type:edu_source:kolossus-jawiki|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = United_Kingdom Buckinghamshire#United_Kingdom England#United_Kingdom

| motto =

| established = 20 June 1989{{cite web|title=EduBase - Teikyo School (UK)|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/general.xhtml?urn=110570|website=www.education.gov.uk|access-date=27 February 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231858/http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/general.xhtml?urn=110570|archive-date=27 February 2017|url-status = live|df=dmy-all}}

| type = Private boarding school
Shiritsu zaigai kyoiku shisetsu (私立在外教育施設) (Overseas Japanese school operated by a private school association)

| head_label = Headmistress

| head = Fumiko Nelson

| founder = Teikyo University

| county = Buckinghamshire

| country = England

| local_authority = Buckinghamshire

| urn = 110570

| dfeno = 825/6013

| enrolment = 30{{cite web|title=Teikyo School (UK), Wexham {{!}} The Good Schools Guide|url=https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/teikyo-school-uk-wexham|website=The Good Schools Guide|access-date=May 3, 2023}}

| gender = Mixed

| lower_age = 15

| upper_age = 18

| colours = {{Color box|#8B1129|border=darkgray}} Burgundy

| website = {{Official URL}}

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{{nihongo|Teikyo School United Kingdom|帝京ロンドン学園高等部|Teikyō Rondon Gakuen Kōtōbu|{{lit|Teikyo London Academy High School Division}}}} is a Japanese international school in Wexham, Buckinghamshire, {{convert|20|mi|km}} to the west of London."[http://www.teikyofoundation.com/access/index.html アクセス]" ([https://archive.today/20140109031948/http://www.teikyofoundation.com/access/index.html 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" It educates 59 students aged between 15 and 18 years.{{cite web|title=Find an inspection report|url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110570|website=Ofsted|access-date=27 February 2017|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151609/https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110570|archive-date=27 February 2017|url-status = live|df=dmy-all}}"[http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=110570&myListCount=0 Teikyo School (UK)]" ([https://archive.today/20140109030619/http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=110570&myListCount=0 Archive]) EduBase, Department for Education. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. 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."[https://web.archive.org/web/20130215023941/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/006/001/003.htm 私立在外教育施設一覧]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/20130215023941/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/006/001/003.htm Archive]). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved on March 1, 2015.Mizukami, Tetsuo. The sojourner community [electronic resource]: Japanese migration and residency in Australia. Brill, 2007. {{ISBN|9004154795}}, 9789004154797. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=t-I_uJUu3boC&pg=PA136 136].

History

The school opened in April 1989,"[http://www.teikyofoundation.com/english/history.html History of Teikyo School]." ([https://archive.today/20140109025915/http://www.teikyofoundation.com/english/history.html Archive]) Teikyo School United Kingdom. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. and occupies Fulmer Grange, which had been formerly owned by the British Cement and Concrete Association.{{cite news|title=Rising soon|newspaper=Pinner Observer|place=Harrow, London|date=1988-12-15|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/144448485/ In Business IX]|via=Newspapers.com}} The facility was previously used as a head office,{{cite news|title=Japanese school opens|newspaper=Buckinghamshire Advertiser|place=Chesham|date=1989-04-19|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/144452443/ 3]|via=Newspapers.com}} and to host conferences.{{cite news|title=Japanese school is now taking shape|newspaper=Buckinghamshire Advertiser|place=Chesham|date=1988-11-02|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/144448127/ 3]|via=Newspapers.com}} Try Construction Group did the renovations, with one building becoming a dormitory and others also being renovated, spending £882,000 total. The organisation creating the school spent about £2,000,000 in renovations and construction, while £4,000,000 was spent to acquire the land. The plan was to house students who have parents working for Japanese companies.{{cite news|title=Japanese to start school|newspaper=Buckinghamshire Advertiser|place=Chesham|date=1988-06-08|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/144450363/ 3]|via=Newspapers.com}}

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."[http://www.teikyofoundation.com/pdf/OFSTED_Final_Report_Sep_2013.pdf Teikyo School (UK)]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140109050844/http://www.teikyofoundation.com/pdf/OFSTED_Final_Report_Sep_2013.pdf Archive]) OFSTED. 2013. 3 of 11. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.

Campus

The campus is located north of Slough, 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."[http://www.teikyofoundation.com/english/index.html Head's Welcome]." ([https://archive.today/20140109030323/http://www.teikyofoundation.com/english/index.html Archive]) Teikyo School United Kingdom. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. "Framewood Road, Wexham, Buckinghamshire SL2 4QS UK" The swimming pool and gymnasium were approved by the South Bucks authorities in 1989.{{cite news|title=Yes to pool|newspaper=Buckinghamshire Advertiser|place=Chesham|date=1989-02-15|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/144452798/ 16]|via=Newspapers.com}}

See also

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