Excell International School

Excell International School
Address
Tunnard Street Boston , Lincolnshire , PE21 6PL England
Coordinates	52°58′52″N0°01′30″W / 52.981°N 0.025°W / 52.981; -0.025
Information
Type	Independent Day and Boarding School
Established	1851
Founder	Martha and Mary Gee
Closed	16 July 2010
Specialist	Sixth Form College
Department for Education URN	120734 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	1851-1960s Girls 1960s-2010 Co-educational
Age	3to 18
Website	web.archive.org/web/20080619132240/http://xl1884.co.uk

Excell International School was a small independent, co-educational, day and boarding school located in Boston, Lincolnshire, England for children aged between 3 and 18. An amalgamation of two previous schools, Conway School and Maypole House School. Parents were told in a letter that the school and the Chatterbox Nursery associated with it would close on 16 July 2010, as they had been suffering "financial difficulties due to dwindling numbers".

History

Conway School

The school was established in 1851 by Martha and Mary Gee as Boston Middle Girls School at George Street, Boston and was "intended for female children whose parents are in the rank next above the actual poor". ^[1] It subsequently moved to its current site at Tunnard Street, at a rebuilding cost of £800. ^[2]

Head teacher controversy and problems with new ownership

Former owner and head teacher Simon McElwain was jailed for two years, in October 2007, after admitting the possession of child pornography images. He stepped down from his position in November 2004. ^{[3] [4]} Under McElwain the school had 140 pupils and employed 19 staff.

In April 2005 McElwain sold the school to David and Caroline Wilson. ^[5] The new head teacher at this point was Philomena Rynne. ^[6]

The pupil roll dropped after the transfer of ownership, and the school closed on 3 January 2007. ^[5]

Maypole House school

Maypole House School was founded in 1884, occupying Well Vale Hall in Well near Alford. ^[7] Maypole House school was sold in June in 2005 To Mr Omokhodion and Well Vale Hall was leased to the new owners of Maypole House school from 2005 to 2007 only. Maypole House received a Food Hygiene Award from the East Lindsey District Council in May 2006. ^{[8] [9]}

Merger

Conway School and Maypole House merged in January 2007 to form the Excell International College In Boston. They also started to take boarders and extended the age range of pupils from 3–18. In January 2008 it was announced that none of its students attained five or more A*-C GCSEs. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. The History and Antiquities of Boston: And the Villages of Skirbeck, Pishey Thompson, page 294, 1856
2. "Conway's History - About the History of Conway", Google cache, accessed 25 February 2008
3. "Ex-teacher jailed over child porn", BBC News, 26 October 2007
4. "Ex-teacher admits porn offences", BBC News, 18 September 2007
5. "Conway school closes", Boston Standard, 3 January 2007
6. "Former head charged with 25 offences of child porn", Boston Standard, 18 May 2005
7. "Maypole House School" ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, Ofsted, 17 October 2006
8. "Food Hygiene Award " ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, East Lindsey District Council, accessed 25 February 2008
9. "Maypole House School, Lincolnshire" Archived 17 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Which School?, accessed 25 February 2008
10. "Excellent GCSE results from our schools", Skegness Standard, 11 January 2008
11. "Secondary School achievement and attainment tables 2007 - Lincolnshire". Department for Education. Archived from [/http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/archive/group_07.pl?Mode=Z&Type=LA&No=925&Base=b&Phase=1&F=1&L=50&Year=07 the original] on 23 March 2016.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

External links

• Schools Shock, Boston Standard 9 July 2010