Bournemouth Collegiate School was created in September 2009 by the merger of Wentworth College in Bournemouth and Uplands School in Poole. Wentworth College had joined the
United Church Schools Trust in August 2008, and Uplands School in June 2009 – it was UCST that brought the two together to create a new school.
Uplands School Uplands was an independent school in Poole founded in 1895 as Bourne School for Girls. It moved to various places before and after
World War II and later became coeducational.
Wentworth College Wentworth College was previously an independent day and boarding school for girls. It took its name from Wentworth Lodge, the building it occupied. The school was founded by the merger of two schools during the 1960s.
Milton Mount College was founded in 1871 with
Selina Hadland as head. It was originally sited in
Milton-next-Gravesend near
Gravesend Kent, and then relocated to Worth Park near
Crawley. The second, Bournemouth Collegiate School, was established in 1899 in the town centre and moved to Wentworth Lodge in 1923. Due to falling pupil numbers, Wentworth became coeducational in 2008. It went into
administration in July 2008, which prompted the UCST to propose the merger. ==Prep School==