Location: Windsor (JHQ)

Windsor took its name following the closure of the original Windsor School in Hamm in 1983.
Windsor School, Hamm, itself was formed from the amalgamation of Windsor Boys School and Windsor Girls School both of which had existed in Hamm since the early 1950’s.

Windsor School used the 1979 premises of the amalgamated Queen's and Kent Schools.

The two schools could not agree on a name for the merged school on the Queens site. The Assistant Director of BFES , Brian Birkby, proposed Windsor as a compromise, where he had been a housemaster.

Windsor School closed its doors for the last time on Friday 15th July 2013 after almost 60 years of continuous service, first as Queen’s School and then Windsor School.
The school closed as a result of the closure of JHQ Rheindahlen. This was part of the programmed withdrawal of British troops from Germany.

The school student population was 130 students across Years 7 to 13. This included 14 boarders in the one remaining boarding facility – Windsor House.

The final celebration of the life of the school took place on Monday 15th July 2013 in the Main Hall at Windsor School.

The main entrance in summer and winter.

The final staff photograph taken before the 2013 closure.

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A comprehensive set of maps showing JHQ over many years is now online.

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