Talk:Westminster City School

What information is notable?
The name of the Head is notable, and perhaps the Chaplain as there seems to be a slot in the infobox for this role, but I don't think we need any more staff names listed here. Comments? - Fayenatic (talk) 23:08, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Crime committed at the school
Can you please remove this because this incident happend in 2004 and since then the school reputation has been re-built. Please, please remove this link. It does not give a good account of a good school. Please —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.2.183.27 (talk) 19:46, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * This is a well-attested, sourced fact about the school. 2004 is actually pretty recent and the damages case was only concluded this year. Wikipedia is not censored and not advertising. Rachel Pearce (talk) 20:07, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * If you wish the article to present a balanced account of the school, then consider adding some adequately notable, verifiable and referenced information about the school that reflects well on it. Demonstrate that its reputation has been rebuilt, but don't airbrush away the facts of the rape, the denial of fault and the compensation payment. NebY (talk) 21:51, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Several editors over the last few days appear to be trying to remove this section without discussing it appropriately first. If anyone wished to remove sourced content from WP it should be discussed first, any undiscussed removal is quickly reversed and the editors responsible warned/banned. Thanks RaseaC (talk) 16:50, 7 September 2009 (UTC).

I remived it. It doesn't need to be there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.197.186.246 (talk) 02:50, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I am reinstating it until there is a consensus here to remove it. – Fayenatic  L ondon 14:08, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

New sections needed
The article lacks info including the school's history, results (academic and inspection), notable alumni, motto, press or media coverage other than the incident already recorded, notable extra-curricular activities. The related bodies already included in the "external links" section should also be mentioned in the text of the article. - Fayenatic (talk) 20:15, 3 September 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree with that comment. I think it's sad, to say the least, that, apart from some historical background, the only information displayed in this entry relates to the sexual assault on a teacher! I attended this school in the 1950's and 1960's, and had a wonderful educational experience there. The school produced so many fine professionals and academics. Can nobody add some information about the school's activities, staff, academic record, etc?
 * Bq7720 (talk) 19:39, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * You could add that information... raseaC talk to me 19:50, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Contradiction on dates of King's
- the above seems contradictory as the dates are out of sequence. - Fayenatic (talk) 23:23, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Kings': Arising from the St Margaret’s Hospital, established by the churchwardens of St Margaret's in 1642, incorporated by the charter of King Charles I in 1633 ...

List of headmasters
We should apply much the same rules to listing headmasters as we do to listing pupils: list those that are notable in their own right and in whose lives the school played a significant part. If any of them made significant contributions to the history of the school, those contributions could be included in the narrative history. But listing every single one, however long they remained and however successful (or otherwise) their tenure, just looks like padding. I suggest we remove it and I have done once but I see that has restored it without explanation, so let's discuss it here. NebY (talk) 17:24, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

I initially added the first seven headteachers from a published source and then added the last 7 later. The school has a long and rich history which isn't currently reflected. There have only been 14 headmasters, and whilst some may have been more successful or notable than others, simply naming them seemed to be the most impartial way of starting to describe the history of the school. I'd like to add some other key dates and facts in the school history to help tell the story a little better. Any advice or tips on how best to do this will be gratefully received. Keepofftherocks (talk) 12:12, 23 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Yes, do expand the history section! To do that, you'll need encylopedic content. Once you've got that, you'll find it easy enough to include it.
 * But we don't just add lists, especially when their content means nothing to the general reader. We put the information into a narrative, and if we don't have someting to say about (in this example) some of the headmasters, we leave them out. Manual of Style/Embedded lists has more advice on this. NebY (talk) 16:18, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Listing the previous headmasters does not need to be written in prose or edited to include just notable characters. Every headmaster will have been notable in the life of the school. Other schools use lists with notable or well known Headmasters linked to their own page see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_school. I don't yet have the research or information on what each Headmaster achieved or if they appear anywhere else on wiki-pedia so would like to simple include the basic list as a starting point. Keepofftherocks (talk) 10:37, 4 June 2014 (UTC)