Report - Westwood School - Rugeley. June 2016

[Ferox]

Had a relaxed wander around here recently with Urblex. Nice little school off the beaten track. Some cool bits still to see with some great nature egress. Unfortunately vandalism has taken it's toll also with parts of it being quite wreaked. From what I can gather the school was a specialist residential school for young people with Autism, it was originally called Pipewood School. It closed in 2002 and the new school has been built right next door. I can attest to the new schools location as we had to be careful not to be spotted from the rather full sounding playground as we moved around this place.

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[Lavino]

Nice one your getting about a bit..

 

[Ferox]

Thanks mate Yeah, have not been doing too bad of late

 

[urblex]

Nice photos mate the first one with the gate is ace, wish I'd thought of getting a close up one.

 

[Ferox]

Thanks mate. Really enjoyed this one

 

[urblex]

Yeah I did as well mate, only the 2nd school I've done & it was pretty cool, makes up for the schools we failed at in the past

 

[Jessica Rohland]

Yeah I did as well mate, only the 2nd school I've done & it was pretty cool, makes up for the schools we failed at in the past

Is this place still standing? I’ve tried to have a look on maps but I can’t seem to find it. So I’m presuming it’s been knocked down

 

[urblex]

Is this place still standing? I’ve tried to have a look on maps but I can’t seem to find it. So I’m presuming it’s been knocked down

Couldn’t tell you, I don’t live anywhere near it so can only suggest google maps which you’ve already tried ‍♂️

 

[Infoanne]

Pipewood school and westwood school are 2 separate places, west wood did have more troubled kids but pipewood had pupils who truanted school, some who were expelled for fighting, being disruptive and others that just hated school, pipewood was originally an evacuee camp in 1940s for kids,then later became a local government boarding school. It closed in the early 90s