King’s Academy Lord Wilson traces its roots back to the 1990s when it was founded as “Lord Wilson School”. Over the decades, our school has proudly served the families of boys with SEMH from across Hampshire, providing generations of students with a strong special education.
In 2017, our school underwent a significant change by becoming an academy and joining the Gosport and Fareham Multi Academy Trust (GFMAT). As part of the GFM, we benefited greatly from collaboration with other schools in the region, sharing resources and best practices.
Our journey continued in 2024 when the GFM merged with the renowned King’s Group Academies (KGA), leading to the creation of King’s Academy Lord Wilson. This merger has opened up exciting opportunities for our students and staff, allowing us to tap into the King’s Group Academies’ well-established network of excellence.
As part of the King’s educational legacy, we are dedicated to upholding the highest academic standards while fostering a vibrant and inclusive learning environment. We are committed to nurturing our students’ talents and empowering them to reach their full potential. Our vision is that King’s Academy Lord Wilson will continue to be a beacon of education and a source of pride for our community.
Who was Lord Wilson?
Lord Harold Wilson (born March 11, 1916 was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1976. A consummate politician, Wilson won four of five general elections, more than any other postwar British leader of any party.
Whilst the idea that new technologies such as radio and television could be used to bring education to a wide audience began to surface as long ago as the 1920s, it was not until the early 1960s that the idea gained momentum, when Wilson decided to take action to address the continuing exclusion from higher education of people from lower income groups.
Whilst on holiday in the Isles of Scilly, he wrote the outline for what he called ‘The University of the Air.’ Harold Wilson saw the realisation of his plans with the creation of The Open University in 1969.