Windlesham House School
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| Established | 1837 |
|---|---|
| Type | Preparatory school |
| Headteacher | Richard Foster |
| Location |
London Road Washington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 4AY England Coordinates: 50°53′24″N 0°25′07″W / 50.88994°N 0.41848°W |
| DfE number | 938/6028 |
| DfE URN | 126113 Tables |
| Students | 350 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 4–13 |
| Website |
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Windlesham House School is a prep school near Washington, West Sussex, England. It was founded in 1837 by Charles Robert Malden and was the first boys' preparatory school in the United Kingdom.[1] The school moved to its current location in 1934. It caters for over 300 pupils, both boarding and day, aged from four to thirteen years. The pre-prep is called Little Windlesham and teaches the four- to seven-year-olds.
Charles and Elizabeth Ann Malden were the last of five generations of Malden heads from 1837 - their joint headship alone lasted nearly 40 years (1957 to 1994). They were leaders of their time, insisting on being known not by their surname, Malden, but by the more informal Mr & Mrs Charles. In 1963 the School was among the first to become a Trust and in 1967 Windlesham was the first traditional boys' boarding prep school to become co-educational.
The school hosted a large outdoor event in the summer of 2010 called Odyssey.[2]
The Headmaster, Richard Foster, has been at the school since September 2007. The new Chairman of Governors, Christina Maude, is married to the Rt Hon. Francis Maude MP.
Notable former pupils
- Edward Hay Mackenzie Elliot (1852–1920), soldier and England footballer[3]
- Frederick Head (1874–1941), Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne[4]
- Donald Beves (1896–1961), academic[5]
- John Davies (1916–1979), Conservative politician and Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry[6]
- James Hamilton-Paterson (born 1941), poet and novelist[7]
- Frank Davies (born 1946), Anglo-Canadian record producer[8]
- Duncan Goodhew (born 1957), swimming athlete[9]
- Noah Huntley (born 1974), actor[10]
- Lucy Griffiths (born 1986), actress
- Guy Ritchie (born 1968), director/producer
- Alfie Allen (born 1986), actor
- Jacquetta Wheeler (born 1981), fashion model
- Tom Williams (born 1983), English rugby player
- Tamzin Merchant (born 1987) actress [11]
- Sir Michael Hordern (1911–1995) actor [12]
- Georgia Hardinge (born 1984) fashion designer
References
- ↑ "Windlesham ages 10 to 15 - Summer School - St Bede's Day and Boarding School". St Bede's School. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
Windlesham House School, which was the first school in the country to be established as a preparatory school, was founded in 1837 and has occupied its current location since 1934.
- ↑ "Top awards for New Hall School and Windlesham House School". Gabbitas. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
West Sussex’s Windlesham House School received the Outstanding Community Initiative for their outstanding Odyssey weekend, which took place in early July.
- ↑ Reginald Courtenay Welch, The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 (1894), p. 393
- ↑ Percival Serle, "Head, Frederick Waldegrave" in Dictionary of Australian Biography (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1949)
- ↑ 'Mr. D. H. Beves' (obituary) in The Times of London, issue 55127 dated 7 July 1961, p. 18
- ↑ Jason Tomes, 'John Emerson Harding Davies' in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004)
- ↑ James Hamilton-Paterson profile in The Guardian dated 5 June 2004
- ↑ 'Francis William Harding Davies' in Canadian Who's Who, vol. XLI (University of Toronto Press, 2006)
- ↑ Duncan Goodhew, Victoria Hislop, Fix Your Life - Now! (2003, ISBN 0091884500), p. 12
- ↑ Noah Huntley at filmreference.com, accessed 7 February 2014
- ↑ Merchant, Tamzin. "Tamzin Merchant". Huffington Post.
- ↑ "Sir Michael Hordern". The Daily Telegraph. London. 4 May 1995.
External links
- Map sources for Windlesham House School