Elstree School

Elstree School
Elstree Building.JPG
Photo of Elstree School Building from side
Address
Woolhampton

Reading
,
Berkshire
,
RG7 5TD

England
Coordinates51°24′14″N 1°10′20″W / 51.40383°N 1.17213°W / 51.40383; -1.17213Coordinates: 51°24′14″N 1°10′20″W / 51.40383°N 1.17213°W / 51.40383; -1.17213
Information
TypeIndependent
MottoClarior Ex Obscuro (Brighter, out of the darkness)
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1848; 175 years ago (1848)
Local authorityWest Berkshire
Department for Education URN110140 Tables
Head teacherSid Inglis
GenderCoeducational
Age3 to 13
HousesNorth, South, East and West
Colour(s)Blue, Red, Green and Yellow (respectively)
Websitewww.elstreeschool.org.uk

Elstree School is an English preparatory school for children aged 3–13 at Woolhampton House in Woolhampton, near Newbury in the English county of Berkshire. The school has announced plans to become fully co-educational from September 2020.

History

1848–1938 in Elstree, Hertfordshire

As its name suggests, the school was founded in 1848 in Elstree, Hertfordshire, at Hill House on Elstree Hill, an 18th-century Grade II Listed Building. Today the building is used as Bupa Care Centre.

Since 1938 in Woolhampton, Berkshire

With the approach of the outbreak of the Second World War, in 1938, Elstree School was evacuated to Woolhampton House in the Berkshire village of Woolhampton, and has remained there ever since.

The building

Elstree School House
Engraving before 1893

Woolhampton House is a 17th-century Grade II* Listed building.

Notable former pupils

Notable teachers

Sports

  • During the autumn term, soccer is the main sport, along with hockey and tennis. During the Lent term, rugby takes over from soccer, and hockey and cross country running continue. During the summer term, cricket is the main school sport, with swimming, athletics, and tennis also popular throughout the term. The school's sports day is the focus of a pupil's summer term.

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