Shrewsbury House School, commonly referred to as SHS or Shrewsbury House, is an independent day preparatory school for boys aged 7 to 13, in Surbiton at the edge of Greater London close to the Surrey border, its historic county, in England.[2] Established in 1865 it is among the minority of extant Preparatory Schools founded before the year 1900.[3]
| Shrewsbury House School | |
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| Location | |
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| , , KT6 6RL Great Britain | |
| Information | |
| School type | Independent School |
| Motto | "Alta Peto" (Latin: Aim High)[n 1] |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Founder | Rev. H. Wilson |
| Oversight | Ofsted Independent Schools Inspectorate |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 7 to 13 |
| Number of students | 320 (Approx.)[1] |
| Average class size | 16 |
| Language | English |
| Campus size | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Colour(s) | |
| Sports | Football, rugby and cricket, inter alia |
| Website | www.shrewsburyhouse.net |
A proportion of pupils achieve results at Common Entrance Examinations to gain entry to schools such as public schools.[4]
The school has been an educational trust since 1979 administered by a Board of Governors some of whom are among its trustees.[5] All of the Governors, except two of the educationalists and the medical expert, are former parents.[6]
History
editShrewsbury House School was founded in 1865 by Rev. Henry Wilson, a local clergyman, in the centre of Surbiton and derived its name from the Wilson family’s association with the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
In 1910 the School moved to Haulkerton, a large Victorian Arts and Crafts mansion dating, from the mid-nineteenth century, on Ditton Hill. The main house was renamed Shrewsbury House and the School has remained there ever since.
For the next 70 years, the School was operated by a series of private owners, most notably Henry Hamilton-Miller, who gave the School his family coat of arms and the motto Alta Peto. In 1979, the School became a charitable trust, administered by a Board of Governors, known as the Shrewsbury House School Trust.
In 2009, the school took over the pre-preparatory department of nearby Milbourne Lodge School, which was renamed Shrewsbury Lodge School and later Shrewsbury House Pre-Preparatory School, after The Rowans School, Wimbledon, joined the Shrewsbury House School Trust in 2017
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (December 2022) |
- Anthony Gross CBE, RA (1905–1984), printmaker, painter, war artist & film director[7]
- Major General Philip 'Pip' Roberts, CB, DSO & Two Bars, MC (1906-1997), senior officer during the Second World War
- Sir Stirling Moss OBE (1929-2020), Formula One racing driver
- Donald Cammell (1934–1996), film director[8]
- Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth (born 1937), former Chairman of Vodafone and Chairman & CEO of Tesco[9]
- Nigel Mitchell (born 1978) TV and radio presenter
- Madison Hughes (born 1992), Captain of the United States national rugby sevens team
- Alastair Gray (born 1998), tennis player
Notes and references
edit- References
- ^ "Independent Schools Council SHS". Archived from the original on 18 September 2011.
- ^ Consultants, Gabbitas Educational (2004). The Independent Schools Guide 2004–2005. Kogan Page Publishers. ISBN 9780749441647. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ The Public and Preparatory Schools Year Book. Year Book Press Limited. 1971. ISBN 9780713611434. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Scholarships, Awards and Subject Prizes | Shrewsbury House School". www.shrewsburyhouse.net. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Shrewsbury House School". shrewsburyhouse.net. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Shrewsbury House School". shrewsburyhouse.net. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "The Artist". google.co.uk. 1947. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ Cammell, Donald; Brando, Marlon (30 June 2010). Fan Tan. Random House. ISBN 9781407089485. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ Ryle, Sarah (28 March 2013). The Making of Tesco: A Story of British Shopping. Random House. ISBN 9781448127474. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- Notes
- ^ The school motto, 'alta peto' literally translates as 'I seek the heights'