The Hawthorns School

The Hawthorns School
The Hawthorns School
Address
Map
Pendell Court

Bletchingley
,
Surrey
,
RH1 4QJ

England
Coordinates51°15′4.5″N 0°6′48.2″W / 51.251250°N 0.113389°W / 51.251250; -0.113389
Information
TypeIndependent day school
Established1926; 98 years ago (1926)
FounderDudley A Bull
HeadmasterAdrian Floyd
Staff120 (2021)
Gendermixed
Age range0-13
Enrolment520
Campus size35 acres
YearbookThe Hawthorns Review
AffiliationIndependent Association of Prep Schools
Websitewww.hawthorns.com

The Hawthorns School is an independent nursery and preparatory school for boys and girls aged 2 years to 13 years in Bletchingley, Surrey, England.

The headmaster as of 2015 is Mr Adrian Floyd

Situated in a semi-rural location near Redhill, Reigate, Oxted, Caterham, Westerham and Lingfield, the 35-acre site includes the listed Pendell Court alongside facilities for nursery and pre-prep children, as well as subject specialist centres.

History

Founded in 1926 by Mr Dudley A Bull, the school began as a boys' preparatory school with both day pupils and boarders. 'The Hawthorns' house, built in the 1880s, was situated at Gatton Point, on the London Brighton road, north of Redhill. In 1961 the school moved to Pendell Court, Bletchingley. Built in 1624[1] as a family home, it was later occupied by an order of nuns, the Wantage Sisters, until 1960.

The school became a co-educational prep school in September 1992. Boarding ended and The Hawthorns became an IAPS day school in 1994.

Notable Old Hawthornians

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "The Hawthorns Pendell Court (Grade II*) (1281104)". National Heritage List for England.
  2. ^ "Faulkner's music dream catches the imagination". Surrey Live. 2 July 2013 [25 November 2008].
  3. ^ Sedley, Stephen (7 January 2016). "Bingham, Thomas Henry [Tom], Baron Bingham of Cornhill (1933–2010)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/102527. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Embroiled in a row". Oxfordshire Guardian. 14 April 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  5. ^ Moody, Graham (12 August 2008). "Whitgift schoolboy makes England debut". This Is Local London. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.


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