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'''Sunningdale School''' is a family run boys' [[Preparatory school (UK)|preparatory school]] of around 100 pupils. Founded in 1874 it stands in 25 acres of mature gardens and grounds. The school is excellently situated just 45 minutes from [[London]], 20 minutes from [[Heathrow]] and 15 minutes from the M3, M4 and M25 Motorways.
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The school has its own [[chapel]]. It also has a house in [[Normandy]] to which each boy goes for a week three times during his time at Sunningdale. Boys have an opportunity to play a wide variety of games. The major sports are football, rugby and cricket in the [[Michaelmas]], [[Lent]] and Summer terms respectively. Boys also play tennis, squash, [[Eton Fives]], basketball, indoor hockey, golf and table tennis against other schools. Fives has been played at Sunningdale since at least 1892 and the school has 3 courts on site. They also compete in athletics, [[Cross country running|cross-country]], [[fencing]], judo and air rifle shooting. There is a heated indoor [[swimming pool]] which means that the boys can swim all year round. The sports hall has recently been refurbished and provides the boys with facilities for many indoor activities. It includes two full-length [[cricket nets]] and an air rifle range. There is also a 7 hole golf course in the grounds. Boys can also ride and do [[clay pigeon shooting]] and in their last term they do an Outward Bound course on [[Dartmoor]]. Indoor activities include [[chess]], model railway, cooking, bridge, snooker, [[Reel (dance)|Scottish Dancing]], drama, model making and board games.
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{{Infobox school
| name = Sunningdale School
| image = Sunningdale School logo.svg
| image_size = 100px
| coordinates = {{coord|51.394|-0.641|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}
| motto =
| established = 1874
| type = [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|Private]] [[Preparatory school (UK)|preparatory]] school<br>Day and boarding school
| religious_affiliation = Church of England
| president =
| head_label = Headmaster
| head = Tom Dawson
| r_head_label =
| r_head =
| chair_label = Proprietor
| chair = He
| founder = William Girdlestone
| specialist =
| address = Dry Arch Road
| city = Sunningdale
| county = Berkshire
| country = England
| postcode = SL5 9PY
| local_authority = Windsor and Maidenhead
| ofsted =
| dfeno = 868/6007
| staff =
| enrolment = 100~
| gender = Boys
| lower_age = 7
| upper_age = 13
| houses =
| colours = {{colour box|darkblue}} {{colour box|white}} (school)
| publication = Sunningdale E-Newsletter
| website = {{URL|http://www.sunningdaleschool.co.uk}}
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'''Sunningdale School''' is a boys' [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory]] [[independent School (UK)|independent]] [[boarding school]] of around 100 pupils, situated in [[Sunningdale]] in [[Berkshire]], close to [[London]], England.
Sunningdale's aim is to provide a happy and supportive environment in which boys can prosper both as individuals and as members of the school community. It also aims to prepare boys both academically and socially for life at [[public school]]. Its record at Common Entrance is outstanding and boys from Sunningdale have gained 10 scholarships to public schools in the last three years.
It is a feeder for [[Eton College|Eton]], [[Harrow School|Harrow]], [[Marlborough College|Marlborough]], [[Radley College|Radley]], [[Stowe School|Stowe]] and [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington]].


==External links==
==Introduction==
Sunningdale School is a small school that seeks to educate its pupils in a range of subjects and disciplines, and to encourage them to take the Common Entrance Examination for entry to senior independent boarding schools.

Founded in 1874 by William Girdlestone, it has {{convert|25|acre|ha}} of gardens and grounds. He was later joined by his son, Theophilus Girdlestone, who helped run the school for the next quarter of a century until an unfortunate period for the family with Girdlestone dying on 22 February 1897 and Theophilus following on 25 June 1899. This led to the school being sold in 1900 to the next headmaster, F. L. Crabtree (1900–33), the pupils numbered 27. Since its foundation, the school has had only seven heads.

The school was the subject of a BBC television documentary, ''Britain's Youngest Boarders'', first broadcast in September 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00txn31|title=Britain's Youngest Boarders - BBC Two}}</ref>

==Background==
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The school has its own [[chapel]], and a house in [[Normandy]], [[France]] to which each boy goes for a week three times during his time at Sunningdale. The school's major sports are [[Football (soccer)|football]], [[rugby union]] and [[cricket]] in the [[Michaelmas]], [[Lent]] and summer terms respectively. Boys also play [[tennis]], [[Squash (sport)|squash]], [[Eton Fives]], basketball, field hockey, golf and table tennis against other independent boarding schools. Fives has been played at Sunningdale since at least 1892 and the school has 3 courts on site. They also compete in athletics, [[Cross country running|cross-country]], [[fencing]], judo and air rifle shooting. There is a heated indoor [[swimming pool]] which means that the boys can swim all year round. The sports hall includes two full-length [[cricket nets]] and an air rifle range. There is also a 7-hole [[golf]] course in the grounds. Boys can also ride and do [[clay pigeon shooting]] and in their last term they do an outward bound course on [[Dartmoor]]. Indoor activities include [[chess]], [[model railway]], [[cooking]], [[Contract bridge|bridge]], [[snooker]], [[Reel (dance)|Scottish dancing]], [[drama]], [[model making]] and [[board games]].

==Former pupils==
{{alumni|date=November 2024}}
Former pupils of Sunningdale School include:
* [[Henry Blofeld]], BBC cricket commentator
* [[Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne|Michael Bowes-Lyon]], 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
* [[Henry Cecil|Sir Henry Cecil]], horse racing trainer
* Guy Clark, [[Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire]]
* [[Earl Erne|John Crichton]], Viscount Crichton, property consultant
* [[Henry Field (anthropologist)|Henry Field]], US anthropologist who documented Iraq's Marsh Arabs
* [[Francis Fulford (landowner)|Francis Fulford]], Devon landowner, reality star of [[The F***ing Fulfords]]
* [[Bamber Gascoigne]], British television presenter and author
* [[Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster]], the former richest [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocrat]] in the UK
* [[Carey Harrison]], novelist and dramatist
* [[Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol]]
* [[Bernard Heywood]], Church of England bishop
* [[Nick Hurd]], Government Minister
* [[Prince Michael of Kent]], cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and member of the Royal Family
* [[Lord Frederick Windsor]], British Royal and financial analyst
* [[William Kinghan]], unionist politician, [[High Sheriff of Down]], 1924
* [[Humphrey Lyttelton]], jazz musician and BBC radio presenter
* [[Ferdinand Mount]], writer and novelist
* [[Ian Ogilvy]], actor
* [[Stephen Powys, 6th Baron Lilford]]
* [[Hugh van Cutsem]], landowner, banker, businessman, and horse-breeder
* [[Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse]], former Thai prince<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-09 |title=ท่านอ้น: สายใยไม่เคยจางหาย ย้อนอดีต "วัชเรศร วิวัชรวงศ์" ในวันหวนคืนแผ่นดินไทย |url=https://www.bbc.com/thai/articles/c1vk123dk02o |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=BBC News ไทย |language=th}}</ref>
* [[Chakriwat Vivacharawongse]], former Thai prince

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.sunningdaleschool.co.uk/ Sunningdale School website]
* [http://www.sunningdaleschool.co.uk/ Sunningdale School website]


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Latest revision as of 05:21, 5 November 2024

Sunningdale School
Address
Map
Dry Arch Road

Sunningdale
,
Berkshire
,
SL5 9PY

England
Coordinates51°23′38″N 0°38′28″W / 51.394°N 0.641°W / 51.394; -0.641
Information
TypePrivate preparatory school
Day and boarding school
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1874
FounderWilliam Girdlestone
Local authorityWindsor and Maidenhead
ProprietorHe
HeadmasterTom Dawson
GenderBoys
Age7 to 13
Enrolment100~
Colour(s)    (school)
PublicationSunningdale E-Newsletter
Websitewww.sunningdaleschool.co.uk

Sunningdale School is a boys' preparatory independent boarding school of around 100 pupils, situated in Sunningdale in Berkshire, close to London, England.

Introduction

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Sunningdale School is a small school that seeks to educate its pupils in a range of subjects and disciplines, and to encourage them to take the Common Entrance Examination for entry to senior independent boarding schools.

Founded in 1874 by William Girdlestone, it has 25 acres (10 ha) of gardens and grounds. He was later joined by his son, Theophilus Girdlestone, who helped run the school for the next quarter of a century until an unfortunate period for the family with Girdlestone dying on 22 February 1897 and Theophilus following on 25 June 1899. This led to the school being sold in 1900 to the next headmaster, F. L. Crabtree (1900–33), the pupils numbered 27. Since its foundation, the school has had only seven heads.

The school was the subject of a BBC television documentary, Britain's Youngest Boarders, first broadcast in September 2010.[1]

Background

[edit]

The school has its own chapel, and a house in Normandy, France to which each boy goes for a week three times during his time at Sunningdale. The school's major sports are football, rugby union and cricket in the Michaelmas, Lent and summer terms respectively. Boys also play tennis, squash, Eton Fives, basketball, field hockey, golf and table tennis against other independent boarding schools. Fives has been played at Sunningdale since at least 1892 and the school has 3 courts on site. They also compete in athletics, cross-country, fencing, judo and air rifle shooting. There is a heated indoor swimming pool which means that the boys can swim all year round. The sports hall includes two full-length cricket nets and an air rifle range. There is also a 7-hole golf course in the grounds. Boys can also ride and do clay pigeon shooting and in their last term they do an outward bound course on Dartmoor. Indoor activities include chess, model railway, cooking, bridge, snooker, Scottish dancing, drama, model making and board games.

Former pupils

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Former pupils of Sunningdale School include:

References

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  1. ^ "Britain's Youngest Boarders - BBC Two".
  2. ^ "ท่านอ้น: สายใยไม่เคยจางหาย ย้อนอดีต "วัชเรศร วิวัชรวงศ์" ในวันหวนคืนแผ่นดินไทย". BBC News ไทย (in Thai). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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