Cheam School
| Established | 1645 |
|---|---|
| Type | Independent preparatory school |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Headmaster | Martin Harris |
| Founder | George Aldrich |
| Location |
Headley Hampshire RG19 8LD England 51°21′13″N 1°15′28″W / 51.35364°N 1.25764°WCoordinates: 51°21′13″N 1°15′28″W / 51.35364°N 1.25764°W |
| DfE URN | 116520 Tables |
| Students | 428 as of February 2016 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 2–13 |
| Houses | Aldrich, Beck, Gilpin, Tabor |
| Colours |
Red and Blue |
| Website | School website |
Cheam School is a mixed preparatory school located in Headley, in the civil parish of Ashford Hill with Headley in the English county of Hampshire. It was founded in 1645 by George Aldrich.
History
The school started in Cheam, now a museum visited on an annual basis by the younger children. The move from Cheam to the present site, previously a country house known as Beenham Court, took place in 1934, when the area was developing from a quiet leafy village to a busy suburb. Just before it moved, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was a pupil there. His son, Charles, Prince of Wales, was also a pupil at the school.
Present day
The school has occupied its present home on the borders of Hampshire and Berkshire, with nearly 100 acres (40 ha) of grounds, since 1934. There are four houses (known as divisions): Aldrich (yellow), Beck (green), Gilpin (red), and Tabor (blue). The school colours are red and blue.
The current headmaster is Martin Harris, who has been in post since 2016. Cheam now educates both boys and girls between the ages of three and thirteen and takes day-pupils as well as boarders.
Headmasters
- 1645-1685: George Aldrich
- 1685-1701: Henry Day
- 1701-1711: Robert LLoyd
- 1711-1739: Daniel Sanxay
- 1739-1752 James Sanxay
- 1752-1777: William Gilpin [1]
- 1777-1805: James Wilding
- 1805- ?: Joseph Wilson
- 1826-1846: Charles Mayo
- 1856-1890: Robert Tabor
- 1891-1920: Arthur Tabor
- 1921-1947: Harold Taylor
- 1947–1963: Peter Beck[2]
- 1963-1971: Michael Stannard
- 1972-1985: Michael Wheeler
- 1985-1998: Christopher Evers
- 1998–2016: Mark Johnson
- 2016-Present: Martin Harris
Notable alumni or former pupils
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Elizabeth II
- Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent of Elizabeth II
- Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister, 1801–1804
- Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe
- Lord Berners, painter and composer
- Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley, England's first Ashes winning captain
- Hugh Childers, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1882–1885
- Randolph Churchill, Conservative cabinet minister and father of Winston Churchill
- Robert S. de Ropp researcher in biochemistry, and writer on human potential
- Digby Mackworth Dolben, poet
- Reginald Drax, admiral
- William Fletcher rower
- William Gilpin (priest), 'Dr Syntax', headmaster 1752-1777
- Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird, footballer and banker
- Leonora MacKinnon, Fencer for Canadian team in the 2012 London Olympic games
- Jake Meyer 7 summits mountaineer
- John Michell, writer and esotericist.[3]
- Sukhumbhand Paribatra, 15th Governor of Bangkok
- Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany, writer
- General Sir Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast VC, GCB (15 October 1834 – 24 July 1913) - recipient of the Victoria Cross
See also
Notes
- ↑ "William Gilpin 1724-1804". Hantsweb. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "PETER BECK Headmaster who caned Prince Charles — twice" (obituary) in The Times dated 4 June 2002, p. 27, from The Times Digital Archive, accessed 16 September 2013
- ↑ Screeton, Paul (2010). John Michell: From Atlantis To Avalon. Avebury: Heart of Albion Press. p. 2. ISBN 1-905646-16-X.