Ludgrove School
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Ludgrove , , RG40 3AB | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′00″N 0°49′34″W / 51.400°N 0.826°WCoordinates: 51°24′00″N 0°49′34″W / 51.400°N 0.826°W |
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| Type | Independent preparatory boarding school |
| Motto | Whatever Thy Hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might.(Ecclesiastes 9:10 ) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1892 |
| Founder | Arthur Dunn |
| Chairman of the governors | Philip Edey |
| Headmaster | Simon Barber |
| Staff | 50 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 8 to 13 |
| Enrolment | 200 |
| Houses | Jellicoe, Kitchener, Haig, Drake, Wellington, Nelson |
| Colour(s) | Blue and white |
| Former pupils | Old Ludgrovians |
| Website | http://www.ludgrove.net/ |
Ludgrove School is an English independent preparatory boarding school for 200 boys, aged eight to thirteen years. It is situated in the civil parish of Wokingham Without, adjoining the town of Wokingham in the county of Berkshire. Together with certain cathedral schools, it is one of the few remaining single-sex full boarding preparatory schools in the country.[citation needed]
Founded in 1892 at Ludgrove Hall, near Cockfosters in Middlesex, in 1937 the school moved to its present site at Wokingham, previously occupied by Wixenford School, which had closed in 1934.
History[edit]
The school was founded in 1892 in north London by the footballer Arthur Dunn, who recruited several fellow sportsmen to assist him as masters. On his premature death he was succeeded by two joint headmasters, namely G.O. Smith and William Oakley, both having been captain of the England national football team.
Out of the 255 Old Ludgrovians who fought in World War I, 64 were killed. The names of Ludgrove's fallen are inscribed on the Roll of Honour in the School Chapel. They include one recipient of the Victoria Cross, won posthumously by Lieut. J. S. Dunville of the Royal Dragoons in 1917. 48 Old Ludgrovians died in World War II.[1]
Various prominent former pupils have recorded their memories of the school. Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon said that "of its kind, it was a very good school indeed".[2] Alistair Horne wrote an unflattering account of his time at the school in the 1930s in which he described "humbug, snobbery and rampant, unchecked bullying" which he thought was intended to toughen the boys up.[3]
In 1937 the school was moved from Cockfosters to its present location at Wixenford, Wokingham, taking over the buildings of the former Wixenford School.[4] Alan Barber, a well known cricketer, was headmaster for many years. The school business was turned into a charitable trust in 1972, and Barber's son Gerald—together with Nichol Marston—became joint headmasters. In July 2004, Marston retired. In 2008, Ludgrove's headmasters were Sid Inglis and Gerald Barber's son Simon. In July 2013, Inglis left the school to take up a headship at Elstree School.
The school today[edit]
The school buildings include a private chapel, two science laboratories, a music school, specialist art, carpentry, pottery, information technology departments, a gymnasium and theatre. Its extensive sporting facilities include a 9-hole golf course, a swimming pool, two fives courts, two squash courts, four tennis courts, and around eleven pitches for ball games, all set in 150 acres (0.61 km2) of school land.[citation needed]
The fees are £9,420 per term.[5]
Notable Old Ludgrovians[edit]
- Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia.[6]
- Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales[7]
- Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales[8]
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, grandson of George V and first cousin of Elizabeth II
- Prince George of Teck[9]
- Prince Frederick of Teck[10]
- Prince Rupert of Teck[11]
- Peter Ainsworth, MP East Surrey[12][13]
- Fergus Bowes-Lyon,[14] elder brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
- Timothy Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne,[15] first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II
- James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, great-grandson of Edward VII and second cousin of Elizabeth II
- Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire[16]
- Sir Nigel Cecil
- Wykeham Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis[17]
- Charles Cumming, writer of spy fiction
- Alec Douglas-Home, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1963 to 1964
- William Douglas Home, dramatist and politician[18]
- John Dunville, British army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross[19]
- Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon,[20] British Army officer, Conservative politician, and younger son of Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden
- Paul Foot, journalist[21]
- Sir Martin Gilliat, Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
- Bear Grylls, mountaineer, writer, presenter and Chief Scout
- Anthony Head, former Secretary of State for War[22]
- Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory,[23] former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon[2]
- John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon[24]
- Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Governor-General and Viceroy of India[25]
- Hugh Seymour, 8th Marquess of Hertford
- Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie, cricketer
- George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, son of Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
- Sir Oliver Leese, senior British Army officer[26]
- Sir Shane Leslie, diplomat and writer
- Sir Denis Mahon, art collector and historian of Italian art[27]
- Robert R. McCormick, American lawyer, politician and publisher of the Chicago Tribune[28]
- Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian, television presenter and author
- Sir Osbert Sitwell, 5th Baronet
- Sir Henry Abel Smith, former Governor of Queensland[29]
- Winston Spencer-Churchill,[30] British Conservative politician and a grandson of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill
- Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby
- Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath
- Charlie van Straubenzee, businessman
- Thomas van Straubenzee, businessman
- Thady Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 7th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
Notable masters[edit]
- Alan Barber (1905–1985), Yorkshire cricket captain, headmaster
- Arthur Dunn (1861–1902), founder of the school
- William Oakley (1873–1934), England football captain, joint headmaster
- Cecil Sharp (1859–1924), founding father of the English folk music revival, part-time music master 1893–1910
- G. O. Smith (1872–1943), England football captain and centre-forward, joint headmaster
- Robin Milford (1903–1959), composer, part-time music master
References[edit]
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ a b Herbert, Henry (1976). No Regrets: Memoirs of the Earl of Carnarvon. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. p. 10. ISBN 0297772465.
- ^ Horne, Alistair (2012). A Bundle From Britain. Macmillan. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-4472-3177-6.
- ^ Donald P. Leinster-Mackay. (1984) The Rise of the English Prep School. p. 154.
- ^ Fees. Ludgrove School. Retrieved 03 Dec 2019.
- ^ "Yugo-Slavian Boy Prince", The Citizen (Gloucester), 9 May 1935, p. 8. British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2016. (subscription required)
- ^ "The Duke of Cambridge". biographic sketch. The British Monarchy (UK government). 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
Prince William ... From September 1990, The Prince attended Ludgrove School in Berkshire, for five years until 5 July 1995.
- ^ "Prince Harry". biographic sketch. The British Monarchy (UK government). 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
In 1989 Prince Harry joined Prince William at Wetherby School, moving to Ludgrove School in Berkshire in September 1992.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ "The Peter Ainsworth MP in British Socialists Party Directory". biographic sketch. UK Political Parties Directory. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
Peter Michael Ainsworth was born in 1956. He was educated at Ludgrove, Wokingham ...
- ^ "Peter Ainsworth: Electoral History and Profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
School: Ludgrove, Wokingham
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Lewis P. (2014) For Kent and Country. Brighton: Reveille Press. pp. 136–141.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Foot, Paul. (1990) Words as Weapons. Verso. Introduction. ISBN 0-86091-527-1
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Turner, Karl. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ Barber, Richard. The Story of Ludgrove.
- ^ "Winston Churchill, obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
Further reading[edit]
- Barber, Richard. (2004) The Story of Ludgrove. Guidon Publishing. ISBN 0-9543617-2-5
External links[edit]
- Ludgrove School website
- Profile on the ISC website