Repton Prep
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| Repton Prep | |
|---|---|
 Foremarke Hall | |
| Location | |
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Foremark, Milton ,,DE65 6EJ England | |
| Coordinates | 52°50′08″N1°30′28″W/ 52.8355°N 1.5078°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent school |
| Motto | 'Porta Vacat Culpa' literally 'Blame is empty at the gate' |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Anglican |
| Established | 1940 |
| Chairman of Governors | Jonathan M Fry |
| Head | Victoria Harding |
| Chaplain | Reverend Nick A. Bailey |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 3 to 13 |
| Enrolment | ~450 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colour(s) | Navy & Yellow |
| Senior School | Repton School |
| Website | http:// foremarke.org.uk/ |
Repton Prep(formally Repton Preparatory School) is aco-educationalPrivatePreparatory SchoolinForemark,Derbyshire,Englandwhich caters for day and boarding pupils aged 3–13 years old. It is commonly referred to asForemarke Hall– the name given to thestately home(country house,manor house) of themanorofForemarkwhich is the main building of the school.
It has a close relationship with its senior school,Repton School.
Early history
[edit]Theprep schoolwas founded in 1940 as a result of the drop of numbers and entries into Repton School- a result of travel inconvenience amidst uncertainties created in Britain duringWorld War IIwhich threatened the continuation of the Senior School. By establishing a junior section, it quickly guaranteed a secured number of students who were to enter Repton School forsecondary education.The school appointed Mr. B.W. Thomas as its firstHeadmaster(1940–1947).
The school used Repton premises- 'The Cross House' at first for convenience partly because there was insufficient time and funds to secure and set up a proper campus, but mostly because it was unnecessary – Repton School has a large campus. By the end of the war, there were more than a 100 boys attending the prep school.
Foremarke Hall
[edit]Following this expansion, a new campus was needed to offer the boys the accommodation they deserved, and such a site became available in 1947 –Foremarke Halland surrounding buildings in the manor ofForemark.Thecountry housewas used as aMilitary HospitalduringWorld War Iand an Officer Cadet Training Unit duringWorld War II.The army moved out in 1946 and Repton Prep settled in the new campus in 1947, leaving Mr. Thomas at Repton School, where he became Housemaster of Latham. Mr. Ken Jackson took over as the 2nd Headmaster(1947–1960), and the first to head the school in its new campus. The school rented the campus from the Church Commission, and purchased the free-hold of Foremarke Hall along with 40acresof land (practically the entire manor-grounds) and 3 cottages in the Manor.
Foremarke Hall (the Manor house) and its Annex do not house any academic departments; instead they contain two Boys' Boarding Houses, Heads of Boarding-Houses' accommodations, the Surgery & Sick Bay, the Headmaster & Secretaries' offices, the Staff Common Room and the School Library. The Annex holds a Flexible-Boarding house, a Games Room, the School Laundry as well as the Kitchen & Catering area.
Departments
[edit]The school's academic departments tend to have their own individual buildings like that of the faculties of Universities.
Old Foremarkians
[edit]Notable alumni of Foremarke who then went on toRepton Schoolinclude:
Tom Chambers (Actor)[1] Will Hughes (Derby County Midfielder)[2] Georgie Twigg (International British Field Hockey Player)[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit] | This articleneeds additional citations forverification.(October 2008) |
- ^"Tom digs in for former school | Derby Telegraph".derbytelegraph.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 20 February 2015.
- ^"Football | Foremarke Hall".foremarke.org.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 20 February 2015.
- ^"About | georgie twigg".Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2015.Retrieved20 February2015.
