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The school was founded in 1934 as a [[boarding school]] for boys, and consisted of just two staff and eight boys.<ref>Donald P. Leinster-Mackay, ''The Rise of the English Prep School'' (1984), p. 340</ref> Historically, as the school grew, boys would leave to go onto schools such as [[Eton College|Eton]], [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and [[Winchester College|Winchester]], however its ties with these schools slowly deteriorated after it first admitted girls in 1971, going on to become fully co-educational.<ref name=isi>[http://www.standrewspangbourne.co.uk/assets/documents/St%20Andrews%20Final%20210311.pdf ISI Report, March 2011], online</ref> The school's main building, a listed [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic]] [[English country house|country house]] called Buckhold, which was designed by [[Alfred Waterhouse]] in 1885 for [[Herbert Watney]], is set in fifty-four acres of woods and playing fields.<ref name=isi/> |
The school was founded in 1934 as a [[boarding school]] for boys, and consisted of just two staff and eight boys.<ref>Donald P. Leinster-Mackay, ''The Rise of the English Prep School'' (1984), p. 340</ref> Historically, as the school grew, boys would leave to go onto schools such as [[Eton College|Eton]], [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and [[Winchester College|Winchester]], however its ties with these schools slowly deteriorated after it first admitted girls in 1971, going on to become fully co-educational.<ref name=isi>[http://www.standrewspangbourne.co.uk/assets/documents/St%20Andrews%20Final%20210311.pdf ISI Report, March 2011], online</ref> The school's main building, a listed [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic]] [[English country house|country house]] called Buckhold, which was designed by [[Alfred Waterhouse]] in 1885 for [[Herbert Watney]], is set in fifty-four acres of woods and playing fields.<ref name=isi/> |
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==Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge== |
==Catherine, Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge== |
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The school's most famous alumna is [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|Catherine "Kate" Middleton]]. Following her family's return to Berkshire from [[Amman]] when she was four years old, Middleton was enrolled at St Andrew's, and she boarded part-weekly at the school in her later years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duchess of Cambridge returns to St Andrew's School|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-20555704|publisher=BBC|date=30 December 2012|access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> It was at this school in 1991 that Middleton first saw her future husband, [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]], when he was part of a [[Ludgrove School]] [[field hockey|hockey]] team that came to play a match at Middleton's school.<ref>Daily Telegraph Reporter, ''[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8162448/Kate-Middleton-first-laid-eyes-on-Prince-William-as-a-10-year-old-schoolgirl.html Kate Middleton 'first laid eyes on Prince William as a 10-year-old schoolgirl']'' dated 27 November 2010 at telegraph.co.uk</ref> |
The school's most famous alumna is [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|Catherine "Kate" Middleton]]. Following her family's return to Berkshire from [[Amman]] when she was four years old, Middleton was enrolled at St Andrew's, and she boarded part-weekly at the school in her later years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duchess of Cambridge returns to St Andrew's School|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-20555704|publisher=BBC|date=30 December 2012|access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> It was at this school in 1991 that Middleton first saw her future husband, [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]], when he was part of a [[Ludgrove School]] [[field hockey|hockey]] team that came to play a match at Middleton's school.<ref>Daily Telegraph Reporter, ''[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8162448/Kate-Middleton-first-laid-eyes-on-Prince-William-as-a-10-year-old-schoolgirl.html Kate Middleton 'first laid eyes on Prince William as a 10-year-old schoolgirl']'' dated 27 November 2010 at telegraph.co.uk</ref> |
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* [[Adam Hart-Davis]], broadcaster |
* [[Adam Hart-Davis]], broadcaster |
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* [[Will Lyons]] (born 1976), journalist, broadcaster and wine writer |
* [[Will Lyons]] (born 1976), journalist, broadcaster and wine writer |
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* [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge]], wife of Prince William<ref name=id61>[http://www.standrewspangbourne.co.uk/news.php?id=61 St Andrew's Celebrates the Royal Wedding] at standrewspangbourne.co.uk</ref><ref>Julian Knight, ''The Royal Wedding for Dummies'' (2011), p. 10</ref> |
* [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|Catherine, Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge]], wife of Prince William<ref name=id61>[http://www.standrewspangbourne.co.uk/news.php?id=61 St Andrew's Celebrates the Royal Wedding] at standrewspangbourne.co.uk</ref><ref>Julian Knight, ''The Royal Wedding for Dummies'' (2011), p. 10</ref> |
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* [[Pippa Middleton]], events manager, columnist<ref>Nick Curtis, [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/everything-you-never-knew-about-pippa-middleton-6400009.html Everything you never knew about Pippa Middleton] dated 10 May 2011 at thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle. Retrieved 29 April 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Middleton|first1=Pippa|title=Pippa Middleton's favourite mascarpone and rocket penne recipe|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/pippa-middleton/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918055028/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/pippa-middleton/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2013|publisher=UK Daily Telegraph, 13 September 2013 to 29 March 2014|access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> |
* [[Pippa Middleton]], events manager, columnist<ref>Nick Curtis, [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/everything-you-never-knew-about-pippa-middleton-6400009.html Everything you never knew about Pippa Middleton] dated 10 May 2011 at thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle. Retrieved 29 April 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Middleton|first1=Pippa|title=Pippa Middleton's favourite mascarpone and rocket penne recipe|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/pippa-middleton/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918055028/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/pippa-middleton/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2013|publisher=UK Daily Telegraph, 13 September 2013 to 29 March 2014|access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:20, 9 September 2022
| St Andrew's School | |
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| Coordinates | 51°27′56″N 1°08′00″W / 51.465634°N 1.133214°W |
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| Type | Independent preparatory school Day and boarding |
| Motto | Altiora Petimus (Latin: "We seek higher things") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1934 |
| Founder | R. W. Robertson-Glasgow |
| Headmaster | Ed Graham |
| Staff | 50 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 2[1] to 13 |
| Enrolment | ~300 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colour(s) | Green and white |
| Publication | The Chronicle |
| Former pupils | OSA's |
| Website | http://www.standrewspangbourne.co.uk/ |
St Andrew's School is an independent preparatory school in the hamlet of Buckhold, near Pangbourne, Berkshire, England. Together with its 'Pre-Prep – Early Years' department, the school educates girls and boys aged between three and thirteen. In 2011, there were 266 children at the school, of whom 155 were boys and 111 were girls. The school has a Christian ethos, and its chapel services are reported to be "broadly Anglican in style". The most important religious event of the school year is the Advent Carol Service, which because of the numbers attending is held not at the school but in the larger chapel of nearby Bradfield College.
Scholarships are awarded to some children above the age of eleven, based on merit. St Andrew's has a School Council to involve its children in decisions affecting them.
In March 2011 an Independent Schools Inspectorate report endorsed the school's success.[2]
History
The school was founded in 1934 as a boarding school for boys, and consisted of just two staff and eight boys.[3] Historically, as the school grew, boys would leave to go onto schools such as Eton, Harrow and Winchester, however its ties with these schools slowly deteriorated after it first admitted girls in 1971, going on to become fully co-educational.[2] The school's main building, a listed Victorian Gothic country house called Buckhold, which was designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1885 for Herbert Watney, is set in fifty-four acres of woods and playing fields.[2]
Catherine, Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge
The school's most famous alumna is Catherine "Kate" Middleton. Following her family's return to Berkshire from Amman when she was four years old, Middleton was enrolled at St Andrew's, and she boarded part-weekly at the school in her later years.[4] It was at this school in 1991 that Middleton first saw her future husband, Prince William, when he was part of a Ludgrove School hockey team that came to play a match at Middleton's school.[5]
The school today
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The school has just under 300 pupils. It is co-educational. Its facilities include boarding houses, three science laboratories, music school, art studio and carpentry workshop, and a chapel. Sporting facilities include a 25-metre pool, all-weather astro playing field, sports hall, climbing wall, 9 hole golf course, 3 tennis courts (including one grass court) and rugby/football/cricket/lacrosse pitches.
Notable former pupils
Former students of the school are called "Old St Andrew's", and there is an OSA Association.[6]
- Adrian Liddell Hart, author and adventurer[7]
- Adam Boulton, journalist, broadcaster and author
- John le Carré (David Cornwell), spy fiction writer[8]
- Sir Howard Hodgkin, artist
- Adam Hart-Davis, broadcaster
- Will Lyons (born 1976), journalist, broadcaster and wine writer
- Catherine, Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge, wife of Prince William[9][10]
- Pippa Middleton, events manager, columnist[11][12]
Notable staff
Headmasters
- 1934 – 1954: R. W. Robertson-Glasgow
- 1934 – 1945: Bill Ward-Clark
- 1945 – 1975: Jack Llewellyn-Smith
- 1952 – 1970: Rodney Stebbing
- 1949 – 1952: Bill Berkley
- 1975(?)- 1985: Bill Philipps
- 1985 – 1995: Bob Acheson
- 1995 – 2009: Jeremy Snow
- 2009 – 2015: Dr David Livingstone
- 2015 – Jonathan R. Bartlett
Notes
- ^ "St Andrew's School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b c ISI Report, March 2011, online
- ^ Donald P. Leinster-Mackay, The Rise of the English Prep School (1984), p. 340
- ^ "Duchess of Cambridge returns to St Andrew's School". BBC. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Daily Telegraph Reporter, Kate Middleton 'first laid eyes on Prince William as a 10-year-old schoolgirl' dated 27 November 2010 at telegraph.co.uk
- ^ OSA page of St Andrew's School web site
- ^ LIDDELL HART, Adrian John (1922–1991) at aim25.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2011
- ^ Harold Bloom, John le Carré (Chelsea House, 1987), p. 165
- ^ St Andrew's Celebrates the Royal Wedding at standrewspangbourne.co.uk
- ^ Julian Knight, The Royal Wedding for Dummies (2011), p. 10
- ^ Nick Curtis, Everything you never knew about Pippa Middleton dated 10 May 2011 at thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle. Retrieved 29 April 2012
- ^ Middleton, Pippa. "Pippa Middleton's favourite mascarpone and rocket penne recipe". UK Daily Telegraph, 13 September 2013 to 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Patrick W. Montague-Smith, Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (Debrett's Peerage Ltd., 1980), p. 200: "William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl... Assist. Master, St Andrew's Sch., Pangbourne".
External links
- Official website
- Profile on the ISC website
- Independent Schools Inspectorate Report (March 2011)