Ditcham Park School
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| Type | Private School |
| Motto | Where every child is known and valued |
| Established | 1976 |
| Founder | Paddy Holmes |
| Headmaster | Mr Graham Spawforth |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 4 to 16 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colour(s) | Green, Gold & Maroon |
| Website | http://www.ditchampark.com/ |
Ditcham Park School is an English co-educational, independent school in Hampshire, located in the South Downs National Park. Its grounds include sports fields, which adjoin several farms and forests; the main section of the school is a Victorian manor house. A Technology and Arts building was added in 2001, a new sports hall in 2008 and renovations of the science block made in 2012. In 2017 a new, purpose built Junior classroom block was completed. It was opened by BBC journalist, Clive Myrie on 20 September 2017.
The school performs competitively locally and nationally in examination results. It does not have a sixth form, although does have a junior school. The current headmaster is Mr Graham Spawforth. The school comprises a total of 370 pupils aged 4 – 16 years in the junior and senior sections of the school.
Location
The school and its grounds lies on the southern spur of Oakham Hill (202 m), one of the highest points on the South Downs. It is located some 2 kilometres south-southwest of the village of Buriton and 2 kilometres northeast of the hamlet of Chalton.[1] The premises was previously owned by Douai School (closed in 1999) and housed its junior school until 1975.
Sport and outdoor pursuits
Ditcham Park teaches and competes in football, netball, hockey, tennis, cricket, rounders and athletics matches. The school is also beginning to introduce rugby and basketball fixtures into the school calendar. The school has a Sports Hall built in honour of Martin Pryce: a teacher who died of cancer.
Ditcham Park is on the South Downs Way, which the school makes use of for its Duke of Edinburgh Award programme.
Some of the school's extracurricular activities include fencing, judo, cycling, swimming, cross-country running, dance.
Drama, Music and Arts
The school has its own Drama theatre. There are a number of senior music groups, including the symphony orchestra. The following list of activities are available:
Choirs, Ensembles, Concert Band, Drama Clubs, Art Clubs
The school also comprises a Technology & Arts building, containing a pottery room and a workshop.
Notable former pupils
- Tamsin Egerton, actress/model
- Richard Harwood, cellist
- Zoe French, model
History
Laurence Trent Cave bought the Estate in 1887 and engaged the architect Sir Reginald Blomfield to build the house and also to build St. Lawrence’s Catholic Church in Petersfield. In 1940 the house was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and used as a convalescent home for sailors and served by trains stopping at Woodcroft halt. After the war it became a boys preparatory school run by Douai School Monks and then in September 1976 Ditcham Park School was founded.
School Fees
The fee for the academic year 2017/2018 are between £2754 and £4617(depending on the child's age) per term.[2]
See also
External links
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger map series
- ^ http://www.ditchampark.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112&Itemid=316