Elmhurst School is a private 11+ preparatory and pre-preparatory school for girls and boys aged 3-11 years located in South Croydon, England.[1][2][3] It is the successor to two schools both founded in 1869.[4]
The school has its origins in two educational establishments dating from 1869.[4] In that year Allen Carr and his wife opened a school for young boys in Croydon. He died in 1875 and his widow, Elizabeth, continued the school. In 1885 she bought an empty property called "Elmhurst" in St Peter's Road, South Croydon, and moved the school there. The other 1869 foundation was opened by Clarissa Prince at her father's house, "The Chalet", Croydon. She was assisted by her sister Florence and others. In the 1880s their pupils included the young P.G. Wodehouse and his two elder brothers. In 1894 the sisters bought Elmhurst from Elizabeth Carr and moved their school there. They called their establishment "Elmhurst School, for the Sons of Gentlemen".[5]
The previous Principal, Henry Wickham, who purchased the school in 2009, is the husband of the author Sophie Kinsella.[6]
From January 2024, the school began accepting girls in the nursery and will be fully co-educational from September 2024.[13]
Curriculumedit
The Elmhurst curriculum incorporates the National Curriculum,[14] which is followed throughout the school at Key Stages 1 and 2 in Maths, English, Science and Technology (including Computer Studies), History, Geography, Art, Music and PE. The National Curriculum is extended by the school's own syllabus and schemes of work in these subjects. Religious Education is also taught with the emphasis on Moral Education, the principles being the same for all religions. French is taught throughout the school.
School housesedit
Elmhurst School has four school houses: Scott (blue), Peachell (green) - formerly Leisk House, Squire (yellow) - formerly School House, Anderson (red) - formerly Seddon House. The names of the houses are the surnames of previous owners of the school.[15]
^"History" 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Elmhurst School for Boys, pdf downloaded 29 August 2015; and "Birth and Background", Murphy, N. T. P. The P G Wodehouse Miscellany, 2015
elmhurst, school, croydon, 36389, 09224, 36389, 09224, elmhurst, schooladdress44, south, park, hill, roadsouth, croydon, surrey, 7dwenglandinformationestablished1869, years, 1869, head, teachersara, marriottgenderco, educationhousesscott, peachell, squire, and. 51 21 50 N 0 05 32 W 51 36389 N 0 09224 W 51 36389 0 09224 Elmhurst SchoolAddress44 48 South Park Hill RoadSouth Croydon Surrey CR2 7DWEnglandInformationEstablished1869 155 years ago 1869 Head teacherSara MarriottGenderco educationHousesScott Peachell Squire Anderson Websitewww wbr elmhurstschool wbr net Elmhurst School is a private 11 preparatory and pre preparatory school for girls and boys aged 3 11 years located in South Croydon England 1 2 3 It is the successor to two schools both founded in 1869 4 Contents 1 History 2 Curriculum 3 School houses 4 Notable old boys 5 External links 6 ReferencesHistory editThe school has its origins in two educational establishments dating from 1869 4 In that year Allen Carr and his wife opened a school for young boys in Croydon He died in 1875 and his widow Elizabeth continued the school In 1885 she bought an empty property called Elmhurst in St Peter s Road South Croydon and moved the school there The other 1869 foundation was opened by Clarissa Prince at her father s house The Chalet Croydon She was assisted by her sister Florence and others In the 1880s their pupils included the young P G Wodehouse and his two elder brothers In 1894 the sisters bought Elmhurst from Elizabeth Carr and moved their school there They called their establishment Elmhurst School for the Sons of Gentlemen 5 The previous Principal Henry Wickham who purchased the school in 2009 is the husband of the author Sophie Kinsella 6 The current parent company is Bellevue Education International Limited which bought the school from Wickham in October 2013 7 8 9 10 Bellevue bought the school as part of acquisitions driven by funding derived largely from Tarek Obaid the founder of the oil company PetroSaudi which has been implicated in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal 11 12 From January 2024 the school began accepting girls in the nursery and will be fully co educational from September 2024 13 Curriculum editThe Elmhurst curriculum incorporates the National Curriculum 14 which is followed throughout the school at Key Stages 1 and 2 in Maths English Science and Technology including Computer Studies History Geography Art Music and PE The National Curriculum is extended by the school s own syllabus and schemes of work in these subjects Religious Education is also taught with the emphasis on Moral Education the principles being the same for all religions French is taught throughout the school School houses editElmhurst School has four school houses Scott blue Peachell green formerly Leisk House Squire yellow formerly School House Anderson red formerly Seddon House The names of the houses are the surnames of previous owners of the school 15 Notable old boys editP G Wodehouse at Clarissa Price s predecessor school humorist Tom Sharpe 16 satirical author Roger Norman Freeman Baron Freeman former Conservative MP and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Tarik O Regan composerExternal links editElmhurst School for Boys Geograph org ukReferences edit Elmhurst School Archived 2010 11 17 at the Wayback Machine Independent Schools Council Elmhurst School Foxtons 2017 Elmhurst School Independent Schools Council 2017 a b Elmhurst School TES 2017 History Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Elmhurst School for Boys pdf downloaded 29 August 2015 and Birth and Background Murphy N T P The P G Wodehouse Miscellany 2015 Sophie Kinsella IMDb Retrieved 16 July 2016 About Us Timeline Bellevue Education Bellevue Education Limited Archived from the original on 9 November 2014 Retrieved 9 November 2014 Bellevue Education continues empire building Education Investor Website Education Investor 22 October 2012 Archived from the original on 10 November 2014 Retrieved 9 November 2014 BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED Annual Accounts Companies in the UK Bellevue Education Group Limited Archived from the original on 10 November 2014 Retrieved 9 November 2014 Bellevue Education International Limited Shareholders Company Check Archived from the original on 11 June 2016 Retrieved 9 November 2014 Jon Ungoed Thomas and Josh Boswell for the Sunday Times 10 April 2016 Saudi oil tycoon revealed as investor in schools company How 1MDB s Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools sarawakreport org Sarawak Report Retrieved 12 April 2016 Moving to Co Ed elmhurstschool net Elmhurst School Retrieved 16 January 2024 ISBI Elmhurst School Archived from the original on 13 August 2014 Retrieved 13 August 2014 Aims and Objectives Retrieved 23 August 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elmhurst School Croydon amp oldid 1217884986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
