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Kingham Hill School

January 20, 2023

Kingham Hill School is a Christian co-educational independent day and boarding school for children aged 11–18, located near the village of Kingham in Oxfordshire. It was founded by local landowner Charles Young in 1886, with buildings designed by the architect William Howard Seth-Smith.

Kingham Hill School
Location
Kingham
,
Oxfordshire
,
OX7 6TH

England
Coordinates51°56′00″N 1°36′43″W / 51.933347°N 1.611978°W / 51.933347; -1.611978Coordinates: 51°56′00″N 1°36′43″W / 51.933347°N 1.611978°W / 51.933347; -1.611978
Information
TypeIndependent school
Boarding and Day school
MottoIn virum perfectum
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1886
FounderCharles Edward Baring Young
Local authorityOxfordshire
Department for Education URN123277 Tables
Head teacherMagnus Eyles
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment360 approx.
Websitehttp://www.kinghamhill.org.uk/

History

Kingham Hill was purpose built by the Christian philanthropist Charles Young in 1886. He put his faith into practice by establishing it as a place where boys with a boarding need could be educated and prepared for life. In the early days, the school was a virtually self-sufficient community. It had a farm, a wide range of workshops, a school building, a chapel, a sanatorium and various boarding houses. Young ensured that every Kingham boy learned their ‘letters’, gained a trade and could understand the Christian faith. On leaving they could progress to accommodation and opportunities in London or emigrate to a farm Young owned in Canada and make their life in the New World. The school became co-educational in 1992 when it welcomed its first intake of girls.

The Kingham Hill Trust, established by Young, administers the school and its sister foundation, Oak Hill Theological College in London.[citation needed]

School

 
Entrance

Kingham Hill School is a small coeducational boarding school and day school for children aged 11–18, set in 100 acres of grounds in the heart of the Cotswold countryside. The school was founded in 1886 and has around 360 pupils split into eleven houses, seven of which are boarding and four for day pupils.[citation needed]

Facilities

The school has a performing arts theatre, sports centre, leisure centre, with a swimming pool, Turkish hamam, sauna, fitness suite as well as a dance and drama studio, astroturf, squash court and tennis courts on site. These facilities are available for use by the local community at certain times. In addition to the sports pitches, the school's 100 acres of grounds include parkland, 30 acres of woodland and 8 acres of pasture housing the school's horses, sheep, alpacas, pine martens and goats. The school has recently[when?] invested in new facilities including a £4 million maths and science building built in 2015, a new library completed in 2016 and a new £6 million sports centre opened in January 2020.[citation needed]

Boarding and day houses

  • Plymouth is a junior boys boarding house.
  • Norwich is a senior boys boarding house.
  • Bradford is a senior boys boarding house.
  • Sheffield is a senior boys boarding house.
  • Greenwich is a junior girls day and boarding house.
  • Durham is a senior girls boarding house.
  • Severn is a senior girls boarding house.
  • Clyde is a junior boys day house.
  • Havelock is a senior boys day house.
  • Latimer is a senior girls day house.
  • Woodstock is a senior boys day house.

The Lodge houses the upper sixth girls in their own accommodation.

Notable alumni

See also: Category:People educated at Kingham Hill School

References

  1. ^ Guardian Online, May 10, 2005

External links

January 20, 2023
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