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Tring Park School for the Performing Arts

January 23, 2024

Tring Park School or Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is an independent co-educational day and boarding school in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, offering academic and vocational courses in the Performing Arts for pupils aged 8–19. The school comprises a Prep School, a Lower School, a Middle School and a Sixth Form. Originally known as the Arts Educational School, Tring Park, it was founded as the sister school of the Arts Educational School, London. In 2009 it became independent of the London school and was renamed Tring Park School for the Performing Arts.

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
Address
Tring Park

Tring
,
Hertfordshire
,
HP23 5LX

United Kingdom
Information
TypePrivate day and boarding
Established1939
FoundersGrace Cone & Olive Ripman
SpecialistPerforming Arts
Department for Education URN117618 Tables
OfstedReports
PresidentThe Countess of Verulam CVO
PrincipalSimon Larter-Evans
GenderCo-education
Age8 to 19
Enrolment355
AccreditationCDET
Websitehttp://www.tringpark.com

Overview edit

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 8–19 years. The school in divided into 4 levels consisting of a preparatory school (years 3 - 6), a Lower School (years 7 - 9), a Middle School (years 10 - 11), and an Upper School/Sixth Form (years 12 - 13). Recognised as a specialist provider of vocational training in the performing arts, students combine their academic studies with a specialised course of one of the following; Dance, Acting, Commercial Music or Musical Theatre. Thus, Vocational studies are supported by a full academic syllabus from Prep to A-level. As one of the leading schools for the performing arts in the United Kingdom, it is one of only twenty-one schools selected to allocate Government funded Dance and Drama Awards, a scholarship scheme established to subsidise the cost of professional dance and drama training for the most talented pupils at leading institutions.

History edit

 
Tring Park Mansion viewed from a nearby hill.

The school was first founded in 1939 and was originally known as the Cone-Ripman School. It was formed as a result of a merger between the Cone School of Dancing founded in 1919 by Grace Cone, and the Ripman School founded in 1922 by Olive Ripman.

The schools were initially in two parts, the Cone studio located above Lilly & Skinner's shoe shop on Oxford Street and the Ripman in Baker Street.[1] Cone-Ripman School was then based in premises at Stratford Place in London, but following the outbreak of World War II, it was relocated to Tring in Hertfordshire, using various rented buildings. In 1941, the school reopened in London, but a second school continued to operate in Tring. In 1945, the Rothschild Bank vacated the mansion at Tring Park, which had been its temporary base during the war, and the Rothschild family permitted the school to use the premises on a permanent basis. Tring Park remains the school's sole campus to this day and in 1947, the school was renamed the Arts Educational School, Tring Park, with the London school becoming the Arts Educational School, London. In 1970, the school acquired the freehold of the mansion and grounds and began a redevelopment of the site, financed by the sale of unused land. The refurbished building was officially opened in 1976 by the Duchess of Kent. The school was later extended in 1990, with the opening of the Markova Theatre by The Prince Edward. In 1993, the school purchased the former St Francis de Sales Convent for use as offsite boarding accommodation for senior pupils. A second house was purchased for use as boarding accommodation in 1994.

Later in 1994, the Arts Educational Schools Trust decided that it was in the best interests of both the London and Tring schools, for them to be run separately. This led to the formation of the AES Tring Park School Trust, which acquired the school and is now solely responsible for its ongoing management. In 2009, to further identify the school as an independent institution, it changed its name to Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. The London school continues to operate, and is commonly known as ArtsEd.

For many years, the school's president was the renowned Prima Ballerina Assoluta, Dame Alicia Markova. After her death, Leopold David de Rothschild CBE became president and the vice presidents are Irek Mukhamedov OBE and Howard Goodall CBE.

History of the mansion edit

The current Tring Park Mansion was built to a design of Sir Christopher Wren in 1685, for Sir Henry Guy.

Sir William Gore, Lord Mayor of London, bought the house in 1705 and it remained in his family for two subsequent generations. in 1786, it was sold to Sir Drummond Smith, a London banker, who refurbished the interior in Georgian style and remodelled the park in the fashion made popular by "Capability" Brown. William Kay, a Manchester textile magnate, bought the estate in 1823.

In 1838, Nathan de Rothschild began renting Tring Park as a summer residence. When the property was sold in 1872, Lionel de Rothschild bought it as a wedding present for his son, Sir Nathaniel (later Lord) de Rothschild. Lord Rothschild's family grew up and lived at Tring Park until the death of the dowager Lady Rothschild in 1935.

The house was used by the NM Rothschild & Sons bank during World War II before being taken over by the Arts Educational School in 1945.

Notable former pupils edit

See also: Category:People educated at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts

Actors/presenters/writers edit

Musical theatre edit

Ballet/dance edit

References edit

  1. ^ A Dancer in Wartime, Gillian Lynne, Random House, 2012
  2. ^ "Glynis Johns". The Powell & Pressburger Pages. Picturegoer. 28 September 1946. Retrieved 26 September 2022. she came to this country when she was still a child, and attended Clifton High School. Then she attended the Cone School of Dancing. For two hours each day she put in intensive training at the rail in the ballet class
  3. ^ "Star of Netflix series to speak at local school's open days". Wendover News. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Dame Beryl Bainbridge: Novelist whose work began rooted in autobiography and which later developed to encompass historical subjects". The Independent. 3 July 2010. from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  5. ^ "John Gilpin". Thurb.com. from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  6. ^ . Ballet.co.uk. 30 September 1997. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  7. ^ . Roh.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  8. ^ "New York City Ballet". Nycballet.com. from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.

Bibliography edit

External links edit

  • Official website

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tring Park School for the Performing Arts news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tring Park School or Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is an independent co educational day and boarding school in Tring Hertfordshire England offering academic and vocational courses in the Performing Arts for pupils aged 8 19 The school comprises a Prep School a Lower School a Middle School and a Sixth Form Originally known as the Arts Educational School Tring Park it was founded as the sister school of the Arts Educational School London In 2009 it became independent of the London school and was renamed Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Tring Park School for the Performing ArtsAddressTring ParkTring Hertfordshire HP23 5LXUnited KingdomInformationTypePrivate day and boardingEstablished1939FoundersGrace Cone amp Olive RipmanSpecialistPerforming ArtsDepartment for Education URN117618 TablesOfstedReportsPresidentThe Countess of Verulam CVOPrincipalSimon Larter EvansGenderCo educationAge8 to 19Enrolment355AccreditationCDETWebsitehttp www tringpark com Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 History of the mansion 4 Notable former pupils 4 1 Actors presenters writers 4 2 Musical theatre 4 3 Ballet dance 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksOverview editTring Park School for the Performing Arts is an independent co educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 8 19 years The school in divided into 4 levels consisting of a preparatory school years 3 6 a Lower School years 7 9 a Middle School years 10 11 and an Upper School Sixth Form years 12 13 Recognised as a specialist provider of vocational training in the performing arts students combine their academic studies with a specialised course of one of the following Dance Acting Commercial Music or Musical Theatre Thus Vocational studies are supported by a full academic syllabus from Prep to A level As one of the leading schools for the performing arts in the United Kingdom it is one of only twenty one schools selected to allocate Government funded Dance and Drama Awards a scholarship scheme established to subsidise the cost of professional dance and drama training for the most talented pupils at leading institutions History edit nbsp Tring Park Mansion viewed from a nearby hill The school was first founded in 1939 and was originally known as the Cone Ripman School It was formed as a result of a merger between the Cone School of Dancing founded in 1919 by Grace Cone and the Ripman School founded in 1922 by Olive Ripman The schools were initially in two parts the Cone studio located above Lilly amp Skinner s shoe shop on Oxford Street and the Ripman in Baker Street 1 Cone Ripman School was then based in premises at Stratford Place in London but following the outbreak of World War II it was relocated to Tring in Hertfordshire using various rented buildings In 1941 the school reopened in London but a second school continued to operate in Tring In 1945 the Rothschild Bank vacated the mansion at Tring Park which had been its temporary base during the war and the Rothschild family permitted the school to use the premises on a permanent basis Tring Park remains the school s sole campus to this day and in 1947 the school was renamed the Arts Educational School Tring Park with the London school becoming the Arts Educational School London In 1970 the school acquired the freehold of the mansion and grounds and began a redevelopment of the site financed by the sale of unused land The refurbished building was officially opened in 1976 by the Duchess of Kent The school was later extended in 1990 with the opening of the Markova Theatre by The Prince Edward In 1993 the school purchased the former St Francis de Sales Convent for use as offsite boarding accommodation for senior pupils A second house was purchased for use as boarding accommodation in 1994 Later in 1994 the Arts Educational Schools Trust decided that it was in the best interests of both the London and Tring schools for them to be run separately This led to the formation of the AES Tring Park School Trust which acquired the school and is now solely responsible for its ongoing management In 2009 to further identify the school as an independent institution it changed its name to Tring Park School for the Performing Arts The London school continues to operate and is commonly known as ArtsEd For many years the school s president was the renowned Prima Ballerina Assoluta Dame Alicia Markova After her death Leopold David de Rothschild CBE became president and the vice presidents are Irek Mukhamedov OBE and Howard Goodall CBE History of the mansion editThe current Tring Park Mansion was built to a design of Sir Christopher Wren in 1685 for Sir Henry Guy Sir William Gore Lord Mayor of London bought the house in 1705 and it remained in his family for two subsequent generations in 1786 it was sold to Sir Drummond Smith a London banker who refurbished the interior in Georgian style and remodelled the park in the fashion made popular by Capability Brown William Kay a Manchester textile magnate bought the estate in 1823 In 1838 Nathan de Rothschild began renting Tring Park as a summer residence When the property was sold in 1872 Lionel de Rothschild bought it as a wedding present for his son Sir Nathaniel later Lord de Rothschild Lord Rothschild s family grew up and lived at Tring Park until the death of the dowager Lady Rothschild in 1935 The house was used by the NM Rothschild amp Sons bank during World War II before being taken over by the Arts Educational School in 1945 Notable former pupils editSee also Category People educated at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Actors presenters writers edit Glynis Johns Cone School of Dancing Actress dancer musician and singer 2 Dame Julie Andrews DBE The Cone Ripman School Tring site Actress best known for films Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music Joe Ashman Actor known for Free Rein Doctors and Doctors 3 Dame Beryl Bainbridge DBE deceased The Cone Ripman School Tring site Actress writer 4 In 2008 The Times newspaper named Bainbridge among their list of The 50 greatest British writers since 1945 Aeronwy Thomas deceased Arts Educational School Tring site Writer translator of Italian poetry and daughter of Dylan Thomas Patron of the Dylan Thomas Society Jane Seymour OBE Arts Educational School Tring site Hollywood actress best known playing Bond girl Solitaire in the film Live And Let Die and the TV series Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Michael Learned Arts Educational School Tring site Actress best known for her role in The Waltons Thandie Newton Arts Educational School Tring site Hollywood actress and star of films such as The Pursuit of Happyness Run Fatboy Run Mission Impossible 2 and Crash Bart Edwards Actor best known for TV series Lykkeland Jessica Brown Findlay Actress best known for TV series Downton Abbey as a lead character Lady Sybil Crawley 2010 11 Amy Nuttall Actress and singer best known for West End musical Guys and Dolls TV series Emmerdale amp Downton Abbey 2011 Emma Cunniffe Actress best known for BBC TV s series The Lakes Caroline Quentin Actress and comedian best known for TV series Men Behaving Badly Blue Murder and BBC s Life of Riley Valerie Singleton OBE Arts Educational School Tring site Former BBC TV co presenter of Blue Peter Nationwide The Money Programme citation needed Geraldine Somerville Actress known for her role of Lily Potter in the Harry Potter films and the film Gosford Park Louise Griffiths Songwriter Singer Actress best known for BBC TV s Fame Academy 2003 Claire Trevien poet author of The Shipwrecked House Daisy Ridley actress best known for her leading role of Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy Aimee Kelly actress best known in leading roles of Maddy Smith in CBBC s Wolfblood and Kayla Richards in 2011 movie Sket Lily James actress best known for Downton Abbey Cinderella 2015 Disney film and Baby Driver 2017 and War and Peace 2015 Jordan Bolger actor best known for Peaky Blinders The 100 and The Woman KingMusical theatre edit Sarah Brightman Arts Educational School Tring site Operatic singer dancer and actress Celebrated star of Lloyd Webber s Phantom Stephanie Lawrence deceased Arts Educational School Tring site Musical theatre actress celebrated star of Lloyd Webber s Evita and original cast lead of Starlight Express Charlie Bruce Charlotte Jazz Dancer West End performer Dirty Dancing and winner of BBC1 s So You Think You Can Dance UK Season 1 2010 Ballet dance edit John Gilpin deceased The Cone Ripman School Tring site 5 Classical ballet dancer arguably the finest male dancer England has yet produced the most purely classical 6 founder member of Festival Ballet now English National Ballet Rupert Pennefather Arts Educational School Tring site Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet 7 Joshua Thew Corps de Ballet New York City Ballet 8 References edit A Dancer in Wartime Gillian Lynne Random House 2012 Glynis Johns The Powell amp Pressburger Pages Picturegoer 28 September 1946 Retrieved 26 September 2022 she came to this country when she was still a child and attended Clifton High School Then she attended the Cone School of Dancing For two hours each day she put in intensive training at the rail in the ballet class Star of Netflix series to speak at local school s open days Wendover News 20 September 2019 Retrieved 17 April 2020 Dame Beryl Bainbridge Novelist whose work began rooted in autobiography and which later developed to encompass historical subjects The Independent 3 July 2010 Archived from the original on 30 November 2011 Retrieved 23 July 2011 John Gilpin Thurb com Archived from the original on 10 August 2011 Retrieved 23 July 2011 ballet co Legend Ballet co uk 30 September 1997 Archived from the original on 10 January 2011 Retrieved 23 July 2011 The Royal Ballet Royal Opera House Roh org uk Archived from the original on 5 October 2011 Retrieved 23 July 2011 New York City Ballet Nycballet com Archived from the original on 22 July 2011 Retrieved 23 July 2011 Bibliography editBen Stevenson OBE most influential mentors Eve Pettinger http findarticles com p articles mi m1083 is 12 83 ai n45144389 http www texasballettheater org q staff stevensonExternal links editOfficial website https web archive org web 20110415083328 http www tring gov uk info artsed htm 51 47 34 N 0 39 23 W 51 79285 N 0 65635 W 51 79285 0 65635 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tring Park School for the Performing Arts amp oldid 1186690098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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