Hanford School

Private preparatory school

Hanford School

Hanford School

Location

DT11 8HN

Coordinates| 50°53′57″N 2°13′19″W﻿ / ﻿50.89926°N 2.22206°W﻿ / 50.89926; -2.22206
Information
Type| Private preparatory school
Boarding school
Religious affiliation(s)| Church of England
Established| 1947
Local authority| Dorset
Department for Education URN| 113911 Tables
Head teacher| Hilary Phillips
Gender| Girls
Age| 7 to 13
Enrolment| c. 100
Grounds| 45 acres (18 ha)
Website| https://www.hanfordschool.co.uk

Hanford School is a girls' boarding preparatory school located in Hanford, Child Okeford, Dorset, England, established in 1947 and located in a grade II* listed house built in 1604 by Sir Robert Seymer.

## History

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Hanford House was built in Jacobean style in 1604, or 1620,[1] and completed in 1623,[2] by Sir Robert Seymer, who was a teller of the Exchequer and who was knighted in 1619, and whose family had lived in Hanford for several centuries,[3] and the small Gothic chapel was built in 1650. Country Life magazine wrote in 1905 that "the chapel is a picturesque building with a high gable, pleasant to look at, and within are several memorials of the Seymers."[4]

In 1947, the house and grounds were bought by the Reverend and Mrs. Clifford Canning and converted to a school. Clifford Canning had been headmaster of Canford School.[5] In 1959, the school was taken over by their daughter, Sarah. In 1960, the building was listed as grade II*,[6] ten days after the nearby Church of St Michael and All Angels.[7] After retiring as headmistress in 2003, she handed the school over to the Hanford School Charitable Trust in 2004, which now runs it.[1]

Boarding pupils are split into two houses – Fan’s for year 8 pupils and Main House for all other years.

## Headmasters and Mistresses

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* The Reverend Clifford and Enid Canning (1947 - 1959)
* Sarah Canning (1959 - 2003)
* Michael and Ann Sharp (1980s - 2003)
* Robert and Kate Mackenzie Johnston (1994 - 2003)
* Nigel and Sarah Mackay (2003 - 2014)
* Rory and George Johnston (2014 - 2023)
* Mrs Hilary Phillips (2023 - to present)

## Notable staff

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* Sarah Butt, captain of the England lacrosse national team[8]

## Notable alumni

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See also: Category:People educated at Hanford School

* Amanda Foreman
* Millie Mackintosh Made in Chelsea
* Santa Montefiore
* Candida Moss
* Kate Rock, Baroness Rock
* Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
* Dame Emma Kirkby

## References

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1. ^ a b "Hanford School". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
2. ^ "Hanford House". Great Houses. Dorsetshire.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
3. ^ Burke, Bernhard (1852). "Seymer of Hanford". A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland for 1852, page 1216. Colburn and Co. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
4. ^ Day, Michael (31 May 2002). "Hanford (St. Michael)". Dorset Churches. Michael Day. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
5. ^ "New prospectus shows Hanford's unique approach to learning". This is Dorset. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
6. ^ "Hanford School, Hanford". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
7. ^ "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hanford". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
8. ^ "My School Sport: Sarah Butt". The Telegraph – Sport. 23 January 2001. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

## External links

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* Hanford School Archived 7 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine at the Independent Schools Council
* Hanford School at the Independent Schools Inspectorate
* Hanford School, Dorset Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine at ISBI

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