Hazlegrove Preparatory School

English private preparatory school

Hazlegrove Preparatory School

Address

Hazlegrove

Sparkford

Somerset

BA22 7JA

England

Coordinates| 51°02′25″N 2°34′24″W﻿ / ﻿51.040253°N 2.5733683°W﻿ / 51.040253; -2.5733683
Information
Type| Private preparatory day and boarding
Motto| Deo Juvante (With God's Help)
Religious affiliation(s)| Church of England
Established| 1947
Founder| Richard Fitzjames
Senior Warden of Governors| Stephen Edlmann
Headmaster| Ed Benbow
Gender| Coeducational
Age| 2 to 13
Enrolment| ~380
Houses| Dover, Lyon, Norton and Tremlett
Colour(s)| Blue and Gold
Website| http://www.hazlegrove.co.uk/

Hazlegrove Preparatory School is a non-selective co-educational preparatory school at Sparkford, Somerset in the south west of England. Hazlegrove is part of a foundation which also incorporates King's School, Bruton \- a senior school located less than 10 miles away in Bruton.

## History

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The school is part of a foundation created by Richard Fitzjames (Bishop of London) with his nephew John Fitzjames (later to become Chief Justice of the King's Bench) whose family crest incorporated the bearded dolphin which remains part of the school crest today.[1] After only twenty years of existence, the school was closed with the dissolution of the Monasteries resulting with the surrender of the Abbey including all the endowments of the school to Henry VIII until 1547, and then Edward VI, his son.[2] For ten years the school ceased to exist until a "humble petition" was presented to Edward VI requesting him to restore the endowments of the school.[2] This was granted with the school being called the Free Grammar School of King Edward the Sixth.[2] This Royal Foundation led to a crown being placed above the dolphin on the school crest. The original endowments of the school were re-granted to a Corporation that was to consist of twelve governors. This may be the first school to have a Governing Body with an unbroken record of the proceedings of the meetings of the Governors dating back to 1553.[2] Hazlegrove Preparatory School was created when the Junior School was moved to Hazlegrove House, after World War II in 1947, to be able to satisfy the increasing demand for places.

A new building for the school costing £1.6 million, designed by the architects Feilden Fowles,[3] was completed recently, the Fitzjames Building, which has become the hub of many activities within the school.

## Boarding

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Approximately 1/3 of pupils aged 7 to 13 board full-time at the school with the majority staying in at weekends.[4]

## Curriculum

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All pupils participate in sport, music and drama. Forest School / Outdoor Education and Mandarin are offered alongside traditional academic subjects. The school has a Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils accredited Learning Support Unit[5] to help pupils with additional needs (e.g. dyslexia).

## Notable former pupils

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* Maddie Hinch, English field hockey player[6]
* Tobias Jones, British writer and Journalist
* Peter Wilson, English sport shooter, 2012 Olympic Double Trap Gold Medallist[7]

## References

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1. ^ Wright, Basil. King’s Bruton Remembered. ISBN 0-905903-28-5, 1992, p.1.
2. ^ a b c d Wright, Basil. King’s Bruton Remembered. ISBN 0-905903-28-5, 1992, p.2.
3. ^ "Hazlegrove Preparatory School by Feilden Fowles Architects". bdonline. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
4. ^ "Boarding FAQs". Hazelgrove. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
5. ^ "Schools in Category DU". Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
6. ^ "Pitch perfect: Maddie Hinch and her journey to Olympic gold". Independent Education Today. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
7. ^ "double trap (150 targets) men results – shooting – London 2012 Olympics". Retrieved 10 September 2016.

## External links

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* Official website
* The Hazlegrove Association for old Hazlegrovians
* Profile on IAPS website
* Profile on the ISC website
* Profile on the Good Schools Guide
* ISI Inspection Reports
* Muddy Stillettos Review

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