St. Dominic's School (Hambledon)

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St. Dominic's School
Established	1929 (as a school)
School type	Special needs, Catholic
Headmistress	Mrs. Susan Russam
Location	Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, England

St. Dominic's School in Hambledon, Surrey, England is a non-maintained, co-educational weekly boarding and day school. It is one of the oldest special schools in the country. Applications are normally made through the Local Education Authority in whose area the family reside. Currently pupils are admitted from over 35 different LEAs. It consists of pupils ages 9-16.

[edit] Background

Situated on Mount Oliviet, the place was named after St. Dominic Savio, the patron saint of juvenile delinquents. The site was originally property of Charles Watney. It consisted of an observatory and a chapel, the latter of which remains a prominent assembly place. When Watney's wife died in 1929 - some time after Watney himself passed away - the Roman Catholic nun's congregation known as the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary established the school at her request, and they remain its trustees to this day.