Bishopsgate School
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Bishopsgate School is a non denominational[1] private school for boys and girls aged 3 to 13, in Englefield Green, Surrey.
The school is set in twenty acres of land adjacent to Windsor Great Park.[2] It is classed as an IAPS Preparatory School.[3]
The school stands on the site of the former prepartory boys school: Scaitcliffe. Bishopsgate school was formed by the merging of Scaitcliffe and Virginia Water girls preparatory school in 1996. There are 300 students with 12 boarders.
The age range is 2 years old to 13 years old.[4] The headmaster is Andrew Cowell.
The school's gross income for the fiscal year ending August 2006 was £2.7 million.[5], of which 1.58 million was spent on the 47 teachers and 16 other staff.[6].
A notable former pupil is Richard Branson founder of Virgin.
[edit] Royal openings
As one of the oldest prep schools in England, the royal family has several times visited. The Duke of York opened the Jubilee Building (years 3 to 8) in 2003[7], and the Windsor Building(pre-prep) in 2006[8].
[edit] References
- ^ Axcis
- ^ Eteach
- ^ Just Giving
- ^ Tutors 2 U
- ^ charity commission report
- ^ annual report.
- ^ Court Circular - Times Online
- ^ times on line
