Knighton House
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Knighton House is a fee-paying, girls' boarding prep school in Dorset, England.
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[edit] The School
The school is a small, traditional and homely "low-key" girls prep school in the hills near Blandford Forum in Dorset, England. It was founded in 1950 by John and Peggy Booker, parents of the writer Christopher Booker. There are around 100 pupils.
Knighton House is a prep school (for girls only, ages 7 to 13), under Head Mrs C Bourne (until 2007, nee Renton), M.A. (Cantab), Dip. RE, (Nottingham) who has been Head since 2004. Knighton House is a flexible boarding school in the typical manner of today: about half the girls board full-time; almost all girls who do not board full-time board a few nights a week.
Girls leaving Knighton head to the country's finest senior schools, including nearby schools such as Sherborne School, Bryanston School, St Mary's Shaftesbury, Marlborough College, Canford School and St Antony's Leweston.
Knighton House also includes a particularly well-regarded pre-prep which is known officially as "The Orchard" and which is Headed by Mrs K. M. S. Owen, B.A. (QTS) (Hons). "The Orchard" is for both boys and girls from about age 3 through to prep school age.
The school physically is based around a couple of Georgian buildings with a few unassuming modern additions such as a hall and music building.
[edit] Uniform
A signature of the school is that the younger girls wear practical red dungarees (that is, overalls). Every pupil has a student best, which is required to be worn on Sundays when attending Durweston]] church. The best uniform consists of a red jumper, a checked shirt and a grey kilt. Older girls wear a traditional grey cape in winter, rather than a more conventional jacket.
[edit] Extracurricular
Horses are welcome at the school and many girls ride once a week during term. Small pets are also allowed many of which include gerbils, hamsters and rabbits.
Knighton House has a history of sports achievement, especially for its small size. Over the past six years, students have qualified for the National Athletics, held at Birmingham Stadium. In 2000, 2001, and 2002 students walked away from the National Athletics Championships with gold and silver medals.
[edit] External Links
- School Website. The website includes the text of the latest entry (2007 edition) from the Good Schools Guide.
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