Prestfelde School

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Prestfelde School
Type Independent Day and Boarding Preparatory School
Religious affiliation Christian
Headmaster Mr Mark Groome
Chairman of Governors Dr R A Fraser
Location London Road
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6NZ
Flag of England England
Ofsted number SC020777
Students 300 ( including 24 Boarders)
Gender Co-educational
Ages 3 to 13
School colours Black and Yellow

         

Former Pupils Old Prestfeldians
Chaplain Reverend Anne Roberts
Website Prestfelde School Website

Prestfelde School is an independent coeducational day and boarding preparatory school, located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England for children between the ages of 3 and 13. There are currently 300 pupils on roll, with 24 of them currently boarding.

Since 1949 the school has formed part of the Woodard Schools group, founded by the christian educationalist the Reverend Nathaniel Woodard and as such is affiliated to the largest group of Church of England schools in the country. Whilst originally a school for boys it diversified during the late 1990s and now also accepts girls.

The school is set in 30 acres of grounds on the outskirts of Shrewsbury, close to the Lord Hill column.

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[edit] Latest Inspections

The latest school inspection by the Independant Schools Council was undertaken on 7 November 2003 [1]

The latest boarding inspection by OFSTED was undertaken on 25 January 2008 [2]

[edit] Notable alumni

Eric Lock, a Battle of Britain RAF pilot born in Bayston Hill. One of The Few, Lock shot down sixteen and a half Lutfwaffe aircraft, ranking as second for number of kills during the battle and the highest scoring British born pilot. He went on to reach a total of twenty six victories in less than a year before being killed in action at the age of just twenty one.

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