Warminster School
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Warminster School is an independent secondary school at Warminster, Wiltshire, and owns the nearby Warminster Preparatory School.
[edit] History
The school was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former Lord Weymouth School for boys and St Monica's (founded 1874) for girls. It is situated near the Longleat estate of the Marquess of Bath, whose ancestor Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth was the founder of the Lord Weymouth School in 1707.
[edit] Notable Old Verlucians
The school's former pupils are called Old Verlucians, and include:
- Guy Boothby - Australian writer
- Julian Duffle
- Freddie Bartholomew - British actor
- Frederick Jaeger - German-born actor
- Robert Walter - Conservative member of parliament
- Amanda De Cadenet - actress, photographer, model
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