| Motto | Floreat Luctona |
|---|---|
| Established | 1708 |
| Type | independent day and boarding school |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Headteacher | Mrs G. R. Thorne, MA |
| Chairman of the Board of Governors | D. Llewellin |
| Founder | John Pierrepont |
| Location | Lucton Herefordshire HR6 9PN |
| Staff | c.40 |
| Students | c.280 |
| Gender | mixed |
| Ages | 6 mths–18 yrs |
| Houses | Collingwood, Drake, Nelson, Rodney |
| Colours | Red, white and black |
| Publication | The Luctonian |
| DCSF Number | 884/6007 |
| Registered charity Number | 518076 |
| ISI number | 6662 |
| Website | www.luctonschool.org |
Lucton School, is an independent, mixed gender, day and boarding school in Lucton near Leominster, Herefordshire, England. It was founded in 1708 as a boys school, and began admitting girls in the 1970s. It currently has approximately c.280 pupils on roll, aged from six months to 18 years.[1] The School operates as a registered charity and is a member of the Independent Schools Association, the Independent Schools Council Information Service, and the Boarding Schools Association.[1]
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The School is housed in a listed Queen Anne building, and a range of Victorian and modern buildings set in about 20 acres (81,000 m2) of remote and beautiful Herefordshire countryside.[2] The School was founded by John Pierrepont, a London Vintner, and was closed in 1984 to re-open in 1989 having been acquired by the Lucton Pierrepont Educational Trust. It now comprises a nursery with about 70 infants aged 6 months to 4 years, a prep school, for about 76 pupils aged 5 to 10, and a senior school which, together with a sixth form which was added in 2005, has about 145 pupils.[2] In 2009, a new grouping was formed within the School under the headship of the School Chaplain, Michael Carrigan. Known as "The Middle School", it provides an easier transition between the prep and senior schools, allowing younger pupils greater use of senior school facilities and increased specialist teaching.
Class sizes are small with an average of 12 pupils per class, and the syllabus broadly follows the National Curriculum.[3] In addition to the core curriculum (English language and literature, maths and the sciences) subjects taught include business studies, dance, design technology (DT), trama, economics, EFL/EAL, ethics, French, geography, German, history, information and communication technology (ICT), Mandarin, music, psychology, religious studies, philosophy, Spanish, textiles and theatre studies. [3]
Pupils are prepared for qualifications at GCSE, IGCSE and GCE 'A' levels, as well as for LAMDA qualifications in "Speech and Drama" [4], and music qualifications through the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music [5]
The school has extensive sporting facilities, including an indoor swimming pool opened by HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex in 2008 and a large playing field, named "The Holland" after its donor. The school has a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) attached to the Rifles Regiment, was first formed by Headmaster Vernon Pitt in 1917. In 2009, the school purchased a nearby riding stables and established the Lucton School Equestrian Centre.
The operation of the school is supported by an active group of parents, staff and other supporters (The Friends of Lucton) and by a growing alumni society, The Old Luctonians' Association.