Heath Mount School
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| Motto | "Loyal Devoir" |
|---|---|
| Established | 1817 |
| Type | Independent |
| Headmaster | Chris Gillam BEd (Hons) |
| Location |
Watton-at-Stone Hertfordshire SG14 3NG England  |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 3–13 |
| Houses | Galahad, Tristram and Percival |
| Colours | Green and Blue |
| Website |
www |
Heath Mount School is a co-educational prep school near Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire. It was founded as Heath Mount Academy in Hampstead and in 1934 it moved to the Woodhall Estate in rural Hertfordshire.
The school
The school was founded as a boys' boarding school in Heath Street, Hampstead in about 1796.[1] It moved to New End in Hampstead in the early 1860s and to the Woodhall Estate in 1934.[1] It is now a leading independent day and boarding school for boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 13.[2] The school won the "Songs of Praise School Choir of the Year" competition in 2012.[3]
The house
The house, built in the neo-classical style, was completed in 1775 and acquired, together with the surrounding Woodhall Estate, by Samuel Smith, a banker from Nottingham, in 1801.[4] Fallow deer were introduced to the park in 1838.[4] Following the death of Colonel Abel Henry Smith in 1930 the house became a school in 1934.[4] It is a Grade I listed building.[5]
Notable former pupils
Famous old pupils from the school include Cecil Beaton, Gerald du Maurier, Sir Peter Tapsell, Evelyn Waugh, Arnold Bax, John Lewis and Jodie Williams.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History". Heath Mount School. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Home". Heath Mount School. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "BBC One - Songs of Praise, School Choir of the Year Final, Heath Mount". BBC. 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "History". Woodhall Este. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ Historic England. "Heath Mount School (1031363)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
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