Dulwich Prep London
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| Established | 1885 |
|---|---|
| Type |
Independent school Preparatory School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmaster | Michael Roulston |
| Founder | Edward Moore |
| Location |
42 Alleyn Park Dulwich London SE21 7AA  EnglandCoordinates: 51°26′03″N 0°05′07″W / 51.4342°N 0.0852°W |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| DfE URN | 100862 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 3–13 |
| Colours | Steel Blue and White |
| Website | Dulwich Prep London |
Dulwich Prep London (DPL) is an independent preparatory school in Dulwich, south London, England for boys aged 3–13 years. It was founded in 1885, and is the largest boys preparatory school in the United Kingdom. Before September 2011 it was known as "Dulwich College Preparatory School". Michael Roulston took over as headmaster in Autumn 2009.
Despite its previous name, Dulwich Prep has never been affiliated to Dulwich College; however, it does provide a large proportion of the age 13+ entrants to the public school.
At Dulwich Prep, the 'house' system has been re-modeled as the 'tribe' system and is based on the Native American tribes: Ojibwas, Mohicans and Chippeways, as well as one tribe, Deerfeet, named after 'Deerfoot'. The Burnham Cup is the trophy awarded to the tribe that collect the most slips in one term. In recent terms up to 2014, Mohicans has most often prevailed as winners of the slip cup. An athletics competition takes place in the summer, but every term rugby, football or cricket tribe events are carried out, depending on the term's respective sport. There is also an annual tribe swimming competition.
In 1938 headmaster John Leakey established an evacuation camp in the orchard on his father-in-law's land at Coursehorn, near Cranbrook, Kent, where the affiliated Dulwich Preparatory School still is today.[1] Despite the danger in 1940, the school in London was reopened and run along with the school in Cranbrook. There were plans to move the school to the West Country, but when these fell through the Cranbrook school was evacuated to Betws-y-Coed in Snowdonia (there remains a memorial planting of trees in that village in memory of this period). Meanwhile, Coursehorn was being used as a camp for the troops, and in 1944 soldiers had been gathered there in preparation for the D-Day landings in Normandy.
Dulwich Prep London is a feeder school for Dulwich College, Alleyn's School and public schools such as Tonbridge, Sherborne, St. Paul's School, Westminster, Dover and Eton. Many boys at Dulwich Prep London, in Year 8, sit scholarship examinations and the ISEB Common Entrance Exam.
In Autumn 2012, 1st 15 rugby team successfully passed a season unbeaten, having enjoyed wins in the squads tour to Sedbergh school and many large Irish senior schools, as well as playing regular fixtures in England and winning with immeasurable distinction.
Famous alumni include Derek Underwood, England cricketer; musician Donald Swann (the pianist half of Flanders & Swann); John Simpson, journalist; Rory Hamilton-Brown, Sussex cricketer; Daniel Bell-Drummond, Kent Cricketer, England U19s; and Nick Easter, England Rugby player.
References
External links
- School website
- George Marsh, head teacher of Dulwich College Preparatory School, BBC News, 26 September 2000
- History of Dulwich College Preparatory School in Cranbrook, Kent
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