Dunottar School

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Dunottar School
Address
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High Trees Road

Reigate
,
Surrey
,
RH2 7EL

England
Coordinates51°13′52″N 0°11′05″W / 51.2312°N 0.1846°W / 51.2312; -0.1846Coordinates: 51°13′52″N 0°11′05″W / 51.2312°N 0.1846°W / 51.2312; -0.1846
Information
TypeIndependent day school
Private School
MottoDo ut Des
(I give that thou may'st give)
Established1926 (1926)
FounderJessie Elliot-Pyle
Local authoritySurrey
Department for Education URN125356 Tables
Chair of GovernorsRos Given-Wilson
HeadmasterMark Tottman MA Oxon, MBA
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrolmentup to 460
Websitewww.dunottarschool.com

Dunottar School is an independent school in Reigate, Surrey, England, established in 1926.

History[]

The school was established in 1926 by Jessie Elliot-Pyle in Brownlow Road with three pupils, and was named after Dunnottar Castle in Scotland. She gave it the motto Do ut Des, which is translated as I give that thou may'st give. She chose for the school’s crest a pelican mother nurturing her young. In 1933, the school moved to the High Trees Estate in a mansion called "High Trees"[1] which had been built by Walter Blanford Waterlow, fourth mayor of Reigate, in 1867. In 1874, Waterlow remarried his younger brother's widow, Maria Waterlow (née Cross), mother of Sir Ernest Albert Waterlow.[2] Additions had been made to the mansion in about 1908.[3] In 1961, it changed from private ownership to being owned by a charitable trust.[4] In 1975, it joined the Association of Governing Bodies of Girls' Public Schools, which is now called the Girls' Schools Association.

In March 2014 the school became part of United Learning and announced that it would become a co-educational school for ages 11 to 18 from September 2014. United Learning made immediate investments in Dunottar to develop existing facilities. [5]

In February 2018, the school launched a partnership with Surrey Cricket to create a Surrey Cricket Development and Performance Centre at Dunottar. This partnership created a number of opportunities for the school community, with the installation of a brand new 4-lane indoor cricket net system; these top-class, county standard cricket facilities enable pupils to take advantage of specialist training programmes. The Surrey Cricket Foundation, alongside local cricket clubs, also utilise these facilities to host county coaching and development courses for adults and children during the school holidays or off-season.[6]

April 2019 saw the opening of a £2.2 million Sixth Form Centre providing additional modern classrooms, individual and collaborative study areas, along with a café and recreation room. In July 2019, Dunottar was awarded the prestigious Education Business Award for the ‘Outstanding Progress – UK Independent Schools’ category 2019. Now in their 12th year, the Education Business Awards recognise schools across the UK for improving the standard of education and the life chances of their students, highlighting the vital work of educational professionals up and down the country.[7]

In January 2021 a brand new £4.5 million Assembly Hall was completed with Music and Drama facilities and a 500 seat auditorium.

Location[]

The school premises is a grade II listed building,[3] and the grounds are adjacent to Redhill Common.[8] The nearest railway station is Earlswood.

Notable former pupils[]

References[]

  1. ^ "High Trees Road". Old Reigate - A Pictorial History. Paul Walters. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  2. ^ Moore, Alan; Sean Hawkins; Trevor Hobden (17 September 2010). "4th Mayor - Walter Blanford Waterlow JP, 1870 - 1872". Mayors of the Borough of Reigate (1863-1974) and its successor, the Borough of Reigate and Banstead (1974 to the present day). Alan Moore. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "HER 10193 - Dunottar School (known as High Trees), High Trees Road, Reigate". Historic Environment Record. Exploring Surrey's Past. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Dunottar School Foundation Ltd". Company Profile. Mata Media. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  5. ^ https://www.dunottarschool.com/about-us/our-history-future
  6. ^ https://www.dunottarschool.com/about-us/partnerships/
  7. ^ https://www.dunottarschool.com/2019/07/05/dunottar-school-wins-prestigious-national-award/
  8. ^ Mark, Brunt (17 March 2010). "Get up with the larks to hear early morning birdsong". Around the Borough - Environment Leisure. Merstham Councillors. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

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