Hanford School
Hanford School | |
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DT11 8HN | |
Coordinates | 50°53′57″N 2°13′19″W / 50.89926°N 2.22206°WCoordinates: 50°53′57″N 2°13′19″W / 50.89926°N 2.22206°W |
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Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1947 |
Local authority | Dorset |
Department for Education URN | 113911 Tables |
Head teacher | Rory Johnston |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 7 to 13 |
Enrolment | c. 100 |
Grounds | 45 acres (18 ha) |
Website | https://www.hanfordschool.co.uk |
Hanford School is a girls' boarding preparatory school located in Hanford, Childe Okeford, Dorset, England, established in 1947 and located in a grade II* listed house built in 1604 by Sir Robert Seymer.
Background[]
The school does not have a motto.[1]
The two houses are called the Main House and Fan's House.
History[]
Hanford House was built in Jacobean style in 1604, or 1620,[2] and completed in 1623,[3] by Sir Robert Seymer, who was a teller of the Exchequer and who was knighted in 1619, and whose family had lived in Hanford for several centuries,[4] and the small Gothic chapel was built in 1650. Country Life magazine wrote in 1905 that "the chapel is a picturesque building with a high gable, pleasant to look at, and within are several memorials of the Seymers."[5]
In 1947, the house and grounds were bought by the Reverend and Mrs. Clifford Canning and converted to a school. Clifford Canning had been headmaster of Canford School.[6] In 1959, the school was taken over by their daughter, Sarah. In 1960, the building was listed as grade II*,[7] ten days after the nearby Church of St Michael and All Angels.[8] After retiring as headmistress in 2003, she handed the school over to the Hanford School Charitable Trust in 2004, which now runs it.[2]
Notable staff[]
- , captain of the England lacrosse national team[9]
Notable alumni[]
- Amanda Foreman
- Millie Mackintosh Made in Chelsea
- Santa Montefiore
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
- Dame Emma Kirkby
References[]
- ^ "Hanford School, Childe Okeford, Blandford, Dorset DT11 8HN". Tatler's Schools Guide. Tatler. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Hanford School". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Hanford House". Great Houses. Dorsetshire.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Burke, Bernhard (1852). "Seymer of Hanford". A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland for 1852, page 1216. Colburn and Co. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Day, Michael (31 May 2002). "Hanford (St. Michael)". Dorset Churches. Michael Day. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "New prospectus shows Hanford's unique approach to learning". This is Dorset. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Hanford School, Hanford". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hanford". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "My School Sport: Sarah Butt". The Telegraph – Sport. 23 January 2001. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
External links[]
- Hanford School at the Independent Schools Council
- Hanford School at the Independent Schools Inspectorate
- Hanford School, Dorset at ISBI
- Educational institutions established in 1947
- Girls' schools in Dorset
- Boarding schools in Dorset
- Preparatory schools in Dorset
- North Dorset District
- Grade II* listed buildings in Dorset
- 1947 establishments in England
- Houses completed in 1623