Mowden Hall School
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| Mowden Hall School | |
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| , , NE43 7TP United Kingdom | |
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| Type | Preparatory school Day & Boarding |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1935 |
| Head | Kate Martin |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 3 to 13 |
| Enrolment | 180+ |
| Former pupils | Old Mowdenians |
| Website | http://www.mowdenhallpst.org |
Mowden Hall School is a co educational day and boarding preparatory school in Stocksfield, Northumberland, England approximately 11 miles (18 km) West of Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] It has been part of the Prep Schools Trust since 2007 and is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS) and Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS).
History[]
Mowden Hall School was founded in the eponymous Mowden Hall in Mowden, near Darlington, by Mr Frank Marchbank in 1935. The School was evacuated to Fallbarrow, Windermere, at the start of World War 2, before acquiring its present site at Newton Hall, near Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1945; the former building was home to the Department for Education and its predecessor agencies for almost fifty years. Mowden has welcomed girls since 1982, and opened a Pre-Prep Department in 1993.[2]
Much work was done in the School's early years at Newton to convert the former home of the Joicey family, which had been built in 1835 by the distinguished northern architect John Dobson, into a fully functioning prep school.
Boarding[]
Full, weekly and flexi boarding are available to pupils in the main prep school (aged 8 and above).[3] Boarders are not allowed to use mobile phones or other electronic devices, but are allowed and communicate with their parents by writing letters and payphones. Over three-quarters of the children in the prep school board in some capacity. However, there is no compulsion to board at Mowden. Children can be day pupils, flexi boarders, weekly boarders or full boarders.
Sport[]
A wide range of activities are available at the school: these include rugby, football, hockey, netball, tennis, cricket, athletics, badminton, cross-country, swimming. The school has extensive sporting fields, an indoor swimming pool, tennis courts, and a multi-use astroturf pitch, which was completed in September 2016.
Internally the school also has sporting competitions between Houses, as well as swimming galas, cross-country running and a full summer Sports Day.
Former pupils[]
- Alexander Armstrong – actor, comedian and presenter[4]
- Julian Bicknell – architect
- Pete Graves – television presenter and sports correspondent
- Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling – former Conservative government minister
- Jeremy Mallinson – conservationist
- Peter Martell – journalist
- Richard Smyth – cricketer
References[]
- ^ "School Guide 2012 – Mowden Hall". Tatler. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "History – Mowdenhall". Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Boarding – Mowdenhall". Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Speech Day 2011 Archived 21 April 2013 at archive.today
5. https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/18176479.new-headteacher-chosen-mowden-hall/
External links[]
- School website
- Profile on the ISC website
- Profile on the Good Schools Guide
- Ofsted Boarding Inspection Reports
- School Information
- Boarding schools in Northumberland
- Preparatory schools in Northumberland
- Educational institutions established in 1935
- Church of England independent schools in the Diocese of Newcastle
- 1935 establishments in England