The Elms School

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The Elms School
Address
Walwyn Road, Colwall

Malvern
,
Worcestershire
,
WR13 6EF

England
Coordinates52°04′26″N 2°21′54″W / 52.074°N 2.365°W / 52.074; -2.365Coordinates: 52°04′26″N 2°21′54″W / 52.074°N 2.365°W / 52.074; -2.365
Information
TypeIndependent preparatory school
MottoGod Grant Grace
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1614; 408 years ago (1614)
FounderHumphrey Walwyn, Worshipful Company of Grocers
OfstedReports
Chairman of GovernorsNat Hone
HeadmasterChris Hattam[1]
Staffc.48 [2]
GenderCoeducational
Age2 to 13
Enrolmentc.190[1]
Colour(s)  Maroon   Black
Websitehttp://elmsschool.co.uk/

The Elms School is a co-educational independent boarding prep school located in Colwall, Herefordshire, England. Including its pre-prep department, it caters for children from 2 to 13 years old. The Headmaster is Chris Hattam, who is a member of the and the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS); The Elms was one of the IAPS's founding schools.

History[]

The Elms was founded in 1614 by Humphrey Walwyn of the Worshipful Company of Grocers, and is the oldest prep school still on its original site. The original school house was based on a farmhouse, built in the 1550s, on the edge of the village of Colwall in the lee of the Malvern Hills. In 2014 The Elms School celebrated its 400-year anniversary. It maintains close links with the Grocers' Company, and receives financial assistance from the company's charitable arm.

Facilities[]

The school has a working farm, with whose management the pupils can be involved, including in showing the stock at agricultural shows. They may stable their own ponies at the school. The school also has a sports hall, theatre, swimming pool and science laboratories.[3]

Academic life[]

The Elms is a preparatory school, preparing pupils for Common Entrance and senior school Scholarship examinations, mainly at 13+. Pupils from the school have moved onto such schools as Cheltenham College, The Cheltenham Ladies' College, Dean Close, Eton, Gordonstoun, Harrow, Shrewsbury, St Marys, Calne and Tudor Hall.

Pupils study all the subjects of a standard curriculum, with the addition of Greek (for some pupils), Latin and Rural Studies. Pupils are largely taught by a form teacher in the early years, but there is an increasing degree of specialist subject teaching as they move up the school.[3]

Sport[]

Pupils play Association football, Rugby football, cricket, hockey, netball, rounders, athletics, triathlon and heptathlon. School teams have been successful in County and National level competitions.[3]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2007). "DAVIES Stephen John James Frank". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
  5. ^ Stephen Davies's CV Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine

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