Grittleton House School
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Grittleton House School is a small, family-run independent school and children's daycare provider situated in the village of Grittleton
near Chippenham
in Wiltshire
. The school is co-educational with around 300 pupils and toddlers aged 2-16.
Grittleton House is non-selective and therefore classes are made up of pupils with a wide range of abilities. It offers pupils small classes and claims to teach traditional family values, courtesy, consideration for others, and responsibility for oneself.
It was built as a country house by James Thomson between 1832 and 1856. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Grittleton
Grittleton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, 7 miles NW of Chippenham, Wiltshire at .The Grittleton House estate is the home of Grittleton House School, which was founded in 1951....
near Chippenham
Chippenham, Wiltshire
Chippenham is a market town in Wiltshire, England, located east of Bath and west of London. In the 2001 census the population of the town was recorded as 28,065....
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. The school is co-educational with around 300 pupils and toddlers aged 2-16.
Grittleton House is non-selective and therefore classes are made up of pupils with a wide range of abilities. It offers pupils small classes and claims to teach traditional family values, courtesy, consideration for others, and responsibility for oneself.
It was built as a country house by James Thomson between 1832 and 1856. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Notable former pupils
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