Knighton House
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Knighton House is a fee-paying
, girls' day and boarding prep school in Dorset
, England
.
, England
. It was founded in 1950 by John and Peggy Booker, parents of the writer Christopher Booker
. There are around 100 pupils.
Knighton House is for girls only, aged 7 to 13. The head teacher is Mrs Alison Tremewan who has been head since 2010. Knighton House is a boarding school: about half the girls board full-time; almost all girls who do not board full-time board a few nights a week.
Girls leaving Knighton usually go to country's finest senior schools, including nearby schools such as Sherborne School
, Bryanston School
, St Mary's Shaftesbury
, Marlborough College
, Canford School
and St Antony's Leweston
.
Knighton House also includes "The Orchard"; a pre-prep and nursery for boys and girls from two and a half through to prep school age.
The school is based around a couple of Georgian buildings with a few modern additions such as a hall, classrooms and a music building. There is a riding arena, tennis courts and a small outdoor swimming pool. Knighton's grounds encompass 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) of Dorest countryside.
and whenever pupils are outside the school campus. The best uniform consists of a red jumper, a checked shirt and a grey kilt. Girls wear a traditional grey cape in winter, rather than a more conventional jacket.
Knighton House has a history of sports achievement, especially for its small size. Over the past six years, students have qualified for the National Athletics, held at Birmingham Stadium. In 2000, 2001, and 2002 students walked away from the National Athletics Championships with gold and silver medals.
The musical side of life at Knighton is also strong, with music scholarships to senior schools won regularly. Most girls learn at least one musical instrument and the 36 strong Chapel choir performs regularly for school services and other external events.
Clubs and other activities depend upon current staff interests and include those such as the green team, cross country running, art, board games, nature walking and a link with an Indian children's home in Tamil Nadu, southern India.
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
, girls' day and boarding prep school in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England
England
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.
The school
The school is a small preparatory school for girls near Blandford Forum in DorsetDorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was founded in 1950 by John and Peggy Booker, parents of the writer Christopher Booker
Christopher Booker
Christopher John Penrice Booker is an English journalist and author. In 1961, he was one of the founders of the magazine Private Eye, and has contributed to it for over four decades. He has been a columnist for the Sunday Telegraph since 1990...
. There are around 100 pupils.
Knighton House is for girls only, aged 7 to 13. The head teacher is Mrs Alison Tremewan who has been head since 2010. Knighton House is a boarding school: about half the girls board full-time; almost all girls who do not board full-time board a few nights a week.
Girls leaving Knighton usually go to country's finest senior schools, including nearby schools such as Sherborne School
Sherborne School
Sherborne School is a British independent school for boys, located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. It is one of the original member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
, Bryanston School
Bryanston School
Bryanston School is a co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils in Blandford, north Dorset, England, near the village of Bryanston. It was founded in 1928...
, St Mary's Shaftesbury
St Mary's Shaftesbury
St Mary’s School, located in a rural setting near Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, is a Catholic boarding and day school which welcomes girls from all Christian denominations. Its mission is "to educate each individual to the highest standard through fostering traditional values in the spirit of the...
, Marlborough College
Marlborough College
Marlborough College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located in Marlborough, Wiltshire.Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. Currently there are just over 800...
, Canford School
Canford School
Canford School is a coeducational independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the village of Canford Magna, near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, in South West England. The school was founded in 1923. There are approximately 600 pupils at Canford, organised into houses...
and St Antony's Leweston
St Antony's Leweston
Leweston School is a Catholic independent school for girls near Sherborne in Dorset, UK. It is the sister-school of St Teresa's School in Surrey. The school was founded as St Antony's school in 1891 by the Sisters of Christian Instruction....
.
Knighton House also includes "The Orchard"; a pre-prep and nursery for boys and girls from two and a half through to prep school age.
The school is based around a couple of Georgian buildings with a few modern additions such as a hall, classrooms and a music building. There is a riding arena, tennis courts and a small outdoor swimming pool. Knighton's grounds encompass 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) of Dorest countryside.
Uniform
The younger girls wear red dungarees (overalls). Every pupil has a student best, which is required to be worn on Sundays when attending St Nicholas' church in DurwestonDurweston
Durweston is a village in north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour where it flows out of the Blackmore Vale through a steep, narrow gap between the Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase hills, two miles west of Blandford Forum. The village has a population of 429...
and whenever pupils are outside the school campus. The best uniform consists of a red jumper, a checked shirt and a grey kilt. Girls wear a traditional grey cape in winter, rather than a more conventional jacket.
Extracurricular
Horses are welcome at the school and many girls ride once a week during term. Small pets are also allowed such as gerbils, hamsters and rabbits.Knighton House has a history of sports achievement, especially for its small size. Over the past six years, students have qualified for the National Athletics, held at Birmingham Stadium. In 2000, 2001, and 2002 students walked away from the National Athletics Championships with gold and silver medals.
The musical side of life at Knighton is also strong, with music scholarships to senior schools won regularly. Most girls learn at least one musical instrument and the 36 strong Chapel choir performs regularly for school services and other external events.
Clubs and other activities depend upon current staff interests and include those such as the green team, cross country running, art, board games, nature walking and a link with an Indian children's home in Tamil Nadu, southern India.
External links
- School Website. The website includes the text of the latest entry (2007 edition) from the Good Schools Guide.