Millfield Preparatory School
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Millfield Preparatory School is a Preparatory school
in Glastonbury
, Somerset
, England. It is the feeder school for Millfield
and part of the Millfield school group. At Millfield, the prep' school is commonly referred to as Edgarley.
In July 2007, there were 425 pupils attending the school: 213 boys, 212 girls, 166 of whom were boarders and 259 were day pupils. The staff to pupil ratio is 1:8.
who also founded and ran Millfield
and later became the headteacher. He bought Edgarley Hall and its grounds from the Thomas-Ferrands, following use by the army in World War II
.
A pre-preparatory department was initially started at the 19th century house, The Hollies, in the centre of Glastonbury in the mid-1980s, later moving to the main preparatory school site.
The Language Development Centre (LDC) is staffed by five full-time and five part-time members of staff to support pupils who have identified learning difficulties, including dyslexia
.
.
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
in Glastonbury
Glastonbury
Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,784 in the 2001 census...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England. It is the feeder school for Millfield
Millfield
Millfield is an independent school in Street in Somerset, in south-west England.The school currently has a roll of 1,260 pupils, of whom 910 are boarders...
and part of the Millfield school group. At Millfield, the prep' school is commonly referred to as Edgarley.
In July 2007, there were 425 pupils attending the school: 213 boys, 212 girls, 166 of whom were boarders and 259 were day pupils. The staff to pupil ratio is 1:8.
History
The school was founded in 1946, by Jack “Boss” MeyerJack Meyer (educator and cricketer)
Rollo John Oliver Meyer , known generally as 'Jack', and at Millfield mainly as 'Boss', was an English educationalist who founded Millfield School and Millfield Preparatory School in Somerset; he was also an all-round sportsman who played cricket at first-class level in both England and in India...
who also founded and ran Millfield
Millfield
Millfield is an independent school in Street in Somerset, in south-west England.The school currently has a roll of 1,260 pupils, of whom 910 are boarders...
and later became the headteacher. He bought Edgarley Hall and its grounds from the Thomas-Ferrands, following use by the army in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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A pre-preparatory department was initially started at the 19th century house, The Hollies, in the centre of Glastonbury in the mid-1980s, later moving to the main preparatory school site.
Academic programme
The curriculum includes; English, mathematics, science, design and technology, information and communications technology, history, geography, religious studies, modern languages, art, music, drama and physical education. Extracurricular activities include sport and music.The Language Development Centre (LDC) is staffed by five full-time and five part-time members of staff to support pupils who have identified learning difficulties, including dyslexia
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...
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Sports
Sports facilities include: a 25 feet (7.6 m) indoor swimming pool, an equestrian centre, sports halls, squash courts, and Astro-turf hockey pitch, outdoor tennis courts, netball courts and a 9-hole golf course. The school also has use of sports facilities at nearby MillfieldMillfield
Millfield is an independent school in Street in Somerset, in south-west England.The school currently has a roll of 1,260 pupils, of whom 910 are boarders...
.
Notable former pupils
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