Packwood Haugh School is an independent

Independent school

An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...

 coeducational day and boarding preparatory school

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...

 near Ruyton-XI-Towns

Ruyton-XI-Towns

Ruyton-XI-Towns , formally Ruyton of the Eleven Towns or simply Ruyton, is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It has a population of around 1,500 people and lies on the River Perry. Nearby is the large village of Baschurch and to the north the smaller village of Wykey...

, mid-way between Oswestry

Oswestry

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 and Shewsbury in Shropshire

Shropshire

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, England

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. It takes children between the ages of four and thirteen, and there are currently about 304 at the school, of whom half are boarders.

The school was founded in 1892 at Packwood in Warwickshire

Warwickshire

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 and moved to its present site, a large Victorian country house

English country house

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set in 60 acres (242,811.6 m²), in 1941. In 1956, it became a charitable trust. A pre-preparatory department, Packwood Acorns, was established in 1993 for day children only aged between four and seven.

A new boarding house for girls has been added, a new theatre was opened in 2003 and a new sports hall in 2008.