Spratton Hall School is a co-educational independent

Private school

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 preparatory school seven miles outside Northampton

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, England

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It was established initially as a boys' day

Day school

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 and boarding school

Boarding school

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 in 1951. The school became co-educational in 1977 and a day-only school in 1987.

Spratton Hall's main school building is a Georgian

Georgian architecture

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 manor house

Manor house

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 built in 1760, which was converted by K.C. Hunter and his wife Joan.

Notable alumni include Michael Tyrone Ellis

Michael Ellis (British politician)

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, MP

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for the Northampton North constituency.