Hazlegrove Preparatory School is a non-selective co-educational preparatory school at

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in the south west of England. Hazlegrove is part of a foundation which also incorporates King's School, Bruton - a senior school located less than 10 miles away in Bruton.

History

The school's history reaches back in time to 1519 during the reign of Henry VIII and as part of the King's School Bruton Foundation, Hazlegrove is part of an educational lineage which spans nearly five centuries. The school was founded by Richard Fitzjames (Bishop of London) and his nephew John Fitzjames of Redlynch (later to become Chief Justice of the King's Bench) whose family crest incorporated the bearded dolphin which remains part of the school crest today. The school is part of a foundation created by

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(Bishop of London) with his nephew John Fitzjames (later to become Chief Justice of the King's Bench) whose family crest incorporated the bearded dolphin which remains part of the school crest today. After only twenty years of existence, the school was closed with the dissolution of the Monasteries resulting with the surrender of the Abbey including all the endowments of the school to

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until 1547, and then Edward VI, his son.Wright, Basil. ''King’s Bruton Remembered''. , 1992, p.2. For ten years the school ceased to exist until a "humble petition" was presented to Edward VI requesting him to restore the endowments of the school. This was granted with the school being called the Free Grammar School of King Edward the Sixth. This Royal Foundation led to a crown being placed above the dolphin on the school crest. The original endowments of the school were re-granted to a Corporation that was to consist of twelve governors. This may be the first school to have a Governing Body with an unbroken record of the proceedings of the meetings of the Governors dating back to 1553. Hazlegrove Preparatory School was created when the Junior School was moved to

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, after

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in 1947, to be able to satisfy the increasing demand for places. A new building for the school costing £1.6 million, designed by the architects

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, was completed recently, the Fitzjames Building, which has become the hub of many activities within the school.

Boarding

Approximately 1/3 of pupils aged 7 to 13 board full-time at the school with the majority staying in at weekends. A full programme of activities takes place evenings and weekends. There are three boarding houses: Blackford (girls), Lankester (junior boys) and School House (senior boys) the latter being in the historic Hazlegrove House itself. The boarding was last inspected as part of the Integrated ISI Inspection in the Autumn Term, 2015 and again as part of the Regulatory Compliance Inspection in September 2018. The School was considered to be outstanding in all nine areas of judgement.

Curriculum

All pupils participate in sport, music and drama.

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/ Outdoor Education, Latin and Mandarin feature alongside traditional academic subjects. Able pupils are stretched to scholarship level and the school has a CReSTeD accredited Learning Support Unit to help pupils with additional needs (e.g. dyslexia).

Notable former pupils

* Peter Wilson (sport shooter) 2012 Olympic Double Trap Gold Medallist * Maddie Hinch England and GB hockey player *

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References

External links

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The Hazlegrove Association for old HazlegroviansProfile
on IAPS website
Profile
on the ISC website
Profile
on the

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