King's Hall School is a co-educational prep school that provides

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. The school is located within the parish of

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, just north of

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, in the West of England. It is housed in the Grade II*

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Pyrland Hall Pyrland Hall is a country house near Cheddon Fitzpaine in the English county of Somerset. It is a Grade II* listed building. History Pyrland Hall was built around 1760 for Sir William Yea of the Yea baronets. It is a brick building with Bath st ...

. It was named King's Hall School after Pyrland Hall joined with King's House.

History

King's Hall School was originally the boys Junior House of

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, and remains a partner school. Both are

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which means they are part of a group of

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schools (both primary and secondary) affiliated to the Woodard Corporation (formerly the Society of St Nicolas) which has its origin in the work of

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, an

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clergyman. Since it was established in 1953, the school has been housed in

. Pyrland Hall School, as it was previously known, was a boy's preparatory school (ages 8-13) that amalgamated with King's House, a girl's preparatory school, which also had a pre-preparatory unit, to form King's Hall School in 1987. In 2010, Magnus Mowat, the chair of the school's governors was given the award Independent School Governor of the Year. The school's catering facilities were Gold Award Winners in the Taste of the West Awards in 2010/11.

References

External links

School website

Profile
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