Dumpton School is an independent day school in

Wimborne, Dorset Wimborne Minster (often referred to as Wimborne, ) is a market town in Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. It lies at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, north of Pool ...

, South West England, for girls and boys aged 2 to 13 years.

History

The school was founded as a boys' preparatory school at Dumpton Park in Kent in 1903 and evacuated to

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in Dorset to avoid bombing raids at the outset of the

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, (as were many schools from south-east England). In 1945, the school moved to Gaunt's House, near

Wimborne Wimborne Minster (often referred to as Wimborne, ) is a market town in Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. It lies at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, north of Poole ...

, and flourished under the Headmastership of Colonel Trevor Card. Unusually, the

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were named in memory of former pupils who had died on active service; (these included ''Cock, Pollard, Brown, York, Dutton'' and ''Fanshawe''). Trevor Card was succeeded by Messrs Carter and Monkhouse as joint heads in 1958 and subsequently by Major General Frank Thompson. In 1988 the school moved again to its present site at Dean's Grove House nearer to Wimborne.

Notable Old Dumptonians

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(born 1986), children's TV presenter (CBBC), 2016 winner of ''

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References

External links

Dumpton School websiteProfile by the Good Schools GuideISI Inspection Report, 2013
{{authority control Wimborne Minster Preparatory schools in Dorset Educational institutions established in 1903 1903 establishments in England