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Falconbury School was a prep-school based in Peaks Hill, Surrey England, in the UK. Falconbury's buildings in Surrey became home to
The John Fisher School The John Fisher School is a Roman Catholic voluntary-aided boys' faith school based at Peaks Hill, Purley, Croydon, Surrey, England. The school is located in and funded by the London Borough of Sutton. It occupies the former site of the 19th- ...
in 1931; a former Catholic Public and Boarding School, latterly (in the 1990s) a highly selective Catholic day school and now a non-selective Catholic comprehensive school for boys.


At Peaks Hill, Surrey

Peaks Hill at the time, was a rural neighbourhood in North Surrey; it has since merged with the expansion of
Croydon, Surrey Croydon is a large town in South London, south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a Districts of England, local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts i ...
and these days is more suburban in nature. Falconbury school prepared boys for entry to some of the major Public Schools in England; including
Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...
and
Sherborne School (God and My Right) , established = 705 by Aldhelm, re-founded by King Edward VI 1550 , closed = , type = Public school Independent, boarding school , religion = Church of England , president = , chair_label = Chairman of the governors ...
.


Move to Oxfordshire

In 1940 Falconbury School relocated to Astrop Park in Oxfordshire. More information can be found at https://web.archive.org/web/20130921091532/http://www.bahamianseashells.com/falconbury2.html {{Schools in Surrey Defunct schools in Surrey Defunct schools in Oxfordshire