Horris Hill, is an independent day and boarding
preparatory school for boys aged 4–13. It is located in
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...
in England, south of
Newbury in
West Berkshire
West Berkshire is a local government district in Berkshire, England, administered from Newbury by West Berkshire Council.
History
The district of Newbury was formed on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury, Bradfield Rural Dist ...
and near the village of
Newtown. The school was founded on its present site in 1888 by A. H. Evans, a master at
Winchester College
Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...
. It is located within an 85-acre estate. Expats make up 15% of the total number of pupils at the school.
Controversy
In April 2021,
Will Young
William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979) is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the ITV talent contest '' Pop Idol'', making him the first winner of the worldwide '' Idol ...
opened up about his experience at prep school, claiming to have suffered from
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). "I've been thinking a lot about prep school, and wondering if any of those institutions will be brought to justice for the things that I saw happen... kids thrown against radiators. Other things I can’t talk about." Young also remembered drunk teachers "rolling around dormitories", one "you wouldn't go for a ride with", and teachers "looking at
tudents'penises in the shower". He described feeling a sense of injustice, saying "I think I escaped – not that it didn't damage me."
Notable alumni
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Richard Adams, author of ''
Watership Down
''Watership Down'' is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in Berkshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natura ...
'', ''
Shardik
''Shardik'' is a 1974 fantasy novel by Richard Adams. ''Shardik'' is his second novel, and first of two novels set in the fictional Beklan Empire. The events revolve around the discovery, capture and military and symbolic uses made of an incred ...
'' and ''
The Girl in a Swing'', from 1929
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Ben Britton, materials scientist and engineer
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Sebastian Doggart, film & television producer and director, and writer
* Benjamin Fry, psychotherapist
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James Innes, author
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Douglas Jardine
Douglas Robert Jardine ( 1900 – 1958) was an English cricketer who played 22 Test matches for England, captaining the side in 15 of those matches between 1931 and 1934. A right-handed batsman, he is best known for captaining the English ...
, Former
England cricket
The England cricket team represents cricket in England, England and cricket in Wales, Wales in international cricket. Since 1997, it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cr ...
captain
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Moray Macpherson, cricketer
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Patrick Minford, economist
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Jon Naismith,
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, sportsman, from 1900 to 1905. An