Cranborne Chase School
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| Established | 6 August 1946 (Crichel House) |
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| Closed | 10 July 1990 (New Wardour Castle) |
| Type |
Independent school Day and boarding school Girls' school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Founder | 'Betty' Galton |
| Location |
Wardour (near Tisbury) Wiltshire SP3 6RH England |
| Staff | 26 (1985 figure) |
| Students | 130 pupils (1985 figure) |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 13–18 |
| Publication | Cranborne Chase School Magazine |
| Former pupils | Old Cranbornians |
| Campus | Rural campus |
Coordinates: 51°02′17″N 2°05′38″W / 51.038°N 2.094°W
Cranborne Chase School was an independent boarding school for girls, originally opened in 1946 at Crichel House in the village of Moor Crichel in Dorset. In 1961, the school moved to New Wardour Castle near Tisbury in Wiltshire, and extensively renovated the building, which had fallen into a severe state of disrepair.
In 1985 there were 130 girls, aged between 11 and 18 years, and 26 teachers at the school. The school eventually closed in July 1990.
At New Wardour Castle (not to be confused with Wardour Castle) there were dormitories for girls in the 1st to 4th Forms around the top fourth floor of the building, each with beds for between two and six girls. Fifth Formers slept on the mezzanine floor below this. The Lower Sixth Form had studios for one or two girls in a modern extension on the south-eastern side of the building. Upper Sixth formers all had their own individual rooms in the upper East Wing flat or in a separate building known as 'The Hexagon' ( The Hexagon was used as accommodation for staff in the late-1970s).
Pupils ate in the modern dining hall built on the south-eastern side of the building, next to the gymnasium. This extension had additional modern classrooms for Art and Science. All other classrooms were in the main building on the ground and first floors.
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