Finborough School
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| Motto | Ad Summa Nitimur (Strive for the Highest), previously "Be Of Good Courage" |
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| Established | 1978 |
| Type | Independent day and boarding school |
| Principal | Jon Gibbs |
| Founder | Michael Parker |
| Location |
Finborough Hall Great Finborough Suffolk IP 911 XD England 52°11′03″N 0°56′47″E / 52.1841°N 0.9464°ECoordinates: 52°11′03″N 0°56′47″E / 52.1841°N 0.9464°E |
| Students | c.270 pupils |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 2–18 |
| Houses | 3 (Churchill, Nelson and Marlborough) |
| Colours | Maroon and navy and white |
| Publication | Highlights (no longer running) |
| Website | www |
Finborough School (previously St. George's School) is a small co-educational independent school. It is situated in and around Finborough Hall, in the village of Great Finborough, near Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.
The original school, named St. George's School, was founded in 1978 by John Sinclair and his family with Derek Slade as Headmaster in Wicklewood near Wymondham, Norfolk and was set up as a military boarding school for boys whose parents were in the armed forces. After failed efforts to purchase the facilities of the HMS Ganges establishment, the school was moved to the current site at Great Finborough in 1980. The former Wicklewood school was retained for several years and operated as the St George's School for Girls until this too moved to Finborough and the original site was redeveloped into private apartments and homes.
John and Sue Sinclair, as owners, took over running of the school following Slade's departure, and it was renamed Finborough School. The school merged with Hillcroft Preparatory School in 2006. In 2003, John Sinclair was convicted of assaulting a walker after the man kicked his pet labrador on the school grounds In 2008, James Sinclair took over as Principal after his father retired.
On 15 May 2014 The High Court appointed Grant Thornton as Liquidators for one of the companies (Anglemoss limited) associated with the directors and owners of the school. what is interesting is that John Sinclair, the founder, was the only director at the time of the liquidation despite the fact that his son James, the current Principal, had been a director from Sept 2003 to March 2011. Shortly after the liquidation of Anglemoss a new company was established by James and Louise Sinclair to run the school, and judging by the assets on its balance sheet this new company, Finborough School Limited, also acquired the land and buildings. (all info freely available via companies house www.companieshouse.gov.uk
The school is based in Finborough Hall, a Grade II listed stucco-faced Tuscan-style country house, originally built in 1795 for Roger Pettiward on land previously owned by William Wollaston MP. Finborough Hall, once owned by the Pettiward family, subsequently gave its name to Finborough Road in London, developed as part of the Pettiward Estate in north-west Chelsea, London SW10, still owned by the Pettiward family. This led to the name of Finborough Theatre. The Hall's original c1700 staircase was moved to Rougham Hall in 1878.
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