Hazelwood School
The Victorian building
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| Motto |
Latin:Spiritu Inspiratus (Lungfuls of Inspiration) |
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| Established | c. 1890 |
| Type | Independent preparatory day school |
| Religion | Christian |
| Headmistress | Lindie Louw |
| Founder | Mr Edward Baily |
| Location |
Wolfs Hill Limpsfield Oxted Surrey RH8 0QU  England51°14′58″N 0°00′32″E / 51.24938°N 0.0089°ECoordinates: 51°14′58″N 0°00′32″E / 51.24938°N 0.0089°E |
| DfE URN | 513545 |
| Students | ~578 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 3 months–13 years |
| Houses | Baily, Dowling, Irving, Parry |
| Website | www.hazelwoodschool.co.uk |
Hazelwood School is an independent preparatory school located in Limpsfield, Surrey.
The school was established in 1890 as a boarding school for boys aged 8–13 by Edward Baily and his wife Ruth.
Baily bought the land from the Titsey Place estate as he loved the views of the Weald and the Ashdown Forest and thought the site healthy and bracing. The first cohort of 38 pupils was accommodated and taught in a purpose-built Victorian building that remains at the centre of the school today.
In 1962 the school was bought by Tim Dowling and merged with his Bickley Hall School in Bromley, Kent—resulting in the double motto and double badge known today. Hazelwood School became a registered charity and was incorporated as a limited company in 1968. Girls were first admitted to the school and a Pre-Prep department established in 1978. Boarding continued at the school until 1999.
Edward Baily founded Hazelwood School as an educational boarding establishment for boys in 1880. The first site for the school was in Balsham, Cambridgeshire with just two boys. In 1884, with a dozen more boys, the school moved to Warlingham in Surrey before finally settling on our current site in Limpsfield, Surrey in 1890 with 38 pupils.
Mr Baily bought the land from the Titsey Estate as he loved the views of the Weald and the Ashdown Forest and thought the site healthy and bracing. The first cohort of 38 boys were accommodated and taught in the purpose-built Victorian buildings which still form the heart of the school today. In addition to the main Victorian building, Mr Baily added a chapel, grass tennis court, cricket pitch with pavilion, fives court, outdoor swimming ‘bath’, Chestnut cottage and Oak cottage. The original Chestnut and Oak cottages were used as accommodation for staff and senior boys. Great pride was taken in the chapel building, with many adornments being added throughout the 1890s. Additional land was bought in 1903 to serve as a football field. In 1906, Edward Baily and his wife, Ruth, retired to Herefordshire. 1906-1930
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