Marlborough House School
| Established | 1874 |
|---|---|
| Type | Independent day prep school |
| Headteacher | Martyn Ward |
| Location |
High Street Hawkhurst,Cranbrook Kent TN18 4PY England Coordinates: 51°02′55″N 0°30′00″E / 51.0486°N 0.500°E |
| Staff | 40 |
| Students | 320 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 3–13 |
| Website | www |
Marlborough House School is a co-educational preparatory school situated in 34 acres (14 ha) of countryside in Hawkhurst, Kent. The school currently has just over 320 pupils between the ages of 3 and 13 with a teaching staff of 40. Marlborough House is predominantly a day school, but operates a flexi-boarding policy for pupils over the age of 9. The school is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS). The current headmaster is Martyn Ward.
Marlborough House was founded in 1874 in Hove and is one of the oldest preparatory schools in the country. It was later moved to Hawkhurst, Kent by then headmaster Arthur Harrison, who bought the New Lodge estate and converted the 18th-century building into an educational facility for the 25 boys who moved with the school.
During the Second World War the school relocated to Great Bidlake, an Elizabethan country house near to Bridestowe in Devon.
The school is arranged in year groups with years from Nursery to Year Eight. Those 10 years are managed in three sections: Nursery, Pre-Prep and Prep school. The Nursery caters for the ages of 3-4 in a purpose built building within the heart of the school site. The Pre-Prep consists of years 2, 1 and reception in a separate recently expanded building adjacent to the main school building. The Prep school, years 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 and 3, occupies the 18th century main building as well as various surrounding buildings with years 5, 4 and 3 having moved into a new building in September 2006.
The curriculum diversifies into specific subjects as the pupils get older in preparation for Common Entrance or other entrance examinations to senior schools. The school currently offers Art, Citizenship (only in form 1), Classical Civilisation (initially taught to pupils who opt for Latin instead of Spanish), Design and Technology, English, French, Geography, History, Latin, ICT, Mathematics, Music (taught together in classes as part of the general curriculum, pupils can opt for private weekly tuition in a wide variety of instruments), Physical Education, Science and Spanish.
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