Milton Abbey
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| Established | 1954 |
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| Type |
Independent school Day and boarding school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmaster | Magnus Bashaarat |
| Chairman of Governors | James Barnes |
| Location |
Milton Abbas near Blandford Forum Dorset DT11 0BZ England |
| DfE URN | 113932 Tables |
| Staff | 50 |
| Students | 212 as of January 2012[update] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 13–18 |
| Houses | Athelstan, Damer, Hambro, Hodgkinson and Tregonwell |
| Former pupils | Milton Abbey Association |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 50°49′12.74″N 2°17′14.75″W / 50.8202056°N 2.2874306°W
Milton Abbey school is an independent school for day and boarding pupils in the village of Milton Abbas, near Blandford Forum in Dorset, in South West England. It has 243 pupils as of January 2012[update], in five houses: Athelstan, Damer, Hambro, Hodgkinson and Tregonwell. The school was founded in 1954 and is co-educational.
The school has a rural campus, with facilities that include a gym, swimming pool, shooting range, golf course, a 320-seat theatre, art department and design block, an astro turf hockey pitch, an outward bound area, a 15th-century dining hall, an Abbey chapel that can be traced back to the 10th century and grounds designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown. The main house, which was built by Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester from 1780 onwards, houses the administrative hub of the Estate, classrooms, the Senior Common Room, the King's Room and all the boys' boarding houses. The girls' house, Hodgkinson, can be found at the back quad.
The Abbey forms the central heart of the school. A chapel service takes place for the whole school twice a week. On Monday there is a house assembly and Wednesday a whole school assembly. On Sundays the whole school gathers for a formal Sunday worship, and there are regular communion services throughout the term. The school, although a Church of England foundation, welcomes people of any faith, and also of none.
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