Moor Park School
| Type |
Preparatory school Day & Boarding |
|---|---|
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Head | Charlie Minogue |
| Chairman | Maj Gen Arthur G Denaro CBE DL |
| Location |
Richard's Castle Ludlow Shropshire SY8 4DZ United Kingdom 52°20′19″N 2°44′01″W / 52.3385°N 2.7335°WCoordinates: 52°20′19″N 2°44′01″W / 52.3385°N 2.7335°W |
| Local authority | Shropshire |
| DfE number | 893/6015 |
| DfE URN | 123617 Tables |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 2½–13 |
| Website | moorpark.org.uk |
Moor Park School is a coeducational preparatory day and boarding school in the village of Richard's Castle, near Ludlow, England. It educates about 300 children and is located within the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
The school was founded in 1964 by Hugh Watts (a first-class cricketer) and Derek Henderson. It was initially an all-boys boarding prep school modeled after the likes of Ludgrove School. Pupils often move on to other nearby public schools and independent Catholic schools such as Shrewsbury School, Malvern College, Moreton Hall School and Downside School.
Moor Park was in the news after former teacher John Addrison was charged with various counts of sexual assault while working at Moor Park and, prior to that, Caldicott Prep, from the late 1970s to 1980s.
Moor Park is one of a group of country houses in the Ludlow district linked by one family, the Salweys. Haye Park, located in the Mortimer Forest, is the oldest of these buildings and was built by Richard Salwey in the mid-1600s. The Salwey family resided at Moor Park until 1870. Edward VII, then the Prince of Wales, paid the estate a visit with the intention of buying it as a country estate. He eventually settled on Sandringham House in Sandringham, Norfolk due to its proximity to the nation's capital London. Major Johnston Foster bought the estate in 1874 and proceeded to construct a new building around the Queen Anne house, incorporating the latest architectural trends of the day. His eldest daughter Ethel Jane Foster married Irish nobleman Lucius O'Brien, 15th Baron Inchiquin and they spent some time living at Moor Park, but chose to move to Ireland instead. Members of the Salwey and O'Brien families still reside in the area.
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