Woodleigh School, North Yorkshire
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| Established | 1929 |
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| Closed | 2012 |
| Type | Preparatory Day and Boarding |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Founder | Arthur England |
| Location |
Langton Malton North Yorkshire YO17 9QN England Coordinates: 54°05′40″N 0°46′39″W / 54.094530°N 0.777420°W |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| DfE URN | 121756 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 20 |
| Students | 61 |
| Ages | 3–13 |
| Houses | North, South, East, West |
| Colours | Royal blue and white |
| Publication | The Woodleighan, and Woodleigh Weekly |
| Website | www |
Woodleigh School was a preparatory school for boys and girls aged 3 to 13, located in the village of Langton, North Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1929 and closed in August 2012. In its final year, it had 61 pupils, a mixture of day children and boarders.
The school was situated at Langton Hall, historically the seat of the Norcliffe family. The Hall that was leased to Woodleigh School, now owned by their descendants, the Howard-Vyse family, is a Grade II* listed building.
The school was founded in 1929 in Hessle, near Hull, by the late Arthur England, grandfather of the last headmaster. There were no other boys’ preparatory schools in the area at the time. By 1930, two years after the school had launched, there were 25 pupils. During the war Woodleigh moved to Firby Hall near Westow village in 1939.
In 1946 the school moved to Langton Hall, south of Malton, in the Yorkshire Wolds. The hall is owned by the Howard-Vyse family, descendants of the Norcliffe family. The oldest part of the house, formerly the old manor house, was by then in a bad state of repair. During the Second World War Langton Hall had been used as a base for the Guards Armoured Division while they had been preparing for D-Day. The Guards were reputedly visited by the Royal Family and Winston Churchill while they were based at the house. The hall itself dates back to the 18th century. The north wing was built in 1738 and the south wing was added in 1840.
The hall was registered as a Grade II listed building with English Heritage in 1951. The entrance gates on the east side of Langton Hall and the flanking wall, dating from the middle of the 19th century, were added to the listed buildings register in 1966.
Woodleigh School was part of the York Boarding Schools Group. It was owned by Woodleigh School Langton Limited, which also operated Langton Hall Language School on the same site.
Woodleigh School had a Learning Support Department with a specialist teacher for pupils with dyslexia and dyscalculia. In March 2012 Woodleigh was recommended by First Eleven magazine for the "Teaching of special educational needs within a mainstream setting."
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