Bilton Grange

Infobox UK school
name = Bilton Grange


size = 129px
latitude = 51.196552
longitude = -0.622504
dms = yes
motto = "Iron Sharpenth Iron"
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established = 1873
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closed =
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type = Preparatory School,
boarding and day school
religion = Church of England
president =
head_label = Head Master
head = Mr. P Kirk
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r_head =
chair_label = Chairman of Governors
chair = JB Greenhalgh, MA MBA
founder = Rev. Walter Earle
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specialist =
street =
city = Rugby
county = Warwickshire
country = Englandflagicon|England
postcode = CV22 6QU
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ofsted =
staff = 100
enrollment = 337
gender = Co-educational
lower_age = 4
upper_age = 13
houses = 4
colours = Navy and Red
publication =
free_label_1 = Former pupils
free_1 = Old Biltonians
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free_2 =
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website = http://www.biltongrange.co.uk
website_name = www.biltongrange.co.uk

Bilton Grange is a preparatory school located in Dunchurch, near Rugby, Warwickshire. The present headmaster is Mr. JP Kirk, the eighth in total.

The mansion which forms the main school was built in 1846 [ [http://www.biltongrange.net Another Bilton Grange Website] ] and was a private family home. It is a Grade II* listed building [ [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=308671&mode=quick English Heritage: Images of England, architectural description of listed buiding] ] . The first pupils were brought to the house by The Reverend Walter Earle in 1887. An existing room was converted into the school chapel in 1889. The Junior House was built in 1902 and electricity was brought to the school in 1920. More recent developments include the arrival of girls at the school in 1992 and a 9 hole golf course laid out in 1998. The famous architect Pugin, designed the library and a staircase leading to the boarding house.

The houses are :
*Churchill
*Nelson
*Mountbatten
*Wellington

Bilton Grange is commonly recognised as the feeder to Rugby School.

Two famous Old Biltonians are the MP Sir Nicholas Winterton and jazz musician and writer Miles Kington.

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