Radlett Preparatory School

Radlett Preparatory School is a big (450-pupil), fee-paying primary preparatory school. Often known as "Radlett Prep," it is situated in large grounds just outside Radlett, Hertfordshire, England. The long-serving headmaster is Mr. S. Rundle. The owner is Mr. W. N. Warren, who also acts as principal. The school is known for having high and sometimes demanding standards especially when it comes to sports. Radlett Prep also prefers older teaching methods, for subjects such as mathematics.

The school is also a primary "feeder" for Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School and St. Helen's School. The children in the school are split into four different groups, named Persians, Britons, Greeks, and Romans. These groups are used mainly for athletic competition and 'house points', awarded to children for good behaviour and high achievement.

Noted pupils include Pop Idol and X-Factor judge Simon Cowell.Fact|date=March 2008

Radlett Preparatory School was founded over 65 years ago by a Mr and Mrs Bishop in the centre of Radlett and moved to its present location in 1980. The main school is a Georgian Grade II listed building set in extensive grounds, which include a lake and an expanse of woodland. The property has a history dating back to the 15th century. In 1408 a member of the Kendal family conveyed the land to the Duke of Beaufort-son of John of Gaunt. In the years that followed, the estate passed through many hands, but eventually came into Royal ownership in the person of Henry VIII who in 1530 gave it to his natural son, Henry, Duke of Richmond and Somerset.The Duke died without an heir and consequently the estate reverted to the Crown. After possession by James I, the property passed into the Salisbury family and it is recorded that during the Civil War the Earl of Salisbury was Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. In 1739, the Sixth Earl sold the estate to a William Jephson who built the present house and bequeathed it to his nephew Robert Phillimore in whose family it remained until bought by Kendal Hall County Club. Subsequently the site was acquired by Mr and Mrs D A Smith.

External links

* [http://www.radlett-prep.herts.sch.uk/ School website]

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