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Cheam School

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| motto = Omnia Caritate (All things to be charitable)

| established = {{Start date and age|1645}}

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| type = Private preparatory school

| religious_affiliation = Anglican

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| head = Nick Milbank

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| founder = George Aldrich

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| location = Headley

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| postcode = RG19 8LD

| county = Berkshire

| country = England

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| urn = 116520

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| enrolment = 428 {{As of|2016|02|lc=on}}

| gender = Co-educational

| lower_age = 2

| upper_age = 13

| houses = Aldrich, Beck, Gilpin, Tabor

| colours = Red and Blue

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Cheam School is a mixed preparatory school located in Headley, in the civil parish of Ashford Hill with Headley in Hampshire. Originally a boys school, Cheam was founded in 1645 by George Aldrich.

History

The school started in Cheam, Surrey.

In the 19th century, the school was strictly for the sons of gentlemen only. One boy had to leave when his father was found to be a tradesman, with a shop in London selling cutlery.Arthur A. Adrian, Mark Lemon: First Editor of 'Punch' (1966), p. 8

In 1934 the school moved to its present site on the borders of Hampshire and Berkshire, previously a country house known as Beenham Court, when its part of Surrey was developing from a quiet village into a busy suburb. The school has occupied its present home, with nearly {{convert|100|acre|ha}} of grounds, since then.

Just before the move, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was a pupil there. His son, the future King Charles III, was later a pupil at the school.

Present day

There are four houses (known as divisions): Aldrich (yellow), Beck (green), Gilpin (red), and Tabor (blue). The school colours are red and blue.

Cheam educates both boys and girls between the ages of three and thirteen and takes day-pupils as well as boarders.

Headmasters

  • 1645–1685: George Aldrich
  • 1685–1701: Henry Day
  • 1701–1711: Robert LLoyd
  • 1711–1739: Daniel Sanxay
  • 1739–1752 James Sanxay
  • 1752–1777: William Gilpin{{cite web|url=http://walkawhile.tripod.com/id23.html|title=William Gilpin 1724-1804|publisher=Hantsweb|access-date= 29 April 2016}}
  • 1777–1805: William Gilpin (1757-1848)
  • 1805– ?: Joseph Wilson
  • 1826–1846: Charles Mayo
  • 1856–1890: Robert Tabor
  • 1891–1920: Arthur Tabor
  • 1921–1947: Harold Taylor
  • 1947–1963: Peter Beck"PETER BECK Headmaster who caned Prince Charles — twice" (obituary) in The Times dated 4 June 2002, p. 27, from The Times Digital Archive, accessed 16 September 2013
  • 1963–1971: Michael Stannard
  • 1972–1985: Michael Wheeler
  • 1985–1998: Christopher Evers
  • 1998–2016: Mark Johnson
  • 2016-2021: Martin Harris
  • 2021-2022: Tom Haigh (acting)
  • 2022–2024: William Phelps
  • 2024-present: Nick Milbank

Notable alumni

:In alphabetical order:

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See also

Notes

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External links

  • [http://www.cheamschool.com Cheam School official website]

{{Schools in Hampshire}}

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Category:Educational institutions established in the 1640s

Category:Preparatory schools in Hampshire

Category:1645 establishments in England