Hampton Court House

{{Infobox school

| name = Hampton Court House

| logo = HCH Logo 2021.png

| image = Hampton Court House from Bushy Park 05.jpg

| coordinates = {{coord|51.40817|-0.34230|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}

| motto = Achievement With Heart

| established = 2001

| closed =

| type = Private day school

| religion =

| president =

| head_label = Head

| head = Katherine Vintiner

| chair_label =

| chair =

| founders = Eliana Houstoun-Boswall and Alex Houstoun-Boswall

| street =

| city = Hampton Court

| county = London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

| country = England

| postcode = KT8 9BS

| ofsted = yes

| urn = 133443

| staff =

| enrollment = 300

| gender = Coeducational

| lower_age = 2

| upper_age = 18

| houses =

| colours = Navy and White

| publication =

| free_label_1 = Former pupils

| free_1 = Old Courtiers

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| website = {{url|1=http://www.hamptoncourthouse.co.uk/}}

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{{infobox designation list

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| designation1 = Grade II

| designation1_offname =Hampton Court House

| designation1_date = 18 February 1976

| designation1_number = 1254053

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{{infobox designation list

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| designation1 = National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens

| designation1_type = Grade II*

| designation1_offname =Hampton Court House

| designation1_date = 1 October 1987

| designation1_number = 1000175

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Hampton Court House is a Grade II listed{{NHLE|num=1254053|desc=Hampton Court House|date = 18 February 1976 |access-date=1 August 2020}} 18th-century building on the edge of Bushy Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, built the house in 1757. The estate is Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.{{NHLE|num=1000175|desc=Hampton Court House|date= 1 October 1987|access-date=7 June 2017}}

Hampton Court House houses a co-educational private school and also hosts events such as weddings and the filming of movies.

The school

Hampton Court House School, or HCH as it is popularly known, was founded by Lady Eliana Houston-Boswall and her son Alexander Houston-Boswall, after splitting from her husband Sir Alford Houstoun-Boswall in 1996; together they had previously founded The Harrodian School in 1993. Hampton Court House School opened its doors in September 2001 after extensive refurbishments.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151126105842/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/homes_and_gardens/article231878.ece Why I Moved: Back to school, again]

The Sixth Form, led by former Westminster School headmaster Tristram Jones-Parry, opened in September 2015. It was the first school in the UK to start lessons in the afternoon.{{cite web |title=School introduces 'no mornings' policy for tired teenagers |website=The Daily Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122172313/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10818678/School-introduces-no-mornings-policy-for-tired-teenagers.html |archive-date=2021-01-22 |url-status=live |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10818678/School-introduces-no-mornings-policy-for-tired-teenagers.html}}[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKOW72PAzo0 Neuroscientist, Dr Christopher-James Harvey interviewed on the BBC World News Channel][http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/01/12/19/11219.pdf Later School Start Times in Adolescence: Time for Change]

In March 2021 Hampton Court House was acquired by Dukes Education Group.

The building

The Grade II listed building fronts Hampton Court Green and backs on to Bushy Park. It was built around 1757 by George Montagu Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, for the opera singer Mrs Anna Maria Donaldson,[http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/631370.print/ Lord Lucan and others at Hampton Court House] and was designed by architect Thomas Wright. In 1771, after the death of the Earl, it was let to the Earl of Suffolk, then to the 4th Earl of Sandwich; Charles Bingham; Admiral Lord Keith; and the 3rd Earl of Kelly. In 1883, Thomas Twining of the Twinings family of tea and coffee merchants bought the house for his daughter and her husband Auguste de Wette.[http://www.twickenham-museum.org.uk/detail.asp?ContentID=136 Thomas Twining III - Scientific, educationist and polymath] In 1971, the Teddington Theatre Club converted the picture gallery into a theatre.[https://books.google.com/books?id=wN_H-__MBpYC&lpg The London Encyclopaedia, edited by Ben Weinreb]

Notable students

Austin Dickinson, rock musician{{cite web|title=AS LIONS Feat. BRUCE DICKINSON's Son AUSTIN: 'World On Fire' Lyric Video|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/as-lions-feat-bruce-dickinsons-son-austin-world-on-fire-lyric-video/|website=blabbermouth}}
Ayrton Cable, social activist{{cite web|title=Vince Cable's grandson, Ayrton, co-founds African 'change-maker' schools|url=http://www.innovatemyschool.com/news/vince-cable-s-grandson-ayrton-co-founds-african-change-maker-schools|website=innovate my school}}
Isabella Blake-Thomas, actress
Nell Tiger Free, actress

References

External links

[http://www.hamptoncourthouse.co.uk School website]
[http://www.hamptoncourthouse.co.uk/sixth-form/ Sixth Form]
[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/133443 Ofsted page]
[https://www.fengarievents.com/hampton-court-house Events website]

Category:Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Category:Grade II listed houses in London

Category:Grade II* listed parks and gardens in London

Category:Houses completed in 1757

Category:Private co-educational schools in London

Category:Private schools in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames