Westbrook Hay School
| Westbrook Hay Prep School | |
|---|---|
| File:WestbrookHayLogo.jpg | |
.jpg) Westbrook Hay School seen from the golf course | |
| Location | |
| , , HP1 2RF England | |
| Coordinates | 51°44′20″N 0°30′57″W / 51.7388°N 0.5158°WCoordinates: 51°44′20″N 0°30′57″W / 51.7388°N 0.5158°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent school |
| Motto | Latin: Ora et Labora (Prayer and work) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Anglican Church of England |
| Established | 1892 |
| Principal | Mr Mark Brain |
| Staff | 50 (approx) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 3 to boys 13-14max girls 3-11 |
| Enrollment | 291(approx) |
| Campus size | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| Houses | Wellington Nelson Marlborough Drake |
| Website | www |
Westbrook Hay Prep School is a co-educational independent school which educates children from rising 3 –13 years.
The school[edit]
The school was established by Augustus Orlebar, a former housemaster at Radley College, as a boarding school for boys in Bedford in 1892; it moved to Hinwick House near Wellingborough shortly thereafter and then to Gadebridge House in nearby Hemel Hempstead in 1914.[1] It remained there until it was forced out of its old premises by the Commission for New Towns as part of its development of the new town in 1963.[2] It took on its present name at its present site that year. It is now an independent Prep school which educates boys and girls from rising 3 –13 years. The school is in a rural location on 26 acres of parkland overlooking the Bourne valley, off the A 41 between Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire.[3]
The house[edit]
The house was built in the 17th century and remained in the ownership of the Ryder family (Richard Ryder, then Granville Ryder and then Dudley Ryder)[4] until the Second World War after which it became the headquarters of the Hemel Hempstead New Town Development Corporation.[5] During the 1950s the 650 yard drive became the Westbrook Hay Hill Climb.[6]
Alumni[edit]
- Deji Olatunji - English Entertainer
- Alex Hales - England Cricketer
- Raef Bjayou - British entrepreneur and television presenter
- Luke O'Nien - Professional Footballer
References[edit]
- ↑ "Our history". Westbrook Hay School. Retrieved 11 August 2013. Archived 29 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Gadebridge House/School". Hemel Today, The Gazette. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Welcome". Westbrook Hay School. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Granville Ryder". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "The Orange Walk - Woods & Meadows of Westbrook Hay". The Boxmoor Trust. Retrieved 11 August 2013.Archived 12 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Motor Sport, September 1953, Page 462.
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