Handcross Park School
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Handcross Park School is an independent
co-educational
preparatory school
in Handcross
, between Crawley
, Horsham and Haywards Heath West Sussex
, England. The school provides private co-education from the Nursery aged 2, through Pre-Prep and into Prep until aged 13, with a mix of day pupils and boarders. The school traces its origins back to 1887, and moved to its current site in 1968. It is situated on a 50 acres (202,343 m²) estate, and facilities include a large sports hall, purpose buit light and spacious Nursery and a recently built swimming pool. As of 2001, the school had 303 pupils.
There are four houses at the school: Britons, Normans, Saxons and Vikings. The current Headmaster, Graeme Owton, joined the school in March 2011, taking over the reins from Warren J Hilton who became Head in 1993.
In June 2011 a merger with Brighton College
was announced.
The formal rooms and parkland are available for weddings and functions.
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
co-educational
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
preparatory school
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
in Handcross
Handcross
Handcross is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A23 road 4.2 miles south of Crawley.Nymans Garden, of parklands run by the National Trust, is near to Handcross, as are of woodland and water gardens at High Beeches Garden.Handcross has two public houses,...
, between Crawley
Crawley
Crawley is a town and local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England. It is south of Charing Cross, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town of Chichester, covers an area of and had a population of 99,744 at the time of the 2001 Census.The area has...
, Horsham and Haywards Heath West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, England. The school provides private co-education from the Nursery aged 2, through Pre-Prep and into Prep until aged 13, with a mix of day pupils and boarders. The school traces its origins back to 1887, and moved to its current site in 1968. It is situated on a 50 acres (202,343 m²) estate, and facilities include a large sports hall, purpose buit light and spacious Nursery and a recently built swimming pool. As of 2001, the school had 303 pupils.
There are four houses at the school: Britons, Normans, Saxons and Vikings. The current Headmaster, Graeme Owton, joined the school in March 2011, taking over the reins from Warren J Hilton who became Head in 1993.
In June 2011 a merger with Brighton College
Brighton College
Brighton College is an institution divided between a Senior School known simply as Brighton College, the Prep School and the Pre-Prep School. All of these schools are co-educational independent schools in Brighton, England, sited immediately next to each another. The Senior School caters for...
was announced.
The formal rooms and parkland are available for weddings and functions.