Caldicott School

Infobox UK school
name = Caldicott School


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motto = "Per Victoriam Ad Gloriam"
("Through victory to glory")
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established = 1904
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type = Preparatory school
religion = Church of England
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head_label = Headmaster
head = Simon Doggart
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chair_label = Chairman of the Governors
chair = [http://www.answers.com/topic/premium-credit-limited= Graham Puttergill]
founder = Heald Jenkins
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city = Farnham Royal
county = Buckinghamshire
country = England
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staff = 50 (approx.)
enrollment = 250 (approx.)
gender = Boys
lower_age = 7
upper_age = 13
houses = Cooper, Jenkins, McArthur & Wood
colours = Cerise and green
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free_label_1 = Former pupils
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website = http://www.caldicott.com/
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Caldicott is a Prep School for boys aged 7-13, close to London.

About Caldicott

Caldicott was founded in Hitchin, Hertfordshire in 1904 by Heald Jenkins who named his school after his new bride, a Miss Theodora Caldicott Ingram. There were just eight boys. In 1938 the school moved to its present site in Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire, and became a charitable trust in 1968 under the Headmaster at the time Peter Wright. Today there are around 250 boys. The present headmaster, Simon Doggart, was appointed in 1998; he came from Eton College where he taught history and was master-in-charge of cricket. He is a member of IAPS and the school’s governors include past parents, old boys and headmasters of public schools.

The original Victorian house remains. New buildings have been created around it to provide more contemporary facilities. In 2004 the Centenary Hall was completed to provide a theatre for drama and music and a venue for functions.

Although central London is only 20 miles away the school has forty acres of grounds and playing fields. Burnham Beeches, a National Nature Reserve owned by the City of London Corporation is adjacent to the grounds and is often used by pupils. Heathrow Airport is 17 miles away.

Recently the school was the subject of a documentary on More4, True Stories: [http://www.chosen.org.uk/ Chosen] , about the sexual abuse that went on at the school during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Houses

Each pupil in the school is a member of one of four houses. These are:

* Cooper: named after Judge Shewell Cooper, the School's fourth headmaster. color box|Yellow
* Jenkins: named after Heald Jenkins, the founder and first headmaster. color box|Red
* McArthur: named after Harry McArthur, an influential Leys parent who aided the School financially. color box|Green
* Wood: named after F. Gordon Wood, the third headmaster of the School. color box|Blue

Notable Alumni

* John Apthorp, Founder of Bejam Foods, now Iceland and Wizzard Wines, now Majestic Wines
* Ben Castle, British jazz musician, the son of entertainer Roy Castle
* Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam and Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
* Will Hoy (DECD 2001), British Touring Car Champion 1991
* Adrian Jarvis, Harlequins FC rugby union player; selected for England Saxons 2008 squad
* Ernest Saunders, former Chief Executive of Guinness 1981-86, best known for being one of the "Guinness Four"
* Chris Sheasby, England rugby union player
* Ed Stoppard, Actor
* Andrew Strauss, England cricketer

External links

* [http://www.caldicott.com/ Caldicott School] official website
* [http://www.caldicott.com/oldboys Old Boys' Website]
* [http://www.isi.net/reports/2007/0184_07.pdf Independent School Inspection Report on Caldicott] - November 2007
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=508702&providerCategoryID=64&fileName=\\ey\\SC\\SC_SC023087_01032008.pdf The Ofsted Care Inspection Report on Caldicott] - January 2008

Media

* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/2446459/The-next-Cowdrey-sets-sights-on-England-at-Bunbury-festival.html Daily Telegraph] Sport Section, 23rd July 2008
* [http://www.caldicott.com/pdf/press/HP.pdf Evening Standard] Homes & Property Section - "School Run", 28 March 2007
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/05/11/srjohn11.xml Daily Telegraph] An article by Simon Hughes, Sports Editor, May 2005
* [http://www.caldicott.com/content/view/30/59/ The Independent] An article reproduced from the Independent Magazine, March 2005
* [http://www.tatler.co.uk/Schools/2007/Details.aspx?Type=Prep&Area=South%20East&ID=626&List= Tatler Magazine, Schools Guide]
* [http://www.caldicott.com/pdf/press/schoolhouse_sept07.pdf School House magazine article] September 2007
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1446771/40-years-on-ex-pupils-accuse-the-head.-But-a-judge-says-it's-too-late.html Daily Telegraph] John Clare - Education Editor, 2003. "40 years on ex-pupils accuse the head. But a judge says it's too late"
* [http://www.nospank.net/n-n33r.htm/ New York Times] "Some say sex abuse was rampant at British boarding schools." Sarah Lyall - the London correspondent, 2004.
* [http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/10/11/news/abuse.php/ International Herald Tribune] October 2004 - Front Page. "Sordid past of British boarding schools"