Castle House School

52.769°N 2.379°W / 52.769; -2.379

Haberdashers' Castle House School
Address
Chetwynd End

Newport
,
Shropshire
,
TF10 7JE

England
Information
TypeIndependent preparatory school
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1944
Department for Education URN123611 Tables
Chairman of GovernorsCarol Gibbs
HeadmasterIan Sterling[1]
GenderCo-educational
Age2 to 11
Enrolment122 (in 2014)[2]
Former pupilsOld Castilians
Websitehttp://www.castlehouseschool.co.uk

Haberdashers' Castle House School is an independent preparatory day school for boys and girls, first established in 1944, at Chetwynd End, Newport, Shropshire.[2]

The school is an associate of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers'. It is also a member of the Haberdashers' West Midlands Academy Trust founded by nearby Adams' Grammar School.

Character
Castle House School

The school is operated by the Haberdashers' Company and Haberdashers' Adams Grammar School under its own Castle House School Trust Ltd, a registered charitable organization, by up to twelve governors of the Trust.[3] It occupies a Grade II listed main building with extensive grounds.[2] Its "Cherubs Nursery" takes pre-school children aged from two to four.[4] From here boys and girls, in roughly equal numbers, go into the Lower School, which comprises a Reception class and Years 1 and 2. The Upper School then caters for children until they leave, usually at the age of eleven.[2][5]

French is taught from the Nursery years on, and drama and dance begin in Reception. Sporting activities take place every day, and these include gymnastics.[2]

After leaving Habs'Castle House, children typically go on to Adams' Grammar School, Newport High School, Burton Borough School, with others moving to Wrekin College, Ellesmere College, Shrewsbury High School, Wolverhampton Girls' High School, Wolverhampton Grammar School, Adcote School, and others.[6]

A new headteacher, Ian Sterling, took over the school in January 2018.[1] The previous head, Richard Walden, was chairman in 2014 of the Independent Schools Association. Opening its annual conference in May 2014, he was critical of the state sector, claiming that "Schools are turning out too many amoral children because teachers cannot find the time to teach the difference between right and wrong."[7] This was quickly disputed by the government's Education Secretary, Michael Gove.[8]

In 2023, the school became an associate of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers' and a partner of Haberdashers' Adams Grammar School under the joint agreement with Headmaster Gary Hickey.[9]

Notable Old Castilians
  • Piers Corbyn (born 1947), conspiracy theorist
  • Jeremy Corbyn (born 1949), politician, leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2020 (younger brother of Piers Corbyn).[10]

See also

Notes
  1. "Mr Crewe-Read speaks at Speech Day". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  2. ISI Inspection report on Castle House School Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine dated November 2014, accessed 13 September 2015
  3. Castle House School at collegeofteachers.ac.uk, accessed 13 September 2015
  4. Cherubs Nursery at daynurseries.co.uk, accessed 13 September 2015
  5. The Independent Schools Guide 2012-2013 (Gabbitas, 2013), p. 150
  6. Senior Schools: After Castle House – what next? Archived 30 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine at castlehouseschool.co.uk
  7. Schools turning out amoral students, says Shropshire headteacher dated 15 May 2014 at shropshirestar.com
  8. Michael Gove rejects ‘amoral’ pupils claim by Shropshire head dated 18 May 2014 at shropshirestar.com
  9. "Headteacher speaks of opportunities ahead as Newport school joins Haberdashers' family". Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  10. Andrew Roth, Jeremy (Bernard) Corbyn (parliamentary profile at bishopsgate.org.uk), p. 10, accessed 13 September 2015
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