Farleigh School

Farleigh School is a Catholic preparatory day and boarding school in Andover, Hampshire, England. Situated in 60 acres (240,000 m2) of parkland in the Test Valley, Hampshire, it educates around 430 children. The current school comprises a pre-prep department (ages 3–6) and the main prep school (ages 6–13).

Farleigh School
Address
Red Rice

Andover
,
Hampshire
,
SP11 7PW

England
Coordinates51.174°N 1.51572°W / 51.174; -1.51572
Information
TypePreparatory day and boarding
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1953
Local authorityHampshire
Department for Education URN116542 Tables
Head teacherSimon Everson
GenderCoeducational
Age3 to 13
Enrolment440
Houses
  • Buzzards
  • Eagles
  • Kestrels
  • Merlins
Colour(s)Blue and Yellow
Websitewww.farleighschool.com

History

Farleigh was founded as a boys' boarding school in 1953 at Farleigh House, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, the seat of the earls of Portsmouth, by the late Jocelyn Francis Trappes-Lomax. It started out with 35 boys.[1]

Since moving to Red Rice in 1982, the school has acquired an indoor swimming pool, a new art and DT facility, and a new headmaster. Father Simon Everson, in addition to his duties as headmaster at Farleigh School, also takes responsibility as chaplain at the school.

Since 1982 it has been located in a Georgian country house previously named Red Rice House, where the future George IV of the United Kingdom (then still Prince of Wales) was believed to have secretly – and illegally – married the Roman Catholic Maria Anne Fitzherbert in 1785. The legend was disproved in 1905 when Mrs Fitzherbert's papers were made public.[2] The house is situated in the hamlet Red Rice, near Andover, Hampshire.

Boarding

Boarding is available to both boys and girls aged 7 (Year 3) and above. Around 40% of pupils board either full-time or on weekdays. The younger boarders are housed separate sections of the Junior House. Boarders in Year 7 and above reside in two senior houses (1 for boys and 1 for girls).[3]

Notable alumni

Former staff

The former Hampshire cricketer and Crystal Palace and Southampton footballer, Bernard Harrison, was for many years a teacher of Mathematics and Sports at the school.[4]

References
  1. "About Farleigh - History". Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. US Archive https://archive.org/details/mrsfitzherberta01wilkgoog
  3. Boarding Houses Archived 2013-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Hampshire Cricket remembers Bernard Harrison". www.rosebowlplc.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2009.


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