Chilton Cantelo School was a small profit-making mixed private school located in the village of Chilton Cantelo (near Yeovil and Sherborne) in Somerset, England. The school was briefly owned and operated by the Cognita Group.
| Chilton Cantelo School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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, , BA22 8BG | |
| Coordinates | 50°59′53″N 2°36′37″W / 50.9981°N 2.6102°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private boarding & day school |
| Motto | Carpe diem (Seize the day) |
| Established | 1959 |
| Closed | 2016 |
| Department for Education URN | 123937 Tables |
| Staff | 54 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 286 as of February 2016[update] |
| Colour(s) | Maroon |
Set on 25 acres (10 ha) of grounds, an 18th-century manor house housed the school.[1][2] It accepted pupils between the ages of 4 and 18. The school had boarding places for up to 220 of its pupils, with day pupils offered 'flexi-boarding' when needed. Class sizes were typically small.
Chilton Cantelo School was a member of the Independent Schools Association, the Independent Schools Council and the Boarding Schools Association. In July 2016, Cognita closed the school, making staff redundant, because of a fall in admissions since 2007.[3]
Chilton Cantelo became home to The Park School,[4][5] prior to The Park School's closure.[6]
Notable former pupils
edit- Gareth Forwood (1945–2007), actor
References
edit- ^ "Chilton Cantelo House". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. pp. 66. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ "Park School in Yeovil buys former Chilton Cantelo School". Yeovil Express. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Dale, Fiona. "Chilton Cantelo School could face closure in July". Blackmore Vale Magazine. Retrieved 1 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Malloy, Thomas (13 October 2017). "The Park School explains relocation from Yeovil to former Chilton Cantelo School site". Somerset Live. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Coronavirus: The Park School in Yeovil placed into administration and could close 'within weeks' amid COVID-19 pandemic".
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