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London Road Washington , , RH20 4AY England | |
Coordinates | 50°53′24″N 0°25′07″W / 50.88994°N 0.41848°W |
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Type | Preparatory school |
Motto | In Deo Fidemus |
Established | 1837 |
Founder | Charles Robert Malden |
Department for Education URN | 126113 Tables |
Head teacher | Ben Evans |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 4 to 13 |
Enrolment | 345 |
Houses | Drake, Grenfell, Hunt, Raleigh, Scott, Bader |
Colour(s) | Black and White |
Website | windlesham |
Windlesham House School is an independent boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 4 to 13 on the South Downs, in Pulborough, West Sussex, England.[1] It was founded in 1837 by Charles Robert Malden and was the first boys' preparatory school in the United Kingdom.[2] In 1967 it became the first IAPS co-educational school.[3] The school moved to its current location in 1934. It caters for over 300 pupils. Children aged 4 to 7 are taught in the pre-prep.
From 2011 onward, the school has been inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, who awarded it 'excellent' in its 2017 report.[4][5] The school received an 'outstanding' award in its Ofsted inspection in 2010.[4]
Windlesham House School, which was the first school in the country to be established as a preparatory school, was founded in 1837 and has occupied its current location since 1934.