Established 1645 (1645) Headmaster Mr Martin Harris Phone +44 1635 268381 Founded 1645 | Religion Anglican DfE number 850/6006 Founder George Aldrich Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Type Independent Preparatory school Location Headley
Hampshire
RG19 8LD
England Address Newbury Road, Thatcham RG19 8LD, United Kingdom Profiles | ||
Prince charles at hill house and cheam schools no sound 1979
Cheam School is a mixed preparatory school located in Headley, in the civil parish of Ashford Hill with Headley in the English county of Hampshire. It was founded in 1645 by George Aldrich.
Contents
- Prince charles at hill house and cheam schools no sound 1979
- Cheam school london
- History
- Present day
- Headmasters
- Notable alumni or former pupils
- References
Cheam school london
History
The school started in Cheam, now a museum visited on an annual basis by the younger children. The move from Cheam to the present site, previously a country house known as Beenham Court, took place in 1934, when the area was developing from a quiet leafy village to a busy suburb. Just before it moved, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was a pupil there. His son, Charles, Prince of Wales, was also a pupil at the school.
Present day
The school has occupied its present home on the borders of Hampshire and Berkshire, with nearly 100 acres (400,000 m2) of grounds, since 1934. There are four houses (known as divisions): Aldrich (yellow), Beck (green), Gilpin (red), and Tabor (blue). The school colours are red and blue.
The current headmaster is Martin Harris, who has been in post since 2016. Cheam now educates both boys and girls between the ages of three and thirteen and takes day-pupils as well as boarders.