Established 1989 DfE number 933/6191 Phone +44 1935 850555 Founded 1989 Gender Mixed-sex education | Closed 2016 DfE URN 123937 Tables Color Maroon Staff 54 | |
Location Chilton CanteloYeovilSomersetBA22 8BGEngland Motto Carpe diem; (Seize the day) Similar The Gryphon School, Sherborne School, Leweston School, Millfield School, Hazlegrove Prep School | ||
Chilton Cantelo School was a small profit-making mixed independent school located in the village of Chilton Cantelo (near Yeovil and Sherborne) in Somerset, England. The school was owned and operated by the Cognita Group.
Set on 25 acres (100,000 m2) of grounds, an 18th-century manor house housed the school. 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 decided to close the school, leaving hundreds of students in the middle of exam courses. The reason for the closure of the school being a 50% drop in admissions since 2007.