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Established
  
1936 (1936)

Address
  
Pitlochry PH16 5JR, UK

Founded
  
1936

Closed
  
2000 (2000)

Ages
  
5–13

Founder
  
Hugo Brown

Gender
  
Mixed-sex education

Location
  
CroftinloanPitlochryPerthshirePH16 5JSScotland

Croftinloan Preparatory School was a co-educational independent preparatory school near Pitlochry, Scotland.

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History

Croftinloan School was established in 1936 by Hugo Brown as a boys prep school. Hugo Brown bought the residential and sporting estate of Croftinloan in 1935 from Mr J Paterson Brown, who used Croftinloan House as a shooting lodge. The estate was originally owned by members of the Atholl-Fergusson family.

In April 2000, the Governors announced that the school would be closing in June. A gradual reduction in the number of boarding pupils during the nineties was blamed for the closure. Robert Horton, the headmaster, stated 'Many options have been considered, including merger, relocation and restructuring. Unfortunately, none provide a certain future for Croftinloan'.

In 2013, Croftinloan House was demolished to make way for a housing development.

Notable alumni

  • Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge (born 1953), Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
  • Fraser Ross
  • David Urquhart (born 1952), Bishop of Birmingham.
  • References

    Croftinloan School Wikipedia


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