Established 14 May 1920 Type Independent school Phone +44 1200 423833 Founded 14 May 1920 | Closed 10 December 2014 Religion Church of England Founder Albert Henry Montagu | |
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Motto Sto Pro Veritate'I Stand for Truth Location Cross HillsNorth YorkshireBD20 8DTEngland Address Colne Rd, Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley BD20 8DT, UK Similar Ermysted's Grammar School, South Craven School, Skipton Girls' High School, Moorland School, Oakbank School |
Malsis school heritage
Malsis School located at a mansion known as Malsis Hall in the village of Crosshills, in North Yorkshire, England, was a co-educational independent pre-prep and preparatory school for pupils aged three to 13 years. The school was founded in 1920, and closed due to falling pupil numbers in 2014. Facilities at the school included 3 km mountain bike trail, 9-hole golf course, swimming pool, rifle range and 40 acres of grounds.
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The school closed on 10 December 2014, when the final assembly started at 11 am and concluded at 1 pm.The next day the school trust went into administration with Ernst & Young, Leeds, The schools assets were auctioned off and the land and building sold by Eddisons, and now having fully paid off its debts has passed into creditors voluntary liquidation to be finally wound up.
In January 2015, The Old Malsis Association (OMA) was formed to represent the views of school alumni from down the years.
Malsis Hall and its grounds have been sold to Seddon Construction, which plans to build 100 new homes on the site and transform the former school building into a specialist rehabilitation centre - subject to planning permission being granted.. Proprietors Jonathan and Jamie Seddon were both former Malsis pupils in the 1980s.