Repton Preparatory School

Repton Preparatory School is a co-educational private school in Foremark, Derbyshire, England which caters for students aged 3-13 years old. It is commonly referred to as Foremarke Hall - the name given to the stately home (country house, manor house) of the manor of Foremark which is the current main building of the school.

Although on a separated campus, it is regarded as the primary section of its famous sister senior school- Repton School.

Early History

The prep school for boys was founded in 1940 as a result of the drop of numbers and entries into Repton School- a result of travel inconvenience amidst uncertainties created in Britain during World War II which threatened the continuation of the Senior School. By establishing a junior section, it quickly guaranteed a secured number of students who were to enter Repton School for secondary education. The school appointed Mr. B.W. Thomas as its first Headmaster(1940-1947).

The school used Repton premises- 'The Cross house' at first for convenience partly because there was insufficient time and funds to secure and setup a proper campus, but mostly because it was unnecessary- Repton school have had a large campus. By the end of the war, there were more than a 100 boys in the prep school. However, the end of the war reduced the need for a prep school to secure numbers and the very existence of Repton prep was threatened, and the school was forced out of the Repton school campus to new premises.

Foremarke Hall

Fortunately, a new campus was timely available in 1947 - Foremarke Hall and surrounding buildings in the manor of Foremark. The country house was used as a Military Hospital during World War I and an Officer Cadet Training Unit during World War II. The army moved out in 1946 and Repton Prep settled in the new campus in 1947, leaving Mr. Thomas in Repton, who reverted to be Latham House's Housemaster. Mr. Ken Jackson took over as the 2nd Headmaster(1947-1960), and the first to head the school in its new campus. The school rented the campus from the Church Commission, and purchased the free-hold of Foremarke Hall along with 40 acres of land (practically the entire manor-grounds) and 3 cottages in the Manor.

Interestingly, Foremarke Hall (the Manor house) and its Annex do not house any academic departments, instead two Boys' Boarding Houses, Heads of Boarding-houses accommodations, the Surgery & Sick Bay, the Headmaster & securitaries' offices, the Staff Room, a Mulipurpose room and the school Library. The annex holds a Flexible-Boarding house, the games room, the school laundry as well as the kitchen & catering area.

Departments

The school's academic departments tend to have their own individual buildings like that of the faculties of Universities

See also

* Foremark
* Foremarke Hall
* Prep School
* Boarding School
* Repton School

References

External links

* [http://www.foremarke.org.uk Official School web site]