Summary
Ewell Castle School is a 3–18 mixed, private day school and sixth form in Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, England. It was founded in 1926 by Herbert Budgell as a boarding school and became fully mixed in September 2015.[3] It consists of the Main House, Glyn House, Chessington Lodge and Fitzalan House.[4]
| Ewell Castle School | |
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Church Street, Ewell , , KT17 2AW England | |
| Coordinates | 51°21′03″N 0°14′48″W / 51.3507°N 0.2468°W |
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| Type | Private school |
| Motto | Inspire, Nurture, Achieve |
| Established | 1926 |
| Founder | Herbert Budgell |
| Local authority | Surrey County Council |
| Department for Education URN | 125380 Tables |
| Principal | Silas Edmonds[1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 3–18 |
| Enrolment | 600 (2020)[2] |
| Capacity | 700[2] |
| Houses |
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| Colour(s) | Blue, white, red |
| Publication | The Ewellian |
| Alumni | Old Ewellians |
| Website | www |
The school was last inspected in 2018.[3]
Houses edit
The school has four houses: Arundel, Bodiam, Carisbrooke and Dover. Each form group is made up of members from one house. Pupils can change house throughout their time at the school as they change form groups.[5]
Societies edit
The clubs range from Design, Sciences, Politics and Debating to Sports and recreation (e.g. Sailing, Duke of Edinburgh Award). A team from the school won first prize in the Epsom, Ewell and Banstead Schools' Enterprise Challenge 2008.[6]
Sports edit
The School has rugby, tennis and cricket pitches. There are also cricket nets and athletics facilities. The school has a multi-purpose Sports Hall complex.
Sporting fixtures in a wide range of sports are played against other independent schools such as Charterhouse, City of London Freemen's School, Halliford School, St Paul's, King's College School, Epsom College and Reigate Grammar School.
Music and drama edit
Music edit
The newest building in the school is the music pavilion opened by Sampha, a notable alumnus of the school, in 2017.[7] The senior school previously used the Junior School music department on the lower floor of Glyn House but their music department is now easily accessible on the grounds of all of their other buildings. The music pavilion is also devoted to the school's many bands, choirs and solo artists.
The Fitznells School of Music, founded by Vivienne Price in 1959 and initially based at Fitznells Manor, was relocated to Ewell Castle School in 1988.[8]
Drama edit
There are annual Drama productions and this year some of the pupils embarked on LAMDA exams. In addition, Ewell Castle performed Oliver! at the Epsom Playhouse Theatre in 2016.[9] Also, Ewell Castle performed Little Shop of Horrors at the Epsom Playhouse on 7 March 2019.[10]
Controversy edit
A former Deputy Head of the Ewell Castle Preparatory school (from years 3 to 6), Andy Robson, was jailed for two years after filming children getting undressed in changing rooms.[11][12][13] Robson, who had been a safeguarding leader at the school, took the indecent images between March 2010 and February 2017.[13]
Notable alumni edit
- George Atkinson, youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest[14]
- Dick Francis, jockey and author [15]
- Matthew Kidd, Olympic swimmer and silver medalist at the Commonwealth Games
- Terence Morgan, actor[16]
- Peter Newbrook, cinematographer[17]
- Tim Palmer - Grammy-nominated record producer and mixer
- Dusan Popov, attended briefly, World War II spy [18][19]
- Oliver Reed, actor[20][21]
- Jimmy Sangster, screenwriter and director[22][23]
- Steven Savile, author
- Sampha, musician[7]
- Fred Winter, champion jockey and trainer[24]
References edit
- ^ "Principal's Welcome". Ewell Castle School. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Ewell Castle School". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ a b Independent Schools Inspectorate, Ewell Castle School
- ^ "New Sixth Form Facilities at Fitzalan House – Ewell Castle School". www.ewellcastle.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Useful Information – Ewell Castle School". www.ewellcastle.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Ewell Castle School wins Epsom, Ewell and Banstead Schools' Enterprise Challenge". Sutton & Croydon Guardian. 23 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Mercury Prize-winner Sampha Sisay returns to Ewell Castle School". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ Fitznells Music School website
- ^ "Ewell Castle School perform Oliver! to packed Epsom Playhouse in Epsom". Surrey Comet. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Ewell Castle Presents 'Little Shop of Horrors' by Zakaria Dada, Ewell Castle". This Is Local London. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Man charged over indecent images of children 'getting changed after sports sessions'". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Mackintosh, Thomas; Clementine, Katherine (21 July 2017). "Primary school deputy head jailed for filming kids getting undressed". getsurrey. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Deputy headteacher jailed for taking photos of children as they got changed". Metro. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Ewell ~ Surrey Life towns and villages". Surrey. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Ewell Castle School Prospectus. 1983. p. 3.
- ^ "Notable Alumni – Ewell Castle School". www.ewellcastle.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Peter Newbrook Obituary". Daily Telegraph. 31 July 2009. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ Miller 2004, p. 14.
- ^ Loftis 2016, p. 4.
- ^ King, Norman (3 May 1999). "Oliver Reed obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Oliver Reed obituary". Daily Telegraph. 2 May 1999. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy Sangster". Daily Telegraph. 6 September 2011. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Newman, Kim (21 August 2011). "Jimmy Sangster obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Fred Winter Obituary". The Independent. 6 April 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
Bibliography edit
- Miller, Russell (2004). Codename Tricycle. London: Random House. ISBN 978-1-84413-088-7.
- Loftis, Larry (2016). Into the Lion's Mouth: The True Story of Duško Popov. New York: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-425-28181-9.
External links edit
- Official website
- Old Ewellians website