Chafyn Grove School
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History
Salisbury School for Boys was built in 1879 by Mr W. C. Bird. In 1889 the Reverend J. C. Alcock bought the school, which at this time catered for 11- to 18-year-old boys.
In 1897, Julia Chafyn Grove of Zeals House near Mere in Wiltshire died. She was a great supporter of her community, having paid for a school at Mere in 1899;[2] she endowed a ward at Salisbury Hospital and gave an organ to Salisbury Cathedral.[3] In her will, she left £5,000 to assist education in the city of Salisbury, and in particular to provide a school which would take the place of the Elizabethan grammar school endowment which Salisbury formerly had. It was decided to use this money to buy Mr Alcock’s school, which was then converted into a charitable trust, and the buildings greatly enlarged. The following year, 1898, the new wing was officially opened by Bishop Wordsworth.
1916, the governors invited Mr H.L Whytehead to become headmaster. He transformed the school into a preparatory school and renamed it Chafyn Grove to commemorate its first benefactress.
Two former deputy headmasters have served as Chairman of the Independent Association of Prep Schools: Andy Falconer in 2010/11 and Eddy Newton in 2013/14.
Location
Chafyn Grove School is on the northeastern edge of Salisbury within Script error: No such module "convert". of land. The site has an AstroTurf field, a sports hall, a swimming pool, extensive playing fields and an adventure playground.
Notable former pupils
- Michael Clapp, senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the United Kingdom's amphibious assault group, Task Group 317.0, in the Falklands War
- Richard Dawkins, ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author[4][5]
- Simon Fanshawe, writer and broadcaster[6]
- Peter Chalke, leader of Wiltshire County Council
- James Holland, author[7]
- Tom Holland, author[8]
- David Stratton, English-Australian film critic and historian
- Alex Hua Tian, Olympic equestrian representing China
References
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- ↑ Alister E. McGrath, Dawkins' God: From The Selfish Gene to The God Delusion (2015), p. 33
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- ↑ Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Simon Fanshawe, writer and broadcaster Publisher: The Independent. Published: 11 May 2006. Retrieved: 18 August 2013.
- ↑ James Holland, Heroes: The Greatest Generation and the Second World War (2010), p. 4: "...born 27 June 1970, educated Chafyn Grove School, Salisbury; King's School, Bruton..."
- ↑ 'HOLLAND, Thomas (born 5 Jan. 1968)' in Who's Who 2013
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External links
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- Inspection report – Independent Schools Inspectorate, March 2019
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- Boarding schools in Wiltshire
- Church of England private schools in the Diocese of Salisbury
- Educational institutions established in 1879
- Private schools in Wiltshire
- Preparatory schools in Wiltshire
- Schools in Salisbury
- 1879 establishments in England