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Orwell Park School
Orwell Park School is a day and boarding preparatory school for boys and girls in the village of Nacton on the edge of Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk. Founded in 1868 in Lowestoft, the school currently accommodates around 300 boys and girls between the ages of 2½ and 13 years. It is a member of the IAPS.
The School is split into two sections:
The school is located in a grade II listed building in about 110 acres (450,000 m2) of parkland in the Suffolk village of Nacton, overlooking the River Orwell.
The school's curriculum includes English, maths, sciences, humanities, art, music, TPR,[clarification needed] modern foreign languages, classics (including Latin and Greek) as well as computing and life skills.
The school was founded by the Reverend Walter Wilkinson in Lowestoft in 1868, then known as Crespigny House.[citation needed] It moved to Aldeburgh in 1870, changing its name to Eaton House and then Aldeburgh Lodge. The school finally moved to its present location of Nacton in 1937, being renamed again as Orwell Park.
During World War II, the school was evacuated, first to Devon, and then Shropshire. As part of preparations for the D-Day landings, Orwell School was used by the 7th Armoured Division (The Desert Rats) as a training location due to its sloped terrain leading down to estuary of the River Orwell.
Whilst originally admitting only boys, girls were first accepted in 1992. Former pupils of the school are known as 'Old Orwellians'.
According to Pevsner, the main school building dates to c. 1770, built by the family of Admiral Edward Vernon. It was acquired by Colonel George Tomline in 1848, who proceeded to extend and modify the building and grounds. Most notably, this included the addition of an observatory containing a 26 cm refracting telescope, known as the Tomline Refractor, that is still in use today.
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Orwell Park School
Orwell Park School is a day and boarding preparatory school for boys and girls in the village of Nacton on the edge of Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk. Founded in 1868 in Lowestoft, the school currently accommodates around 300 boys and girls between the ages of 2½ and 13 years. It is a member of the IAPS.
The School is split into two sections:
The school is located in a grade II listed building in about 110 acres (450,000 m2) of parkland in the Suffolk village of Nacton, overlooking the River Orwell.
The school's curriculum includes English, maths, sciences, humanities, art, music, TPR,[clarification needed] modern foreign languages, classics (including Latin and Greek) as well as computing and life skills.
The school was founded by the Reverend Walter Wilkinson in Lowestoft in 1868, then known as Crespigny House.[citation needed] It moved to Aldeburgh in 1870, changing its name to Eaton House and then Aldeburgh Lodge. The school finally moved to its present location of Nacton in 1937, being renamed again as Orwell Park.
During World War II, the school was evacuated, first to Devon, and then Shropshire. As part of preparations for the D-Day landings, Orwell School was used by the 7th Armoured Division (The Desert Rats) as a training location due to its sloped terrain leading down to estuary of the River Orwell.
Whilst originally admitting only boys, girls were first accepted in 1992. Former pupils of the school are known as 'Old Orwellians'.
According to Pevsner, the main school building dates to c. 1770, built by the family of Admiral Edward Vernon. It was acquired by Colonel George Tomline in 1848, who proceeded to extend and modify the building and grounds. Most notably, this included the addition of an observatory containing a 26 cm refracting telescope, known as the Tomline Refractor, that is still in use today.