Aldwickbury prep school, Hertfordshire

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The school officially dates its history from 1948, although Aldwickbury was in practice a continuation of an earlier educational establishment which went by the name of Lea house (the name of the house that housed the school). Shortly after World War II, the current premises of the school, Aldwickbury house, came up for sale, and the headmaster of Lea house, Kenneth Castle, and Brian Chidell purchased the site, and opened the school under its present name. Although the schools were notionally separate, almost all of the former pupils and staff of Lea house became pupils and staff of Aldwickbury, and the new school itself was formed as a limited liability company, Aldwickbury Ltd.^[1] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... A limited liability company (denoted by L.L.C. or LLC) is a legal form of business company in the United States (and also in United Arab Emirates) offering limited liability to its owners. ...

The school consists partly of day pupils and partly of weekly boarders. The school had approximately 65 pupils at its inception, but has over 300 pupils today (including the pre-prep). A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but also live, amongst their peers. ...

Headmasters

One of the most remarkable features about the school is the longevity of its headmasters. To date, it has had only three. The headmasters of the school have been:

• Brian Chidell, who served from 1948 to 1979 (notionally co-headmaster from 1948 to 1960 with Kenneth Castle)
• Peter Jeffery, who served from 1979 to 2002
• Vernon Hales, who has served from 2002 to the present

Famous alumnus

The notable alumni of the school to date include the composer, Sir Tim Rice. Sir Tim attended Aldwickbury between 1950 and 1956. Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist for musical theatre, a radio presenter, television gameshow panelist and an author. ...

Secondary links

Although not officially affiliated with any secondary school, a substantial number of Aldwickbury's pupils attend St Alban's School and Bedford School. The Abbey Gateway, now home to the schools History, Economics and Classics departments. ... Bedford School is a public school for boys in Bedford, fifty miles north of London, England. ...

External link

• Aldwickbury school - official site

Footnote

1. ^ In 1969, the School's operations were transferred to a charitable company, Aldwickbury School Trust Ltd.