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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Twyford School
Twyford School is a co-educational, private, preparatory boarding and day school, located in the village of Twyford, Hampshire, England.

History

Twyford states itself to be the oldest preparatory school in the United Kingdom. It moved to its present site in 1809, but there has been a school for boys in Twyford since the seventeenth century. During the nineteenth century buildings were added, including a large schoolroom built during the 1820s, and a mid-Victorian chapel. Original buildings are still used and form part of today's campus.

In 1859, while George Kitchin was master of the school, his friend Lewis Carroll took a photograph of Kitchin and his class of nine boys.

Current status

A series of developments coincided with the admission of girls to the school, and have continued in recent years. Building works and improvements have been undertaken, although historic fabric has generally been retained. In addition the sports grounds and other outdoor facilities have been upgraded.

Twyford is a private school, and a registered charity. It accepts both day pupils and boarders, and has a pre-preparatory school on the same campus for children below the age of five. It has capacity for around 400 pupils between the ages of 3 and 13, with boarders being accepted from the age of 8. It is a Church of England school.

Headmasters

  • To 1692: Rev. Thomas Brown, alias Weatherby
  • From 1692: Rev. William Husband, alias Bernard
  • 1855 to 1861: Rev. George Kitchin, later Dean of Winchester in 1883, then Dean of Durham from 1894 to 1912, and from 1908 to 1912, Chancellor of the University of Durham
  • 1862 to 1887: Reverend Lathom Wickham
  • 1887: Reverend Charles Townshend Wickham
  • 1939 to 1963: Reverend Robert ("Bob") G. Wickham
  • 1963 to 1983: David. T. Wickham MA (Oxon)
  • 1983 to 1996: Peter Richard Douglas Gould
  • 1996 to 2003: Philip Fawkes
  • 2003 to 2009: Dr David Livingstone
  • 2009 to 2020: Dr Steve Bailey, previously a master at Winchester College
  • 2020 Andrew Harvey

In 1984, Donald Leinster-Mackay noted that "The Wickham family have provided headmasters for Twyford School since 1834.

Notable old boys

See also Category:People educated at Twyford School