Cheam School

Cheam School
Cheam School
Location
	Headley; Hampshire, RG19 8LD; England
Coordinates	51°21′13″N 1°15′28″W / 51.35364°N 1.25764°W
Information
Type	Private preparatory school
Motto	Omnia Caritate (All things to be charitable)
Religious affiliation(s)	Anglican
Established	1645; 379 years ago
Founder	George Aldrich
Department for Education URN	116520 Tables
Headmaster	Nick Milbank (acting)
Gender	Co-educational
Age	2 to 13
Enrolment	428 as of February 2016
Houses	Aldrich, Beck, Gilpin, Tabor
Colour(s)	Red and Blue
Website	www.cheamschool.com

Cheam School is a mixed preparatory school located in Headley, in the civil parish of Ashford Hill with Headley in Hampshire. Originally a boys school, Cheam was founded in 1645 by George Aldrich.

History

The school started in Cheam, Surrey.

In the 19th century, the school was strictly for the sons of gentlemen only. One boy had to leave when his father was found to be a tradesman, with a shop in London selling cutlery.^[1]

In 1934 the school moved to its present site on the borders of Hampshire and Berkshire, previously a country house known as Beenham Court, when its part of Surrey was developing from a quiet village into a busy suburb. The school has occupied its present home, with nearly 100 acres (40 ha) of grounds, since then.

Just before the move, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was a pupil there. His son, the future King Charles III, was later a pupil at the school.

Present day

There are four houses (known as divisions): Aldrich (yellow), Beck (green), Gilpin (red), and Tabor (blue). The school colours are red and blue.

Cheam educates both boys and girls between the ages of three and thirteen and takes day-pupils as well as boarders.

Headmasters

1645–1685: George Aldrich
1685–1701: Henry Day
1701–1711: Robert LLoyd
1711–1739: Daniel Sanxay
1739–1752 James Sanxay
1752–1777: William Gilpin^[2]
1777–1805: William Gilpin (1757-1848)
1805– ?: Joseph Wilson
1826–1846: Charles Mayo
1856–1890: Robert Tabor
1891–1920: Arthur Tabor
1921–1947: Harold Taylor
1947–1963: Peter Beck^[3]
1963–1971: Michael Stannard
1972–1985: Michael Wheeler
1985–1998: Christopher Evers
1998–2016: Mark Johnson
2016-2021: Martin Harris
2021-2022: Tom Haigh (acting)
2022–2024: William Phelps
2024-present: Nick Milbank (acting)

Notable alumni

In alphabetical order:

Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister, 1801–1804
Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe
Lord Berners, painter and composer
Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley, England's first Ashes winning captain
Christopher Bulstrode, Orthopedic surgeon and author^[4]
Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and head of the Commonwealth.^[5]
Hugh Childers, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1882–1885
Randolph Churchill, minister and father of Winston Churchill
Robert S. de Ropp researcher and writer
Digby Mackworth Dolben, poet
Reginald Drax, admiral
Henry Carey Druce, British army officer, SAS^[6]
William Fletcher rower
William Gilpin (priest), headmaster, 1752–1777
Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham, Lord Chancellor
Yeshwantrao Holkar II, the last Maharaja of Indore, 1926-1947
Aubrey Hopwood, lyricist and novelist
Ronald Hopwood, British naval officer and poet
Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird, footballer and banker
Mark Lemon (1809–1870), founding editor of Punch and The Field^[1]
Leonora MacKinnon, fencer for team Canada in the 2012 London Olympics
Clements Robert Markham, explorer and Royal Geographical Society president
Jake Meyer, Seven Summits mountaineer
John Michell, writer and esotericist^[7]
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, future consort of Elizabeth II^[5]
Sukhumbhand Paribatra, 15th Governor of Bangkok
Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany, writer
Harry Prendergast, Victoria Cross recipient
Charles Younger, Scottish cricketer^[8]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Arthur A. Adrian, Mark Lemon: First Editor of 'Punch' (1966), p. 8
^ "William Gilpin 1724-1804". Hantsweb. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
^ "PETER BECK Headmaster who caned Prince Charles — twice" (obituary) in The Times dated 4 June 2002, p. 27, from The Times Digital Archive, accessed 16 September 2013
^ Illman, John (19 January 2024). "Chris Bulstrode: volunteered for the army as a trauma surgeon in his 50s". BMJ. 384: q133. doi:10.1136/bmj.q133. ISSN 1756-1833.
^ ^a ^b Anthony Holden, Prince Charles (1979), p. 119
^ "Obituary for Henry Carey Druce, Old Shirburnian Society website". 13 November 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ Screeton, Paul (2010). John Michell: From Atlantis To Avalon. Avebury: Heart of Albion Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-905646-16-6.
^ "Younger, Charles Frearson". www.winchestercollegeatwar.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

External links

Cheam School official website

[AAA-1] Arthur A. Adrian, Mark Lemon: First Editor of 'Punch' (1966), p. 8

[2] "William Gilpin 1724-1804". Hantsweb. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

[3] "PETER BECK Headmaster who caned Prince Charles — twice" (obituary) in The Times dated 4 June 2002, p. 27, from The Times Digital Archive, accessed 16 September 2013

[4] Illman, John (19 January 2024). "Chris Bulstrode: volunteered for the army as a trauma surgeon in his 50s". BMJ. 384: q133. doi:10.1136/bmj.q133. ISSN 1756-1833.

[AH-5] Anthony Holden, Prince Charles (1979), p. 119

[6] "Obituary for Henry Carey Druce, Old Shirburnian Society website". 13 November 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[7] Screeton, Paul (2010). John Michell: From Atlantis To Avalon. Avebury: Heart of Albion Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-905646-16-6.

[8] "Younger, Charles Frearson". www.winchestercollegeatwar.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

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