Terra Nova School is a
prep school in
Cheshire, England for children from two and a half to thirteen years of age. It began as a school for boys in 1897, and today educates boys and girls.
Children aged two and a half to seven attend the pre-prep school, and pupils aged eight to thirteen attend the prep school. A charitable trust since 1955, the life and work of the school are overseen by a distinguished governing body.
Since 1939 the school has occupied a site of just over including extensive playing fields, in a rural area within the bounds of
Holmes Chapel
Holmes Chapel is a large village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Until 1974 the parish was known as Church Hulme. Holmes Chapel is about north of Crewe and south of ...
. At the core of the site is Jodrell Hall, a country house begun in 1779 with additions in 1835.
Notable pupils
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Will Carling
William David Charles Carling (born 12 December 1965) is an English former rugby union player. He was England's youngest captain, aged 22, and won 72 caps from 1988 to 1996, captaining England 59 times. Under his captaincy, England won Five ...
, former Captain of the England Rugby team
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Ben Ainslie
Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie (born 5 February 1977) is a British competitive sailor. Ainslie is the most successful sailor in Olympic history. He won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including gold at the four consecutiv ...
, the most successful sailor in Olympic history
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Hamish Watson, Scottish Rugby international
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J. G. Farrell, Booker Prize winning writer
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Robert Bruce-Gardner, 10 June 1943 - 6 September 2017, Conservator of paintings at the Courtauld Institute
See also
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Listed buildings in Twemlow
Twemlow is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains nine buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, th ...
References
External links
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Independent schools in the Borough of Cheshire East
Educational institutions established in 1897
Preparatory schools in Cheshire
Boarding schools in Cheshire
1897 establishments in England