Bodiam Manor School was founded more than 50 years ago and was an

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Preparatory

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aged 3 to 13 years old, very close to the

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village of

Bodiam Bodiam () is a small village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. It lies in the valley of the River Rother, near to the villages of Sandhurst and Ewhurst Green. Geography South of the village of Bodiam and exte ...

. It was

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. Set in of land, and housed in an old

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, (hence the name) the school closed, 11 August 2010 due to falling pupil numbers and an inability to meet financial commitments. It was succeeded by Claremont Senior School.

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Manor School Manor School is an Academy (English school), academy school in Raunds, Northamptonshire, England, which serves the town of Raunds and many surrounding villages. The current Principal is Mr Adam Crawte. The school is part of Nene Education Trust. ...

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