Ewell Castle School is a 3–18 mixed,

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, England. It was founded in 1926 by Herbert Budgell as a

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and became fully mixed in September 2015.Independent Schools Inspectorate, Ewell Castle School
/ref> It consists of the Main House, Glyn House, Chessington Lodge and Fitzalan House. The school was last inspected in 2018.

Houses

The school has four houses: Arundel, Bodiam, Carisbrooke and Dover. Each form group is made up of members from one house. Pupils can change house throughout their time at the school as they change form groups.

Societies

The clubs range from Design, Sciences, Politics and Debating to Sports and recreation (e.g. Sailing,

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). A team from the school won first prize in the Epsom, Ewell and Banstead Schools' Enterprise Challenge 2008.

Sports

The School has

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pitches. There are also cricket nets and athletics facilities. The school has a multi-purpose Sports Hall complex. Sporting fixtures in a wide range of sports are played against other independent schools such as

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Music and drama

Music

The newest building in the school is the music pavilion opened by

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, a notable alumnus of the school, in 2017. The senior school previously used the Junior School music department on the lower floor of Glyn House but their music department is now easily accessible on the grounds of all of their other buildings. The music pavilion is also devoted to the school's many bands, choirs and solo artists. The Fitznells School of Music, founded by Vivienne Price in 1959 and initially based at Fitznells Manor, was relocated to Ewell Castle School in 1988.

Drama

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exams. In addition, Ewell Castle performed ''

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'' at the Epsom Playhouse Theatre in 2016. Also, Ewell Castle performed ''

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'' at the Epsom Playhouse on 7 March 2019.

Controversy

A former Deputy Head of the Ewell Castle Preparatory school (from years 3 to 6), Andy Robson, was jailed for two years after filming children getting undressed in changing rooms. Robson, who had been a safeguarding leader at the school, took the indecent images between March 2010 and February 2017.

Notable alumni

* George Atkinson, youngest Briton to climb

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, jockey and author * Matthew Kidd, Olympic swimmer and silver medalist at the Commonwealth Games *

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References

Bibliography

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External links

* * {{authority control Private schools in Surrey Epsom and Ewell Educational institutions established in 1926 1926 establishments in England