Milbourne Lodge School is a co-educational pre-prep and preparatory school for children aged four to thirteen. Located in

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, the school is housed in a

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situated on of Surrey countryside.

History

Milbourne Lodge was founded in 1912 by Harvey Wyatt, father of the politician

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, who established the school in Arbrook Lane, Surrey. The school is situated on its original site, with the preparatory year groups occupying the original school building and the pre-preparatory year groups taught in what was previously the Headmaster's house. In 1948 the school was bought by Norman Hale who was Headmaster for fifty-one years. In 2007 Milbourne Lodge became part of the

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group. The present head is Judy Waite. In 2012, the school was found to have "improperly expelled a brother and sister after their parents criticised the parents' association's handling of finances". Judge Robert Reid added that "'I am surprised that an apparently 100-year-old school has got such a shambles by way of a parents' association'".

Notable staff

* Godfrey Sampson, composer and organist

References

External links

* * Preparatory schools in Surrey Cognita Educational institutions established in 1912 1912 establishments in England Borough of Elmbridge {{Surrey-school-stub