Wokingham
Berkshire
RG40 3AB
England
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| Motto | Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est |
| Established | 1892 |
| Type | preparatory school |
| Religious affiliation | Church of England |
| Headmaster | Simon Barber,Andrew Inglis |
| Chairman of the Governors | The Earl of Rosslyn |
| Founder | Arthur Dunn |
| Location | Ludgrove Wokingham Berkshire RG40 3AB England |
| Staff | 30 including gap students |
| Students | 192 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 8 to 13 |
| School colours | Blue and white |
| Former pupils | Old Ludgrovians |
| Website | www.ludgrove.net |
Ludgrove School is a private boarding preparatory school for about 200 boys aged 8 to 13. It is situated in the civil parish of Wokingham Without, adjoining the town of Wokingham in the English county of Berkshire.
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The school was founded in 1892 by Arthur Dunn in north London. Dunn, a noted footballer, recruited a number of eminent sportsmen to assist him as masters and was succeeded, on his premature death, by two England international football captains, G.O. Smith and William Oakley, who became joint headmasters.
In 1937 the school was moved to its present location at Wixenford, Wokingham. The school business was turned into a charitable trust in 1972. On the death of Alan Barber, his son Gerald Barber and Nichol Marston became joint headmasters. In July 2004, Nichol Marston retired. Ludgrove's headmasters are Andrew (Sid) Inglis and Simon Barber (Gerald's son). The pupils perform plays and concerts, and sports matches are organised with other schools.
The school buildings include a private chapel, two science laboratories, a music school, specialist art, carpentry, pottery, IT departments and a combined gymnasium and theatre. Its extensive sporting facilities include a 9-hole golf course, a swimming pool, two fives courts, two squash courts, four tennis courts, and around eleven football/rugby/hockey/cricket pitches, all set in 150 acres of school land.
The fees are about £6,000 per term. The average class size varies, but gets smaller as the boys get older (to around eleven boys). Most of the boys move on to public schools such as Radley, Eton and Marlborough College .
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