Beech Hall School, Macclesfield
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Beech Hall School, Macclesfield is an independent school
in Macclesfield
, England
and is a member of both IAPS (Independent Association of Preparatory Schools
) and ISA (Independent Schools Association
)
Beech Hall itself is a large country house set in over sixteen acres of wooded grounds. It has been called beech hall since after the turn of the 20th century. In Victorian times it was called Higher Beech.
The house named Beech Hall has been in existence on the site since 1435, when it was the main residence of the Worth family.
In 1966, the school became a limited company and a charitable trust.
In 1981, girls were admitted to the school and one third of the pupils are girls in 2009.
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
in Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and is a member of both IAPS (Independent Association of Preparatory Schools
Independent Association of Preparatory Schools
The Independent Association of Preparatory Schools is a professional association for headteachers of independent preparatory schools in the UK and worldwide. The association is based in Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, England...
) and ISA (Independent Schools Association
Independent Schools Association (UK)
The Independent Schools Association is an organisation of independent schools in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1879, it is one of the country's oldest such groups. It is a constituent association of the Independent Schools Council, and has a membership of around 300 schools...
)
History
Beech Hall School was founded in 1926 by Mr W. Edwards as a Preparatory School for Boys.Beech Hall itself is a large country house set in over sixteen acres of wooded grounds. It has been called beech hall since after the turn of the 20th century. In Victorian times it was called Higher Beech.
The house named Beech Hall has been in existence on the site since 1435, when it was the main residence of the Worth family.
In 1966, the school became a limited company and a charitable trust.
In 1981, girls were admitted to the school and one third of the pupils are girls in 2009.