Bilton Grange is a preparatory school

Preparatory school (UK)

In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...

 located in Dunchurch

Dunchurch

Dunchurch is a civil parish and village on the south-western outskirts of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a population of 2,842 in the village.- History :...

, near Rugby, Warwickshire

Rugby, Warwickshire

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. The present headmaster is Mr. JP Kirk, the eighth in total.

The mansion which forms the main school was built in 1846 and was a private family home. It is a Grade II* listed building. The first pupils were brought to the house by The Reverend Walter Earle in 1887. An existing room was converted into the school chapel

Chapel

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 in 1889. The Junior House was built in 1902 and electricity was brought to the school in 1920. More recent developments include the arrival of girls at the school in 1992 and a 9 hole golf course

Golf course

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 laid out in 1998. The famous architect Pugin

Pugin

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, designed the library and a staircase leading to the boarding house.

The houses are :

• Churchill
• Nelson
• Mountbatten
• Wellington

Bilton Grange is commonly recognised as the feeder to Rugby School

Rugby School

Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...

.

Notable former pupils

• Sir Nicholas Winterton
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  , MP
• Miles Kington
  Miles Kington
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  , jazz musician and writer
• Rupert Evans
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  , actor
• Taio Cruz
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  , singer/songwriter