Kingham Hill School
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Kingham Hill School is a Christian school based on the Church of England denomination. It was founded by local Christian
landowner Charles Edward Baring Young
in 1886 as a school and home for deprived boys and was designed by the architect William Howard Seth-Smith
. The school is located in Oxfordshire near the village of Kingham
and the town of Chipping Norton
.
It is an independent fee-paying boarding school
.The school consists of eight houses, six of which are boarding and two are houses for day students. Students who board have the option of either staying all term (varies depending on time of year) or they can go to their parents or guardians on Fridays until Sunday when they must return to school. Baring Young also founded Oak Hill Theological College
in London
. Due to Baring Young's wishes as a founder the whole school attends a chapel every morning and an evensong on Sunday evenings.
For the last ten years bar one, students have been going on an annual trip to Romania
. They stay just outside a town called Sibiu
, which is in the region of Transylvania
. They have been going every year since 1994, except in 1999 when they went to Kenya. As well as this the school holds trips to the USA every other year and also during the summer holidays Sixth Form students have the option of going to the Ukraine
to help with charity work being done there.
The school has a pool and a Fitness Suite that are open to students and to the public all week. The school trains and employs life guards to monitor the pool and also give swimming lessons. The gym has a manager and personal trainer on site during the week.
The school also has an Astroturf with Tennis and netball courts adjacent for the use of hockey and football teams.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
landowner Charles Edward Baring Young
Charles Edward Baring Young
Charles Edward Baring Young was an English educationalist and Conservative politician.Young was born at Paddington, the son of Charles Baring Young and his wife Elizabeth Winthrop. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was later called to the bar at Inner Temple...
in 1886 as a school and home for deprived boys and was designed by the architect William Howard Seth-Smith
William Howard Seth-Smith
William Howard Seth-Smith may refer to:*William Howard Seth-Smith I, made family fortune by building some of the most expensive residences in Knightsbridge*William Howard Seth-Smith III -noted for his building of schools and churches in Surrey...
. The school is located in Oxfordshire near the village of Kingham
Kingham
Kingham is a village and civil parish in the Cotswolds about southwest of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.-History:The Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew has a 15th century Perpendicular Gothic west tower. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1852-1853...
and the town of Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton is a market town in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about southwest of Banbury.-History until the 17th century:...
.
It is an independent fee-paying boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
.The school consists of eight houses, six of which are boarding and two are houses for day students. Students who board have the option of either staying all term (varies depending on time of year) or they can go to their parents or guardians on Fridays until Sunday when they must return to school. Baring Young also founded Oak Hill Theological College
Oak Hill Theological College
Oak Hill College is a theological college located on Chase Side in Southgate, London, England. It is one of the largest seminaries in the UK....
in London
London
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. Due to Baring Young's wishes as a founder the whole school attends a chapel every morning and an evensong on Sunday evenings.
Recent Activities
The school Chapel celebrated its centenary year in 2003.For the last ten years bar one, students have been going on an annual trip to Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. They stay just outside a town called Sibiu
Sibiu
Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
, which is in the region of Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
. They have been going every year since 1994, except in 1999 when they went to Kenya. As well as this the school holds trips to the USA every other year and also during the summer holidays Sixth Form students have the option of going to the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
to help with charity work being done there.
Boarding Houses
There are currently six houses and two sets of upper sixth flats. The boarding house locations and use have changed over the years and are as follows:- Plymouth is a junior boys house. Their ties are navy blue.
- Greenwich was originally the Sanatorium. It changed to a junior girls house. Its tie colour was lilac/violet. In previous years, however, it has held senior and junior girls. The house was refurbished recently.
- Severn was a house for the accommodation of single members of staff and is now a senior girls house.
- Norwich is a senior boys house. The colour of its tie is maroon.
- Havelock is a boys day house, their tie colour is black with white diagonal stripes
- Latimer is a girls day house, they currently do not hold a house tie. The house colour is lime green.
- Bradford is a senior boys house, and their tie colour is yellow. The house was refurbished recently.
- Sheffield is a senior boys house. Between 2006-2007, girls from Greenwich House were housed in Sheffield House due to the refurbishment program. The refurbishment of Greenwich is now completed. The boys have now gone back to Sheffield House.
Notable former pupils
- Minister of State for Transport Lord Andrew Adonis
- Air Commodore Malcolm Brecht
- Guy PrattGuy PrattGuy Pratt is a session bassist and also a songwriter, actor and comedian. He is the son of actor Mike Pratt. In Kensington and Chelsea, London, in 1996, Pratt married Gala Wright, the daughter of Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright...
. Formerly of Bradford House. Bassist for Pink Floyd and for David Gilmour on stage, author of 'My Bass and other Animals'; raconteur. - Alex PatersonAlex PatersonAlex Paterson is an English musician and co-founder of the ambient group The Orb, in which he has worked since its inception....
of The OrbThe OrbThroughout 1989, the Orb, along with Martin Glover, developed the musical genre of ambient house through the use of a diverse array of samples and recordings. The culmination of its musical work came toward the end of the year when the group recorded a session for John Peel on BBC Radio 1...
Facilities
The school offers specialist dyslexic teaching in an SPLD department. This comprises five specially trained teachers to help students with learning difficulties such as Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia.The school has a pool and a Fitness Suite that are open to students and to the public all week. The school trains and employs life guards to monitor the pool and also give swimming lessons. The gym has a manager and personal trainer on site during the week.
The school also has an Astroturf with Tennis and netball courts adjacent for the use of hockey and football teams.