Prestfelde School
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Prestfelde School is an independent
coeducational day and boarding preparatory school
, located in Shrewsbury
, Shropshire
, England
for children between the ages of 3 and 13. There are currently 300 pupils on roll, with 24 of them currently boarding.
Since 1949 the school has formed part of the Woodard Schools
group, founded by the Christian educationalist the Reverend Nathaniel Woodard
and as such is affiliated to the largest group of Church of England
schools in the country. Whilst originally a school for boys it diversified during the late 1990s and now also accepts girls.
The school is set in 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) of grounds on the outskirts of Shrewsbury, close to the Lord Hill column.
The latest boarding inspection by OFSTED was undertaken in October 2009
, a Battle of Britain
RAF pilot born in Bayston Hill
. One of The Few
, Lock shot down sixteen and a half Luftwaffe aircraft, ranking as second for number of kills during the battle and the highest scoring British-born pilot. He went on to reach a total of twenty six victories in less than a year before being killed in action at the age of just twenty one.
Public School (UK)
A public school, in common British usage, is a school that is neither administered nor financed by the state or from taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of endowments, tuition fees and charitable contributions, usually existing as a non profit-making charitable trust...
coeducational day and boarding 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 Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, 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...
for children between the ages of 3 and 13. There are currently 300 pupils on roll, with 24 of them currently boarding.
Since 1949 the school has formed part of the Woodard Schools
Woodard Schools
Woodard Schools is a group of Anglican schools affiliated to the Woodard Corporation which has its origin in the work of Nathaniel Woodard, an Anglo-Catholic clergyman....
group, founded by the Christian educationalist the Reverend Nathaniel Woodard
Nathaniel Woodard
Nathaniel Woodard was a priest in the Church of England. He founded 11 schools for the middle classes in England whose aim was to provide education based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith...
and as such is affiliated to the largest group of Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
schools in the country. Whilst originally a school for boys it diversified during the late 1990s and now also accepts girls.
The school is set in 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) of grounds on the outskirts of Shrewsbury, close to the Lord Hill column.
Latest Inspections
The latest school inspection by the Independent Schools Council was undertaken in October 2009The latest boarding inspection by OFSTED was undertaken in October 2009
Notable Old Prestfeldians
Eric LockEric Lock
Flight Lieutenant Eric Stanley Lock DSO, DFC & Bar was a fighter ace of the Royal Air Force during World War II. Lock became the RAF's most successful British-born pilot during the Battle of Britain, shooting down 16.5 German aircraft...
, a Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940...
RAF pilot born in Bayston Hill
Bayston Hill
Bayston Hill is a large village and civil parish in central Shropshire, England. It is south of the county town Shrewsbury and located on the main A49 road, the Shrewsbury to Hereford road....
. One of The Few
The Few
The Few is a term used to describe the Allied airmen of the Royal Air Force who fought the Battle of Britain in the Second World War. It comes from Winston Churchill's phrase "Never, in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few"....
, Lock shot down sixteen and a half Luftwaffe aircraft, ranking as second for number of kills during the battle and the highest scoring British-born pilot. He went on to reach a total of twenty six victories in less than a year before being killed in action at the age of just twenty one.