Thomas Delarue School
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Thomas Delarue was a co-educational special secondary boarding school in Tonbridge
, Kent
, England that was established in 1955 and closed in 1989. It was run by The Spastics Society and catered for pupils with cerebral palsy
.
, Kent
in 1955. It intially occupied an old house, located in Dene Park . The school was a boarding school. The first headmaster was a Mr Davies, A purpose-built school located on Starvecrow Hill was opened on 19 September 1963. On 9 June 1964, The Duke of Edinburgh
visited the school to perform the official opening ceremony. Mr Davies retired in July 1964. In 1966, the school had 87 pupils. The next head teacher retired at the end of the Spring Term, 1967.
In 1979, a film was made about the school by members of Sevenoaks School
. It was made to show the work of the Sevenoaks Voluntary Service and to give an insight into working with people with disabilities. Thomas Delarue School closed in 1989.
Tonbridge
Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30,340 in 2007. It is located on the River Medway, approximately 4 miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 29 miles south east of London...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England that was established in 1955 and closed in 1989. It was run by The Spastics Society and catered for pupils with cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
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History
Thomas Delarue School was established by The National Spastics Society in TonbridgeTonbridge
Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30,340 in 2007. It is located on the River Medway, approximately 4 miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 29 miles south east of London...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
in 1955. It intially occupied an old house, located in Dene Park . The school was a boarding school. The first headmaster was a Mr Davies, A purpose-built school located on Starvecrow Hill was opened on 19 September 1963. On 9 June 1964, The Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
visited the school to perform the official opening ceremony. Mr Davies retired in July 1964. In 1966, the school had 87 pupils. The next head teacher retired at the end of the Spring Term, 1967.
In 1979, a film was made about the school by members of Sevenoaks School
Sevenoaks School
Sevenoaks School is an English coeducational independent school located in the town of Sevenoaks, Kent. It is the oldest lay school in the United Kingdom, dating back to 1432. Almost 1,000 day pupils and boarders attend, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years. There are approximately equal numbers of...
. It was made to show the work of the Sevenoaks Voluntary Service and to give an insight into working with people with disabilities. Thomas Delarue School closed in 1989.