The Downs Malvern
Independent preparatory school in Malvern, Herefordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Downs Malvern is a private prep school in the United Kingdom, founded in 1900. It is located on a 55-acre (22 ha) site in Colwall in the County of Herefordshire, on the western slopes of the Malvern Hills.[1] The school takes children aged 2 to 13 and comprises a nursery, kindergarten, pre-prep, and preparatory school; the preparatory school takes both day students and boarders. The Headmaster since 2009 has been Alastair Cook, who is a member of the Boarding Schools Association and the IAPS. Fees are currently[when?] up to £21,471 pa for full boarders and up to £16,221 pa for day pupils.
The Downs Malvern | |
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Address | |
Brockhill Road , , WR13 6EY England | |
Coordinates | 52.0864°N 2.3538°W / 52.0864; -2.3538 |
Information | |
Type | Independent preparatory school |
Motto | Aedificandum est (It is in the building) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christian, ex-Quaker |
Established | 1900; 124 years ago (1900) |
Founders | Herbert and Ethel Jones |
Department for Education URN | 117002 Tables |
Chairman of Governors | Rev Kevin Madden[1] |
Headmaster[2] | Andy Nuttall[citation needed] |
Staff | 57[2] |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 2 to 13 |
Enrolment | 224[3] |
Houses | Sanger Cadbury Lewis Morgan |
Colour(s) | red, green |
Publication | The Badger and The Owl |
Website | http://www.thedownsmalvern.org.uk |
Since 2008 the Downs has been the preparatory school for Malvern College.
A distinctive feature of the school is its miniature-gauge railway, the Downs Light Railway, which was begun in 1925. Complete with a tunnel and a station, it is the world's oldest private miniature railway.