Horris Hill, is a boarding and day preparatory school for boys, situated south of Newbury in West Berkshire, England and near the village of Newtown. The school was founded on its present site in 1888 by A. H. Evans, a master at Winchester College. Over the years the close connection with Winchester has been maintained, although almost as many boys now go on to Eton and Radley, as well as many other leading public schools. Whilst academic standards are high, each child is given the opportunity to discover and develop other talents, whether they be sporting, artistic, musical or personal.
The current headmaster is Jon Phillips, who took over in September 2006.
Horris Hill has an enviable academic reputation and sends boys on to top independent schools, notably Winchester, Radley, Eton, Harrow and Marlborough.
The school currently has approximately 120 pupils.
Notable alumni
- Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, Shardik and The Girl in a Swing, attended Horris Hill from 1929
- Sebastian Doggart, film & television producer and director, and writer
- Maxwell Woosnam, sportsman, attended the school from 1900 to 1905. An Olympic and Wimbledon doubles champion in lawn tennis, Woosnam was also once captain of the England national football team. Woosnam famously beat Charlie Chaplin at table tennis using a butter knife!
- Will Young, singer and winner of Pop Idol
- Jon Naismith, BBC radio producer
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