Prestfelde School

Prestfelde School

Established	1929
Type	Independent Day and Boarding Preparatory School
Religion	Christian
Headmaster	Mr Mark Groome
Chairman of Governors	Mr B M Newman
Location	London Road Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 6NZ England
Students	300 ( including 24 Boarders)
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	3–13
Colours	Black and Yellow
Former Pupils	Old Prestfeldians
Affiliation	Woodard Corporation
Website	www.prestfelde.co.uk

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 (120,000 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 2009 ^[1]

The latest boarding inspection by OFSTED was undertaken in October 2009 ^[2]

Notable Old Prestfeldians

• Eric Lock, 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.
• Dave Manby - National champion slalom canoeist

References

See also

• School Website

Coordinates: 52°42′06.49″N 02°43′41.87″W / 52.7018028°N 2.7282972°W / 52.7018028; -2.7282972

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