Pennthorpe School
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| Motto | Non nobis solum nati (Born not for ourselves alone) |
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| Established | 1930 |
| Type | Independent School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmaster | Matthew King |
| Location | Church Street Rudgwick West Sussex RH12 3HJ England  |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 2–13 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colours | Navy blue and gold |
| Publication | Penfriend |
| Former pupils | Pennthorpians |
| Website | Pennthorpe School |
Pennthorpe School is co-educational independent school in Rudgwick, West Sussex, England for children aged 2 to 13. As of 2011. The school was founded in 1930 in Kent as a Christian Boarding school for boys. Several years later the school moved to its current location in a manor house in Rudgwick. The school remained an all-boys school until the early 1980s, when under the Headmaster Rev John Spencer it officially became co-educational. Pupils usually pass onto their chosen secondary schools at age 13 through Common Entrance or Common Academic Scholarship exams. Since the turn of the 21st century the school has had an unbelievable 100% Common Entrance record.[citation needed] Matthew King is currently the headmaster since September 2011.
School houses
There are four houses at Pennthorpe. Each pupil belongs to one house, to which they are assigned when they join the school. The houses are:
- Baynards: House colour red.
- Gaskyns: House colour green.
- Pallinghurst: House colour blue.
- Tismans: House colour yellow.
Buildings
Pennthorpe has an open campus and school life occurs across a variety of buildings. The Main Building, formerly the manor house. The Clock Block - a block of ten classrooms (including the Sky Lab and the Dry Lab ) completed in 2002. The Sports Hall opened in 1987. This is where indoor sports take place. It is also converted into a theatre (complete with staging, tiered seating, and a full lighting system) in the event of dramatic productions. The Pre Prep, building opened in 2009 housing the Beehive Kindergarten through to Year 2.
Art and Design Technology take place in the Art Block, in which an Mac computer suite is installed. A converted barn houses the Chapel and music school, with a chapel dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi on the first floor and the music department below.
Scholarships
In 2010, Pennthorpe's 25 Year 8 Leavers were awarded 27 scholarships, including the top Art Scholarship and top Academic Scholarship to Brighton College, as well as numerous academic, sport, music, drama and all-rounder scholarships to a variety of schools.
In 2009, a total of 7 academic, drama, all-rounder, music, and dance scholarships were won by leavers - including the top all-rounder scholarship to Reed's School and the "King's" academic scholarship to the Royal Grammar School, Guildford.
External links
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