Box Hill School
Public school in near Dorking, Surrey, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Box Hill School is an independent coeducational boarding and day school situated in the village of Mickleham near Dorking, Surrey, England. The school has approximately 425 pupils aged 11–18. 70 percent of students, are day students while the remaining 30 percent are either weekly boarders or full boarders. Fees for day pupils start at £21,120 per year, and full boarding fees start at £35,145 per year.[2] The school is a founding member of the Round Square Conference of Schools (an association in which the school's founding headmaster, Roy McComish, played a vital role in the establishment and early administration of), as well as being a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
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Box Hill School | |
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Address | |
near Dorking , , RH5 6EA | |
Coordinates | 51.269°N 0.325°W / 51.269; -0.325 |
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Type | Public School Private day and boarding school |
Established | 1959 (replacing school founded in 1951) |
Founder | Roy McComish |
Local authority | Surrey |
Department for Education URN | 125388 Tables |
Chair | Trevor Johnson |
Headmistress | Hayley Robinson |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 398[1] |
Colour(s) | Green & Purple |
Publication | The Boxhillian |
Former pupils | Old Boxhillians |
Patron | Vacant since the death of Constantine II of Greece |
Architect | John Norton |
Website | www |
The school has offered the International Baccalaureate since September 2008 and re-introduced A levels in 2013, meaning both are now available at Sixth Form.[3] It is situated 40 minutes from central London on the direct Dorking and Leatherhead lines. The school's patron was Constantine II of Greece until his death in January 2023. Sir James Weatherall (the first commanding officer of the Royal Navy's flagship, the Ark Royal) served as warden of the school until his death in March 2018.