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The school has been based since its beginnings at Stowe House, formerly the country seat of the Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos. Along with many of the other buildings on the school's estate, the main house is now a Grade I Listed Building and is maintained (since 1997) by the Stowe House Preservation Trust.
Stowe School opened with its first 99 pupils, mainly aged 13, on 11 May 1923. There were two boarding Houses, Bruce and Temple, then both in the western part of the mansion. The following term Grenville and Chandos Houses were formed in the eastern wing, with Cobham and Grafton following soon afterwards as further parts of the house were converted into accommodation and classrooms.
As the first headmaster of Stowe School, J.F. Roxburgh commissioned the young landscape architect, Brenda Colvin (1897-1981), to design a formal flower garden outside his suite of rooms on the South Front of the main house. This was one of Colvin’s first commissions and she went on to design just under 300 gardens in her 60-year career.
Mar 2, 2021 · Housed in a grand, historical building in Buckinghamshire stands a school that has shaped its fair share of notable alumni, including kings, royal girlfriends and world-famous billionaires. Stowe School sits on an estate that is near 1,000 years old – the local area was even mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Categories: independent school, boarding school, charitable organization and education. Location: Stowe, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude.
Aug 8, 2022 · Located in Buckinghamshire, the school holds lessons in classrooms with ornate ceilings, libraries with chandeliers, and it sits on a majestic estate bordering grand National Trust gardens. It’s grand but not pretentious, selective but not an academic hothouse, and rooted in history but very forward-thinking.
How can I apply to Stowe School? The main points of entry are, like other schools, 13+ and 16+, with a few places available each year for 14+. Children in UK schools sit the ISEB pre-test in the autumn of Year 7, and offers are made based on the results of the test, plus an interview and reference.
