Dagfa House School

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Dagfa School Nottingham
Address
Dagfa House School
57 Broadgate
Beeston

Nottingham
,
Nottinghamshire
,
NG9 2FU

England
Coordinates 52°55′56″N1°12′28″W / 52.93231°N 1.20783°W / 52.93231; -1.20783
Information
TypeOther independent school
Department for Education URN 122911 Tables
Head teacherDr. Woodroffe
Gender Co-educational
Age2to 16
Enrolment237 (January 2012)
Colour(s)Navy  
Website Dagfaschool

Dagfa School Nottingham was an independent, co-educational school in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, which included Dagfa Nursery, Dagfa Junior School and Dagfa Senior School. [1]

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Facilities

The Dagfa school opened in 1948 in a converted 18th-century family home, a listed building. In 1969, it became the Dagfa House School, a fully independent day school. In 2010, it became the Dagfa School Nottingham.

By July 2016, Dagfa School Nottingham comprised Woodlands (a second large house), a multi-purpose gym hall, a library as well as a third building housing sciences, Information and communications technology, and a modern studio theatre. Girls and boys between ages 2 and 16 were taught.

Closure

On 27 May 2016, the school announced to staff and parents that it would close at the end of the summer term. On 15 July 2016, Dagfa School Nottingham closed, [2] apart from the nursery, which closed in August. The school trustees put the school into administration on 20 July 2016.

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References

  1. "Dagfa". 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. Pittam, David (19 December 2017). "Green light given to 227-bedroom development on site of former Beeston school". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 10 March 2021.