Edge Grove School

Edge Grove School
Front of school
Address
High Cross, Aldenham Watford , Hertfordshire , WD25 8NL England
Coordinates	51°40′38″N0°20′46″W / 51.6771°N 0.3461°W / 51.6771; -0.3461
Information
Other name	Edge Grove
Type	Private, day preparatory school
Established	1935 (1935)
Local authority	Hertfordshire County Council
Department for Education URN	117601 Tables
Headmaster	Richard Stanley [1]
Gender	Mixed
Age range	2-13
Enrolment	425 [2]
Capacity	500 [2]
Campus size	48 acres (19 ha)
Houses	Hedgerows Sarnesfield Churchill Stratton Gills
Website	www.edgegrove.com

Edge Grove School, simply Edge Grove, is a 2-13 mixed, private, day preparatory school in Aldenham, Watford, Hertfordshire, England. It was established in 1935 and has 48 acres of grounds. ^[3]

History

John Skey bought the land on which the current property in 1733 and built the main block of what now stands as the main house. This house was then sold by his sons to Thomas Hake some time in the late 1780s. The American financier and banker J. P. Morgan bought the property in 1912 and rented it to Richard Bennett. Bennett converted the house with around £90,000, leading to the house as it stands currently. When it came to settling his estate, Morgan arranged for the council to take the freehold, specifying it should be used as an independent school. ^{[4] [5]}

The headmaster as of October 2024 is Richard Stanley.

Facilities

The school has a large sports hall, all-weather tennis/netball courts, an AstroTurf pitch, 9 acres of playing fields, indoor & outdoor cricket nets and a heated^{[ citation needed ]} outdoor swimming pool.

In November 2019, it opened a £3.6m lower school building for Years 3 and 4. ^[6]

Headmasters

• John Baugh: 1997–2002 ^[7]
• Jolyon Waterfield: 1985–1997 ^[8]
• Richard Stanley: 2024-present

Notable alumni

• Marcus Buckingham, ^{[9] [10]} award-winning author and motivational speaker
• Dominic Selwood, historian and author
• Dominic Treadwell-Collins, ^[11] Television Producer
• Lieutenant-Colonel Tony Streather (1936-1940) was a mountaineer of the Himalayas during the so-called "the golden age" in the 1950s. ^[12]

References

1. "Welcome from the Head". Edge Grove School. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
2. "Edge Grove School". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
3. "Edge Grove". Edge Grove. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
4. "Around Radlett, Winter 2015,109" (PDF).^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "History | Co-educational School, Watford". Edge Grove. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
6. "Review of Edge Grove independent co-ed day and boarding prep school in Aldenham Village Hertfordshire". Herts & Beds. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
7. Submission, Internal (10 September 2018). "Reclaiming Education: A new school to inspire children towards a brighter and more successful future". The Japan Times. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
8. "Edge Grove Alumni". edgegrove.alumni-online.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
9. Del Jones (3 March 2005). "Business bows to an unlikely oracle: British boy wonder". USA Today . Retrieved 11 February 2015.
10. Chris Blackhurst (5 December 2007). "Playing to his strengths, the Beverly Hills Brit who's a self-help god". London Evening Standard . Retrieved 11 February 2015.
11. "EastEnders producer goes back to school".
12. "Edge Grove Alumni". edgegrove.alumni-online.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

External links

• Official website