Hill House School, South Yorkshire

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Hill House School
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Address
Hill House School, South Yorkshire
Sixth Avenue,

Auckley
,
South Yorkshire
,
DN9 3GG

England
Coordinates 53°29′11″N1°00′54″W / 53.486408°N 1.014894°W / 53.486408; -1.014894
Information
Type Private day school
MottoSapientia et Doctrina
Established1912
FounderReginald Master
HeadmasterDavid Holland
Staff80 (approx.)
GenderCo-educational [1]
Age3to 18
Enrolment800 (approx.)
Colour(s)Navy  
Website http://www.hillhouse.doncaster.sch.uk/

Hill House School is a co-educational independent day school for pupils from the ages of 3 to 18 in South Yorkshire, England. In 2012, Hill House was named 'independent school of the Year' at the independent school awards. [2] It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, The Society of Heads, The Independent Association of Preparatory Schools, and the Independent Schools Council.

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Early history

Hill House School was founded in Doncaster as a preparatory school for boys in 1912 by Reginald Master. In 1959, Paula Haigh, the wife of the then Headmaster of Hill House School, Mr Hamilton Haigh, founded St Mary's School on Bawtry Road as a girls' school. In the early 1970s under a new head, Hill House began to accept girls, and by the early 1980s had become fully co-educational.

Hill House St Mary's School was born when the two schools merged in August 2002, with primary-age children being taught at the Rutland Street site, overlooking Doncaster's Town Fields, and with secondary-age children taught at the St Mary's site on Bawtry Road. [3]

Recent history

In September 2008, Hill House School, reverting to its former name, relocated to the Officers’ Quarters of former RAF Finningley, previous home to Britain's Vulcan bombers, adjacent to the modern Robin Hood Airport. In an £8 million project, led by Cadman Construction, the school now has numerous purpose-built classrooms allied to historic function rooms. In September 2011, Hill House opened its new Sixth Form and Music School in a £1.1 million development, and was accepted into membership of the Society of Heads.

Since 2010, Hill House has been home to the Robin Hood Music and Drama Festival, which takes place in April each year. In 2012, the school acquired 54 acres of land in nearby Blaxton, which has been developed into sports grounds.

In February 2015, the school renewed its RAF past by becoming the base of 558 Finningley Squadron of the Air Training Corps

In April 2017, the school's new dining hall was opened.

In October 2020, the school issued an apology in response to a satirical Tiktok video showing several Hill House students lip-syncing to a song as part of a popular Tiktok challenge. [4]

In August 2021, the school celebrated record examination results and Oxbridge admissions. [5]

In February 2023, the school's new £1 million sports pavilion was opened at Blaxton Sports Grounds by the international netball player Tracey Neville. [6]

In November 2024, the school opened New Court, including its Art School, Music School, Mathematics Department and Fitness Centre.

In December 2024, Hill House was named 'Independent Secondary School of the Year, North' for 2025 by the Sunday Times. [7]

Catchment

The main catchment area includes Tickhill, Bawtry, Epworth, Doncaster, Rotherham, Howden, Selby, Pontefract, Retford & Worksop, all of which are served by school transport.[ citation needed ]

Houses

The School has 4 Houses, School (Blue), Master (Red), Field (Green), New (Purple)

Awards

Successes

Notable former pupils

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