Stonar School

Stonar School

Established	1895
Type	Other Independent School
Headteacher	Dr Sally Divall
Location	Cottles Park Atworth Wiltshire SN12 8NT England Coordinates: 51°23′21″N 2°13′04″W / 51.38907°N 2.21789°W / 51.38907; -2.21789
Local authority	Wiltshire
DfE URN	126512
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	2–18
Website	www.stonarschool.com

Stonar School, founded in 1895, is a non-denominational UK independent day and boarding school, at Cottles Park, near Atworth, Wiltshire, south-west England. ^[1] The school occupies 80 acres of parkland and gardens in a location about 8 miles from Bath.

History

The Grade II-listed Cottles House was designed by Thomas Jelly and John Palmer (1738–1817) of Bath for Robert Hale and built in 1775–78 on the site of an earlier house belonging to the Hale family,^[2]

The school was evacuated to Cottles House from Sandwich, Kent in 1939. At that time, the property had been empty for several years and was beginning to deteriorate.^[3]

Equestrian education

Stonar offers an equestrian education alongside the regular academic curriculum. Its Equestrian Centre is headed by international event rider and trainer, Darrell Scaife BHSI, UKCC, a British Eventing Accredited Coach. Facilities include indoor school, an 80 x 40m surfaced arena, 4 cross-country courses and stabling for up to 65 horses and ponies. Regular guest trainers include Mary King.

Notable former pupils

• Holly Bodimeade (born 1995), actress
• Georgie Spence (born 1988), event rider
• Romola Garai (born 1982), actress
• Laura Ford (born 1961), sculptor
• The Hon Charlotte Long (1965-1984), actress.

See also

• List of schools in Wiltshire

References

External links

• Stonar School Official site
• Stonar School at Independent Schools Council
• Stonar School Inspection reports at Ofsted
• Stonar School, Wiltshire General information and fees at isbischools
• Stonar School at Gabbitas - Boarding Schools Guide