Kimbolton School

Kimbolton School
Location
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PE28 0EA

England
Coordinates52°17′44″N 0°23′14″W / 52.295685°N 0.387359°W / 52.295685; -0.387359
Information
Other nameKimbolton
TypePrivate school
MottoSpes Durat Avorum
(Latin: "May the hopes of our forefathers endure")
Religious affiliation(s)Inter-denominational
Established1600; 424 years ago (1600) (Earliest references from 1531)
FoundersHenry Balye and William Dawson
Department for Education URN110925 Tables
HeadmasterWill Chuter
GenderCoeducational
Age4 to 18
Enrollment1009 [1] (2019)
Capacity1100 [1]
HousesFour in the Preparatory School, five in the Senior School
Colour(s)     
Purple, black and white
Song(historically) All My Hope on God is Founded
(unofficially) Jerusalem
PublicationThe Kimboltonian
Former pupilsOld Kimboltonians
Websitekimbolton.cambs.sch.uk

Kimbolton School is a British HMC co-educational private day and boarding school in the village of Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, England.

There are 1,000 students, aged 4 to 18.[2] Boarding and flexi-boarding is available to a limited number of students from the age of 11. There are approximately 700 students in the Senior School, and 300 in the Preparatory School.

Since 1950, the school has occupied Kimbolton Castle (the former seat of the Dukes of Manchester) and its grounds.

  1. ^ a b "Kimbolton School". UK Government. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Kimbolton School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2019.