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Milton Abbey School | |
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Location | |
, , DT11 0BZ England | |
Coordinates | 50°49′12.74″N 2°17′14.75″W / 50.8202056°N 2.2874306°W |
Information | |
Type | Private Day and boarding school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1954 |
Department for Education URN | 113932 Tables |
Chair of Governors | Ian G Bromilow |
Head | James Watson |
Staff | 129 (including part-time and contracts) |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 13 to 18 |
Enrollment | 224 pupils as of September 2023[update] |
Houses | Athelstan, Damer, Hambro, Hodgkinson and Tregonwell |
Alumni | Milton Abbey Association |
Website | www |
Milton Abbey School is a private school for day and boarding pupils in the village of Milton Abbas, near Blandford Forum in Dorset, in South West England. It has 224 pupils as of September 2023[update],[1] in five houses: Athelstan, Damer, Hambro, Hodgkinson and Tregonwell.[2] The school was founded in 1954 and is co-educational.[3]
The school has facilities that include a golf course, a 15th-century dining hall, an Abbey chapel that can be traced back to the 10th century and grounds designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown. The main house was built by Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester.