Chilton Cantelo School
Private school in Somerset, England
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Chilton Cantelo School was a small profit-making mixed private school located in the village of Chilton Cantelo (near Yeovil and Sherborne) in Somerset, England. The school was briefly owned and operated by the Cognita Group.
| Chilton Cantelo School | |
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| Location | |
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, , BA22 8BG 50.9981°N 2.6102°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private boarding & day school |
| Motto | Carpe diem (Seize the day) |
| Established | 1959 |
| Closed | 2016 |
| 123937 Tables | |
| Staff | 54 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 286 as of February 2016[update] |
| Colour | Maroon |
Set on 25 acres (10 ha) of grounds, an 18th-century manor house housed the school.[1][2] It accepted pupils between the ages of 4 and 18. The school had boarding places for up to 220 of its pupils, with day pupils offered 'flexi-boarding' when needed. Class sizes were typically small.
Chilton Cantelo School was a member of the Independent Schools Association, the Independent Schools Council and the Boarding Schools Association. In July 2016, Cognita closed the school, making staff redundant, because of a fall in admissions since 2007.[3]
Chilton Cantelo became home to The Park School,[4][5] prior to The Park School's closure.[6]
Notable former pupils
- Gareth Forwood (1945–2007), actor
