The school was founded in 1848 in Elstree, Hertfordshire, at Hill House on Elstree Hill,[1] an 18th-century Grade II Listed Building.[2] Today the building is used as Bupa Care Centre.[3]
Since 1938 in Woolhampton, Berkshire
In 1938 or 1939 at the start of WW2,[4][5][6][7] staff and 70 boys moved to Woolhampton House, in the Berkshire village of Woolhampton, which at war end became Elstree’s permanent home, owned and run by the Sanderson family until 1961 when Elstree School was incorporated; Ian Sanderson remained headmaster until 1969 when Terrence McMullen became headmaster.
Edgar Stogdon (1870–1951), athlete and cricketer, was headmaster from 1900 to 1903.[24]
Sports
During the autumn term, soccer is the main sport, along with hockey and tennis. During the Lent term, rugby takes over from soccer, and hockey and cross country running continue. During the summer term, cricket is the main school sport, with swimming, athletics, and tennis also popular throughout the term. The school's sports day is the focus of a pupil's summer term.
References
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^J. Venn and J. A. Venn. "Alumni Cantabrigienses: Edgar Stogdon". p. 49. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
Bibliography
Hugo Vickers, Elstree 175: Celebrating 175 years of Elstree School (London: Unicorn, 6 July 2023) ISBN 978-1911397380
I. C. M. Sanderson, A history of Elstree School and three generations of the Sanderson family, Publ. Elstree School, 1978 (Privately Published)
John Eddison, A History of Elstree School, 1979 (mentioned in: Frances Wilson, How to Survive the Titanic Or The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay, Chapter 3, Note 10)