Ludgrove School
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Ludgrove School near Wokingham in Berkshire, England, is a private boarding preparatory school for boys from the ages of 8 to 13. The school was founded in 1892 by Arthur Dunn in north London. Dunn, a noted footballer, recruited a number of eminent sportsmen to assist him as masters and was succeeded, on his premature death, by two England international football captains, G.O. Smith and William Oakley, who became joint headmasters.
In 1937 the school was moved to its present location at Wixenford, Wokingham. Famous alumni of the school include Princes William and Harry of Wales (sons of Charles, Prince of Wales), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, Peter Ainsworth, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood and George Askew, a contestant on Big Brother 7. Its current headmaster is Gerald Barber (retiring in 2008), and Sid Inglis and Simon Barber (Gerald's son) are due to take over.
Its extensive sporting facilities include a golf course, a swimming pool, two fives courts, two squash courts, four tennis courts, and around eleven football/rugby/hockey/cricket pitches. The school also has specialist art, carpentry, pottery, music and IT departments.
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