Scaitcliffe

Scaitcliffe was a prep school for boys aged 6–13 in Egham, Surrey. Founded in 1896, it was both a boarding and day school.[1][2] After merging with Virginia Water Prep School in 1996, the school is now co-educational and known as Bishopsgate School. The school is located in a small village in Egham called Englefield Green near Windsor Great Park.

In post-war days, boys were allocated to four houses each named for British military heroes: Jellicoe, Beatty, Haig, and Kitchener.

Former pupils include Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group; Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo, the former chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain, patron of the Arts and architecture connoisseur; Abhisit Vejjajiva, leader of the opposition Democrat Party in Thailand, who subsequently went to Eton College and Oxford University;[3] Charles Philipps, CEO of Amlin, who also subsequently went to Eton College; Bim Afolami, MP; Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner;[4] and Michael Holroyd, biographer, who describes it in his 1999 book Basil Street Blues.[5]

References
  1. Museum, Egham. "Educating Egham Part 2 - Egham Museum". Egham Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. Leinster-Mackay, Donald (16 December 2021). The Rise of the English Prep School. Routledge. pp. 197–198. ISBN 978-1-000-35754-7.
  3. Chronicle, Evening (16 December 2008). "Thailand Prime Minister revealed as Toon fan". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. Courtney, Nicholas (1 December 2013). Lord of the Isle: The Extravagant Life and Times of Colin Tennant. Bene Factum Publishing. ISBN 978-1-903071-71-7.
  5. Museum, Egham. "You'll never believe who I just saw...! Part 1 - Egham Museum". Egham Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2022.


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