Walhampton School is acoeducationalprivatepreparatory school situated in thehamlet ofWalhampton, nearLymington, England. It is the result of the 1997 merger between Hordle House School, situated inMilford on Sea, and Walhampton School, which was based at the current site. The merged school was known as ’Hordle Walhampton’ until 2013, when it reverted to its previous name of 'Walhampton School'.[1]
The Walhampton School was founded in 1948 by Mrs Audrey Brewer, who purchased the house and grounds from theMorrison family.[2] In 1954 Brewer sold the school to John Bradfield who subsequently converted the enterprise into a charitable trust.[3]
Hordle House School was founded in 1926 by the Reverend Ernest Whately-Smith,MC.[1]
The school has approximately 400 children aged between 2 and 13.
In May 1996, Walhampton's board of governors announced the appointment of Adrian Gobat to succeed Andrew Robinson on his retirement. On 1 September 1997, Hordle House and Walhampton merged to form Hordle Walhampton School based at the Walhampton site. Adrian Gobat represented Walhampton as principal of the merged entity with Hordle House's headmaster, Henry Phillips, as headmaster.[6][7]
Sep 1997 Adrian Gobat as principal with Henry Philips as headmaster
^abcdefghiPearson-Chisman, Tom (2017).Remembrance: The biographies of the nineteen boys and men of Hordle House School who gave their lives in the service of their country. Lymington: Walhampton School.
