| Hoe Bridge School | |
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| Address | |
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Hoe Place, Old Woking Road ,, GU22 8JE | |
| Coordinates | 51°18′29″N0°32′12″W / 51.3081°N 0.5368°W /51.3081; -0.5368 |
| Information | |
| Type | IndependentPre-prep & prep school |
| Established | 1986 |
| Local authority | Surrey |
| Department for Education URN | 125397Tables |
| Head teacher | Chris Webster |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 3 to 13 |
| Enrolment | 486 (as of 2014) |
| Website | www.hoebridgeschool.co.uk |
Hoe Bridge School is an independent co-educational, pre-prep and prep school inWoking,England. At its last full inspection in 2023 it was rated excellent by theIndependent Schools Inspectorate.[1] The school was established in 1986 following the merger of two former proprietorial boys schools, Allen House and St Michael's School. In 1987 it became acharitable trust administered by a board of governors, and developed to include girls up toYear 6 in 1999. The school is based in a seventeenth century house and is set in its own grounds in Woking, Surrey.
Hoe Place is a former mansion which is home to the Hoe Bridge Prep department. It dates from 1680 and was a favourite retreat ofLady Castlemaine, a mistress ofKing Charles II.[citation needed]
The chapel, which houses teaching and music rooms, dates back to 1850 and has an originalice house in the gardens. The mansion remained a private residence until the 1920s, when Hoe Place Preparatory School was established in 1928 and in turn, became St. Michael's School in 1964.
Hoe Bridge School itself was formed in 1986 when St Michael's School merged with Allen House Preparatory School which had been founded at Box Grove near Guildford, then on part of the presentRoyal Grammar School site.[2] In 2019 the school opened a new performing arts facility.[3]
A Senior School building is planned to be opened by 2026[4] in order to expand the school to accommodate 13-16 year olds throughout GCSEs.
The school sponsors a girls' field hockey team.[5]
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