Croftinloan School

Croftinloan School
Croftinloan School
Address
	Croftinloan; Pitlochry, Perthshire, PH16 5JS; Scotland
Information
Type	Preparatory school
Established	1936
Founder	Hugo Brown
Closed	2000
Gender	Co-educational
Age	5 to 13

Croftinloan Preparatory School was a co-educational independent preparatory school near Pitlochry, Scotland.[1]

History

Croftinloan School was established in 1936 by Hugo Brown as a boys prep school.[2] Hugo Brown bought the residential and sporting estate of Croftinloan in 1935 from Mr J Paterson Brown, who used Croftinloan House as a shooting lodge.[3] The estate was originally owned by members of the Atholl-Fergusson family.[4]

In April 2000, the Governors announced that the school would be closing in June.[1] A gradual reduction in the number of boarding pupils during the nineties was blamed for the closure.[1] Robert Horton, the headmaster, stated 'Many options have been considered, including merger, relocation and restructuring. Unfortunately, none provide a certain future for Croftinloan'.[1]

In 2013, Croftinloan House was demolished to make way for a housing development.[5]

Notable alumni

Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge (born 1953), Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.[6]
Fraser Ross[7]
David Urquhart (born 1952), Bishop of Birmingham.[8]

References

"Second top school to close its doors Government blamed for cutting assisted places". Daily Mail: 17. 6 April 2000. ProQuest 321115373. Governors at the 3,320a-term Croftinloan School in Pitlochry, Perthshire, a preparatory school for five to 13-year-olds, have decided they can no longer afford to stay open after this summer
"A stately pile straight out of the old school". The Sunday Times: 10. 23 July 2000. ProQuest 320732027. Hugo Brown, the founding headmaster bought the property and started the school in 1936
"Perthshire Estate Sold; House as a School for Boys". The Scotsman: 7. 27 June 1935. ProQuest 489864944. The residential and sporting estate of Croftinloan, near Pitlochry, which was acquired by Mr J Paterson Brown from the former proprietor, Mrs (Mary Stewart Mitchell) Gwyer, eight years ago, has been disposed of by private treaty to Messers Robertson & Brown, C A, Glasgow, on behalf of clients, and it is understood that the mansion-house is to be used as a private school for boys
"Perthshire Estate Sold; House as a School for Boys". The Scotsman: 7. 27 June 1935. ProQuest 489864944. The estate, which was originally owned by a branch of the Atholl-Fergusson family, who also for a time held the neighbouring property of Middlehaugh, was subsequently for over 50 years in the hands of the late Admiral Jack Murray, whose wife was a daughter of Sir Neil Menzies of Weem
"Wrecking Ball Blues". Highland Perthshire News. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
"Hodge, Rt Hon. Lord, Patrick Sewart Hodge". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2015 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 22 March 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"At least once a week, a customer will come in and spend: Fashion house that is toast of Los Angeles is masterminded by a Scot". The Mail on Sunday: 36. 26 February 2012. ProQuest 923430315. My parents felt a Scottish education was the best, so I spent two years boarding at Croftinloan School in Pitlochry and at 14 I went to Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh for a year
"Birmingham, Bishop of, David Andrew Urquhart". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2015 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 22 March 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

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[dailymail-1] "Second top school to close its doors Government blamed for cutting assisted places". Daily Mail: 17. 6 April 2000. ProQuest 321115373. Governors at the 3,320a-term Croftinloan School in Pitlochry, Perthshire, a preparatory school for five to 13-year-olds, have decided they can no longer afford to stay open after this summer

[sundaytimes-2] "A stately pile straight out of the old school". The Sunday Times: 10. 23 July 2000. ProQuest 320732027. Hugo Brown, the founding headmaster bought the property and started the school in 1936

[estate1-3] "Perthshire Estate Sold; House as a School for Boys". The Scotsman: 7. 27 June 1935. ProQuest 489864944. The residential and sporting estate of Croftinloan, near Pitlochry, which was acquired by Mr J Paterson Brown from the former proprietor, Mrs (Mary Stewart Mitchell) Gwyer, eight years ago, has been disposed of by private treaty to Messers Robertson & Brown, C A, Glasgow, on behalf of clients, and it is understood that the mansion-house is to be used as a private school for boys

[estate2-4] "Perthshire Estate Sold; House as a School for Boys". The Scotsman: 7. 27 June 1935. ProQuest 489864944. The estate, which was originally owned by a branch of the Atholl-Fergusson family, who also for a time held the neighbouring property of Middlehaugh, was subsequently for over 50 years in the hands of the late Admiral Jack Murray, whose wife was a daughter of Sir Neil Menzies of Weem

[highland-5] "Wrecking Ball Blues". Highland Perthshire News. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

[hodge-6] "Hodge, Rt Hon. Lord, Patrick Sewart Hodge". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2015 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 22 March 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[mos-7] "At least once a week, a customer will come in and spend: Fashion house that is toast of Los Angeles is masterminded by a Scot". The Mail on Sunday: 36. 26 February 2012. ProQuest 923430315. My parents felt a Scottish education was the best, so I spent two years boarding at Croftinloan School in Pitlochry and at 14 I went to Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh for a year

[urquhart-8] "Birmingham, Bishop of, David Andrew Urquhart". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2015 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 22 March 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)