Dumpton School

Dumpton School is an independent day school in Wimborne, Dorset, South West England, for girls and boys aged 2 to 13 years.[1]

Dumpton School
Aerial view of the 26 acre site of Dumpton School
Address
Deans Grove House

Wimborne
,
Dorset
,
BH21 7AF

 England
Coordinates50.8131°N 1.97537°W / 50.8131; -1.97537
Information
TypeIndependent Prep School
MottoLatin: Possunt Quia Posse Videntur English: You can because you think you can
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1903
Local authorityDorset
Department for Education URN113923 Tables
Head teacherChristian Saenger
GenderMixed-Coeducational
Age2 to 13
Websitehttp://www.dumpton.com/

History

The school was founded as a boys' preparatory school at Dumpton Park in Kent in 1903, and evacuated to Cranborne Chase in Dorset to avoid bombing raids at the outset of the Second World War, (as were many schools from south-east England).

In 1945, the school moved to Gaunt's House, near Wimborne, and flourished under the Headmastership of Colonel Trevor Card. Unusually, the dormitories were named in memory of former pupils who had died on active service; (these included Cock, Pollard, Brown, York, Dutton and Fanshawe). Trevor Card was succeeded by Messrs Carter and Monkhouse as joint heads in 1958, and subsequently by Major Frank Thompson.

In 1988 the school moved again to its present site at Dean's Grove House nearer to Wimborne.

Notable Old Dumptonians
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References
  1. http://www.isc.co.uk/schools/england/dorset/wimborne/dumpton-school/
  2. Lewis P (2014) For Kent and Country, pp.116–117. Brighton: Reveille Press.
  3. "33 famous people who went to school in Dorset". Dorset Magazine. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  4. Absalom, Michael. "Michael Absalom timeline". michaelabsalom.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  5. Barber, Marilyn (13 December 2016). "Strictly finalist Ore Oduba is a former pupil of Dumpton and Canford schools in Wimborne". Blackmore Vale. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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