Holmewood House School
Holmewood House School is an IAPS independent, co-educational preparatory school for boys and girls aged 3–13, in Langton Green, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The building is a Decimus Burton mansion, originally called Mitchells, rebuilt in 1837 after a fire.
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• Name — Holmewood House School • Motto — Constantia Praesta Excel by Perseverance • Established — 1945 • Type — Preparatory school • Religious Affiliation — Inter-Denominational • R Head Label — Head • R Head — Ruth O'Sullivan • Chair Label — Chairman of Governors • Chair — Jeremy Thompson • Address — Barrow Lane • City — Langton Green • County — Kent • Country — England • Postal Code — TN3 0EB • Enrolment — c.460 • Gender — Mixed • Lower Age — 3 • Upper Age — 13 • Houses — Oak, Cedar, Beech, Cob, Yew, Ash • Colours — Dark blue and light blue • Publication — The Holmewoodian • Free Text1 — Old Holmewoodians • Free Label1 — Former pupils • Website — https: www.holmewoodhouse.co.uk/
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Notable former staff
• Robert Bairamian (cricketer), was headmaster between 1959 and 1975. • Sir Patrick Moore CBE (astronomer and television presenter) • Bob Woolmer (cricketer)
Notable former pupils
• Sir Terence Etherton (Master of the Rolls) • Tristan Gemmill (actor) • Dan Stevens (actor) • Hugh Skinner (actor) • Shane MacGowan (musician, singer with The Pogues) • Justin Chancellor (musician Tool (band)) • Femi Fani-Kayode (Nigerian lawyer and politician) • Andy Zaltzman (comedian) • Herbert Addo (Ghanaian Premier League football coach) • Haydn Keenan (Australian film director) • Nana Akufo-Addo (President of Ghana) • Jake Obetsebi Lamptey (Chairman, New Patriotic Party, Ghana)
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