SCHOOLS - PRIVATE/INDEPENDENT : UNITED KINGDOM
 
ENGLAND
Berkshire
  • → [ Bearwood College ]

  • [Built 1868 and is of red brick with ample stone dressings in the Jacobean style, but with an admixture of French motifs. The mansion shows us two faces - the strong, masculine, grand appearance of the Northern facade and the more gentle, domestic South]
     

    Cambridgshire
  • → [ Homerton College and its Buildings ]

  • [Set in twenty acres of well-maintained gardens, lawns and parkland, the earliest buildings are in Victorian gothic style with a single high battlemented tower five storeys high]
    Homerton College and its Buildings 
  • → [ Oundle School ]

  • [Situated in the quintessentially English market town from which it takes its name, the School was established in 1556 and has buildings dating from this time through to the 21st Century]
    Oundle School 

    Cheshire
  • → [ Abbey Gate College ]

  • [Has a medieval gatehouse with a victorian Manor house and gardens]
    Abbey Gate College 

    Dorset
  • → [ Clayesmore School ]

  • [Victorian Alfred Waterhouse manor house and recent modern classroom blocks, in keeping with the original style. Buildings on the estate include a former Victorian village school, original stable block, a chapel, a theatre, sports facilities along with sports pitches]
    Clayesmore School 
  • → [ Hooke Court ]

  • [A beautiful 14th century manor house set in 14 acres of tranquil, mature parkland. Provides a high quality education for 5 – 13 year olds within an idyllic rural environment. Has a mock-Victorian classroom and Tudor and Victorian kitchens]
     

    Hampshire
  • → [ The Gregg School ]

  • [Townhill Park House is now the home of The Gregg School, an independent day school for pupils 11-16, set in 20 acres of parkland, formal gardens, an apple orchard and an arboretum]
    The Gregg School 
  • → [ Sherfield School ]

  • [A grand Victorian House, which retains many of its original period features, such as beautiful wood panelling & large stone fireplaces]
    Sherfield School 

    Kent
  • → [ Saint Ronan's School ]

  • [Saint Ronan's School is set in Tongswood House, a rambling Victorian mansion surrounded by 240 acres of Wealden countryside. The interior boasts much of the original splendour of a house of its type, with copious wood panelling and parquet flooring]
    Saint Ronan's School 
  • → [ Tonbridge School ]

  • [Founded in 1553 in the reign of King Edward VI, it is one of the country’s leading boys’ boarding schools. All the atmosphere of a traditional English public school with its historic buildings and 150 acres of beautifully manicured grounds. Has the most up-to-date resources, making the school the perfect setting for your filming. In addition, the school boasts a magnificent new state-of the art sports centre and one of the finest theatres in the south east]
     

    Leicestershire
  • → [ Grace Dieu Manor School ]

  • [Built in the Tudor Gothic Style and set in 120 acres of beautiful grounds and farmland in the heart of Charnwood Forest. Originally built in 1833 and designed by William Railton as a private family home it is now an independent day school]
    Grace Dieu Manor School 

    London
  • → [ The Barbara Speake Theatre School ]

  • [The school's main building is a converted church hall with a large, fully equipped theatre where performances and dance sessions are held]
    The Barbara Speake Theatre School 
  • → [ King's College School ]

  • [A typical 19th century school with features such as a Victorian wood panelled Great Hall with Conacher Organ Gallery, science laboratories, classrooms old and new, computer and IT rooms, Dining Hall, Headmasters Drawing Room, cloisters, student common room, small chapel, school playground, old wooden cricket pavilion sports and fitness centre for squash, tennis, fitness, swimming and a sports hall. Also twenty-four acres of playing fields with cricket & tennis pavilions]
    King's College School 

    Middlesex
  • → [ HARROW SCHOOL ENTERPRISES ]

  • [One of the leading public schools in the world with a rich history and tradition stretching back to its founding in 1572 under Royal Charter by Elizabeth I. Our original classroom dating back to 1615 in dark wood, with scribbled graffiti or school boys gone by. Our illustrious Speech Room dating from the late 1800s can double as a Harvard lecture hall. Plus a mixture of classroom and service blocks dating from 1615 to 2007 in all architectural styles]
     

    Northumberland
  • → [ Longridge Towers School ]

  • [A magnificent Grade 2 listed Victorian mansion in over eighty acres of beautiful grounds. Facilities include a library, science laboratories, assembly hall, a specialist music room, a separate art block, a design centre, a sports hall, sports pitches, an athletics facility and all weather tennis courts. Plus a Junior Department, with its own fully equipped playground]
    Longridge Towers School 

    Nottinghamshire
  • → [ NCCL Galleries of Justice ]

  • [Victorian classroom: With wooden benches, teacher's desk, blackboard and parker floor. Contemporary classrooms & school corridors: There are a number of educational rooms that double as primary and secondary classrooms, there is also an IT suite]
    NCCL Galleries of Justice 

    Somerset
  • → [ Taunton School ]

  • [Founded in 1847 and boasts a fine range of high quality 18th Century, Gothic Style buildings complemented by 19th Century additions such as the splendid Chapel which was built in 1907 and seats 300 and the Theatre that under went a major refit in 1995]
    Taunton School 

    Suffolk
  • → [ Bramfield House School ]

  • [Once an old country house set in 10 acres of grounds, situated in a rural setting. The main house comprises a large dining room, snooker room with full sized table, various rooms, industrial kitchen and drying room. Upstairs are 6 large bedrooms opening off a large landing. Close to the main house are purpose built classrooms including a science lab and Design technology room. The school also has a small indoor swimming pool]
     
  • → [ Culford ]

  • [An independent school situated in 480 acres of beautiful Suffolk parkland, with Culford Hall, a magnificent 18th century mansion, at its centre. Has several ornate rooms including a large function room with gold leaf ceiling and wall sconces, a Recital Room, a Conference Room and two libraries. Modern classroom facilities include beautiful Art and Design studios and a Studio Theatre]
     
  • → [ Saint Felix School ]

  • [Queen Anne style red brick buildings dating from 1897. Well crafted modern additions are set in a breezily expansive site a brisk walk away from the quaintly old fashioned sea side town of Southwold. The school and its grounds would be the perfect setting for a private house or school-based film]
     

    Surrey
  • → [ Claremont Fan Court School ]

  • [A 96 acre estate surrounds a Grade 1 Listed Mansion built in 1750 provides many available classrooms both modern and those with original features]
    Claremont Fan Court School 
  • → [ Kingston Grammar School ]

  • [The site offers a range of building styles and periods, from the medieval Lovekyn Chapel, through to the 21st century Queen Elizabeth II building]
    Kingston Grammar School 
  • → [ Whitgift School ]

  • [Eenjoys a stunning 45-acre parkland site in a leafy area of South Croydon, and retains the appearance of an attractive country estate. There are quality sports pitches for cricket, rugby, football, and tennis. There are also floodlit artificial pitches for hockey, tennis and football. Has tiered lecture theatres and the Concert Hall is a well-equipped auditorium]
    Whitgift School 

    Sussex
  • → [ St Andrew's School ]

  • [Mr Goodwin was to found the first school on the site in 1865. There have been may additions to the building over the years giving this school a diverse selection of architecture]
    St Andrew's School 

    Wiltshire
  • → [ Mells Estate ]

  • [A private estate that has been in the same family since 1543. Comprising classic English village houses, a stone built village school, farms, woodland and river valley, the estate offers unrivalled interior and exterior locations for both period and contemporary film project. Central to the Estate is the Tudor Manor House]
    Mells Estate 

    Worcestershire
  • → [ Abberley Hall ]

  • [A splendid Victorian country house in the Graeco-Italianate style. The ground floor interior contains a complete scheme of Victorian classical decoration, which is now a rare survival and comparable with Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. In 1845 Abberley Hall was redesigned by Samuel Whitfield Daukes and includes fine plaster cornices ceilings, scagliola columns in the Hall and a stone cantilevered staircase with brass balustrade]
     
  • → [ Malvern St. James ]

  • [One of England’s leading independent schools. It is located at the foot of the Malvern Hills, one of the most beautiful parts of England. An imposing building in the continental Gothic style, built of red brick with stone dressing. Facilities include well-equipped teaching rooms with up-to-date technology, lecture halls, theatre, air conditioned dance studio, 24m indoor swimming pool, state-of-the-art sports centre and ample parking]
     

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