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Quainton Hall School

Quainton Hall School is a small, independent preparatory school for children aged between 2 ½ and 13. Under the current Headmaster Edwin Brown it officially became co-educational in 2011. Pupils move onto their chosen secondary schools at age 11 for girls and 13 for boys, through Common Entrance, Scholarship exams or through Entrance Exams to independent North London Senior Schools.

School Houses

There are four houses at QHS. Each pupil belongs to one house, to which they are assigned when they join the school. They are named in honour of past school masters. The houses are: Frasers: House colour red. Ghalebs: House colour green. Combers: House colour blue. Carnells: House colour yellow.

Buildings

Quainton Hall is based around the original town house and new purpose built buildings behind it. The Old House off Hindes road is now used purely for administration but is the main entrance to the school. A dining room and a chapel dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi chapel adjoin the Old House and form the bridge to the rest of the main teaching buildings. Developments to the rear of the main house continued and the opening of the Susan Milner Hall – in 1977 saw the existing sports hall opened. This is where indoor sports take place. It is also converted into a theatre (complete with staging, seating, and a lighting system) in the event of dramatic productions. The Pre-Prep building soon followed in 1980 home to children in Reception and Years 1 & 2. It also includes a performance hall called, the ‘Eyden Room’ after Agnes Eyden the first school Principal. Design Technology and ICT take place in ‘Tech Room’, which is above the indoor swimming pool in this block. The Middle school was the last building to be completed and houses classrooms for Years 3 & 4, two general teaching rooms and the purpose built Science lab.

Scholarships

The school has a long history of success in scholarships, all of which are on display in the school dining room. These include academic, art, all-rounder, drama and sport awards. The entrance exams to local Senior schools, such as Harrow, Merchant Taylors and John Lyons are also recorded, which form the majority of destinations schools for QHS pupils.

Previous Headmasters

Agnes Eyden Rev. Montague Eyden Peter Milner Fr. Desmond Bannister