Packwood Haugh School is a co-educational private preparatory school for pupils from the ages of 4 to 13, offering places for both day and boarding pupils.Iles, D. et al., Packwood Haugh School: Independent Schools Inspectorate Report dated Oct 2015 It is located in Ruyton-XI-Towns, midway between Oswestry and Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England.Iles, D. et al., Packwood Haugh School: Independent Schools Inspectorate Report dated March 2006
History The school was founded in 1892 at Packwood, Warwickshire, and moved to its present site, a large Victorian country house previously called Park House, at Ruyton-XI-Towns, set in , in 1941. In 1956, it became a charitable trust. Girls joined the school in 1968 and a separate boarding house, Park House, provides boarding accommodation for girls. A pre-preparatory department, Packwood Acorns, was established in 1993 for day children only aged between four and seven and is also located within Park House. The rural site of 66 acres includes many facilities, such as a floodlit all-weather surface, a sports hall, purpose-built design and technology (DT) and art studios, an indoor swimming pool, science laboratories and a modern theatre. In 2019 the school united with Shrewsbury School, under which it is now an affiliate school.
Curriculum Through participation in a broad curriculum, centred on core literacy and numeracy skills that underpin all other subjects, pupils develop a good level of knowledge and understanding. Nearly all pupils stay at the school until they are 13, successfully gaining places in the senior schools of their choice, with a significant number gaining scholarships and awards. The curriculum is supported by a programme of extra-curricular activities such as pottery, cooking and debating. Additional external opportunities such as judo and scuba diving are also offered.
Sport There is a big games playing tradition at Packwood and a wide range of sports is available, with girls’ cricket, fencing, swimming, squash and riding enriching the core provision of football, rugby, hockey, netball cricket and lacrosse. Many pupils participate in local and national sporting competitions, with some achieving outstanding success in their chosen sport. Recent achievements have included top national rankings for boys and girls in under 11 and under 13 fencing competitions. Girls’ and boys’ cricket teams have both enjoyed strong results in local and regional matches, with many pupils selected for county squads and the girls’ team reaching the indoor cricket national finals.
Alumni Tom James – double Olympic gold medal-winning rower Arthur Lewis Jenkins – soldier, pilot and war poet Alan Napier – actor Sir Frederick Wolff Ogilvie - Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation Rt Revd Mark Rylands – Bishop of Shrewsbury Christopher Gordon Horsfall Simon – British General Commissioner of Income TaxChristopher Gordon Horsfall Simon, obituary in Manchester Evening News dated 26 February 2002
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External links Official website Profile on the ISC website Profile on the Good Schools Guide Profile in Tatler Good Schools Guide Attain Magazine