St Michael's Prep School, Otford (Redirected from St Michael's Preparatory School, Otford)

St Michael's Prep School
Address
Map
Otford Court

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TN14 5RY

England
Information
TypePreparatory school (United Kingdom)
MottoPerseverantia, Sapientia, Gratia
Established1872
FounderArthur Tooth
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsRashid Chinchanwala
HeadNik Pears
GenderMixed
Age2 to 13
HousesDover, Leeds, Rochester, Windsor
Websitehttp://www.stmichaels.kent.sch.uk

St Michael's Prep School is a coeducational preparatory school in Otford, located in a 100-acre (400,000 m2) site in the North Downs, Kent, England.

History

St Michael's was founded at Hatcham in 1872 by the Reverend Arthur Tooth as a school and home for the sons of the clergy, naval and military officers as well as professionals who had suffered bereavement or fallen on hard times. The school now has more than 460 pupils.

Historic abuse allegations

In 2005, actor John Hurt stated in an interview with the Independent on Sunday that when he was a pupil at the school he was abused by Donald Cormack, then Senior Master of the school; he later became Head Teacher until his retirement in 1981. Hurt said that the experience affected him "hugely". According to the interviewer, he and Hurt had a mutual friend who had earlier made the same allegations to him.

Notable alumni

Teachers

Pupils

Further reading

  • Sally Maria Jones, St Michael's School, Otford: Recollections, Observations, and Celebrations. The Story of St Michael's School, Otford, Since its Foundation in Hatcham, New Cross, in 1872 (Sevenoaks: Amherst, 2004; 255pp., with illustrations and portraits; ISBN 1-903637-22-8)

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