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| name = St Anselm's School
| name = S. Anselm's School
| logo =
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| logo_size = 200px
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| motto = Esse Quam Videri<br>('To be, rather than to seem to be')
| motto = Esse Quam Videri<br>('To be, rather than to seem to be')
| established = 1888
| established = 1888
| closed =
| closed =
| type = [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|Independent]] day and boarding, Nursery, Pre-Prep and College
| type = [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|Private]] day and boarding, Nursery, Pre-Prep and Preparatory
| religious_affiliation = [[Church of England]]<ref name=ct>[http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=78105 Independent Schools Council], Margaret Holness, Church Times, accessed September 2009</ref>
| religious_affiliation = [[Church of England]]<ref name=ct>[http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=78105 Independent Schools Council], Margaret Holness, Church Times, accessed September 2009</ref>
| president =
| president =
| head_label = Headmaster
| head_label = Headmistress
| head = Frank Thomson
| head = Lisa Donnelly
| r_head_label =
| r_head_label =
| r_head =
| r_head =
| chair_label = Chair of Governors
| chair_label = Chair of Governors
| founder = William Storrs Fox
| founder = William Storrs Fox
| specialist =
| specialist =
| address =
| address = Stanedge Road
| city = [[Bakewell]]
| city = [[Bakewell]]
| county = [[Derbyshire]]
| county = [[Derbyshire]]
| country = England
| country = England
| postcode = DE45 1DP
| postcode = DE45 1DP
| local_authority =
| local_authority =
| ofsted =
| ofsted =
| urn = 113002
| urn = 113002
| staff =
| staff =
| students = ~250
| students = ~250
| gender = Co-educational
| gender = Co-educational
| lower_age = Nursery
| lower_age = Nursery
| upper_age = 16
| upper_age = 13
| houses = 4
| houses = 4
| colours = yellow,red,blue and green
| colours = yellow,red,blue and green
| publication =
| publication =
| free_label_1 = Former pupils
| free_label_1 = Former pupils
| free_1 = Old Anselmians
| free_1 = Old Anselmians https://www.oldanselmians.co.uk/
| website = {{URL|1=http://www.sanselms.co.uk/|2=www.sanselms.co.uk}}
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Voted Prep School of the Year 2021 in the Tatler Magazine’s Schools Awards,'''St Anselm's School''' is an [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|independent school]] located in [[Bakewell]], [[Derbyshire]], founded in 1888. It offers flexi, weekly and full boarding for its students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanselms.co.uk/boarding-overview/|title=Boarding Overview &#124; S. Anselm's School}}</ref>
'''S. Anselm's Preparatory School''' is a [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private school]] located in [[Bakewell]], [[Derbyshire]], in the heart of the Peak District. Founded in 1888. Winner of the Tatler Schools Guide title: Prep School of the Year 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haye |first=Claire De la |title=S. Anselm's named Tatler Prep School of the Year 2021 {{!}} S. Anselm's School |url=https://www.sanselms.co.uk/s-anselms-named-tatler-prep-school-of-the-year-2021/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |language=en-GB}}</ref> it offers flexi, weekly and full boarding for pupils aged 3–13.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanselms.co.uk/boarding-overview/|title=Boarding Overview &#124; S. Anselm's School}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
St Anselm's was founded in 1888 by [[William Storrs Fox]]. In the first years it was a boys' boarding [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory school]]. Storrs Fox was a graduate of Cambridge and a naturalist. He quickly established the reputation of the school. He took as a motto for the school '[[Esse quam videri]]' (to be, rather than to seem). Already after a year he constructed an aviary in the school garden.<ref name=fox>{{cite web |url=https://www.sanselms.co.uk/history/ |title= History of S. Anselm's |date=2018 |publisher= S. Anselm's School |access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref>
S Anselm's was founded in 1888 by [[William Storrs Fox]]. In the first years it was a boys' boarding [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory school]]. Storrs Fox was a graduate of Cambridge and a naturalist. He quickly established the reputation of the school. He took as a motto for the school '[[Esse quam videri]]' (to be, rather than to seem). Already after a year he constructed an aviary in the school garden.<ref name=fox>{{cite web |url=https://www.sanselms.co.uk/history/ |title= History of S. Anselm's |date=2018 |publisher= S. Anselm's School |access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref> In 2023 it was announced that S.Anselm's will join the Birkdale family of schools.


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 20:06, 9 May 2024

S. Anselm's School
Address
Map
Stanedge Road

Bakewell
,
Derbyshire
,
DE45 1DP

England
Coordinates53°12′55″N 1°40′55″W / 53.2154°N 1.6820°W / 53.2154; -1.6820
Information
TypPrivate day and boarding, Nursery, Pre-Prep and Preparatory
MottoEsse Quam Videri
('To be, rather than to seem to be')
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England[1]
Established1888
GründerWilliam Storrs Fox
Department for Education URN113002 Tables
HeadmistressLisa Donnelly
GenderCo-educational
AgeNursery to 13
Number of students~250
Houses4
Colour(s)yellow,red,blue and green
Former pupilsOld Anselmians https://www.oldanselmians.co.uk/
Websitewww.sanselms.co.uk

S. Anselm's Preparatory School is a private school located in Bakewell, Derbyshire, in the heart of the Peak District. Founded in 1888. Winner of the Tatler Schools Guide title: Prep School of the Year 2021,[2] it offers flexi, weekly and full boarding for pupils aged 3–13.[3]

History

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S Anselm's was founded in 1888 by William Storrs Fox. In the first years it was a boys' boarding preparatory school. Storrs Fox was a graduate of Cambridge and a naturalist. He quickly established the reputation of the school. He took as a motto for the school 'Esse quam videri' (to be, rather than to seem). Already after a year he constructed an aviary in the school garden.[4] In 2023 it was announced that S.Anselm's will join the Birkdale family of schools.

References

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  1. ^ Independent Schools Council, Margaret Holness, Church Times, accessed September 2009
  2. ^ Haye, Claire De la. "S. Anselm's named Tatler Prep School of the Year 2021 | S. Anselm's School". Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Boarding Overview | S. Anselm's School".
  4. ^ "History of S. Anselm's". S. Anselm's School. 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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