{{short description|School in Dorking, Surrey, England}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox school | name = Hurtwood House | image = Shere Road, Ewhurst - geograph.org.uk - 855977.jpg | alt = | caption = Shere Road, Ewhurst The lodge is part of the Cornhill Manor estate, which itself is part of Hurtwood House School. | motto = | motto_translation = | address = Holmbury St Mary | town = Dorking | county = Surrey | postal_code = RH5 6NU | country = England | coordinates = {{Coord|51|10|28|N|0|25|34|W|display=inline,title}} | other_name = <!-- or | other_names = --> | former_name = <!-- or | former_names = --> | type = Private school boarding school | religious_affiliation = | established = {{Start date|1970}} | founder = <!-- or | founders = --> | closed = | local_authority = Surrey County Council | trust = | urn = 125442 | ofsted = | headmaster = Cosmo Jackson<ref>{{cite web |title=Policies & Reports & Legals |url=https://www.hurtwoodhouse.com/parent/legals-and-policies/ |website=Hurtwood House |access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> | staff = | gender = Mixed | age_range = 15–19 | enrolment = 344 (2018)<ref name="GOV.UK">{{cite web |title=Hurtwood House School |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/125442 |website=Get information about schools |publisher=GOV.UK |access-date=13 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref> | capacity = 350<ref name="GOV.UK" /> | campus_size = | campus_type = | houses = | colours = | accreditation = <!-- or | accreditations = --> | publication = | newspaper = | yearbook = | affiliation = <!-- or | affiliations = --> | website = {{URL|www.hurtwoodhouse.com}} | footnotes = }}
'''Hurtwood House''' is an independent, co-educational boarding school and sixth form for pupils aged 15–19, near to the market town of Dorking, in Surrey, England.
== Synopsis == Founded in 1970 by Richard Jackson,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2011/06/19/Countries-With-the-Most-Expensive-Private-Schools.html|title=Countries With the Most Expensive Private Schools|first=Rajeshni|last=Naidu-Ghelani|date=19 June 2011|website=CNBC}}</ref> the main house is an Edwardian mansion set in {{convert|200|acre|km2}} in the Surrey Hills. The intern students, aged 16–19, organise their studies and leisure in 6 houses: The Hurtwood Main House, The Lodge, Peaslake House, Ewhurst Place, Beatrice Webb House and Cornhill Manor.
Until 2008, the school used Leith Hill Place as a boarding house for students.<ref>{{cite news |title= Ralph Vaughan Williams Surrey house Leith Hill Place to open |date= 27 May 2013 |work= BBC News |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-22681328 |access-date= 3 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Ralph Vaughan Williams' Leith Hill Place Open for Visitors, but for How Long? |date= 5 August 2013 |work= Music Times |url= https://www.musictimes.com/articles/674/20130805/ralph-vaughan-williams-leith-hill-place-open-visitors-long.htm |access-date= 3 October 2023 }}</ref> They purchased Cornhill Manor towards Ewhurst village proper, which is a mainly rural clustered village, ready for the start of the 2007-2008 academic school year. Each house has its own grounds.
The school, which is non-denominational, offers a two-year pre-university course for students typically aged 16 to 19, mainly focused on GCE 'A' levels.<ref name=bbc/>{{failed verification|date=August 2023}}
There are approximately 363 students,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bryan |date=2023-08-02 |title=Hurtwood House: Reviews, Rankings, Fees, And More |url=https://britannia-study.co.uk/boarding-schools/hurtwood-house-review/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Britannia UK |language=en-GB}}</ref> divided equally between boys and girls. There is also a high proportion of overseas students who attend the school, notably from the United States and Asia.<ref name=bbc/>{{failed verification|date=August 2023}}
In 2009 the school had the highest post-16 contextual value added score of any school in the UK. This takes into account the achievement of students on entry and measures the improvements they make during their courses of study.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7829774.stm | title=Fewer schools below GCSE target |publisher=BBC News | first=Gary | last=Eason | date=15 January 2009}}</ref>
== Notable alumni == {{See also|Category:People educated at Hurtwood House}} * Hans Zimmer, composer<ref name=Tatler_2022>{{cite news |title= Hurtwood House |date= 20 November 2022 |work= Tatler |url= https://www.tatler.com/article/hurtwood-house |access-date= 3 October 2023 }}</ref> * Emily Blunt, actress<ref name=Tatler_2022/><ref name=OBrien_2022>{{cite news |last= O'Brien |first= Christy |date= 13 November 2022 |title= 'Miracle' at Surrey school helped Emily Blunt overcome speech problem |work= Surrey Live |url= https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/miracle-surrey-school-helped-emily-25437509 |access-date= 3 October 2023 }}</ref> * Cleo von Adelsheim, actress<ref>{{cite news |title= Cleopatra von Adelsheim, la Principessa libera e moderna amata su Instagram |date= 28 November 2021 |work= Di Lei |url= https://dilei.it/lifestyle/cleopatra-von-adelsheim-principessa-libera-moderna-amata-instagram/1090527/ |access-date= 3 October 2023 |language= it}}</ref> * Nikki Amuka-Bird, actress<ref name=Tatler_2022/> * Maxim Baldry, actor<ref name=OBrien_2022/> * Kate Aumonier, singer<ref name=Hurtwood_alum>{{cite web |title= Alumni |publisher= Hurtwood House |url= https://www.hurtwoodhouse.com/alumni/hall-of-fame/ |access-date= 3 October 2023 }}</ref> * Harry Lawtey, actor<ref>{{cite news |last= Hanover |first= Lola |date= 2 March 2023 |title= Bright Young Things Class of 2023: Tatler crowns the next generation of glam, gifted actors to watch in the April issue |work= Tatler |url= https://www.tatler.com/bright-young-things-class-of-2023 |access-date= 3 October 2023 }}</ref> * Emily Beecham, actress<ref name=Saudi_Gazette_2019>{{cite news |title= Britain's Beecham joins A-list with Cannes best actress win |date= 26 May 2019 |work= Saudi Gazette |url= https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/567305 |access-date= 3 October 2023 }}</ref> * Phoebe Boswell, artist/film maker<ref name=Hurtwood_alum/> * Amelia Brightman, singer<ref name=Hurtwood_alum/> * Amelia Curtis, actress<ref name=Hurtwood_alum/> * Hannah Herzsprung, actress<ref>{{cite news |last= Schunck |first= Stefan |date= 10 August 2022 |title= Filme mit Hannah Herzsprung: Das Beste der deutschen Darstellerin |url= https://www.kino.de/artikel/filme-mit-hannah-herzsprung--vvwgmgqw7x |access-date= 3 October 2023 |language= de }}</ref> * Jack Huston, actor<ref>{{cite news |last= Abraham |first= Raphael |date= 19 December 2019 |title= Jack Huston interview |work= Financial Times |url= https://www.ft.com/content/9ca8550c-689d-11e3-bb3e-00144feabdc0 |access-date= 3 October 2023 }}</ref> * Ella Mills, food writer and businesswoman<ref name=Hurtwood_alum/> * Tom Mison, actor<ref name=Hurtwood_alum/> * Ben Radcliffe, actor<ref>{{cite news |last= Sampson |first= Annabel |date= 13 April 2022 |title= The other Radcliffe boy: meet the new star of Anatomy of a Scandal |work= Tatler |url= https://www.tatler.com/article/ben-radcliffe-interview-anatomy-of-a-scandal-actor |access-date= 3 October 2023 }}</ref> * Grigorij Richters, activist and filmmaker<ref>{{cite web |title= Grigorij Richters |publisher= Asteroid Foundation |url= https://asteroidfoundation.org/people/grigorij-richters/ |access-date= 3 October 2023 }}</ref> * Joshua Sasse, actor<ref>{{cite news |last= Willis |first= Amy |date= 3 February 2017 |title= Who is Joshua Sasse? British father who broke Kylie Minogue's heart |work= Metro |url= https://metro.co.uk/2017/02/03/who-is-joshua-sasse-british-father-who-broke-kylie-minogues-heart-6424451/ |access-date= 3 October 2023 }}</ref> *Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra, Crown Prince of Kelantan, Malaysia * Ward Thomas, band<ref>{{cite news |last= Hutchinson |first= Charlie |date= 26 March 2015 |title= Ward Thomas, Fibbers, York, March 29 |work= York Press |url= https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/music/11882761.ward-thomas-fibbers-york-march-29/ |access-date= 3 October 2023 }}</ref> * Princess Sarah Zeid, health advocate<ref name=Saudi_Gazette_2019/>
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== External links == * {{Official website|https://www.hurtwoodhouse.com/}}
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