3:43am Wednesday 08th February
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A CO-EDUCATIONAL PREP SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AGED 4-11
The Governors of Hornsby House School are delighted to announce the appointment of Edward Rees, Deputy Head of Dulwich College Junior School, to be Headmaster of Hornsby House with effect from September 2012. Edward Rees will succeed Jon Gray, who is leaving at the end of the summer term after eight years of distinguished and highly valued service, to be Headmaster of York House School, Hertfordshire. Edward Rees was educated at Charterhouse and Hatfield College, Durham, where he graduated with a BA (Hons) in Education. Since 1996 he has fulfilled a wide range of roles at Dulwich College, including leading the Junior School as Acting Head during an ISI Inspection. He is married with two young children and he plays cricket for the MCC in his spare time. Mrs Sara Brown, Chair of Governors, said, "The Governors very much look forward to welcoming Edward Rees to Hornsby House and we are confident that our school will continue to flourish under his leadersip. The unusually large and very strong field of applicants to fill the vacancy left by Jon Gray is a tribute to the high reputation which Hornsby House enjoys and to all the staff and pupils at the school"
Open Morning, Thursday 8th March 2012. 9am to 10.30am
In mid November, the Year 6 girls' games lesson had the added bonus of coaching from Sonia Mkolomo, the international netball player. She taught them many different skills and they learnt a lot about marking the attacker and getting free. The girls said "We were very lucky to have had such a fantastic netball player in to teach us all of these skills and tactics."
Good manners and friendliness were even more conspicuous than normal for ARK (Act of Random Kindess) Week. Every child and member of staff was given a secret friend and carried out acts of kindness and generosity throughout the week.
The brand new traverse climbing wall is proving very popular at playtime. It was installed during the summer holidays and has been an immediate hit with children of all ages. The climbing wall was funded by the Friends of Hornsby House Association, as well as donations from families of Year 6 children who left the school in summer 2011.
Please see below a link to our Inspection Report, published on 13th December 2010. Inspection Report