John Darker, the first headteacher looked after the school until his retirement in early 2008. Initially there was some growth in student numbers when the government raised the school leaving age to 16 in 1974, but the main expansion took place in 1989. Since inception the school population has expanded from 500 students to the 1350 that The Beacon has today. The original school 'Picquets Way School' was renamed Nork Park School when it was merged with the De Burgh School. As at 2008, all the original buildings are still standing and are used today much as they were intended for when originally built. "Picquets Way School" opened in the 1930s and consisted of two teaching blocks, a hall, library, kitchen, canteen, gymnasium, sports hall and an administration area. Timothy Neil, Peter Gould, Peter Beadon, Nigel Bennet, Roger Bush, Margaret Nicholson, Sylvia Rodwell, Jacqueline Bishop, Penelope Barnes, Susan Henderson, Rosemary and Elizabeth Rickman, Janet Salt and Simon Brett. Heather has also listed some of the names she can remember - Heather and Christine Gilbert, Heather Warrener, Memories of attending the Beacon preparatory school in 1949. The guide is not dated but a close look through the contents suggests that it was published in about 1949. I have attached a copy of the certificate from inside the cover.Īwaiting content from Archives.The advertisement on the right was printed in BANSTEAD The official guide published by Burrows. I have in front of me a book prize for Nature Study that was presented to one of my late uncles Roger Teague, in the summer term of 1924, by the then headmaster J S Maitland of Banstead Hall. The photograph has handwritten on the reverse side 'Banstead Hall - C.N.B. The school premises and playing fields were used by the Approved School until the 1970s. It became the main part of a Private School and in 1936 was bought by Surrey County Council as a Short-Term Approved School for Boys. This was a large Victorian house built about 1862 with other buildings and grounds.
To visit the current school website click here.įull entry and more history see our special feature contributed by Peter Denton. The first entry in the school log is dated Apand is by Edward Gale: "This new Boys School opened this morning in new building." The school's first headmaster was Edward Gale JP, chairman of Banstead Urban District Council, who had a staff of nine. The first school in the district for children between the ages of 11 and 14, it was built on land that was formerly part of the Nork Estate, founded by Sir Christopher Buckle in the 18th century. Numbers have continued to increase and now Aberdour caters for over 300 children.īanstead County Secondary School - now The Beacon School - in Picquets Way was opened on 17 February 1936. Gerard Silverlock took over as headmaster. In 2002, Alan Barraclough retired and Dr. In 1981 Richard Grange retired and Mr Alan Barraclough took over as headmaster, and in 1994 Aberdour School became coeducational and opened a pre-preparatory section, and then a nursery to start at 3 years old. Aberdour school moved to the much larger premises at the Larches and now became a preparatory school for boys.īy 1963 Aberdour had again outgrown its premises and the school moved to its present site on the A217 just North of Burgh Heath. In 1932, Richard Grange came to help run the school and in the autumn of 1933 he found the money to buy the Larches a large house on the Brighton Road (now the A217). The school numbers soon outgrew the house and new premises were found in part of the old Court Farm buildings on Court Road. Soon Miss Roberts had started a small pre-preparatory school named Aberdour, from the name of the house. She named the house Aderdour after her favorite holiday town on the Firth of Forth. In 1927 Miss Louie Roberts moved into one of the new semi-detached houses, next to Barclays Bank in Banstead High Street. Some are in existence today whilst others have changed usage or in some cases have been demolished.Ī photograph is included where the Banstead History Research Group have one. This page documents the history of most of the schools in the Banstead area. Banstead History Research Group - Banstead Schools Schools
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