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]
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. In March 2025, it was announced that the school would close at the end of the 2025 year. However, currently, a parent consortium is establishing routes to return the independence of the school. It is taking pledges in support of a 5-year plan which aims to restructure the fees and marketing to provide an enduring model founded on educational excellence and pupil nurture.
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