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James Haskell, the England and British Lions rugby player, former Maidenhead RFC, visited his old school, Papplewick, in Ascot on Wednesday 17th October. The Old Papplewickian was invited there to mark the official opening of a new building, Willow House.
Completed over the summer this year, Willow House includes an impressive boarding house for final year boarders as well as spacious classrooms for Year 5 boys. The school already boasts a covered pool, large sports hall, floodlit astroturf and 15 acres of land.
Headmaster Tom Bunbury said: “Many thanks to all who were involved in the design and construction of the building which transforms the look and feel of the school, and to James Haskell for his amusing and inspirational speech to the boys.”
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OPEN MORNING: Saturday 23rd November 2019
Papplewick is a day, weekly, and full boarding preparatory school for around 200 boys between the ages of 6 and 13. Situated in 15 acres of land opposite Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, Papplewick has an excellent record for academic achievement and feeds many of the UK’s top independent senior schools including Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Wellington, Stowe and Bradfield.
In the last two years the school has maintained its academic record, gaining no less than 26 awards to top independent schools, including three King’s Scholarships to Eton. Through its strong commitment to sports, the school also builds skills of teamwork, sportsmanship and responsibility.
As well as academic, sporting and cultural excellence, Papplewick aims to provide boys with the confidence and security they need to fulfil their potential, and the school strives to promote enthusiasm for life, contribution to the community and kindness to others amongst all its pupils.
A report by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in 2013 remarks that relationships between pupils and teachers: ‘are an outstanding strength of the school and are seminal in creating the strong sense of a mutually supportive and trusting community.’