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| Box Hill School | |
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.jpg) Dalewood House, the main school building | |
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near Dorking , , RH5 6EA | |
| Coordinates | 51°16′08″N 0°19′30″W / 51.269°N 0.325°W |
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| Type | Public School Private day and boarding school |
| Established | 1959 (replacing school founded in 1951) |
| Founder | Roy McComish |
| Local authority | Surrey |
| Department for Education URN | 125388 Tables |
| Chair | Trevor Johnson |
| Headmistress | Hayley Robinson |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 398[1] |
| Colour(s) | Green & Purple |
| Alumni | Old Boxhillians |
| Thirds (Houses) | Spartans Olympians Corinthians Athenians |
| Publication | The Boxhillian |
| Patrons | Queen Anne-Marie of Greece & until his death, Constantine II of Greece |
| Architect | John Norton |
| Website | www |
Box Hill School is a private coeducational boarding and day school situated in the village of Mickleham near Dorking, Surrey, England. The school has approximately 425 pupils aged 11–18. 70 percent of students, are day students while the remaining 30 percent are either weekly boarders or full boarders. Fees for day pupils start at £22,494 per year, and full boarding fees start at £37,437 per year.[2] The school is a founding member of the Round Square Conference of Schools (an association in which the school's founding headmaster, Roy McComish, played a vital role in the establishment and early administration of), as well as being a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
The school has offered the International Baccalaureate since September 2008 and re-introduced A levels in 2013, meaning both are now available at Sixth Form.[3] It is situated 40 minutes from central London on the direct Dorking and Leatherhead lines. The school's patron is Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, who acted in this role alongside her husband Constantine II of Greece until his death in January 2023. Sir James Weatherall (the first commanding officer of the Royal Navy's flagship, the Ark Royal) served as warden of the school until his death in March 2018.
- ^ "Box Hill School". Gov.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Fees". Box Hill School.
- ^ "Academic overview". Box Hill School website.