Holmewood House School
Address
Barrow Lane Langton Green , Kent , TN3 0EB England
Information
Type	Preparatory school
Motto	Constantia Praesta Excel by Perseverance
Religious affiliation(s)	Inter-Denominational
Established	1945
Chairman of Governors	Jeremy Thompson
Head	Ruth O'Sullivan
Gender	Mixed
Age	3 to 13
Enrolment	c.460
Houses	Oak, Cedar, Beech, Cob, Yew, Ash
Colour(s)	Dark blue and light blue
Publication	The Holmewoodian
Former pupils	Old Holmewoodians
Website	https://www.holmewoodhouse.co.uk/

Holmewood House School is an IAPS independent, co-educational preparatory school for boys and girls aged 3–13, in Langton Green, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The building is a Decimus Burton mansion, originally called Mitchells, rebuilt in 1837 after a fire.^[1]

Notable former pupils

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• Sir Terence Etherton (Master of the Rolls)
• Tristan Gemmill (actor)
• Dan Stevens (actor)
• Hugh Skinner (actor)
• Shane MacGowan (musician, singer with The Pogues)
• Justin Chancellor (musician Tool (band))
• Femi Fani-Kayode (Nigerian lawyer and politician)
• Andy Zaltzman (pun expert and comedian)
• Herbert Addo (Ghanaian Premier League football coach)
• Haydn Keenan (Australian film director)
• Nana Akufo-Addo (President of Ghana)
• Jake Obetsebi Lamptey (Chairman, New Patriotic Party, Ghana)

Notable former staff

• Robert Bairamian (cricketer), was headmaster between 1959 and 1975.
• Sir Patrick Moore CBE (astronomer and television presenter)
• Bob Woolmer (cricketer)

References

External links

• Holmewood House School website
• Independent Association of Preparatory Schools website
• Ofsted Boarding Inspection Report - February 2009
• Entry in the Good Schools Guide

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