Hazlegrove Preparatory School

The school is part of a foundation created by Richard Fitzjames (Bishop of London) with his nephew John Fitzjames (later to become Chief Justice of the King's Bench) whose family crest incorporated the bearded dolphin which remains part of the school crest today. After only twenty years of existence, the school was closed with the dissolution of the Monasteries resulting with the surrender of the Abbey including all the endowments of the school to Henry VIII until 1547, and then Edward VI, his son. For ten years the school ceased to exist until a "humble petition" was presented to Edward VI requesting him to restore the endowments of the school. was completed recently, the Fitzjames Building. ==Boarding==

Approximately 1/3 of pupils aged 7 to 13 board full-time at the school with the majority staying in at weekends. ==Learning support==

The school has a Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils accredited Learning Support Unit to help pupils with additional needs (e.g. dyslexia). ==Notable former pupils==

• Maddie Hinch, English field hockey player • Tobias Jones, British writer and Journalist • Peter Wilson, English sport shooter, 2012 Olympic Double Trap Gold Medallist ==References==