Moor Park School

The school was founded in 1964 by Hugh Watts and Derek Henderson (both former first-class cricketers). It was initially an all-boys boarding prep school modeled after the likes of Ludgrove School. Pupils often move on to other nearby public schools and independent schools such as Shrewsbury School, Malvern College, Moreton Hall School and Downside School.

Moor Park is one of a group of country houses in the Ludlow district linked by one family, the Salweys. Haye Park, located in the Mortimer Forest, is the oldest of these buildings and was built by Richard Salwey in the mid-1600s. The Salwey family lived at Moor Park until 1870. Edward VII, then the Prince of Wales, paid the estate a visit with the intention of buying it as a country estate. He eventually settled on Sandringham House in Sandringham, Norfolk due to its proximity to the nation's capital London. Major Johnston Foster bought the estate in 1874 and proceeded to construct a new building around the Queen Anne house, incorporating the latest architectural trends of the day. His…