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Orley Farm School
Orley Farm School — a school heritage in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Family-friendly
About
Orley Farm School is a school heritage located in england-london, United Kingdom. Catalogued from Wikidata's UK heritage register; see the Wikipedia article for further historical and visitor details.
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Place summary
Orley Farm School is an independent co-educational day school located in London. It offers education from nursery through to the end of Year 8. The school is known for its academic rigor and commitment to personal development.
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Background
History
Orley Farm has evolved since September 1850 from a boarding school for boys preparing for Harrow, to a co-educational day school. In 1984, the Official Grant of Arms was awarded. The arms and crest have three historical sources: (1) the stag holding an oak leaf is the Trollope family crest (due to the 1862 renaming of the school after Anthony Trollope's novel Orley Farm, Orley Farm was originally a traditional boarding prep school similar to the likes of Ludgrove and Heatherdown Preparatory Schools. In 1984, boarding was phased out and the dormitories were converted to classrooms. In 1994, the school administration made the landmark decision of admitting girls for the first time. The…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5625, -0.3437
- District
- Harrow
- Parish
- Harrow, unparished area
- Postcode
- HA1 3PB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harrow West
- Established
- 1850
- Official site
- www.orleyfarm.harrow.sch.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7103287 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Orley Farm School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Orley Farm School?
- Orley Farm School is in London, United Kingdom (postcode HA1 3PB), in the parish of Harrow, unparished area.
- When was Orley Farm School built?
- Built or established in 1850.
- How do I get to Orley Farm School?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HA1 3PB. It sits within the Harrow West parliamentary constituency.