Hazelwood School

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Hazelwood School's history begins in 1890 when the institution was established as a boarding school for boys aged 8 - 13 by Edward Baily and his wife Ruth.

Baily bought the land from the Titsey Estate as he loved the views of the Weald and the Ashdown Forest and thought the site healthy and bracing. The first cohort of 38 pupils were accommodated and taught in a purpose-built Victorian building that remains at the centre of the School today.

In 1962 the School was bought by Tim Dowling and merged with his Bickley Hall School in Bromley, Kent - resulting in the double motto and double badge so familiar to our pupils. Hazelwood School became a registered charity and was incorporated as a limited company in 1968. Girls were first admitted to the school and a Pre-Prep department established in 1978. Boarding continued at the school until 1999.