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Coordinates: 51°23′40″N 0°25′07″E / 51.39444°N 0.41861°E / 51.39444; 0.41861
Cobham Hall is an independent day and boarding school for girls in Cobham, Kent. The school is housed in a Tudor era manor, which is now Grade I listed. It is a Round Square school[1] and a member of the Girls' Schools Association.
[edit] Building History
There has been a manor house on the site since the 12th century. The current building consists of a pair of Tudor wings built for William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham in the 16th century and a later classical central block, and a kitchen court to the rear added in 1771-73. The most notable feature of the interior is the two storey Gilt Hall. Cobham Hall remained the family home of the Earls of Darnley until 1957 and is now home to the school. It is open to the public on a limited number of days each year.
The building has also been used as a film set. A scene in Agent Cody Banks 2 in which Frankie Muniz fights Keith Allen in a room full of priceless treasures was filmed in the Gilt Hall. Scenes from an adaption of Bleak House were also filmed outside the building, and it was also used in a few scenes in the comedy sketch show Tittybangbang.
The Hall is used as the school in the 2008 film Wild Child.
[edit] School
Cobham Hall was founded as an international boarding school for girls aged between eleven and eighteen in 1962. The school is unique as it has a large contingent of international students. Just over 50% are local British while the rest represent some 30 nationalities.[2]
[edit] Curriculum
In 2009, the administration decided to replace A Levels with the International Baccalaureate as its main curriculum in Sixth Form. Girls in Middle School (up to Year 11) follow the GCSE curriculum.[3]
[edit] Boarding
Over half of the student population are boarders. There are three boarding houses: Main Hall, Bligh House and Brooke House.[4]
[edit] Notable alumnae
- Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro
- Mishal Husain
- Juliet Jordan-Actress