Lambrook

Lambrook is a preparatory school school in Winkfield Row, Berkshire for children between the ages of 3 and 13. The current headmaster is Jonathan Perry, assisted by his wife, Jenny. The school is governed by a Board of Governors, whose Chairman is currently Charles Donald. In 2010, Lambrook celebrated 150 years of educating children with a variety of events and functions.

History

The school was founded in 1860 by Robert Burnside, in a large country house built in 1853 by William Budd. Burnside initially employed only one master, and by 1879 there were twenty one boys, including two grandsons of Queen Victoria, Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein. Run as a traditional boys' boarding school, Lambrook accepted only male pupils between the ages of 7 and 13 until 1993.

In 1883 Edward Mansfield took over as headmaster, with 46 boys, and made substantial additions to the property, almost doubling its size. Mansfield's expansion saw Lambrook gain a reputation as an efficiently run and forward looking school, although this came at significant financial cost, which placed the school's finances under considerable pressure. It was around this time that there was a 'row' which saw almost all of the pupils leave.