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Celebrating 150 years of Lockers Park

We are delighted to be celebrating a very important anniversary this year, 150 years since Lockers Park school was founded.

Lockers Park, founded in 1874 by Mr Henry Montagu Draper, is one of the earliest purpose-built prep schools in the UK; few prep schools have such a long and established history. Lockers was expressly created as a foundation school preparing boys for Rugby School, where Draper himself was educated and soon established itself as one of the top prep schools in the country, helping boys to take their next step in education across a wide range of public and private schools as rounded and upstanding pupils. This is a tradition and honour we are proud to maintain.

For a long time, Lockers has been a small and prestigious boarding school for boys aged 7-13. Today we happily welcome over 180 boys aged from 4 to 13; we have a mixture of boarding, flexi and day boys, with new provision and facilities in our fabulous 23-acre estate.

We are focused on building a strong sense of family and community, alongside excellent academic results and nurturing an enthusiasm for life. We believe we blend the best parts of our rich history with a progressive approach for these times. In other words, slatter and sets still exist alongside scouts, film nights, forest school and a curriculum that includes critical thinking and developing metacognition.

Our 150th birthday calendar launched in September 2023 and we have a year of wonderful events and celebrations, including a golf event, a LP community carol service and a London cocktail event to name a few. Our year will culminate with a big event next June.

Our 150th Celebration project – 
Woodland Food Technology Suite

As part of our 150th celebrations we want to extensively upgrade our extra-curricular provision, with the introduction of a Woodland Food Technology Suite. This amazing teaching resource would allow us to teach the boys how to cook and develop essential life skills. Ideas include an outdoor area for a pizza oven and BBQ to allow boarders more opportunity to dine outside whilst focusing on qualities of independence and collaboration. This area would include areas for students to grow their own food to understand the whole process.

Supporting us for the next 150 years

As part of the celebrations for our 150th birthday, we are continuing our investment into the school; there are specific projects such as our Food Technology suite as well as planned projects such as the climbing wall and golf simulator.  We want to ensure our teaching and facilities retain our high standards, so that we can continue to produce excellent results by being purposefully small with boys who have an enthusiasm for life.

Your gift to Lockers Park helps us provide life-changing bursaries to boys who would thrive here. We rely on the generosity of our Old Boys, their families, and our community to support our school’s success. With your support, more boys can experience a Lockers Park education, creating a foundation for senior school, university, and beyond.

You can contribute through our bursaries, such as the Draper Bursary celebrating our 150th anniversary, or through a direct donation. Every gift matters and sustains Lockers Park’s legacy for future generations. To donate, please contact our Bursar. If you’re a UK taxpayer, Gift Aid may add 25p for every £1 donated.

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