St Michael's Prep School, Otford Explained

St Michael's Prep School
Motto:Perseverantia, Sapientia, Gratia
Established:1872
Type:Preparatory school (United Kingdom)
Head Label:Head
Head:Nik Pears
Chair Label:Chair of Governors
Chair:Rashid Chinchanwala
Founder:Arthur Tooth
Address:Otford Court
City:Otford
County:Kent
Country:England
Postcode:TN14 5RY
Ofsted:no
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:2
Upper Age:13
Houses:Dover, Leeds, Rochester, Windsor
Website:http://www.stmichaels.kent.sch.uk

St Michael's Prep School is a coeducational preparatory school in Otford, located in a 100acres site in the North Downs, Kent, England.

History

St Michael's was founded at Hatcham in 1872 by the Reverend Arthur Tooth as a school and home for the sons of the clergy, naval and military officers as well as professionals who had suffered bereavement or fallen on hard times. The school now has more than 460 pupils.

Historic abuse allegations

In 2005, actor John Hurt stated in an interview with the Independent on Sunday that when he was a pupil at the school he was abused by Donald Cormack, then Senior Master of the school; he later became Head Teacher until his retirement in 1981.[1] Hurt said that the experience affected him "hugely". According to the interviewer, he and Hurt had a mutual friend who had earlier made the same allegations to him.[2]

Notable alumni

Teachers

Pupils

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stmichaels.kent.sch.uk/school-visitors/12/history-of-the-school History of St Michael's School, accessed 21 March 2010. (Confirming details of Cormack's career.)
  2. Web site: Byrnes. Sholto. 2005-10-16. John Hurt: I was abused, too. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/john-hurt-i-was-abused-too-320009.html . 24 May 2022 . subscription . live. 2020-09-21. The Independent. en.
  3. Web site: Honours system under scrutiny after sex abuser kept title for years . The Observer . 30 March 2019. Jamie Doward . 1 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Parkinson. David. 22 January 2019. John Hurt: 10 essential films. 2020-09-21. British Film Institute. en.
  5. Web site: Upcoming Events . www.fibt.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225013425/http://www.fibt.com/index.php?id=63&event=26351&L=0 . 2014-02-25.