Chilton Cantelo School was a small profit-making mixed private school located in the village of Chilton Cantelo (near Yeovil and Sherborne) in Somerset, England. The school was briefly owned and operated by the Cognita Group.

Set on of grounds, an 18th-century manor house housed the school. It accepted pupils between the ages of 4 and 18. The school had boarding places for up to 220 of its pupils, with day pupils offered 'flexi-boarding' when needed. Class sizes were typically small.

Chilton Cantelo School

Chilton Cantelo School was a member of the Independent Schools Association, the Independent Schools Council and the Boarding Schools Association. In July 2016, Cognita closed the school, making staff redundant, because of a fall in admissions since 2007.

Chilton Cantelo School

Chilton Cantelo became home to The Park School, prior to The Park School's closure.

Chilton Cantelo School

Notable former pupils

Gareth Forwood (1945–2007), actor

References

Defunct schools in Somerset

Boarding schools in Somerset

Educational institutions established in 1959

Educational institutions disestablished in 2016

1959 establishments in England

2016 disestablishments in England

Cognita