Wennington School

Wennington School, founded by the Quaker educationalist Kenneth C. Barnes, was a co-educational and ultimately progressive boarding school.

Wennington Hall

Wennington School
Ingmanthorpe Hall
Information
School type	Boarding school
Established	1940 (1940)
Founder	Kenneth C. Barnes
Closed	1975 (1975)
Gender	Mixed

History

It was founded in 1940 in Lonsdale, Lancashire, England. Early governors included Alfred Schweitzer and John Macmurray.^[1] During the Second World War the school was housed in Wennington Hall and after the war it relocated to Ingmanthorpe Hall near Wetherby, Yorkshire where it remained until its closure in 1975.^[2]

Headmasters included translator and poet Brian Merrikin Hill.^[3] The building was used in some episodes of the television series The Darling Buds of May.^[4]

Notable alumni

• William "Hammy" Howell – musician
• Peter Lawrence – developmental biologist
• Nicholas Maw – composer
• John Merrill – author and walker