Grittleton House is a country house in the village of Grittleton, Wiltshire, about 6 miles (9 km) northwest of the town of Chippenham. It is a building of historical significance and is Grade II listed on the English Heritage Register.
On this site stood a three-bay Jacobean manor house, dating from 1660. The estate was bought in 1828 by Joseph Neeld, a London lawyer who had inherited a substantial sum, and Grittleton became his country seat.
In 1988 the house was designated as a Grade II listed building.
Many notable people have been residents of the house, but between 1951 and 2016, it was for a time an independent school. It was non-denominational and non-selective, so that classes were made up of pupils with a wide range of abilities. It offered pupils small classes and claimed to teach traditional family values, courtesy, consideration for others, and responsibility - in 2008, the average class size was 15, and the school fees for day pupils were between £4,620 and £7,455
In its time, it had a number of notable pupils – • Jamie Cullum (born 1979), jazz-pop singer-songwriter • Emma Pierson (born 1981), actress • Angelica Mandy (born 1992), actress, best known for her role as Gabrielle Delacour in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The school closed in July 2016, when it had around 150 children, aged between two and sixteen
Today it is a venue for events, particularly weddings.
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