Moreton Hall
Outstanding A Level results in 2011 with 90% at Grade A*- B and 68% A*- A
Ranked Number 1 school in the UK by Durham University for value added on academic result
History
Moreton Hall School is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 4 to 18 and boys aged 4 to 11 years, situated in North Shropshire four miles from the historic market town of Oswestry. Founded in 1913, Moreton Hall is looking forward to its centenary celebrations in 2012/13. Much of the early history of the school is unrecorded, but Michael Charlesworth, chairman of the Governors for twelve years, has written the "Story of Moreton Hall" to mark the ninetieth anniversary. It is from this and his long association with the school that much of the material in this article is drawn.
The Beginning
Ellen Augusta Crawley LLoyd-Williams was left with a family of two sons and nine daughters to care for on the death of her husband, John Jordan Lloyd-Williams, who had been headmaster of Oswestry Grammar School, now Oswestry School. She had already addressed the problem of educating her family by setting up a small school in 1913, in Lloran house, which was once a boarding house for Oswestry School. Among the boarders were her three youngest daughters, some of their cousins and friends. There were also two boys on the rolls. Elder sisters Grace and Mary joined the teaching staff. Ellen, known universally as Aunt Lil, bought Moreton Hall in 1919. The building was reputed to have been built in 1527 in the reign of Henry VIII of England and remodelled in the time of William and Mary. However, the historical buildings provided little in the way of creature comforts and the school uniform boasted the djibbahs, a box pleated tunic worn for games and lessons (to avoid time lost for changing), and a full length all enveloping cloak, vital clothing in the chill surroundings.
