Farleigh School is a Catholic preparatory day and boarding school in Andover, Hampshire, England. Situated in of parkland in the Test Valley, Hampshire, it educates around 430 children. The current school comprises a pre-prep department (ages 3–6) and the main prep school (ages 6–13). History Farleigh was founded as a boys' boarding school in 1953 at Farleigh House, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, the seat of the earls of Portsmouth, by the late Jocelyn Francis Trappes-Lomax. It started out with 35 boys. Since moving to Red Rice in 1982, the school has acquired an indoor swimming pool, a new art and DT facility, and a new headmaster. Father Simon Everson, in addition to his duties as headmaster at Farleigh School, also takes responsibility as chaplain at the school. Since 1982 it has been located in a Georgian country house previously named Red Rice House, where the future George IV of the United Kingdom (then still Prince of Wales) was believed to have secretly – and illegally – married the Roman Catholic Maria Anne Fitzherbert in 1785. The legend was disproved in 1905 when Mrs Fitzherbert's papers were made public. The house is situated in the hamlet Red Rice, near Andover, Hampshire. Boarding Boarding is available to both boys and girls aged 7 (Year 3) and above. Around 40% of pupils board either full-time or on weekdays. The younger boarders are housed separate sections of the Junior House. Boarders in Year 7 and above reside in two senior houses (1 for boys and 1 for girls). Notable alumni Rupert Allason Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith Rupert Everett Alexander Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh Earl Jellicoe John Home Robertson Francis Fitzherbert, 15th Baron Stafford Hugh Vyvyan Tarka L'Herpiniere Cressida Bonas Former staff The former Hampshire cricketer and Crystal Palace and Southampton footballer, Bernard Harrison, was for many years a teacher of Mathematics and Sports at the school. References External links School Website Profile on the ISC website ISI Inspection Reports Roman Catholic private schools in the Diocese of Portsmouth Educational institutions established in 1953 Preparatory schools in Hampshire Boarding schools in Hampshire Catholic boarding schools in England 1953 establishments in England Andover, Hampshire