wer ne ▁site ▁by ▁Clay es more ▁Pre par atory ▁School , ▁originally ▁Char l ton ▁Marshall ▁School , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁by ▁R . A . L . ▁Ever ett . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁the ▁school ▁became ▁co - ed uc ational . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁there ▁are ▁ 4 3 0 ▁pup ils ▁in ▁the ▁senior ▁school ▁( ages ▁ 1 3 – 1 8 ) ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁prep ▁school ▁( ages ▁ 3 – 1 3 ). ▁The ▁current ▁head ▁is ▁Jo anne ▁Thom son , ▁who ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁P rep ▁Head ▁Jon athon ▁Anderson . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁a ▁ ▁campus ▁in ▁rural ▁Dor set ▁and ▁the ▁facilities ▁include ▁an ▁ast ro - t ur f ▁pitch , ▁theatre , ▁sports ▁centre ▁and ▁extensive ▁range ▁of ▁subject ▁facilities ▁including ▁an ▁art ▁department , ▁science ▁block , ▁business ▁school ▁and ▁design ▁and ▁technology ▁department . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁For ▁centuries ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁which ▁Clay es more ▁now ▁stands ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁Sh aft es bury ▁Ab bey . ▁After ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁it ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁B ower ▁family . ▁Their ▁family ▁home ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁roughly ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁main ▁building . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁the ▁last ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁B ower ▁family , ▁Captain ▁T ▁B ▁B ower , ▁sold ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁estate