The Chronicle

Sunday 12 September 2021 - 2.00pm to 4.30pm

This September the Foundation's secondary school, Princethorpe College, is once again participating in the Heritage Open Day festival.

Dating from 1832, St Mary's Priory was one of the first Catholic buildings constructed in England after the Reformation and until 1966 it was home to a congregation of Benedictine nuns. The Priory was then purchased by The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart who established the school Princethorpe College. Today Princethorpe is a fully co-educational Catholic independent day school.

As part of the Heritage Open Day Festival Princethorpe’s archive team will be conducting free tours of the College on Sunday 12 September from 2.00pm - 4.30pm where they will share the history of the magnificent building and the amazing people that made it the place it is today.

Tours will start on the hour and half-hour, with the final tour starting at 3:30 pm. Areas open include Pugin’s magnificent Chapel, the Cloisters, Nuns’ Cells, Library (formerly a church) and the unique Roundhouse. To help keep everyone safe visitors will need to wear a mask while inside the building, hand sanitise and refrain from touching surfaces.

Admission is free and refreshments are available.

More information is available from https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/princethorpe-college

Thursday 7 October 2021 - 10.00am to 3.00pm

We are opening our doors for an Open Day on Thursday 7 October 2021 from 10.00am to 3.00pm.

This is an opportunity for prospective families to look around the school and nursery, and to meet staff. The day will be by appointment only in order to keep our pupils, staff and visitors. Please register your interest in attending our Open Day and our Admissions Secretary will be in touch nearer the time. 

To book your place please click here.

We have places available in Nursery and will be recruiting for places in Reception 2022. Please speak to our Admissions Secretary, Mrs Jenny Vaughan for availability in other years.

If you can't make the Open Day but would like to look around the school, please call our Admissions Secretary, Mrs Jenny Vaughan on 01926 514410 or email admissions@crackleyhall.co.uk and come on a day to suit you, we welcome visitors on most days.

For more information visit www.crackleyhall.co.uk