Stanbridge Earls School

Stanbridge Earls School was a coeducational independent special school located near Romsey, Hampshire, England. Students ranged in age from 10–19. The school catered for both boarding and day pupils. The school specialized in teaching and helping pupils with dyslexia, dyscalculia, developmental coordination disorder and mild Asperger syndrome. In 2013 the school was criticised for excluding a pupil who claimed that she had been raped. The school closed in 2014, following a series of inspections and investigations, when reduced pupil numbers led to it becoming financially unviable.The school's trustees sold the site to a private purchaser who subsequently sold it for £10 million to Audley Retirement Villages. Audley plan to build a retirement village of 100 homes on the site, with the main school building retained and converted into a health club, restaurant and bistro for the community.Building and groundsThe main building of the former school is a Tudor manor house which contained the reception and maths department. It is a Grade II* listed building. Facilities at the school included a sports hall, an indoor swimming pool, a theatre and tennis courts. The school was set in grounds covering 54acre.