History

Ludgrove was founded in 1892 by Arthur Dunn in north London. On Arthur Dunn's death in 1901, G.O. Smith and W.J. Oakley became headmasters and ran the school until 1934. Frank Henley then took on the headship, but soon handed over to Alan Barber and Tim Shaw.

In 1937, they moved the school to Wixenford, Wokingham where it has remained until the present day. The school business was turned into a charitable trust in 1972. On the retirement of Alan Barber in 1973, his son Gerald and Nichol Marston became joint headmasters.

The school has expanded and developed its facilities enormously over the past thirty years and it now has 190 boys, all-boarding. In July 2004 Nichol Marston retired and Gerald's son, Simon Barber, and Sid Inglis became assistant headmasters. In July 2008, after thirty-five years, Gerald and Janet Barber retired and Sid Inglis and Simon Barber took over as joint headmasters, continuing the strong family tradition of the school.