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{{Infobox school
 | name                    = The Small School
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 | established             = 1982
 | type                    = [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|Private school]]
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 | founder                 = Satish Kumar
 | address                 = Fore Street
 | city                    = [[Hartland, Devon|Hartland]]
 | county                  = [[Devon]]
 | country                 = England
 | postcode                = EX39 6AB
 | dfeno                   = 878/6036
 | urn                     = 113611
 | ofsted                  = yes
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 | enrolment               = Now closed
 | gender                  = [[Coeducational]]
 | lower_age               = 11
 | upper_age               = 16
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 | website                 = http://www.thesmallschool.org.uk/
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'''The Small School''' was a [[coeducational]] [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private school]] for children ages 11–16, located in [[Hartland, Devon|Hartland]], [[Devon]], England, that closed in 2016.

==History==
[[Satish Kumar]], who also founded [[Resurgence & Ecologist|''Resurgence'']] magazine, lived in the rural [[village]], and did not want to send his 10-year-old son to the nearest secondary [[school]], either in [[Bude]] or [[Bideford]]. He decided to set up a school in the village. The Small School was founded in September 1982, and had a choice of afternoon options including: [[photography]], [[yoga]], [[pottery]], [[woodwork]]. Unlike other state schools, the Small School was known for its pupils growing, cooking, and serving their own [[lunch]]es. The Small School began with 8 children and grew to as many as 35.

On 20 May 2015 an Ofsted inspection found the school inadequate.  Two additional inspections were undertaken in 2016 and Ofsted shows that the School was closed later that year (https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/27/113611)

==External links==
* Archival Material at {{wikidata|qualifier|property|P485|Q24568958|P856|format=\[%q %p\]}}
* Interview with Satish Kumar about the Small School, recorded in April 2010. [https://www.sote.qld.edu.au/parenting-resources/ Small Schools and Nurturing the Spirit in Education] (audio, 41 minutes).

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