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Headmaster Ralph D. Van Inwagen
Established 1794
School type Private
Religious affiliation None
Location Cheshire , CT , USA
Enrollment ~326
Faculty ~50
Campus Suburban
Mascot Cheshire Cat
School colors Blue, White and Gold



Cheshire Academy is a New England Prep School located in Cheshire, Connecticut . Founded in 1794 as the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut , it was the tenth private academy founded in the United States .

The school has students from 25 countries around the world, and a total student body of 387 students enrolled, 140 girls and 247 boys. It is divided into the Middle School (grades 6 though 8) and the Upper School (grades 9 through 12, and post-graduate). There are five dormitories on campus that currently house 186 boarding students. New additions to the Academy include a new girls' dormitory, the John J. White Science Center, and a new Humanities Building.

Bowden Hall, home to administration and some of the music department, is the oldest schoolhouse in continuous use in the state of Connecticut.


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