Although Ludgrove had never refused entry to any boy whose parents could pay their way, an "aura of wealth and privilege" surrounded the school during the middle decades of the 20th century. This image of Ludgrove as a fashionable school had taken root from its earliest days, with many titled families sending their sons, who would grow up to send their sons in turn.Barber, pp. 175–176 Of the boys at the school in 1900, no fewer than ten had descendants there in 2003.Barber, pp. 47–48
