Awdry was educated at Marlborough House School , Sussex ( 1919 -- 24 ) , Dauntseys School , West Lavington , Wiltshire ( 1924 -- 29 ) ; St Peter 's Hall , Oxford ( BA , 1932 ) and Wycliffe Hall , Oxford where he gained his diploma in theology in 1933 .
Awdry was educated at Marlborough House School , Sussex ( 1919 -- 24 ) , Dauntseys School , West Lavington , Wiltshire ( 1924 -- 9 ) ; St Peter 's Hall , Oxford ( BA , 1932 ) , and Wycliffe Hall , Oxford .