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Welcome Welcome to the spring edition of the Guide to Independent Schools. At the time of going to press, we’re optimistically looking ahead to a staggered return to the classroom from March onwards. However, the past 12 months have changed education for a generation. This issue is a chance to look at where school life is one year on. Feeling slightly confused about how to choose a school in our new normal? You’re not alone. While you can’t visit a campus, there are online solutions. James Wilton Deputy Head of Repton, shares tips on how to do this on page 47. Meanwhile, on page 27, Naomi Bartholomew of St Catherine’s Prep, Bramley takes stock of the past year and how the pandemic has forced parents, teaching staff and pupils (in fact, all of us) to re-evaluate and incorporate more family time (and bedtime stories) into their lives. Luckily, one activity that we’ve been able to carry on regardless has been embracing the great outdoors, which benefits both our mental and physical wellbeing. Barnaby Sandow of ACS International School, Cobham writes on the lessons we learn from our natural surroundings on page 23. Happy reading!

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WHAT’S INSIDE? THE GUIDE TO INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS • SPRING 2021

Prep 7/8+

Sixth Form 16+

It’s all in the name with prep school: it prepares your child for senior and public school. As the 11+ and Common Entrance exams loom on the horizon, education takes a decidedly serious turn as the hunt is on to find the perfect senior school for your child.

Nursery 2+

At this tender age, children are on the cusp of a school career that will span 16 years, finishing at 18. With exams and homework still a way off in the distance, at this age it’s all about developing a natural curiosity and learning through play.

Prepare to be amazed by the range of subjects from which pupils choose their A-levels or International Baccalaureate – from traditional disciplines like history and maths, to new ones like fashion. It’s crunch time and all in aid of securing a place at university. See page 36

See page 30

OUR SCHOOL TIMELINE… FROM NURSERY THROUGH TO SIXTH FORM

Pre-Prep 4+

Senior 11+, 13+

Starting in the year that your child turns five, small class sizes, dazzling teaching and stand-out facilities are the name of the game here. It’s never too early to assess your child’s true potential, and what better place to start than with a solid foundation at pre-prep. See page 26

With GCSEs and the new numerical grading system now firmly in place, a clutch of A*s might just not be enough any longer. The pressure is on to secure a clean sweep of grade nines – a nine is a higher grade than an A* and is for those of exceptional ability. See page 34

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The Great British classroom

Out in the field

Taking stock

Lessons learned

Doing things differently

Real-life ready: the right sixth form The benefits of choosing a co-ed environment for the end of your child’s school journey

Boarding without borders An insight into the innovative boarding experience that DLD College London provides for its overseas students

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The next step Everything you need to know about the senior school application process

How King Edward Witley’s school community adapted to remote learning

Fun isn’t cancelled An exploration of how independent schools have kept extracurricular activities going

Looking back on a year of prep education adapting to an ever-changing new normal

The sky’s the limit How the independent-school sector provides pupils with excellent opportunities

A look at how communication technology shaped development during the pandemic

Where to next? Advice on how to choose your child’s next school during lockdown

Why the great outdoors is the perfect place to put your child’s learning in to practice

Paying it forward An examination of the importance of bursaries and fee assistance in helping talented students achieve their potential

Shrewsbury School’s Headmaster Leo Winkley discusses the powerful foundation of an independent education in the UK

Ones to watch Five independent school alumni share their career success stories

Calendar Fun and inspiring activities to enjoy as the nationwide lockdown regulations ease

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Home and away A look at how COBIS is maintaining its thriving community during a pandemic

DIRECTORY OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Each chapter contains a map and listings of nursery, pre-prep, prep, senior schools and sixth forms.

London South South East South West East Anglia East Midlands West Midlands North of England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland 164 International listings 72 91 100 123 132 137 142 151 158 161 162

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STUDENT SUCCESSES • LANDMARK CELEBRATIONS • FUNDRAISING FEATS • NEW HEADTEACHERS

A recipe for success

Exonians Myles, Giles and Rob founded Mindful Chef together in 2015

Exeter School, Devon Nestlé has agreed to acquire a majority stake in a company co-founded by Exeter School alumni. The Mindful Chef, created by Myles Hopper, Giles Humphries and Rob Grieg-Gran, is a B Corp certified healthy recipe box and prepared frozen meals company. Friends since their school days, Myles, Giles and Rob founded the company in 2015 and, along with CEO, Tim Lee, will continue to run Mindful Chef with the additional support and capabilities of Nestlé’s world-leading food business. In the current financial year, Mindful Chef has grown revenue six times from £8m to £50m. Exonians Giles and Myles have generously shared their time and expertise with current Exeter School pupils on several occasions. More recently, the duo returned to school to take part in the Lower Sixth Business and Enterprise Day as part of Futures Week, which prepares the pupils for life beyond school.

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SCHOOL NEWS BEST OF THE REST • To the letter Salisbury Cathedral School, Wilts

Last term, year four pupils took part in a new initiative, Pen Pals, writing to alumni and former teachers with similar interests to strengthen relations in the school community. Replies came from as far away as Australia and the US.

• Sing sing sing Wells Cathedral School, Somerset

The school has announced that all cathedral choristers will be entitled to a 50 per cent reduction on boarding fees. The places will be offered in a newly refurbished boarding house for children in years four to eight. Wells Cathedral Choir is a world class choir, offering equal opportunities for boys and girls between years four and nine.

• Here come the boys St Gabriel’s, Berkshire

Just dance

Millfield School, Somerset

The school has been selected as one of a small number across the UK to offer the new, and highly prestigious, Rambert Dance Grades. The grades are a new benchmark in contemporary dance education, and the new grading within the industry focuses on making dance that is awe-inspiring, adventurous, dynamic and relevant.

The Newbury-based school will extend its co-educational offering to the senior school, welcoming boys into year seven from next September. The move to a fully co-educational senior school will be incremental with a second entry point of year nine and year 12 (sixth form) being established in September 2024.

• Animal magic Christ College Brecon, Wales

On pins and needles

Spurred on

King Edward VI, Southampton

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Mill Hill School, London

The school has become the vaccine training centre for the St John Ambulance during the nation’s huge vaccination rollout programme. It is providing its facilities as hundreds of volunteers are trained to carry out vaccinations in Southampton and the surrounding areas.

11-year-old pupil Amrit Takhar has reached the South East England Finals of the Young Engineers Competition for her vaccination design. Inspired by her fear of needles, she invented an immunisation method that doesn’t require an injection – the competition judges were very impressed!

The Mill Hill Foundation is incredibly excited to be partnering with one of the world’s leading football clubs. Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur has a rich history in youth development and will create a wealth of new opportunities and experiences for its pupils.

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• Better together Haberdashers’ Schools, Herts

The boys’ and girls’ schools have announced a 10-year plan to provide single-sex education on a co-ed campus. There’ll also be a rich co-curricular programme to equip pupils with the skills needed to succeed in today’s workplace.

Just the shot

As part of the school’s wellbeing week, local business Alpaca My Boots visited year seven pupils with six friendly alpacas. Research shows that they make exceptional therapy animals and help to relieve stress. Pupils petted the alpacas and led them around the school field, raising everyone’s spirits!

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HEADS ON THE MOVE It’s all change for these schools

Lotte Tulloch is the new Head of Denstone College, Staffordshire in September. She is currently deputy head of Sedbergh in Cumbria.

Marina Gardiner Legge took up the reins as new head of Oxford High this term.

Puppy love

Burgess Hill School for Girls, West Sussex

Jasper, the school’s resident dog, has been gifted his very own Burgess Hill uniform and sports kit, made by talented parent, Vanesa Cordell. During the pandemic, Jasper has become an even more important member of the school community, offering comfort to whomever needs it. Everyone was in agreement that it was high time he received his own uniform! Nicola Griffiths is the new head of St Mary’s Colchester from September.

Gareth Jones joins Bilton Grange, Warwickshire in September.

Laura Stotesbury becomes the Head of St Joseph’s College, Reading in September.

Computer says yes

Cooking up a storm

Magdalen College School, Oxford

Blackheath High School, London

The school has equipped families in need from three Oxford primary schools with laptops and data access in a bid to tackle digital poverty exacerbated by the pandemic. The fundraising campaign has raised money for over 50 laptops through donations from alumni, staff, governors, parents and families of those who have recently completed their studies at MCS.

Eight-year-old Leila Miah has cooked 500 meatballs using 30 tins of tomatoes and 15kg of pasta in one day to donate 100 hot meals to her local Deptford community. Leila was inspired by Marcus Rashford’s free school meals campaign and wanted to play her part. She chose to cook rigatoni after receiving an Italian recipe book for Christmas.

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LEO WINKLEY, Headmaster of Shrewsbury School, Shropshire discusses Great Britain’s history, its wellrespected education system, and why UK independentschool learning is a wonderful foundation for a child’s personal development and future career path

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HERITAGE RIGHT: British naturalist Charles Darwin is perhaps Shrewsbury School’s most famous alumni

o the first-time observer of a map of the world, Great Britain may look like a rather modest collection of islands off the north-west coast of mainland Europe. Yet, appearances can be deceptive: these are islands that have led the world. And continue to do so. What Great Britain lacks in square kilometres, it more than makes up for in tradition, history, culture and global influence. It’s a nation of stunning and varied scenery, ancient buildings and monuments. Its vibrant, dynamic cities are balanced by the idyllic countryside of its ‘green and pleasant land’. Great Britain exerts a profound, wide-ranging influence on the world. With a long track record of producing gamechanging ideas across the field of human learning, its captains of industry, scientists and innovators are prized and respected. Great Britain has a go-forth attitude founded on the confidence of the ages but that retains a spirit of invention epitomised by some of the great thinkers to have sprung from these islands: Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton and William Shakespeare to name just a few.

History, heritage and tradition

The United Kingdom – also known as the UK, Great Britain and Britain – is a sovereign state made up of four nations – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the UK. To the British, the Queen is an icon of decency, loyalty, tradition and truthfulness. The pageantry of the monarchy provides visual splendour to grace the country’s solid ground of history and identity. Her Majesty once observed that: “The true measure of all our actions is how long the good in them lasts... everything we do, we do for the young.”

Modern-day Britain

This deep truth captures the spirit of a nation that places a very high value on educating the next generation. A nation whose history and institutions stretch far back into the distant mists of time, Great Britain’s eyes are nonetheless fixed firmly on a future of innovation and collaboration. The UK is still a major political and economic force, with membership in the G8 and an economy that is the fifth largest in the world and second largest in Europe. Democracies around the A simple guide to world owe much to the political systems that evolved in Britain. the different stages The ‘mother’ of parliaments is based in the of independent Palace of Westminster, under the watchful schooling in the UK presence of Big Ben. British Prime Minsters – famous or notorious – are known around the • Nursery aged two + globe and the view from London is one that is • Pre-prep aged three and sought and respected by international leaders. four and above • Prep school aged seven and eight • Senior school most day schools aged 11 • Senior school boarding schools aged 13 • Sixth form 16 +

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No nation can claim to have created a utopia: every nation lives with a range of local and global challenges. Crime levels in the UK are low and it is a very safe place to live. It’s a nation that celebrates individuals and embraces diversity. Britain can justly be proud of the settled multiculturalism that abides in the UK. It has a rich culture, with strong local and regional identities allied under the flag of the Union Jack. The UK’s colonial history prompts justified soul-searching, but also means that the nation has benefited from a vivid range of international influences, helping to create the multicultural society that exists today. There’s also a strong sense of regional identity, a pride of place, which fuels a strong sense of belonging. The rivalry between football teams; the extraordinary variation of dialects and accents; the local customs and traditions – these are fuelled by loyalty and community spirit that gives each part of the UK its own distinctive personality.

High standards

For centuries, a Great British education has been admired as setting the global gold standard for excellence. It reaches from the early monastic communities of the sixth century CE, to the founding of the first universities in the middle ages, to the arrival of charitable schools under Royal Charter in the time of Shakespeare, through to the Victorian age and into modern times. A long and gradual process of change and evolution has always had scholarship at its heart. The distinguished reputation of a British education is founded on the cornerstones of academic rigour, intellectual curiosity and freedom of expression. In an age where opinion and fact are too often muddled, the British education system stands firmly grounded in the noble pursuit of learning and truth.

Academic rigour and pastoral care

British schools are celebrated for their academic results and individualised pastoral care; and its universities lead ground-breaking research and provide challenges for hundreds of thousands of students. Steeped in heritage, this education fosters innovation and creativity, placing the individual at the heart of all things. International students flock to the UK to study for a number of well-tested reasons. The climate of intellectual freedom; the global network of connections; the ease of movement between such diverse stimulating centres of learning; the warm and friendly welcome. Above all, they’re drawn by the vast wealth of opportunities that spring from a British education.

Outstanding teaching

In the UK, schools are either state schools funded by government and are free for all, or they’re independent schools and charge fees to the parents of the pupils. There

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FOR CENTURIES, A GREAT BRITISH EDUCATION HAS BEEN ADMIRED AS setting the global gold standard for excellence. IT REACHES FROM THE EARLY MONASTIC COMMUNITIES OF THE SIXTH CENTURY CE THROUGH TO MODERN TIMES

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“We have seen a different child since starting... It is quite astonishing.”

Game-changing education . . . For over 100 years, we’ve done things our way at Strathallan. Our aim has always been to bring out the very best in every pupil, and our non-selective admissions policy means we get to welcome some truly remarkable young people. Some go on to play sports for their country, others excel academically or artistically, and everyone is given the opportunity to find their place to shine. Strathallan School changes the game. Are you ready to discover where Strathallan could take you?

Virtual Open Morning Saturday 13th March 2021

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are some outstanding state schools across the country that provide exceptional teaching and care. Independent schools have an excellent reputation for high standards of teaching and learning and almost all pupils go on to prestigious universities when they leave. Pastoral care and attending to the mental and physical wellbeing of children is given a very high priority. Independent schools are able to give much more time for activities outside the classroom and have a reputation for excellence in sport, music, performing arts, outdoor education, community service and volunteering. Teachers in independent schools will know the pupils in the classroom and also engage with them in co-curricular activities and through house systems, where pupils are grouped for pastoral care and friendly competition.

Day, boarding, single sex and co-ed

There is a fantastic, and potentially bewildering, variety of schools: day schools; boarding schools; co-educational or single gender; all through (from ages three to 18) or schools that specialise in separate phases such as nursery schools, primary schools, secondary schools and sixth form colleges. Some schools offer boarding – these will vary between those where boarding is the main culture of the school or those where day pupils are in the majority. There are some variations between the systems in England and Wales and the curriculum in Scotland.

Examinations

This is true, for example, in the case of the examination system. Scotland has its own system; in England and Wales, pupils will typically take examinations at age 16 in a range of around 10 to 12 academic subjects, some core, some chosen, called GCSEs. Some independent schools offer alternative courses at this stage. In the sixth form, most pupils will choose to specialise in three (or sometimes

WHY GO INDEPENDENT? • Small class sizes – typically 15 pupils and above and with a low pupil-to-teacher ratio • A wealth of extracurricular activities, including sport with twice-weekly fixtures played against other schools; performing arts and Combined Cadet Force • Focus on the whole child where each student’s individual development is fostered and supported • Excellent teaching staff and the highest academic standards • An open and supportive learning environment • With their global perspective, the soft, social skills learned in an independent school provide pupils with a “passport for life” in the challenging 21st century world

more) subjects and take A-level examinations at the age of 18. These provide the passports for university entrance. Some schools offer the International Baccalaureate which retains greater breadth at this level.

Looking at the road ahead

Great British schools have a track record of launching young people into a dazzling array of universities and careers. The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are global beacons of academic learning, with other leading institutions such as the London School of Economics and Political Science, Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh also ranked in the highest echelon globally. That said, depending on the specific area of study, there’s a wealth of courses within the UK’s university system and the ranking of individual courses is more and more detailed. Many will also look further afield to Europe and beyond.

ABOVE: Independent schools, such as Eton College, are renowned for having fantastic sporting facilities, as well as exceptional teaching standards and pastoral care

Broadening horizons

With English being the leading language for learning, trade, diplomacy and travel, the experience of studying and living in the UK as a child is invaluable. Echoing the ideas of Charles Darwin, one of the most well-known former pupils of Shrewsbury School, where I’m Headmaster, the process of evolution from child to adult is as complex as it is exciting. The best of British schools nurture and inspire each individual person throughout this process. These institutions provide the ecosystem, the environment, the challenge and the support for brilliant young minds to thrive. independentschoolparent.com

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After the success of last year’s campaign our prestigious awards scheme is back. Read on to find out what you and your school can gain by entering Independent Schools of the Year 2021

ndependent Schools of the Year is an awards programme designed by Independent School Parent magazine to offer UK independent schools a platform that showcases their success stories and celebrates the student experiences they provide. The 22 awards categories for this year’s campaign have been chosen to reflect the diversity of life in independent schools in the 21st century, with three new ones added to the canon. The awards are free to enter for all independent schools which are members of any association that’s a member of the Independent Schools Council. They will be judged by a distinguished group of educationalists. The judging panel will once again be chaired by Dr Helen Wright, international education advisor and past ViceChair of the ISC.

THIS YEAR THE CATEGORIES ARE: • Independent Pre-Prep School of the Year • Independent Prep School of the Year • Co-educational Independent School of the Year • Independent Girls’ School of the Year • Independent Boys’ School of the Year • Independent Boarding School of the Year • The British International School of the Year • Small Independent School of the Year • Independent School of the Year for Student Careers • Independent School of the Year for Community Outreach • Independent School of the Year for Performing Arts • Independent School of the Year for Sporting Achievement • The Marketing Award for Brand Communication • Independent School of the Year for Environmental Achievement • Independent School of the Year for Student Wellbeing • Independent School of the Year for International Student Experience • Independent School of the Year for Healthy Eating • Independent School of the Year for Contribution to Social Mobility • The Innovation Award for an Outstanding New Initiative • The Special Award for an Outstanding Response to Covid-19 • The Development Award for an Outstanding Fundraising Achievement • Rising Star of the Year Award

To find out more about the awards and to download your entry form, log on at:

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OUT IN THE FIELD Applying what children learn in the classroom to their natural surroundings reaps rewards for their academic attainment, explains BARNABY SANDOW, Head of School, ACS International School Cobham

greater detail, exploring the impact of modern living and inspiring and catalysing action against climate change. Nature continually presents opportunities for valuable insight and knowledge to be gained, alongside numerous other important life lessons.

Get out, get active

This spring, getting outside and staying as active as possible will be extremely beneficial for countless students and their learning development. Research has taught us that outdoor learning has many advantages for children and teachers, improving health

independence, creating new experiences using the space around them on campus. In Early Childhood, emphasis is placed on the great outdoors as a platform for play-based learning and exploration. During a Forest School lesson for example, students might be asked to work together and combine their shared knowledge to identify specific types of plants, strengthening teamwork skills in the process. In a different session, students could be faced with the task of designing a shelter, giving them the opportunity to test their practical skills in the real world and take risks in a supported and safe environment. Conversely,

OUR SHARED GREAT OUTDOORS provides

an unbeatable learning canvas from which to

EXPLORE, DEVELOP AND GROW AS AN INQUISITIVE LEARNER IN TODAY’S WORLD and overall wellbeing, as well as classroom engagement. At ACS International School Cobham we ensure that Forest School and outdoor learning are key parts of our offering for these very reasons.

Developing a skillset

At ACS Cobham, students who take part in Forest School or in outdoor learning lessons are able to build and develop their

lessons might be as involved as examining the leaves of different trees in different areas to see how their design maximises photosynthesis in each natural habitat. Teaching students to value and take responsibility for our shared environment is a high priority for us to instil in our learners; emphasising that there’s no better method to learn about our climate and surroundings than by getting outside and experiencing it for themselves.

or millions of students across the globe, adapting to remote learning has proved a significant challenge, which has disrupted the crucial flow of their education journeys. Schools have been doing their utmost to provide strong support networks and young people have demonstrated their resilience when faced with the changes and ardently continued with their studies in bedrooms, kitchens or living rooms. These indoor ‘classroom’ environments have dominated the scene for many during this academic year and while they’re functional, they don’t fully energise an enquiring mind in the way that’s needed. As we warmly welcome the long-awaited better weather and longer days of spring, it’s extremely valuable for parents, guardians and educators to recognise the importance and rewarding benefits of education instilled through outdoor learning. Regardless of a student’s age, our shared great outdoors provides an unbeatable learning canvas from which to explore, develop and grow as an inquisitive learner in today’s world. For example, younger children can explore counting and arithmetic skills through the simple task of gathering pebbles and twigs. Young teenagers can expand their knowledge of the many different types of trees and foliage in the natural world around us, building on their knowledge of the science of nature. Older students can discover the intricacies and fragility of our diverse ecosystems in

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BREAKING DOWN THE CORE ELEMENTS OF LEARNING and applying it to the great outdoors engages STUDENTS OF ALL AGES WITH EXCITING AND INFORMATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Outdoor learning is also a focus at ACS’s other UK school campuses in Egham and Hillingdon. At ACS International School Egham, Forest School is a key part of the Early Years curriculum and students spend one day per week learning outdoors, taking time to explore, enquire and adventure in a secure and supervised environment. The lessons learnt through Forest School translate to other subjects and age groups throughout the school too. For example, during a science class on environmental issues local to Egham, the Middle School students got involved in fieldwork, displaying their conservation skills around the Mole River, uncovering a greater understanding of the severe problems that pollution can cause. For students at ACS International School Hillingdon, the concept of outdoor learning and exploration in Forest School are also nothing new with many of the school’s students taking advantage of every opportunity to make the most of the diverse woodland available to them in the surrounding 11-acre campus. The school occupies a unique position; while it’s less than 14 miles from central London, it still enables students to benefit from the countryside. Last year, the Forest Education Network visited the school’s younger learners, holding a variety of sessions exploring the natural surroundings and breathtaking wildlife around the campus in all its glory.

Unbeatable opportunity

The outdoor education programmes in place across ACS’s three UK campuses have enhanced both the academic and socialemotional development of students. Breaking down the core elements of learning and applying it in the great outdoors engages students of all ages with exciting and informative learning opportunities for which there is no rival. Now that we’ve shaken off the icicles of winter and entered spring, there’s no better time to discover what exploring the great outdoors can do for for academic achievement, health and mental wellbeing.

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OUTDOOR LEARNING

HOW TO BOOST OUTDOOR LEARNING Handy tips and advice to help homeschooling families embrace nature THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS BAD WEATHER, JUST BAD EQUIPMENT There’s no need to spend lots of money on equipment or clothing to go outside – you just need a few essentials to keep children warm and dry. Layering up T-shirts and jumpers will ensure children are warm and staples like wellies and waterproofs are highly recommended. USE THE SPACE AROUND YOU While travelling isn’t possible, there’s no need to journey to the mountains or woods for your child to have valuable outdoor experiences. If you have a garden, this is the perfect place for children to explore, and it will help them to get to know their immediate home environment. Children can hunt for leaves, sticks and rocks to create small dens for wildlife and can search for bugs such as worms and spiders. HEAD TO THE PARK… If you don’t have a garden, stay local and head to a nearby park or green space which is equally as ideal for children to explore. Under the supervision of adults that they live with or are in a childcare bubble with, and at a safe distance from other park-goers, children can climb and play and interact with the natural environment. If you visit a playground without green space, encourage your child to explore and create an environment for animals using what they can find around them. ROUTINE Like you might find as an adult, creating a routine you can stick to is critical to keeping up good habits. Building time into each day for children to connect with nature and explore outside is important for both children’s physical and mental health. Choose a time of day when your children are most active and able to fully experience the environment that they’re in through play.

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TIME OUTSIDE FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND PARENTS – whether that be on long walks,

gardening, stargazing, or taking up a new pursuit such as kayaking – HAS MEANT

THAT MANY OF US FOUND A NEW LEVEL OF APPRECIATION OF NATURE

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Taking stock

From new communication technology to a fresh appreciation for reading and the great outdoors NAOMI BARTHOLOMEW, Head of St Catherine’s Prep School, Bramley looks back on how the past year has shaped education and development

t’s almost a year since we first heard of Covid-19 and the global pandemic which has turned many lives upside down. Throughout, teachers and parents have had to adapt and react to the situation that they find themselves in whether that be in school or learning from home. It has been a period where service and sacrifice have gone hand in hand and everyone has had to let go of many of the normal features of their family life; communities have come together to support each other despite the necessary physical distance between them. Communication has remained essential to ensure that we all continue to feel connected and many have attempted new ways to keep in touch which they had not previously explored. Now feels like the right time to take stock and be proactive in terms of what we’ve learnt and to consider changes that may in fact have been beneficial and should remain in the aftermath of the pandemic. There have indeed been silver linings among the considerable challenges that we have all faced, and creative thinking has flourished in education. Here at St Catherine’s, we’ve seen some of the benefits, which I’m sure are indicative of the situation in many schools and homes. Being in the great outdoors seems to have won hands down. Time outside for both children and parents – whether that be on long walks, gardening, stargazing, or taking up a new pursuit such as kayaking – has meant that many of us have found a new level of appreciation for nature and the benefits that brings to our mental and physical health. In schools this has also led to more outdoor learning, which has many proven advantages, particularly for younger learners. So, it’s hardly surprising that many families are looking to move out of cities to homes where they’ll have more room and ready access to outdoor space. Life has been slower and this has most definitely reaped rewards. A couple of the top favourite features of ‘life in lockdown’ quoted by children at school last term were ‘family mealtimes’ and ‘bedtime stories.’ These precious moments, that have been more possible with home working, have certainly been beneficial for children. In school during the autumn term, the weekly schedule was less frenetic with fewer extracurricular activities both in and outside of school. We worked hard to ensure a balance

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Spending time outside is great for everyone’s physical and mental health

remained, but the reduction in options has seemed to be of benefit. School life was just a little less rushed. We observed reading progress at an accelerated rate as there’s perhaps more time for it, and those who are learning an instrument have also flourished with a little more time for daily practise. Our chess club had record attendance numbers, both in person within their ‘bubble’ and online at our Zoom chess masterclass. Again, a sign that there’s more time for some of the pursuits which may take a little more time. One parent commented that she had read Wilding by Isabella Tree during lockdown and that she could see something potentially similar happening in our schools. I completely agree – as school leaders, we’ve been able among some of the daily firefighting of keeping everything safe for children and staff, to take a step back and reintroduce some back to basics approaches and considering what it is that really matters. Teachers have been very successful in achieving these goals both in school and while teaching remotely, and have worked tirelessly to ensure that we’ve provided meaningful and rich learning activities, maintained excellent

PERHAPS THE MOST OBVIOUS SILVER LINING IS the revolution in communication through digital technology – PARENTTEACHER MEETINGS ARE SHORT, PURPOSEFUL AND MUCH MORE PRIVATE relationships between teachers and pupils, and given the children time to learn and explore with plenty of opportunities for independent learning. By doing so, we’re building on their self-belief which is perhaps more important than ever before, as a fundamental goal in terms of preparing children in an uncertain world, ready to meet the challenges ahead and to support each other along the way as they do so. Perhaps the most obvious silver lining is the revolution in communication through digital technology – parent-teacher meetings are short, purposeful and much more private than those conducted in a noisy school hall or classroom, and which don’t involve parents having to dash from the office in order to attend. The ability to connect the entire school for assembly via Zoom or to continue with your learning in innovative ways has been incredible. And more so than ever, children are confident and able to maintain contact with family and friends all over the world.

GOING FORWARD...

As pupils returned to school last term, our teachers aimed to achieve the following for the children: • Keep them safe • Lower their anxiety about the current situation • Make them laugh • Make them feel loved • Teach them something new and exciting each day

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Online lessons have proved very effective for Horris Hill

LESSONS LEARNED Head of Horris Hill Prep School in Berkshire, Giles Tollit, reflects on a year spent adapting the ever-shifting rules of the new normal, from Zoom classrooms and lesson hours to bolstering community spirit remotely

ith schools not reopening until 8 March, we can step back and look at almost an entire 12 months of schooling that has been extraordinary for all involved. Even the traditional rhythm of the year has been disrupted: we’ve thought more in terms of ‘versions’ of school. Following the closure of all schools on 23 March last year as we went into the Easter holidays, Version One in April 2020 was full virtual schooling, with all pupils (except those in critical worker families) learning off site; Version Two at the beginning of June saw increasing numbers of pupils and staff back on site, as pre-preps and year six reopened, followed by other year groups – but still often limited by time or numbers. Some year groups continued to learn online, even if back at school. Schools had to decide which groups to switch to face-to-face teaching. Version Three in September followed a very busy summer for heads, bursars and senior staff, as school routines were completely redesigned to accommodate bubbles, one-way systems, and hand-washing time. Teaching could be faceto-face, but bubbles often meant using staff and spaces differently, as positive cases of the virus were detected. The sudden move to Version Four in January this year – which saw us back into a fully virtual provision – was unexpected, and now we wait for further details of Version Five which we hope will commence in March, but I think we’re all expecting a staggered re-entry, perhaps with regional variations, and not all pupils back until the summer term for Version Six all being well, school life might look, and feel, normal in September after an historic 18 months. Here at Horris Hill, we had a very successful summer term. Virtual learning was new to us all but both staff

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HOW WE’VE COPED What the parents say…

While as parents we’ve had concerns over our children’s education and mental wellbeing over the last year, we couldn’t have asked for more from the school. The school were quick to adapt to the new online-learning environment and our children immediately grasped the importance of face to face interaction with Zoom lessons throughout. This not only allowed the excellent standard of teaching to continue, but also offered the children the reassurance they needed. As a close-knit community, with small class sizes the online learning played to the schools strengths. In addition, the school ran an extensive programme of activities including cookery, photography, Airfix modelling, keepfit challenges and, of course, the competitive Friday family quiz!

What the pupils say…

It was strange not to be at school but with the Zoom and Google Classroom systems in place, we were able to be in touch with both the teachers and our friends. In some ways it didn’t seem that different and we learned a lot. We still managed to do lots of our extracurricular activities too, including music lessons and choir. We enjoyed the challenges we were set – and the fitness ones in particular, where we had to cover the distance from Land’s End to John O’ Groats.

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WE’VE BUILT IN A TWO-HOUR BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, enough time

for a family lunch and then a dog walk, a cycle. WE’RE PROVIDING OPTIONAL

ACTIVITIES AT THIS TIME, WHICH CAN BE TACKLED AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY

and boys approached it with the same can-do attitude as ever and, contrary to my fears – I’ll admit I had a few – the learning and sense of community picked up real momentum. We kept all subjects – academic and extracurricular – on the curriculum and used Zoom throughout every lesson, as we could see the hugely improved outcomes from the constant engagement with a voice, and a face, rather than just a screen. Our sports programme was a huge hit: three different programmes for differing availability of space and equipment, and the Friday quiz, primarily designed for the boys, soon became not only a hotly-contested family affair, but the highlight of the week. Like many prep schools, we have school on Saturday in normal times, but our virtual provision was, and is, Monday to Friday. We went to fewer, but longer, lessons with breaks in between, but boys were engaged from 8.30am until 5.30pm. This less-is-more approach was vindicated by our most recent experience of virtual learning, when during the summer term some pupils were asked to isolate. This required them to join live lessons, which works well, but they had to keep up with a school timetable designed for face-to-face teaching across six days, which was exhausting for them. With the Prime Minister’s unexpected announcement that all schools would be closed this term, we had to quickly change tack, but wanted to address some important differences from the summer. Firstly, staff and pupils are much more experienced now at what can, and can’t, be done online. Staff are also a little wiser! Secondly, it’s winter. In the first period of online school, we were blessed with great weather and long summer days. Now, we are very conscious that we can take up every daylight hour with online learning tasks and then release the children when they’d have very few outdoor options. So we’ve built in a two-hour break in the middle of the day, enough time for a family

lunch and then a dog-walk, or a cycle. We’re providing optional activities at this time, many of which can be tackled at any time of the day. I also think that it benefits staff to be able to take an extended break from the screen. We’ve also taken a slightly stricter approach. Back in April, we were all feeling our way through and I know that many schools became more lenient on rules to do with dress, punctuality and online interactive skills. Not only are we all more experienced now, but I think we can sense that online learning is likely to become a regular part of our pupil’s education as they grow up. And just as we pride ourselves in instilling good classroom habits, I feel it’s important that we’re more insistent on good online habits; this is something parents have been very grateful for. I’m concerned about a second lengthy period of online learning. Schools are communities and it’ll soon be a year since our last sports match, whole-school concert, play, family chapel service. The thought of telling parents to stay in their cars will have been a quiet dream of many heads over the years, but in reality it’s a huge blow to the vibrancy of school life and to that fundamental partnership that exists between child, school and family. As much as I miss the boy’s voices around the school, I also can’t wait to spend time with the whole community, including all the sisters, grandparents, and dogs! Our minds are newly focused on the summer term. We don’t want to go back to normal as if nothing has happened and we can put it behind us. I feel strongly that we must recognise the disruption that the pandemic has caused to a generation of school children. Not necessarily academic – we’ve covered this satisfactorily and I have no doubt that current prep school children will soon be back on track in the classroom – but social development has been stunted, time working in teams limited, skills in sport and the performing arts slowed. Movement, laughter and fresh air, things that our prep schools do so well, will be paramount among our priorities. independentschoolparent.com

SENIOR

The school boasts many creative and skills-based clubs, covering an array of pursuits from baking to magic sessions and Lego wars

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DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY JOANNA WRIGHT, Head of King Edward’s Witley reveals how the whole school community adapted to – and embraced – remote learning over the past year

hinking differently has become our new normal. Lockdown has taken away the opportunity to do the things that we love doing – or has it? Here at King Edward’s Witley, pupils have continued with a full programme. Our ‘normal’ is to celebrate the everyday, full of learning and activity, in lessons as well as through co-curricular opportunities. Lessons have been delivered remotely swapping classroom for classZoom, proving that teachers can adapt skilfully and swiftly to teaching through using technology. But what about all the additional aspects of school life? The kaleidoscope of activities that inspire personal development and character-building perseverance are all an integral part of our all-rounder education. We aim for pupils to develop a habit of excellence. Within a normal week, alongside their academic studies, they play sport for physical exercise or pursuit of achievement. Pupils perform in concerts, act on the stage, represent the school or house in sports fixtures or compete at every level in activities such as chess, climbing and cycling. They’re energised through running on the football pitch, hockey astro or netball court. By contrast, they also inhabit the stillness found in painting, reading, coding and creative writing. Personal development grows through these experiences. Every pupil engages in three main areas, exercise for physical health, creativity to learn new skills and service to community to foster a sense of purpose. The activity programme complements the timetabled curriculum and enables all pupils to continue learning, acquire new skills, grow in self-knowledge and self-confidence. Although lockdown has posed restrictions to the delivery of this wonderful array in the co-curricular programme teachers and pupils have shown gritty resilience and imaginative creativity, adapting the way that we used to do things in order to ensure that school life continues with its rich variety of co-curricular activities. Far from withering, the programme has flourished amid the challenges. With more than 40 activities on offer, pupils have been spoiled for choice and have approached the opportunities available to them with enthusiasm. As our global pupil body is drawn from the local area as well as different time zones around the world, it has been

important to ensure that there are a range of live, pre-recorded and semi-independent activities, enabling all pupils to be involved. We’ve instigated a number of remote physical activities to encourage pupils to remain active and, where possible, get outside and into the fresh air. Strava running, cycling, indoor mountaineering and walking clubs have proven very popular. These activities can be done whenever the pupils have some free time, during their usual games lessons or at weekends. We’ve also launched live Zoom fitness classes. Music, drama and art activities have continued online throughout the lockdown period. Pupils have enjoyed engaging with cultural pursuits, building on existing interests or taking the chance to try something new. Magic skills, a teacher-guided Open University astronomy course, investing club, online chess club, a bake-off competition, mindfulness,

WE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CHEER ON THE TOUCHLINES, OR CLAP IN TIME TO THE MUSIC AT LIVE CONCERTS, BUT

we’ve remained connected and purposeful, CREATIVE AND RESOURCEFUL

Lego wars and remote forest school are a few examples of the nearly 30 creativity and skills-based activities on offer to the pupils. Pupils select activities based on service and community, involving themselves in remote volunteering initiatives; small-scale conservation tasks that they might be able to undertake in their own gardens or immediate areas; initiate charity fundraising challenges; create a weekly school community quiz or simply do more to help out at home. We may not have been able to cheer on the touchlines, or clap in time to the music at live concerts, but we’ve remained connected and purposeful, creative and resourceful. It’s clear, then, that while lockdown has had a tremendous impact on the normal day, it has also drawn brilliance from pupils and staff leading to some wonderful initiatives and new methods, the benefits of which will continue to be felt long after lockdown is over and in life beyond. independentschoolparent.com

SIXTH FORM

It’s important to find a sixth form environment that you know will prepare your child for their next stage in life, whatever that may be

REAL-LIFE READY:

the right sixth form ANTONIA GELDEARD, Deputy Head and Head of Sixth Form, at Trinity School, Croydon discusses the benefits of an enriching co-ed environment to complete your child’s school career

rinity’s sixth form became coeducational in September 2011. Each year, we have more than 300 students in the sixth form, and close to a third of these are girls. We’ve seen an increase in applications in the last couple of years. Last year, we had close to 200 applicants. Many are attracted by the co-educational offering. Certainly advocates of mixed schooling have long said that this model offers a real-world experience: the classroom is more diverse, and this is great preparation for university and real life. What’s more, our

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community celebrates diversity and comprises a great variety of faiths and cultures. This is something we actively celebrate. Our students talk about feeling a new lease of life when joining a sixth form. There’s a sense of a new world opening up; of new opportunities and fresh perspectives.

Making a fresh start

To ensure smooth transition, we’ve put in place a large number of induction events – from quizzes, to meals out, to team-building days and a system of inter-form connections in

addition to a girls’ welfare scheme, whereby upper sixth girls chat with lower sixth ‘buddies’. Initially, there’s a period of settling and getting to know each other and this is as much about new students as biological sex. But as soon as the work starts – and our students are encouraged to join so much of the co-curricular offering that life is undoubtedly busy – an atmosphere of academic and cocurricular focus and achievement takes over. Many come to Trinity having been attracted by the facilities, specialist support for university and co-curricular academic

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WHEN STUDENTS REACH 16 AND ARE LOOKING AT ACADEMIC SPECIALISMS, the

extension opportunities – as well as its reputation for excellent pastoral care and being a friendly but exciting place. Coeducation is undoubtedly an attraction for many, too – with the tide increasingly turning towards a more modern and diverse educational experience, mirroring attitudes in society more broadly. When students reach 16 and are looking at academic specialisms, the classroom benefits particularly strongly from enquiry, investigation and debate. A variety of perspectives and views are vital. During lockdown, for instance, online Teams lessons with shared resources and opportunities for students to present to each other in collaborative ways via a plethora of technology was greatly beneficial. The use of digital marking and shared documents fostered this sense of collaboration, and allowed us to benefit from a variety of perspectives and learning styles.

Breadth and equality of opportunity

Established pedagogy highlights the great benefits of peer-to-peer learning and this is an enhanced feature of A-level. At this stage, students are focused on independent as well as extension study. While the teacher is of course

classroom benefits particularly strongly from enquiry, investigation and debate. A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES AND VIEWS ARE VITAL

vital – and we try out many different ways of teaching content – the students are already interested and they want a guide who can bring the subject to life and stretch them. We have a lot of girls join us for both our science and maths teaching as well as for humanities and creative arts. By the age of 16, there can be no argument that choices are down to stereotype as these choices have, largely, been made. Breadth and equality of opportunity crosses genders and develops pupils through the widest range of options, both within and beyond the classroom.

Celebrating community

Of course, there’s no doubt that, in society as a whole, there are structural inequalities as a result of gender, socio-economic and racial differences, which our students need to explore and understand but the mix of each of these found within our school is one of its greatest strengths. Our students have an amazing opportunity to learn from each other. The broader their experience of working across differences – whatever they may be – and the more they connect with the world outside

school, the more ready they will be to create and enjoy communities when they leave us.

What to look for

My key piece of advice to parents and students when choosing a sixth form would be to find a school that’s going to prepare your child for the next steps; to find an institution that recognises that the real world requires academic results but also a host of other softer skills, and to choose a school that prepares students for university or other pathways, while recognising the need to be developed beyond the traditional three A-level education. It’s important to look at relationships in particular. This is telling: do students and teachers connect? Do teachers give of their time and advice to develop each individual? Effective transition, induction and pastoral care underpins all of this. While we look for academic curiosity, and students that are outward looking and community minded, we know that it’s our job to nurture these qualities and these skills and to give our students – male or female – a platform and a base from which they can truly flourish. independentschoolparent.com

BOARDING DLD College London benefits from a brand-new, city-centre campus

Boarding without borders DLD College London Principal, IRFAN LATIF, shares an insight into the innovative boarding experience provided for its overseas students in the heart of the capital city

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take their meals in our Global Kitchen, which was officially opened by world-renowned Chef Atul Kochhar. Students are supported in their studies by staff with a wealth of experience of helping international boarders, which in turn leads to a better understanding and higher attainment. Daily study clinics are led by academic staff members, and students can often be found discussing and debating elements of their courses around the house, both at evenings and weekends.

Campus life

Our 250 boarders are housed in five ‘huddles’, each looked after by a ‘huddle houseparent’. Our 19 common rooms have all recently been refurbished, and our recreational activities have been developed for evenings and weekends, contributing to the home-fromhome atmosphere our boarders enjoy. By implementing advanced boarding software

ritish boarding schools are considered as some of the most sought-after institutions in the worldwide education system, with students travelling from every corner of the world to reap the benefits of a residential education in the UK. Located on a purpose-built, state-of-theart campus set in the heart of central London opposite the Houses of Parliament, DLD College London is truly unique. With more than 50 nationalities represented in our student body, we’re an enriched, globallyminded school. We aim not to assimilate students to a British way of life, instead asking them to learn from one another. In recent years, we’ve moved from a collegewith-separate-accommodation model to an innovative, ground-breaking boarding school for students from the age of 14. Boarders live in en-suite bedrooms located on campus and

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WITH MORE THAN 50 NATIONALITIES REPRESENTED IN OUR STUDENT BODY, we’re an enriched, globally-minded school. WE AIM NOT TO ASSIMILATE STUDENTS TO A BRITISH WAY OF LIFE, INSTEAD ASKING THEM TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER

WHY GO FOR A BRITISH BOARDING SCHOOL? The British examination system is known as one of the finest in the world. It has a range of qualification types, with robust systems for learning and assessment. Quality assurance is taken both within schools and centrally, to maximise the quality of the offering and to ensure students receive their best-possible grades. As such, parents can feel assured that the most important person in their life is getting access to the best education in the world. British schools focus on a range of learning techniques, all of which have students at the centre; this recognises that students will require a range of pedagogical methods to learn best. Keeping students’ needs at the heart of teaching empowers them to increase their understanding and apply their learning, a useful skill for their university studies and the everchanging world of work. Parents can confidently expect their child to be supported to deliver their best and be well-prepared to take on the next stage of their learning journeys, whatever that may be.

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into our security and lockdown procedures, we have secured boarders’ safety. In a recent survey, 100 per cent of boarding students said they felt supported, safe and secure here. Last year at the Independent Schools of the Year 2020 Awards, we were delighted to win the award for Independent Boarding School of the Year and the Judges’ Special Award, in recognition of our school’s superior student wellbeing and urban boarding provision. The judges recognised DLD as a school that’s ‘brimming with energy’ and ‘offers something really special within the boarding sector for its students, combining old and new approaches to education’.

Support and wellbeing

We’re proud of our work in student personal development and are often recognised for our proactive and targeted pastoral care. Our wellbeing provision extends beyond the school day. Through the use of AS (Affective Social) Tracking, coaching methods, mentoring, nutrition, sleep education, and our new model of holistic pastoral care, our dedicated teams support our students in their studies, in creating and maintaining friendships, and learning the life skills necessary to progress. Students additionally have access to our award-

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winning Wellbeing Centre. One of our key aims is to develop an understanding of mental health for all students and staff, and we’ve trained over 40 students in the Mental Health First Aid Youth qualification since 2018, aiming at destigmatising the mental health concerns. This is an incredibly important point, as students arrive with varying levels of acceptance of speaking and sharing their challenges. We’re ensuring that the perception of education isn’t solely on academic grades, but an understanding of themselves and each other. Our parents have also been trained in mental health first aid, so that they can continue to support their sons and daughters when they’re at home. By increasing our parental engagement with various forums, webinars and training opportunities, we’ve also moved our parents’ evening online so that we can involve more of our international parents and families in their child’s education and wellbeing, enabling them to also feel connected to the school. To support students joining us, our in-depth induction programme for boarding includes visits from the local police about keeping safe in London, a real-life Monopoly Challenge to help boarders find their way around London

using Oyster cards for the first time, and a sleep-induction programme intended to equip boarders with ways of improving their own sleep patterns – particularly helpful for those adjusting to a significantly different time zone.

School community

To ensure a full experience of living in London, we encourage our students to engage with the local community through various projects. These include working at the local city farm and food bank, supporting campaigns for the local community centre and children’s charities, and raising money for our school charity, Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Our students reported to the ISI inspectors that that they see the value of ‘serving rather

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THE STUDENT RESPONSE AT THE START OF THE FIRST LOCKDOWN

displayed excellent leadership and empathy when our remaining boarding students DECIDED TO CREATE HUGE POSTERS IN SUPPORT OF KEY WORKERS AND NHS STAFF

than being served’. Notably, throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, our school was proud to be declared as a ‘beacon of hope’. The student response at the start of the first lockdown displayed excellent leadership and empathy when our remaining boarding students decided to create huge posters in support of key workers and NHS staff, displaying them in the school windows opposite St Thomas’ Hospital. The initiative then evolved to children from around the UK

and artists from around the world sending their NHS rainbow posters, which our students and staff collated and added to the gallery in the windows, with more than 4,000 pictures displayed. During this time, their sense of social responsibility and sense of positive impact was central to their journey in support of those who supported the UK. DLD is an inclusive community, where our core values of tolerance, respect and kindness are the foundations on which this school is

built – they permeate through everything we do as a community. Our rich diversity is an excellent source of inspiration and allows for those values of tolerance and respect to embed, develop and grow. An ISI inspector recently said to us that we have ‘set the mould for urban boarding internationally’. Our facilities are fantastic, with some of the world’s best boarding accommodation. Our values are strong, our activities are endless, and our pastoral care is robust and student-centred; we’re a school which sets out to create the leaders of tomorrow by making them feel supported in their education today. As Robin Fletcher, CEO of the BSA, said: “The future of boarding is right here at DLD College London”. independentschoolparent.com

SCHOOL FEES

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Paying it forward

With more families experiencing hardship than ever before, EMMA HANBURY, Alumnae and External Relations Officer at St Mary’s Cambridge reveals why bursaries and fee assistance are essential in helping exceptional students reach their full potential

ounded in 1898, St Mary’s School, Cambridge is the only day and boarding school in Cambridgeshire for girls aged three to 18 years. St Mary’s offers an education built entirely for girls. In small classes, each girl is valued, supported, and inspired, as they experience an education tailored to meet their needs. It’s this tailoring to meet each individual child’s needs that makes an independent education so expensive. All children respond well to small classes, inspiring and passionate teachers, a huge and diverse range of extracurricular opportunities and a great set of friends, with whom they can grow and develop. As reported by the BBC, the amount spent on schools was a major topic in 2019’s general election campaign. So, where does all the money for educating the country’s children go? Spending on schools in England is much higher than it was 20 years ago. But that’s not the full picture in a country which has seen a population boom coincide with a decadelong squeeze on public spending. This means that in today’s prices, spending per pupil in England is lower than it was

IT’S THIS TAILORING TO MEET EACH INDIVIDUAL CHILD’S NEEDS that makes an independent education so expensive. ALL CHILDREN RESPOND WELL TO SMALL CLASSES AND PASSIONATE TEACHERS

ST MARY’S SISTER CHRISTOPHER BURSARY FUND The school’s assistance fund is a tribute to a very special teacher Sister Christopher, who has just celebrated her 104th birthday, is a former pupil, teacher and headmistress of the school. This fund, in her name, is used to offer support to parents facing financial challenges, as well as girls whose families wouldn’t ordinarily have access to a St Mary’s education. As the gap between state and independent school pupils’ attainment levels widens due to variances in lockdown learning provision, we see the latter becoming even more important for our local communities. This fund makes a real difference to children whose lives would otherwise be derailed by the crisis – pupils already at the school who may have to leave, or those who were planning to join us in September and are now facing hardship. We want it to do more for pupils who’ll benefit from the education we deliver to reach their full potential in life.

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ABOVE: Now more than ever before, bursary assistance is proving to be an education lifeline

in 2010. Spending on schools is not shared out equally. The amount spent on each primary school child in England in 2018-19 was £5,000, compared with £6,200 for secondary school children. However, priorities have shifted, with per pupil spending on primary schools increasing by 145 per cent since 1990 after accounting for inflation, compared with 83 per cent for secondaries. The cost of independent day school fees is currently just over £16,000 per annum and boarding fees averaging at £36,000 per annum. In addition to this, parents should always be reminded to make allowances for the extras. These are of course, drama, singing, music lessons or extra sports coaching and trips or outings, plus the associated costs that go with this. It is good advice to budget around £500 per term for day schools and £1,000 for boarding. Since our school was founded, the world has changed beyond all recognition, including the relatively modern possibility to apply for bursary assistance. The need for this assistance has grown exponentially since the onset of the pandemic. With remote learning continuing into a third lockdown, the attainment gap between state and independent school educated pupils is widening by the day. Current predictions estimate that state school children are

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at least seven months behind in their learning, whereas those with an independent education have received a full timetable since schools closed. Bursary assistance now has a more essential part to play than ever before. There are two types of bursary support available at St Mary’s – one that is a stop-gap source of funding for a family who are facing temporary hardship; perhaps due to a low income, redundancy or bereavement, or other such family crisis but in normal circumstances would be able to cover the fees and are asking for short-term help until they can resume the payments. These bursaries generally come from a hardship fund. Many independent schools have set up hardship funds since the pandemic started. The other is for a 110 per cent bursary and is for lifechanging bursary support to provide an education for a pupil who would normally not be able to attend a school like St Mary’s, Cambridge, but shows exceptional potential. We work with Royal Springboard, an organisation which identifies and screens students that would be worthy recipients of this type of bursary and who fit the criteria of the type of students we as a school would like to help: a student with talent who is also otherwise in a vulnerable and unsafe situation.

SCHOOL FEES

CASE STUDY

HOW WE DID IT

Abbi, 18, a St Mary’s Cambridge alumna benefited from the support of the school’s Sister Christopher Bursary Fund. She is at the University of East Anglia studying medicine and working on the local hospital wards during the pandemic. Here’s her story, as told by her mother, Emma When did you apply for a bursary? We applied in 2017 when Abbi was 15 and had been in the school since she was 11. Abbi wanted to continue into the sixth form, but this was at the same time her younger sister was joining the school, I could cover most of the joint fees but needed support with the part I couldn’t cover, I needed support for the period when both girls were at school together. Can you give a rough timeline of your bursary application process? The application process was fairly quick, but naturally rigorous. I had a response within three to four months from collating all the required information to receiving an offer. How much did you know about bursaries before applying? I had read about them and did as much research as I could from the internet and other school websites. Did you apply for a bursary at another school or just to St Mary’s St Mary’s was a good fit for my daughters, I knew it was the right school, so I didn’t apply for another. How easy or difficult was it to secure the bursary for Abbi? As a maths teacher I’m not afraid of figures or filling in forms, so I understood what was being asked, and was able to answer with complete transparency which is essential. Did you have bursary provision for the entirety of Abbi’s school life? No, I knew I had two years of paying fees for two girls, so I knew, as a single parent, I needed help for those years only. I didn’t apply for assistance until necessary.

THE WHOLE FAMILY BUDGET IS UNDER SCRUTINY, so in terms of qualities, I think you need to be comfortable DISCUSSING YOUR FINANCES WITH THE BURSAR What qualities do you have to have to consider applying for a bursary? The whole family budget is under scrutiny, so in terms of qualities, I think you need to be comfortable discussing your finances with the bursar and governors who make the decisions on who receives funds. What checks does the school make? Bursaries at St Mary’s are administered by an independent company – Bursary Administration Ltd (BAL), who assists the school with the administration of the bursary application, and ensures that when governors meet, they have all the information they need. Once you complete the required forms, BAL contact you and schedule a 45-minute appointment.

There’s then a rigorous checking process where BAL clarify the information provided on the application form and make sure they understand your expenditure as well as your income, so that if the governors and bursar are able to help you, they can offer a bursary at a level as close to your needs as possible. Once you’ve met with BAL, you’ll receive a final decision in writing on your application following the governor’s finance meeting. What impact has receiving a bursary had on your and your family? It has been life-changing and I’m so proud of what Abbi has achieved. We couldn’t have achieved her dream of studying medicine without St Mary’s and the bursary assistance! independentschoolparent.com

CHOOSING A SCHOOL You may not be able to visit your child’s shortlisted schools right now, but most schools offer virtual tours led by key members of staff

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CHOOSING A SCHOOL

WHERE TO NEXT? From virtual tours to Zooming with the Head, JAMES WILTON, Deputy Head of Repton in Derbyshire, gives an insider’s guide to choosing your child’s next school during lockdown

hatever your reason for seeking out a new school, choosing the right next step may seem an especially daunting responsibility in lockdown. In the same way that children’s education shouldn’t suffer during lockdown, neither should you as a parent have to make compromises when choosing a school. Instinct suggests that while prospective pupils and their parents can’t physically tour schools, it’s impossible to make a properly informed decision. But it is possible to gain all the information you need – and a genuine flavour of the school – by following a few simple steps.

The shortlist

centre of the tour, regardless of whether they attend the tour in person. Their views, relevant to their own interests and character, really matter. Encourage them to write a list of questions that are important to them ahead of the tour – issues that may seem trivial, such as ‘what time is lights out?’ or ‘will I like the food’? will help them picture life at their potential future school. • Write a list of your own questions, one of which should be ‘why this school?’ and hope for a detailed answer that goes beyond facilities, geographic location and exam results. If you’re looking at boarding schools

Creating a shortlist of schools that, on paper, meet the needs of your child won’t be hampered by lockdown. However, these guidelines will help you to clarify your options: where the school’s character comes through. • Contact the schools. This first contact will • Write down your values, the kind of give you an instinct of whether you’d like to environment that your child will thrive in, learn more. and the things that are important to you and your family when it comes to education. Keep all of this in mind as you work your way The virtual tour through the schools’ marketing information. • Seek out schools that provide a good virtual • Don’t arbitrarily Google schools. Focus tour; ideally with a key member of staff who your research on specialist websites and is able to guide you through the school and publications that provide parent and pupil focus on particular areas of interest. The recommendations, as well as proven facts and capabilities of the tour will give you a good figures that will guide your decision. Give indication of how well the school will prepare school websites a good look, but particularly your child for 21st century life. their news and social media sections; this is • Of course, make sure your child is at the

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FINDING THE ONE

Karen Ogden decided to search for a new school for her daughter during lockdown. Here’s how she did it…

ONCE YOU’VE FOUND THE RIGHT SCHOOL,

arrange for your child to take part in a day of online lessons and a co-curricular activity.

WHILE NOT A TRADITIONAL TASTER DAY, IT’S STILL POSSIBLE TO MAKE A PUPIL FEEL WELCOME IN OUR VIRTUAL WORLD (even if your child isn’t planning to board) ask about boarding numbers, and be wary of lower figures. Think back to your prior research and focus on whether stated values are realised. This will tell you whether the school’s culture suits your child or not.

Meet the head

Most leading independent schools have outstanding facilities, but good teachers trump amenities every time. Ask for an online meeting with the headteacher. If you can establish a good on-screen rapport, you can be sure that they’re the person that you want at the helm of your child’s education. Online meetings with deputy heads, pastoral staff and heads of school will give you a genuine feel for whether your child is suited to the school. Any opportunity to meet pupils, even virtually, should be seized.

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Learning in lockdown

Ask about the online learning provision. Even if you’re looking at enrolling your child beyond lockdown, finding out more about the breadth of learning provision is a great indicator of the school’s ability to adapt and deliver an allround education. Once you’ve found the right school, arrange for your child to take part in a day of online lessons and a co-curricular activity. While not a traditional taster day, it’s still possible to make a pupil feel welcome in our virtual world. Finally, consider practical matters. Education is one of the biggest investments you’ll make, and the pandemic has been a financially turbulent time for the independent sector. Research the financial stability of any school that you’re seriously considering (you can find this on The Charities Commission website or through Companies House).

Our daughter had been at an all-girls day school since year two, but over the last 12 months has expressed an interest in boarding. We thought this was a good option for sixth form, so felt we had plenty of time to choose a suitable school. However, during the first lockdown her desire to board and pursue her passion for sport in a more focused environment grew and her current school suddenly felt parochial – she was ready for new challenges. While the combination of lockdown and her first GCSE year wasn’t the ideal time to start researching new schools, we talked to friends and other parents and considered the reputation of schools that met our criteria. This helped us build up a short list of candidates. Repton’s virtual guided tour was the only one we did and it gave us a remarkable feel for the school. Once our daughter had spoken to the Headmaster we knew that it offered everything we were looking for. There were aspects such as in-house dining, and the vertical boarding system that gave it a supportive family feel that really appealed to us. If I were to give other parents one piece of advice about seeking out a school during lockdown it would be don’t put it off. Speak to schools at the earliest point as this will provide insight into whether you want to pursue it further through a virtual tour. Online research won’t give you the same flavour of the school. Our daughter definitely isn’t benefiting from getting to know her housemates and classmates in the same way she would if she were at school – life is very different for all pupils at the moment – but she has been given an extraordinary level of support by the school. My husband and I feel the door is always open and we know exactly who to call if we’re not sure about anything. Moving schools in lockdown isn’t perfect, but we’re pleased we made the move and the future is extremely bright.

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All-round excellence From an exceptional education provision and outstanding facilities to its rich heritage and ethos, there are many reasons to consider the Duke of York’s Royal Military School for your child, says Principal Alex Foreman

he country’s only state full-boarding school, the Duke of York’s Royal Military School (DOYRMS), offers an affordable option for parents seeking a full-boarding environment. From the moment you enter the 150-acre Kentish parkland estate, you’ll be amazed at the facilities on offer and the breadth of opportunities students can access. DOYRMS – which is open to all 11–18 year olds – is based on an independent-style model, with Saturday morning lessons and co-curricular activities throughout the week and on Saturday afternoons. However, parents are only required to pay for boarding, as the government pays for the education. The inclusive boarding fee is just £4,999 per term (£14,997 per year, correct at date of print), covering full-boarding, catering, laundry and more than 70 weekly clubs and activities. Students here benefit from superb facilities and fantastic teachers, which combine to encourage outstanding academic achievement. Official GCSE progress figures place DOYRMS in the top two per cent of schools nationally. In recognition of its exceptional academic standards, the

school achieved the SSAT Educational Outcomes Award 2020. Unrivalled facilities include an Olympic-standard floodlit athletics track, a floodlit all-weather hockey pitch, a stateof-the-art strength and conditioning gym suite, an indoor heated six-lane swimming pool, two climbing walls and squash courts; the school even has its own chapel. Students enjoy academic excellence alongside an active lifestyle with sport, music, drama, and a packed activities programme, including CCF and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme. A £24.9m refurbishment project in 2014 delivered a new sports centre, high quality accommodation, teaching blocks and performing arts centre, all of which sit seamlessly alongside the school’s historic listed buildings. The school is fortunate to also have a well-resourced onsite medical centre, and students profit from an experienced pastoral team of houseparents, academic tutors and matrons. In addition to DOYRMS’ inclusive boarding fees, 80 per cent academic scholarships are provided for sixth form students that gain at least 8 GCSE passes – with at least two Grade 8 and three Grade 7 GCSEs, including English and mathematics – as well as several lower year sports scholarships. These inclusive initiatives make this exceptional school even more affordable. Find out more about DOYRMS at the school’s Virtual Open Morning on Saturday 13 March. Visit the website doyrms.com for event details.

STUDENTS HERE BENEFIT FROM SUPERB FACILITIES and fantasic teachers, which combine TO ENCOURAGE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

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OVERVIEW

THE SKY’S THE LIMIT James Murphy-O’Connor, Principal at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools explains how it continues to provide pupils and their families with exceptional support, lessons and opportunities

he last 12 months have seen the greatest challenge to our society for decades. As we finally emerge from the long shadow caused by Covid-19, it won’t be possible to turn back the clock. However, the independent-school sector possesses the skills, energy and flexibility to adapt to the new norm confidently, and will continue to provide unrivalled levels of outstanding support to parents and students in the world of learning. Our core values of community, integrity and opportunity are at the very heart of the Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools educational offering. We understand that parents seek the

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best all-round education for their children and want to feel confident that their sons and daughters realise their full potential, in terms of academic talent, self-confidence and social awareness. With a wealth and breadth of educational opportunities available, we treat every child as an individual and ensure that students in our care are encouraged to thrive. The overriding aim of an independent school is to provide an educational journey with unrivalled opportunities throughout, and an academic flexibility free from the constraints of the national curriculum. Beginning with holistic wraparound care for busy families, including after-school clubs,

unlimited sports opportunities, drama and music productions, our doors remain open until at least 6pm on a school day. Dedicated subject-specialist teaching staff motivate children using tailored learning styles to deliver a broad choice of subjects and subject choices. The combination of learning with a sense of fun and enjoyment and using natural resources and excellent facilities is a powerful tool to ensure that every child’s talents are nurtured and high academic standards reached. Even during the most difficult of times, our sector realised the importance of keeping its wonderful school communities together. While students remained at home

OVERVIEW

DELIVERING OUTSTANDING PASTORAL CARE is a more vital ingredient than ever

for a happy and successful independent education, PARTICULARLY WHEN OUR

CHILDREN AND STAFF HAVE BEEN FACED WITH ONLINE LEARNING AND TEACHING during the lockdowns, we still delivered live and outstanding online lessons. We can be proud that our schools are so much more than what happens in the classroom. Indeed, our buildings might have been closed for long periods to the majority of our pupils, but the education of children in our care continued. The strength of our communities has shone through clearly. Delivering outstanding pastoral care is a more vital ingredient than ever for a happy and successful independent education, particularly when our children and staff have been faced with online learning and teaching at home, a sense of disruption and possible social isolation. With a strong emphasis on

health and wellbeing, peer buddy systems and tutor networks have risen to the fore. With school counsellors and chaplains providing tremendous support, too, our schools have gained an enviable reputation for being approachable and supportive. In our boarding schools, international students add considerably to our own understanding and culture and we always try to create as diverse a community as possible with all the inherent benefits and opportunities this brings. We foster a culture of mutual support and kindness for all members of our community. In addition, our relationship with our students and alumni is lifelong, so we see this as a significant point of difference

and a value-added element of a fruitful educational journey. Extensive careers advice and careful guidance through university applications, combined with excellent results, means that our students win places at their chosen institutions and go on to study diverse areas including law, engineering, medicine, languages, business and the arts. Of course, there are many different age points for entry into independent schooling and it’s important to find out when the registration deadlines are. However, parents considering this exciting path should feel confident that their children will join a legacy of excellence and reap the benefits of a sector that is renowned both nationally and internationally; one that recognises talent and provides the best possible platform for the future. Above all, we want to help parents in moulding young people who leave school with a zest for life and the vision and drive to make a positive contribution to society. independentschoolparent.com

EXTRACURRICULAR

At independent schools, niche extracurricular pursuits allow students to find themselves

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EXTRACURRICULAR

Fun isn’t cancelled Harrogate Ladies’ College in North Yorkshire celebrates the can-do spirit of independent schools who are continuing to offer extracurricular programmes virtually during lockdown

Harrogate Ladies’ College music pupils come together on Zoom to rehearse virtually

interests such as chess or Lego, knowing there’s such a wealth of opportunity outside of the classroom supporting children’s interests as individuals is a clear advantage of an independent education. With many prep and senior schools having upwards of 50 clubs and societies, these rich and varied programmes can be of huge benefit to parents as well as pupils, with many choosing to stay longer after school to take part in activities with teammates and friends. From the more traditional sport and music, to the unique and quirky, such as Dumbledore’s Army (a lunchtime club at Harrogate Ladies’ College for those with a keen interest in the Harry Potter series of books and films) there’s always something for everyone. Providing children with a host of benefits away from the classroom; collaboration, resilience (both physical and mental), leadership and creativity, mindfulness and team work, these activities give pupils space to pursue passions and build fundamental life skills. Perhaps most importantly, it’s about having fun, finding

common ground with others and forming friendships through shared interests that can last a lifetime. “Independent school life isn’t simply about academic excellence, rather it’s about developing a love of life – about trying new things and learning new skills outside of the classroom as well as in it. We have an incredibly wide and diverse range of extracurricular clubs and societies that are available to students to enable them to do just that” Sylvia Brett, Principal Harrogate Ladies’ College & Highfield Prep, explains. Extracurricular activities can be a huge contributing factor in helping young people to discover who they really are as individuals. Independent schools are commonly outstanding in specialist areas such as music and sport, drama and art with unrivalled facilities and access to specialist teaching staff. The involvement in a school’s extracurricular programme away from the pressure of studying can boost confidence and hone skills which can be transferred back into the classroom –

hile a rich academic education is undeniably important, independent schools are in a unique position to be capable of success both in and outside of the classroom. They’ve long provided unrivalled extracurricular programmes and it’s these clubs and societies, groups and committees which help to shape pupils as individuals, nurturing passions and supporting new interests. While so much has been taken from our young people in the past year, independent schools have been particularly skilled in keeping so many extracurricular activities going, in creative and inspired ways online. The vast array of extracurricular activities on offer in independent schools afford children the opportunities to thrive and gain confidence, while developing a wide range of skills and talents to set them up for later life. Whether a child relishes physical challenges, is musically minded or is keen to pursue personal

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EXTRACURRICULAR Harrogate Ladies’ College pupils will be taking part in yoga and wellbeing virtually right now, rather than at the school’s Wellness Centre

AGAINST THE COVID-19 BACKDROP,

independent schools have flourished

IN KEEPING MANY OF THEIR EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMMES ALIVE, WHILE CONTINUING TO DELIVER LESSONS AND TEACH REMOTELY creating a two-fold benefit for pupils. However, with pupil wellbeing being brought into a sharper focus than ever before, it’s no longer simply about the traditional clubs and societies with schools seeing an increasing demand for extracurricular activities that support and promote strong mental health. Meditation and mindfulness Mondays at Harrogate Ladies’ College give students the opportunity to press pause and regroup amid the fast pace of school life. Yoga clubs, pilates and wellness committees are common choices among many, and have been of undeniable importance in supporting young people through the challenges of the past 12 months. Many of these have been able to continue online to provide pupils with the support and continuity so many have desperately needed. Similarly, with eco issues increasingly high on the agenda of today’s young people independent schools are seeing the rise of eco committees affording pupils the chance to drive real and significant

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change in their communities. Opportunities like these give pupils confidence and real-life experience that can help to jump-start future careers and allow them to make a meaningful contribution to their environment. Against the Covid-19 backdrop, independent schools have flourished in keeping many of their extracurricular programmes alive, creatively diversifying while continuing to also deliver lessons and teach remotely. Choir practices have moved to Zoom, sports clubs have initiated challenges and training sessions online and wellness committees have devised wellbeing programmes to run from home. For many, these clubs and committees have been a vital lifeline, a thread of normality running through what has been such a uniquely challenging year for young people. In a year where they’ve had to adapt to so much change, it is to independent schools’ credit for keeping so many of these options available to their pupils.

COMING TOGETHER

School trips and choral singing still went ahead during lockdown Harrogate Ladies’ College Chapel Choir has continued to make music throughout lockdown and coming together virtually. Sending in remote recordings to be compiled into musical items for weekly chapels, the pupils had the inspired idea of supporting the wider Harrogate community by offering their recordings to local churches for online services. Enabling extracurricular activities like these to continue has allowed pupils to continue to do what they love, while also supporting their local communities. At Highfield Prep, pupils set up a virtual residential trip in place of their annual visit to Thurston Outdoor Education Centre in the Lake District. Coming together on Zoom, Highfield pupils organised a virtual trip including online bushcraft sessions, camping and a group challenge to bake the famous flapjack recipe usually cooked at Thurston.

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ADMISSIONS

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ADMISSIONS

The next step BRIDGET SAUL, Headmistress of Cameron Vale School in Chelsea, London explains what you need to know about the application process for 11+ to senior school, and how it all works with Covid-19 restrictions in place

The pandemic has highlighted the importance of communicating with your child’s current teachers throughout the application process

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ADMISSIONS

he process of choosing a school for your child can, at times, appear somewhat daunting, and even more so in the midst of a global pandemic. Tempting as it is to be swayed by the opinions of others, above all, children should join or move on to a school which is right for them as an individual. A process which requires much thought and input but most of all, communication. While the same guidance can apply for all ages, at 11+ and Common Entrance particularly, there are many factors to be considered when steering children towards the move. They need to feel challenged, but also feel secure and able to cope. Academic ability, social skills, creative talents and sporting prowess are among the considerations taken into account when choosing the next steps. There’s a wealth of choice available and among this choice, is the right school for your child.

Thinking about your options

Conversations around choosing the best school for your son or daughter can take time, and therefore, we advise parents to start thinking about their options for 11+ at the end of year four. Communication throughout the entire process is paramount. As a first step, it may be helpful to speak with your current headteacher and ask any questions, these conversations also provide a good opportunity for parents to gain some advice as to what sort of school may suit their child in terms of academic expectation.

Exploring schools

Open days provide an excellent opportunity to get a ‘flavour’ of the school and are usually an essential part of the process in order to compile a shortlist of suitable options for your child. Sometimes individual visits, special tours and taster days are arranged by schools instead of open days; all are excellent opportunities. If you’re able, visit schools during the day time as this will give a clear insight in to how the school operates on a daily basis and will help to strengthen your understanding of its ethos, the type of educational experience it offers and suitability for your child. While visits have not always been possible during the pandemic, it has highlighted the importance of communicating with your child’s current teachers who hold personal relationships with the registrars at prospective

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WE DID IT! A year six parent at Cameron Vale School explains how they found a senior school during the pandemic

schools. They know the personality of those schools and which ones will suit your child.

The application process

For each senior school, a separate application form is required. When the time comes to fill in the forms, allow yourself plenty of time to do it carefully. There may be supplementary forms and complicated submission arrangements. Speak with the registrar at each school to ensure a thorough understanding of their admissions timeline. In general, the closing date for registrations for many 11+ independent schools, is late October or early November in the year preceding entry. However, there are some exceptions to this.

Entrance procedures

Following an application, entry to a senior school usually involves three aspects: exams, interview, written reference. The process often differs from school to school so, it’s best to check with those that are of interest to understand how they assess, and make a note of any key dates. Some schools may use the ISEB Common Entrance test, while others set their own exams. Throughout the pandemic, schools have needed to quickly figure out new entrance procedures. Some sent exam papers home to complete, some shared a link to an online test and others based their decisions on the current headteacher’s report. Preparation towards 11+ should, in my opinion, be gradual and supportive, with teachers placing their knowledge of each individual child at the heart of the process. In my experience, children who remain happy, calm and confident are better placed to perform to the best of their ability in assessments and interviews.

The final decision

While the offers are coming in, remind yourself that there’s more than one school that can be right for your child. Listen to their feelings and involve your child in the final decision-making process – they’ll potentially spend many years there and deserve a say. Whichever school you select, feel confident that its ethos and policies reflect the values that you hold as a family, while being right for your child’s academic and personal needs.

As an exceptionally talented musician we wanted our daughter to move on to a school at 11+ that not only has a broad curriculum to cater to her academic needs, but one which also has an expertise in music and could really nurture her talents, with the additional preference for a selective, single-sex school. We started thinking about our options at the end of year four, as advised by Cameron Vale, and visited a handful of options in the autumn and spring term of year five. While unfortunately, we were unable to explore in person as many schools as we would have liked to as a result of Covid-19, it was during this time that communication with Cameron Vale, their expertise and knowledge of prospective schools was paramount. Cameron Vale School anticipated the many changes and planned thoroughly to ensure that the process was not daunting for the children, and us parents, and that they were well prepared. From virtual interview practice and quiet areas set up in school to complete online assessments, our daughter was able to approach her interviews and exams in a relaxed and confident manner. Cameron Vale’s prompt and comprehensive communication to us as parents in response to the constantly changing requirements and dates surrounding 11+, due to the pandemic, was wonderful. It enabled us as parents to stay calm, and in turn, provide our children with reassurance. We really couldn’t have had better communication and support from the school.

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espite the supply of doctors increasing, shortages remain. The average doctor-to-patient ratio in the UK hovers at around 2.8 doctors per 1,000 patients, while Austria rates at five, and oil-rich states exceed 7.7 per 1,000 patients. Although the growing global demand for medical study and practise and UK medical school places rise annually, capping and uncertainty over final grades makes studying abroad an increasingly appealing option. Top international medical schools have seen a rise in enquiries, as students are exploring options further afield without compromising the quality of study. The American University of Antigua (AUA), a division of Manipal Education & Medical Group, is one such medical college offering a quality academic experience with global clinical exposure. The question most frequently received from international medical students who are midway through a degree is if they can transfer to AUA, as they didn’t realise that either the clinical rotation wasn’t in an English-speaking hospital, or that the lectures weren’t delivered by someone fluent in English? Unfortunately, transfers from universities where curriculums are not recognised by our awarding body isn’t possible. AUA’s ethos has always been to offer all highly motivated individuals the opportunity to study medicine with the global and UK clinical rotations. AUA boasts over 3000+ graduates in 15 years (practice in US, UK, Canada and India). While education across the pond is different to the UK, it’s the outcomes that matter, and more than 91 per cent of AUA students secure residency in the US – career destinations include the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Yale New Haven Hospital, and more. While fees and quality of teaching vary worldwide, caution must be exercised when choosing an international medical institution.

AUA’S ETHOS HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO offer all highly motivated individuals THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY MEDICINE WITH THE GLOBAL AND UK CLINICAL ROTATIONS When choosing an international medical school or college, you should ask: 1. Who is the curriculum recognised and accredited by? (eg GMC) 2. Where will this medical qualification allow me to practise? 3. What pastoral care is available? 4. What is the demographic makeup of your students and staff? 5. Do the staff speak fluent English? AUA offers: • A GMC-recognised curriculum • Multiple entry points across a 4.5-to-6.5-year programme • A diverse learning environment bringing together 21 different nationalities • No entry examinations • State-of-the-art laboratories and library

• A transfer to the Warwick Medical School • A 96% first-time US MLE exams pass rate • Global clinical rotations available in four countries – Canada, the US, India and UK • A backdrop of 365 beaches and Sir Viv Richards as AUA’s Ambassador!

Combining exceptional study opportunities, travel and endless sporting activities in a diverse, exciting environment, what more could a student ask for? AUA offers generous contributory scholarships and affi liated schools are guaranteed interviews. Terms start annually in either spring or summer. To check if you qualify for any registration fee waivers, visit go.auamed.org/auaisy2021. Contact the UK Admissions Director Dee Narga at dnarga@auamed.org or on 07738 512 117 to receive your free AUA information pack. independentschoolparent.com

ALUMNI JOEL WILLIAMS, 28 Trinity School, Croydon

Opera singer I feel blessed that I’m following a career doing what I love. I was very happy during my seven years at Trinity, especially in the music department. I continued singing at Cambridge, where I was a choral scholar at King’s, singing in their international broadcasts and singing solos across the world. I was then awarded the Kiri te Kanawa Scholarship for a postgraduate place at the Royal College of Music. I have more than 25 roles under my belt, including Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni and Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I’m now a member of the Centre de Perfeccionament del Palau de les Arts in Valencia. Having arrived in Spain with only a smattering of Spanish, I was thrown into rehearsals, entirely in Spanish, for Nozze di Figaro on my induction day! It’s been a steep learning curve, both in terms of languages and technique, studying under the great Rossini specialist Raúl Giménez. I was singing in Rossini’s Viaggio a Reims when the Covid-19 outbreak took hold and resorted to practising at home. Fortunately, my neighbours were delighted when I took to my balcony to perform. I sang about 60 nights in a row and recordings of my performances were on Spanish television and ITN.

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KISHAN BODALIA, 25 Warwick School, Warwickshire

Junior doctor and DJ I graduated with a degree in medicine in July 2019, beginning my career as a doctor in A&E at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton followed by a rotation on the respiratory ward into the height of the pandemic. The dreadful impact of Covid-19 soon became apparent when a colleague of mine had to call six families in one shift, to tell them their loved ones were reaching or had reached their end of life. I contracted Covid-19 in early May, luckily with mild symptoms. I work with a great team and value the responsibility of being a doctor during unprecedented times. I’ve always loved music, especially dance music. At university I loved going to festivals and began DJing as an artist. Last April, with the NHS under extreme pressure, and finding dance music so uplifting, I began posting my DJ sets from my kitchen in my scrubs, on social media. It took off as it appealed to all sorts of people who love dance and who also wanted to connect with the NHS.

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ALUMNI GRACIE CATON, 20

Harrogate Ladies’ College, North Yorkshire

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Music scholar, The Royal Northern College of Music Being a pupil at Harrogate Ladies as a music scholar gave me incredible opportunities that I’ll always be grateful for. The support I received from my teachers helped me enormously on my journey to the Royal Northern College of Music where I’m currently in my third year of vocal studies. I joined the school chapel choir at a young age and the head of music Mrs Morgan was very supportive. As it’s a small school, the teachers know the pupils incredibly well and encourage each girl to follow their own path. As the human voice isn’t fully developed until 38 years of age, I didn’t expect to be accepted in to the Royal Northern College of Music at 18. I’ve always loved music and my ambition post-study is to continue singing and perform opera.

LUCY SALES, 31

The Leys School. Cambridge

LUCY SALES

Compliance Associate Director, AstraZeneca When you tell people you work for a global pharmaceutical company, they always assume you have a Life Sciences degree and a PhD, but my journey towards my current position at AstraZeneca was much more unusual. While at school I became very interested in ethics and really enjoyed ethical debate which is why, not knowing what I wanted to do after university, I chose theology as my degree subject. After graduating from university I didn’t have a clear career path off the back of my degree, but having chosen to study an academic subject enabled me to try a variety of different jobs. I fell into the pharmaceutical industry by accident when I accepted a temporary filing administrator role. Once I started, I quickly came to love the work and, because I had a degree, even though it wasn’t a Life Sciences degree, I was promoted into more senior positions. I naturally gravitated to compliance roles, as I enjoy advising on the ethical considerations of business decisions.

HARRI BELL-THOMAS, 23 Monmouth School for Boys

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Forward-deployed engineer I studied A-levels in computing, maths, further maths, Latin and Classical Greek achieving three A*s and two As. I found my time at Cambridge very stimulating: the people I met were inspirational and driven to go as high and far as they could. I now work for Palantir, a company based in London and am currently working very long days at home just outside Monmouth on a project to help the NHS with its Covid-19 response. I discovered my love for computing at school. I had a brilliant time at Monmouth – Mrs Lyndsay Hope (head of computing) was an excellent teacher and gave us a wonderful grounding. She encouraged us to explore all areas to find our true passion. independentschoolparent.com

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s we begin to consider the impact of this pandemic on children and young people’s mental health; I collected advice from over 100 teenagers about how to stay mentally healthy in the midst of a pandemic. Part of the joy of working with teens, is that their advice is often incredibly sound. Now we’re deep into COVID-19 I hear many people talking about how they haven’t actually paused or rested. The illusion that not commuting would save hours each day seems to have disappeared and become sucked into the rest of life without us even realising. So how do we find magic in the chaos? Resilience in the exhaustion?

Talk to someone about how you feel We know that social interactions are key to emotional development. There are different types of reassurance that comes from a parent/caregiver telling a child not to worry, that is different to having a peer telling them not to worry about the same situation. Both are essential and important to children’s development. Consider the experience of a young person who is growing up in a world with a global elevation in cortisol (the stress hormone) due to the pandemic. The prefrontal cortex, a part of our brain that is involved in thinking and planning ahead, doesn’t fully develop until mid-20s, so surviving in a pandemic can very literally feel synonymous with forever. We are seeing a rise in anxiety, school refusal and sense of disconnection in students. When we are all going through a similar experience, it can be hard to sometimes truly hear another. Ask a teen how they’re really doing, and if they are checking in and being checked in with by friends.

Practise being grateful and take deep breaths Coronacoaster became a term we so frequently used at the start of the pandemic, referring to the emotional rollercoaster of COVID-19. I often start therapy sessions asking for highs,

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lows, and gratitudes of the week, acknowledging that which has been hard, good, and grounding. Gratitude is not the cure, but the start of pivoting our perspective. It allows the worried voice to simmer down a notch. In this year, there has been a lot more anxiety, manifesting perhaps simply as irritability and worry. For many students, the anxious internal voice tells them consistently that they are not pretty/ smart/ funny/ liked enough. The body activates anxiety in response to both real and perceived threats (physical or emotional). When we take a deep breath, it regulates our central nervous system, allowing it to begin to feel safe again.

Enjoy your friends, hang out with your family, and put your phone away! I was surprised when I read teens describing enjoying the family walk (although “it’s still kinda boring”), or beginning to play again with their siblings (not to be mistaken for the fact that “siblings are still annoying”). What we mirror for our children, is arguably more impactful than what we teach them. Slow down and consider how you play, how you engage with your friends and family, and how you interact with your phone. It feels hard to be a good parent and a good employee, to be focused at work and also attentive to friends or a partner. Burnout, manifesting as the feeling of being exhausted,

For many teens, spare time mean a lot of time in her room, scrolling and chatting to friends. Her sense of purpose is low outside of being a friend, daughter, and student. Her sports practice is back online again, the evenings are getting cold and there is only so much fun sitting in the park in the rain with one friend after school. The internal sense of being “lost and disconnected” is so very real. Many of the teens I spoke with described the importance of learning something new: playing the ukulele, making tiktok dances with their family, learning to bake or trying yoga. When we feel disconnected, it can be important to remind our bodies of a fraction of what it feels to feel alive or connected. Over 25% of students advised dancing as a way to stay mentally healthy. Dancing seems to interrupt anxious pathways and spirals with dopamine, so turn your music up and have a boogie! Perhaps you won’t start a 100 day yoga challenge, take up knitting or become the family who loves games night. However, I hope there is space to listen slowly and curiously to how you, and any young people in your life, are doing. Listening simply to allow the other to feel known, not to fix or change anything. Perhaps reflect on what you’re grateful for together, and maybe there’ll be some dancing in the kitchen. Perhaps this will allow a small shift, a moment of magic in the chaos, a slightly longer, deeper breath. For tomorrow is another day. Sydenham High School is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, a family of 25 schools, helping to shape the future of girls’ education. Virtual open events bookable on their website sydenhamhighschool.gdst.net

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The UK’s number-one children’s theatre, Polka Theatre has created a digital resource, Polka Online, for families to inspire creativity at home during ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. Its special content explores some of the best-loved children’s books which have been adapted for the stage, and offers online story time, activities and acting and singing workshops for your little ones at home.

With the V&A Dundee’s Mary Quant exhibition now closed and jetting off to the other side of the world, the museum wanted to give the show a final send-off. Join it for a look around Mary Quant in its original video of the exhibition. Whether you missed the show or simply miss it, the V&A hopes this gives you another chance to enjoy Quant’s innovative and bold designs.

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The National Theatre has announced three new filmed productions have been added to its streaming service National Theatre at Home, including Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches and Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika. Marianne Elliott (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, War Horse)’s multi-award-winning production of Tony Kushner’s two-part masterpiece, with a cast including Andrew Garfield (The Social Network), Denise Gough (Paula), Nathan Lane (American Crime Story), James McArdle (Ammonite), Susan Brown (It’s A Sin) and Russell Tovey (Years and Years). ntathome.com

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If you’re lucky enough to live near one of these sites, despite restrictions, many National Trust parks, gardens, coasts and countryside sites remain open for you to enjoy safely with your family as part of your daily exercise. Check ahead to see which sites require a slot. nationaltrust.org.uk

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The team at the Jamie Oliver Cookery School have moved their culinary classes online so that chefs can whip up amazing creations from the comfort of their own kitchen. The special parent and child classes run on Saturdays and Sundays and include a pasta masterclass and Mexican street food. Advanced booking required. jamieolivercookeryschool.com

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Virtually perfect During lockdown, Cherwell College in Oxford continued to provide its students with a robust and full timetable of online tutorials and group seminars

herwell is one of the few remaining pre-university colleges in Oxford which continues to preserve the very best the British education system has to offer –

the tutorial. In an age of continuing uncertainty, young people must be encouraged to ‘think on their feet’ and adapt quickly to the ever-changing political, economic and social situations in the world, which have a direct effect on their lives and academic and career aspirations. One clear lesson the ongoing public health crisis has taught us is that ‘if there’s a will, there’s a way’ – the remarkable resilience shown by tutors and support staff across the independent sector has ensured a continuity of education for thousands of students. At Cherwell, a switch to the solely online method of teaching, during the first national lockdown (March to June) happened virtually (pun intended) overnight, with Microsoft Teams licences issued and disseminated to all students and tutors involved. A combination

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Cherwell (be it as a day or a boarding student) is the College’s enrichment programme. Some of the topics discussed during the recent (virtual) debate clubs were: • How is the race for renewable energy is reshaping global politics? Following an article published in FT. • Should the statues of racist historical figures be torn down? A topic which sparked controversy over the prudence of the removal of the Cecil Rhodes’ statue and plaque from the University College buildings. • How 19th century industrialisation transformed British ideas in literature and art Inspired by the recent (virtual) talk attended by young Cherwellians entitled: The Age of Revolutions: a World in turmoil 1688 – 1917 Every extracurricular event is intended to engage the students in developing knowledge in a broad range of subjects not necessarily related to their main disciplines, but which are important to provide an all-round education and erudition to prepare for a fulfilling life in the world they find themselves part of. However, this wholesome approach to education doesn’t stop within the Cherwell walls – young Cherwellians hope to resume their Oxford Union membership and visits to the public lectures at the Oxford University colleges as soon as they’re allowed to do so. For enquiries visit cherwell-college.co.uk

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Everybody loves Joe ONGOING

The Body Coach, Joe Wicks is back with his über-successful PE With Joe sessions that gained such an impressive following over the first lockdown. His live PE lessons are held on YouTube every Monday morning and are perfect for all ages to get up and get active to kick off the home-school week! youtube.com

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At a time when imagination and fun are more important than ever, World Book Day is back for another year and encouraging children to develop a love of reading. Dress up as your favourite character and enjoy a brand new range of £1 books. Take part in the Stories to Share campaign, featuring the nation’s top 100 Stories to Share for all ages.

Although we can’t currently visit in person, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery has opened its doors virtually for visitors to explore its permanent collections and exhibitions online. There’s plenty of fun for younger visitors to be had too, with games and printable learning resources to look at!

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Keeping us entertained at home, the Tate has created a special hub on the Tate Kids section of its website, Tate Make, packed with inspiring ideas for us to get creative, from painting pop art like Andy Warhol to making a kaleidoscope or taking part in a digital photo challenge! tate.org.uk

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Let’s get crafty UNTIL 31 MARCH

In a special lockdown offer, the National Centre for Craft And Design is giving children aged seven+ the chance to complete its nationally recognised Explore Arts Award with a new online programme. Participants are required to complete 20 hours of NCCD online activity, plus 15 hours of independent study, and can take part in online craft or dance workshops, worksheet and support meetings. nccd.org.uk

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ADVERTORIAL Lycée Churchill offers both the IB Diploma and French Baccalauréat to its sixth formers

Embracing change Schools may never be the same after the Covid-19 crisis. However, those that evolve to the new normal and develop new ways of educating their students will better meet the needs of global families

here’s little doubt the pandemic has changed education forever. Of course the traditional school model will continue to predominate, with students and teachers meeting on campus for inperson learning. But the need for lockdowns and online instruction during the crisis demonstrated the vulnerability of face-toface education during emergencies, as well as the necessity – and difficulty – of replicating it remotely. The lesson for the future is that schools must continually innovate to deliver their missions by whatever means during turbulent times. One leader in this area is Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill, which navigated the 2020 and 2021 shutdowns especially well, thanks to a potent mix of technology, culture and community. Since its establishment in2015, the school has made smart use of digital tools to enhance education and streamline administration. That solid technical base – overlayed with dedicated staff, engaged parents, and a collaborative and consultative framework – smoothed the transition to learning from home. Students followed predictable schedules, with lessons delivered by live video and plenty of opportunity for online group interaction. The school set a global example for its continued engagement and sense of solidarity during the pandemic crisis.

Set on a five-acre campus in north London and housed in a magnificent art deco building, Lycée Churchill is a co-ed independent bilingual school serving 850 students aged three to 18. Offering both the English-language IB Diploma and French Baccalauréat, it’s rated “Outstanding” by Ofsted for sixth form and personal growth and welfare. It boasts 100 per cent pass rates on French exams and 100 per cent graduate matriculation to top universities, such as Cambridge, McGill, US Ivy League and French Classes Préparatoires.

Since the pandemic, Lycée Churchill has leveraged its expertise to facilitate additional forms of off-campus learning. Remote LIL is aimed at students who can’t come to the school for short periods of time (usually due to travel quarantines), allowing them to stay abreast of their peers while isolating at home. The pioneering LIL Online is a full remote education and virtual classroom programme for students who can’t or don’t want to attend school in person. The Lycée also helps students aged 16 and over who wish to study in London

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BATTERSEA 14 Emanuel School BELGRAVIA 15 Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Prep School 16 Eaton House Belgravia Prep School CLAPHAM 17 Eaton House The Manor Girls’ School 18 Eaton House The Manor Pre-Prep and Prep FULHAM 19 Parsons Green Prep KNIGHTSBRIDGE 20 More House School SOUTH KENSINGTON 21 Queen’s Gate School 22 St Philip’s Prep School for Boys

WIMBLEDON VILLAGE 23 The Study Preparatory School

Greater London CROYDON 24 Trinity School

HILLINGDON 25 ACS Hillingdon International School RICHMOND 26 King’s House School 27 Old Vicarage School STAINES 28 Staines Preparatory WEMBLEY 29 Lycée International De Londres

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Chiswick, W4 1LY Headteacher: Chris Hocking Total pupils: 231

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Kensington, W8 4PL Headteacher: Mr Mike Kirby Total pupils: 243

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Avenue House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Ealing, W13 8LS Headteacher: Mr Justin Sheppard Total pupils: 122

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North Kensington, W10 6JP Headteacher: Mrs Philippa Cawthorne Total pupils: 191

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Hammersmith, W6 7EA Headteacher: Mrs Helen Lowe Total pupils: 309

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Notting Hill, W11 1QS Headteacher: Mrs Angela Barr Total pupils: 172

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Bayswater, W2 2HL Headteachers: Mrs Victoria Hampton and Miss Ellie Grunewald Total pupils: 85

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Davies Laing & Dick College Westminster, SE1 7FX Principal: Irfan Latif Total pupils: 500

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falconsboys.co.uk

Godolphin & Latymer School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Hammersmith, W6 0PG Headteacher: Dr Frances Ramsey Total pupils: 786

godolphinandlatymer.com

Great Beginnings Montessori Nursery School NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Marylebone, W1H 5JE Headteacher: Ms Wendy Innes Total pupils: 64

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Kensington, W14 8HJ Headteacher: Ms Kitty Mason

hpps.co.uk

Pembridge Hall School

Wetherby Preparatory School

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

PREP • DAY • BOYS

Notting Hill Gate, W2 4EH Headteacher: Mr Henry Keighley-Elstub Total pupils: 413

Marylebone, W1H 2EA Headteacher: Mr Nick Baker

pembridgehall.co.uk

International School of London

Portland Place School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Gunnersbury, W3 8LG UK Principal: Richard Parker Primary Principal: Kathryn Firebrace Secondary Principal: Paul Rose Total pupils: 440

isllondon.org

Kensington Park School SENIOR

Kensington, W2 4AT Headteacher: Mr Paul Vanni

kps.co.uk

Kensington Park School 6TH FORM

South Kensington, SW7 5JP Headteacher: Mr Paul Vanni

kps.co.uk

Kensington Wade School NURSERY • PRE-PREP

Kensington, W14 8PU Headteacher: Jo Wallace

kensingtonwade.com

Latymer Prep School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hammersmith, W6 9TA Headteacher: Ms Andrea Rutterford Total pupils: 157

latymerprep.org

Latymer Upper School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Hammersmith, W6 9LR Headteacher: Mr David Goodhew Total pupils: 1179

latymer-upper.org

Lionheart School PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

West Kensington, W14 0HB Headteacher: Ms Kate Cullinan

lionheart-education.com

Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Kensington, SW7 2DG Headteacher: Didier Devilard

www.lyceefrancais.org.uk

Maria Montessori Children’s House – Bayswater NURSERY • PREP • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Regent’s Park, W1B 1NJ Headteacher: Mr David Bradbury Total pupils: 425

Queen’s College Preparatory School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Portland Place, W1B 1QP Headteacher: Emma Webb Total pupils: 230

qcps.org.uk

Queen’s College London SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Regent’s Park, W1G 8BT Headteacher: Mr Richard Tillett Total pupils: 552

qcl.org.uk

Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hammersmith, W6 0SL Headteacher: Mr Carl Howes Total pupils: 420

Norland Place School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Notting Hill Gate, W11 4UH Headteacher: Mr Patrick Mattar Total pupils: 244

norlandplace.com

Notting Hill & Ealing High School Junior PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Ealing, W13 8HH Headteacher: Ms Silvana Silva Total pupils: 902

www.wetherbysenior.co.uk

North West London Abercorn School NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

St John’s Wood, NW8 9XP Headteacher: Natalie Young

abercornschool.com

Abercorn Pre-Prep PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Marylebone, NW1 6JF Deputy Head: Ms Rebecca Stewart

abercornschool.com

Abercorn Prep PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Marylebone, W1H 1PN Deputy Head: Kirsteen Jack Total pupils: 292

abercornschool.com

Abingdon House School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Ealing, W5 2JL Headteacher: Mrs S Raffray, M.A.

sapriory.com

St Benedict’s School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Ealing, W5 2ES Headmaster: Mr Andrew Johnson Total pupils: 1104

stbenedicts.org.uk

St Benedict’s Junior School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Ealing, W5 2XP Headteacher: Rob Simmons

stbenedicts.org.uk

St James Junior School PREP • DAY • GIRLS

West Kensington, W14 8SH Headteacher: Ms Catherine Thomlinson Total pupils: 250

stjamesgirls.co.uk

mariamontessori.org

London W1U 2QU Headteacher: Mr Seth Bolderow Total pupils: 224

Saint Augustine’s Priory School

Maria Montessori Children’s House – Notting Hill Notting Hill, W11 1JG Headteacher: Tais Zeitune

DAY • BOYS

rpps.co.uk

stjamesschools.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wetherby Senior School

portland-place.co.uk

Bayswater, W2 4LA Children’s House Headteacher: Sophie Boden and Lucie Watson Elementary Headteacher: Sejal Chandarana

mariamontessori.org

wetherbyprep.co.uk

St James Senior Girls’ School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

West Kensington, W14 8SH Headteacher: Sarah Labram

St Paul’s Girls’ School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Hammersmith, W6 7BS Headteacher: Ms Sarah Fletcher Total pupils: 741

spgs.org

Southbank International School, Kensington NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Notting Hill Gate, W11 3BU Headteacher: Siobhan McGrath

southbank.org

Marylebone, NW1 6LG Acting Headteacher: Tanya Moran Total pupils: 55

abingdonhouseschool.co.uk

The American School in London PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

St John’s Wood, NW8 0NP Headteacher: Robin Appleby Total pupils: 1360

asl.org

Arnold House School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

St John’s Wood, NW8 0LH Headteacher: Vivian Thomas Total pupils: 273

arnoldhouse.co.uk

Belmont Mill Hill Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • CO-ED

Mill Hill Village, NW7 4ED Headteacher: Leon Roberts

millhill.org.uk/belmont

Brampton College 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Hendon, NW4 4DQ Headteacher: Bernard Canetti Total pupils: 252

bramptoncollege.com

The Cavendish School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Camden, NW1 7HB Headteacher: Miss Jane Rogers Total pupils: 250

cavendishschool.co.uk

Devonshire House Preparatory School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hampstead, NW3 6AE Headteacher: Stephanie Piper

devonshirehouseschool.co.uk

Southbank International School, Westminster

Fine Arts College

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Belsize Park, NW3 4YD Headteacher: Candida Cave Total pupils: 160

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

nhehs.gdst.net

Westminster, W1B 1QR Headteacher: Paul Wood

Harvington Prep School

Notting Hill & Ealing High School Senior

Sylvia Young Theatre School

Francis Holland School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS • BOYS

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

greatbeginningsnursery.com

southbank.org

Ealing, W13 8AX Headteacher: Mr Matthew Shoults Total pupils: 600

Hyde Park, W1H 5YZ Headteacher: Ms Frances Chave Total pupils: 237

nhehs.gdst.net

syts.co.uk

Hawkesdown House School

Notting Hill Prep School

Thomas’s Kensington

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Ealing, W5 2DS Headteacher: Mrs Anna Evans Total pupils: 109

harvingtonschool.com

Kensington, W8 7PN Principal: Mrs Jenny Mackay Total pupils: 141

hawkesdown.co.uk

Notting Hill Gate, W11 1QQ Headteacher: Jane Cameron Total pupils: 300

nottinghillprep.com

Kensington, W8 5RJ Headteacher: Ms Joanna Ebner

fhs-nw1.org.uk

Grimsdell, Mill Hill Pre-Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

The Hall

Wetherby Pre-Preparatory School

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Chiswick, W4 4JU Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Goodsman Total pupils: 198

Chiswick, W4 1LB Headteacher: Mrs Maria Edwards Total pupils: 300

independentschoolparent.com

Regent’s Park, NW1 6XR Headteacher: Charles Fillingham Total pupils: 495

Mill Hill, NW7 1QR Headteacher: Mrs Kate Simon

Orchard House School

orchardhs.org.uk

hampsteadfinearts.com

thomas-s.co.uk

Heathfield House School

heathfieldhouse.co.uk

Holland Park Pre-Prep School and Nursery

Notting Hill Gate, W2 4ED Headteacher: Mr Mark Snell Total pupils: 292

wetherbyschool.co.uk

millhill.org.uk/grimsdell PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Hampstead, NW3 4EH Headteacher: Mr Chris Godwin Total pupils: 458

hallschool.co.uk

LONDON

Devonshire House Preparatory School

2 A r k w r ig ht Road, Hampstead, London,NW3 6AE

A co-educational IAPS Pre and Pre-Prep School for children from 3 to 13 with its own Oak Tree Nursery for children from 2½ to 3½ Virtual Open Mornings Wednesday 5th & Thursday 6th May 2021 To register for an open morning please visit our website or contact Admissions

Tel: 020 7435 1916. Email: enquiries@dhprep.co.uk www.devonshirehouseschool.co.uk

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LONDON

North West London - North London - Central London - East London Hampstead Hill Pre-Preparatory School

Saint Christina’s RC Preparatory School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS • BOYS

Hampstead, NW3 2PP Headteacher: Andrea Taylor

St John’s Wood, NW8 7PY Headteacher: Alastair Gloag Total pupils: 228

hampsteadhillschool.co.uk

Hendon Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

London, NW4 1TD Headteacher: Mr Mark Lloyd-Williams

hendonprep.co.uk

Hereward House School PREP • DAY • BOYS

Sarum Hall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Hampstead, NW3 3EL Headteacher: Mrs Christine Smith Total pupils: 182

sarumhallschool.co.uk

Hampstead, NW3 4NY Headteacher: Mr Pascal Evans Total pupils: 176

South Hampstead High Junior

King Alfred School

shhs.gdst.net

herewardhouse.co.uk

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Golders Green, NW11 7HY Headteacher: Mr Robert Lobatto Total pupils: 637

kingalfred.org.uk

Lyndhurst House School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Hampstead, NW3 5NW Headteacher: Mr Andrew Reid Total pupils: 165

lyndhursthouse.co.uk

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Hampstead, NW3 5RN Headteacher: Mrs Gabrielle Solti

South Hampstead High Senior SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Hampstead, NW3 5SS Headteacher: Victoria Bingham

shhs.gdst.net

Southbank International School, Hampstead NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hampstead, NW3 5TH Headteacher: Shirley Harwood Total pupils: 200

North Bridge House School

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Belsize Park, NW3 3YN Headteacher: Miss Carol Gay Total pupils: 110

thevillageschool.org.uk

North London Andover Pre School NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Islington, N7 7RU

Annemount Nursery and Pre-Prep NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hampstead, N2 0QN Headteacher: Mrs Geraldine Maidment Total pupils: 85

annemount.co.uk

Avenue Nursery and Pre-Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Highgate, N6 5RX Headteacher: Ms Mary Fysh Total pupils: 83

avenuenursery.com

Beckett House Montessori Nursery School NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Maria Montessori Children’s House – Hampstead

southbank.org

Islington, N1 0LL Headteacher: Pamela Harries

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

St Anthony’s Preparatory School

Channing Junior School

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Hampstead, NW3 6NP Headteacher: Mr Paul Keyte Total pupils: 295

channing.co.uk

Hampstead, NW3 5NW

mariamontessori.org

Maria Montessori Children’s House – West Hampstead NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

West Hampstead, NW6 4SN

mariamontessori.org

Mill Hill School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Mill Hill, NW7 1QS Headteacher: Jane Sanchez Total pupils: 183

millhill.org.uk

Mulberry House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

stanthonysprep.org.uk

St. Anthony’s School For Girls PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

London,NW11 7SX Headteacher: Mr Donal Brennan

stanthonysgirls.co.uk

St Christopher’s School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Hampstead, NW3 5AE Headteacher: Christine Lough Total pupils: 247

st-christophers.hampstead.sch.uk

West Hampstead, NW2 3SD Headteacher: Victoria Playford Total pupils: 211

St John’s Wood Pre-Preparatory School

Nancy Reuben Primary School

London NW8 7NE Headteacher: Adrian Ellis Total pupils: 57

mulberryhouseschool.com PLAYGROUP • PRE-NURSERY • NURSERY • DAY CO-ED

Hendon, NW4 1DJ Headteacher: Mr Anthony Wolfson Total pupils: 210

nrps.co.uk

Naima Jewish Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Maida Vale, NW6 5ED Headteacher: Mr Bill Pratt Total pupils: 172

naimajps.org.uk

Neasden Montessori School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Neasden, NW2 7RX

neasdenmontessori.co.uk

North Bridge House School Nursery NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

London NW3 5JY Headteacher: Ms Christine McLelland

northbridgehouse.com

North Bridge House Pre-Preparatory School PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

London, NW3 5RR Headteacher: Ms Christine McLelland

northbridgehouse.com

North Bridge House School Prep School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

London, NW1 7AB Headteacher: James Stenning

northbridgehouse.com

North Bridge House Senior School SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Hampstead, NW3 5UD Headteacher: Mr Brendan Pavey

northbridgehouse.com

Oak Tree Nursery NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Hampstead, NW3 6PD

devonshirehouseschool.co.uk/nurserycurriculum

saintchristinas.org.uk

The Village School

independentschoolparent.com

PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Highgate, N6 5JR Headteacher: Miss D Hamalis

Channing Senior School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Highgate, N6 5HF Headteacher: Mrs Barbara Elliott

channing.co.uk

Dwight School London NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Barnet, N11 3LX Headteacher: Alison Cobbin Total pupils: 356

dwightlondon.org

The Gower School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Islington, N1 9JF Headteacher: Miss Emma Gowers Total pupils: 233

thegowerschool.co.uk

sjwpre-prep.org.uk

Grange Park Preparatory School

St Margaret’s School

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • GIRLS

Hampstead, NW3 7SR Headteacher: Mr M Webster Total pupils: 155

st-margarets.co.uk

St Mary’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Hampstead, NW3 6PG Headteacher: Harriet Connor-Earl Total pupils: 297

stmh.co.uk

The Swaminarayan School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Neasden, NW10 8HE Headteacher: Umesh Raja and Nilesh Manani Total pupils: 494

swaminarayan.brent.sch.uk

Trevor-Roberts School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hampstead, NW3 3ET Headteacher: Simon Trevor-Roberts Total pupils: 174

trevor-robertsschool.co.uk

UCS Pre-Prep PRE-PREP • DAY • BOYS

Hampstead, NW3 5LF Headteacher: Dr. Zoe Dunn Total pupils: 125

Grange Park, N21 2EA Headteacher: Flavia Rizzo Total pupils: 82

gpps.org.uk

Highgate Pre-Preparatory School PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Highgate, N6 4PH Headteacher: Mrs Diane Hecht

highgateschool.org.uk

Highgate Junior School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Highgate, N6 4PL Headteacher: Mr Mark James

highgateschool.org.uk

Highgate School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Highgate, N6 4AY Headteacher: Adam Pettitt Total pupils: 1588

highgateschool.org.uk

Keble School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • BOYS

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS • CO-ED

Hampstead, NW3 6XH Headteacher: Mr Mark Beard Total pupils: 848

ucs.org.uk

Palmer’s Green, N21 3LJ Headteacher: Mrs Wendy Kempster Total pupils: 277

pghs.co.uk

St Andrew’s Montessori NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Islington, N1 1BQ Headteacher: Samantha Rawson

standrewsmontessori.com

St Paul’s Steiner School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Islington, N1 2QH Headteacher: Stephanie Jansen

stpaulssteinerschool.org

Salcombe Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Enfield, N14 4P Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Davies

salcombeprep.co.uk

Vita et Pax Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Southgate, N14 4AT Headteacher: Allana Gay Total pupils: 188

vitaetpax.co.uk

Central London Cats College London

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Holborn, WC1A 2RA Acting Headteacher: James Slocombe Total pupils: 262

catseducation.com

City of London School for Girls PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

City of London, EC2Y 8BB Headteacher: Mrs Ena Harrop Total pupils: 732

clsg.org.uk

City of London School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

City of London, EC4V 3AL Acting Headteacher: Alan Bird Total pupils: 921

clsb.org.uk

Dallington School NURSERY • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

London, EC1V 0BQ Headteacher: Maria Blake

dallingtonschool.co.uk

Ecole Jeannine Manuel School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

London, WC1B 3DN Headmistress : Ms Pauline Prevot

ecolejeanninemanuel.org.uk

Guildhall School of Music and Drama CO ED

London, EC2Y 8DT Principal: Lynne Williams

gsmd.ac.uk

The Lyceum School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

City of London, EC2A 2DU Headteacher: Mrs Hilary Wyatt Total pupils: 97

lyceumschool.co.uk

St Paul’s Cathedral School

spcslondon.com

mariamontessori.org

University College School Senior

NURSERY • PREP • JUNIOR • SENIOR • DAY • GIRLS

Maria Montessori School Hornsey Rise

kebleprep.co.uk

University College School Junior

ucs.org.uk

Palmer’s Green High School

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hampstead, NW3 6QN Headteacher: Mr Lewis Hayward Total pupils: 247

northbridgehouse.com

Winchmore Hill, N21 1BG Headteacher: Mr M J Mitchell Total pupils: 224

ucs.org.uk

PREP • DAY • BOYS

Canonbury, N1 2NQ Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Taylor

Hornsey Rise, N19 3AD

The Montessori House NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Muswell Hill, N10 3LS Headteacher: Paul Jowett

montessori-house.org.uk

Norfolk House School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Muswell Hill, N10 2EG Headteacher: Paul Jowett Total pupils: 255

norfolkhouseschool.org

City of London, EC2A 4JH Headteacher: Simon Larter-Evans Total pupils: 252

East London

Bethnal Green Montessori School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bethnal Green, E2 7DA Headteacher: Sidonie Winter

bethnalgreenmontessorischool.co.uk

Forest School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS • BOYS • CO-ED

Snaresbrook, E17 3PY Warden: Marcus Cliff Hodges Total pupils: 1345

forest.org.uk

LONDON

International bilingual school in London from Nursery to Year 10

The education at CFBL and the learning experiences our pupils have outside the classroom prepare them for leadership roles, no matter where they go next. * in the class of 2021 - more than 67% of the Oxbridge applicants from Lycée International de Londres are CFBL Alumni

- Concordia University (Montreal) - McGill University - University of British Colombia (UBC) - Sciences Po - University of Toronto

- Colombia University - Sc.Po. (New York) - Georgetown University (Washington, DC)

- Central St Martins (UAL) - Imperial College London - King’s College London - UCL - University of London

University of Bath University of Bristol University of Exeter University of Cambridge UWE (Bristol)

Classes prépas (Henri IV, Ste Genevieve, Louis le Grand) Ecole Polytechnique (Bachelor de l’X) Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne EPFL-Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EDHEC ESCP Business School Leiden University (Netherlands) Université Paris Dauphine

Give your child the opportunity to learn in an OUTSTANDING school where well-being and multilingualism are the top priorities

Never too young to be bilingual

www.cfbl.org.uk info@cfbl.org.uk

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LONDON

East London - South East London - South West London Gatehouse School

James Allen’s Girls’ School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

gatehouseschool.co.uk

jags.org.uk

Victoria Park, E2 9JG Headteacher: Rebecca Whitlock Total pupils: 380

Grangewood Independent School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Forest Gate, E7 8QT Headteacher: Mrs Beverley Roberts Total pupils: 63

grangewoodschool.com

Normanhurst School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

North Chingford, E4 7BA Headteacher: Mrs Claire Osborn Total pupils: 249

normanhurstsch.co.uk

Snaresbrook College Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

South Woodford, E18 2EA Headteacher: Mr Ralph Dalton Total pupils: 164

snaresbrookprep.org

Dulwich, SE21 8HP Headteacher: Mr Patrick Gush Total pupils: 414

oakfield.dulwich.sch.uk

Riverston School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Eltham, SE12 8UF Headteacher: Sarah Salathiel

riverstonschool.co.uk

Rosemead Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Dulwich, SE21 8HZ Headteacher: Phil Soutar Total pupils: 350

rosemeadprepschool.org.uk

St Dunstan’s College

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

stdunstans.org.uk

alleyns.org.uk

Bellerbys College London SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

London, SE8 3DE Principal: Alison Baines

bellerbys.com

Blackheath High School NURSERY • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Blackheath, SE3 7AG Headteacher: Mrs C Chandler-Thompson Total pupils: 737

blackheathhighschool.gdst.net

Blackheath Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Blackheath, SE3 ONJ Acting Headteacher: Mrs C Dawe Total pupils: 399

blackheathprepschool.com

Colfe’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Lee, SE12 8AW Headteacher: Mr R F Russell Total pupils: 599

colfes.com

Dulwich Prep London NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Dulwich, SE21 7AA Headteacher: Mr Michael Roulston Total pupils: 835

dulwichpreplondon.org

Dulwich College PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • BOYS

Dulwich, SE21 7LD Headteacher: Dr Joseph Spence Total pupils: 1768

dulwich.org.uk

DAY • CO-ED

Catford, SE6 4TY Headteacher: Mr Nicholas Hewlett Total pupils: 857

St Olave’s Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

New Eltham, SE9 3QS Headteacher: Miss C Holloway Total pupils: 220

stolaves.org.uk

Sydenham High School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Sydenham, SE26 6BL Headteacher: Mrs Katharine Woodcock Total pupils: 666

sydenhamhighschool.gdst.net

South West London Apples and Honey, The Nursery on the Common NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wimbledon, SW19 5QD Headteacher: Gila Godsi Total pupils: 30

applesandhoney.org

Barnes Montessori Nursery NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Barnes, SW13 9QL

barnesmontessori.co.uk

Broomwood Hall PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS • CO-ED

Chelsea, SW3 6AH Headteacher: Ms Dina Mallett Total pupils: 120

cameronhouseschool.org

Clapham Montessori Clapham, SW4 0DX

Clapham, SW4 9EH

Collingham College

Blackheath, SE3 7SE Headteacher: Adrian Dow

greenwichsteinerschool.org.uk

Herne Hill Pre-Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Herne Hill, SE24 9LY Headteacher: Ngaire Telford Total pupils: 287

hernehillschool.co.uk

James Allen’s Preparatory School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Dulwich, SE22 8TE Headteacher: Finola Stack

jags.org.uk

independentschoolparent.com

FEES:

School Philosophy: That each boy should achieve his full potential and make the

Notable Achievements and Alumni: Recent scholarships to King Edwards, Bath and St Edwards, Oxford (Academic). Haileybury (Music). St Edwards, Oxford (Arts). Aldenham (Sports).

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • CO-ED

Day Pre-Prep: Termly: £6,470 Prep: Termly: £7,245 TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Average: 15 MAIN EXIT SCHOOLS: City of London, Merchant Taylors, Mill Hill, St Pauls, UCS, Westminster FAITH: Non-Denominational ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Selective, by assessment and/or interview TYPE:

Clapham Park Montessori

Eltham College

Greenwich Steiner School

Boys, 4-13 years 133

Extra-curricular: Our main sports are football, rugby and cricket and boys have the opportunity to experience a full range of sporting activities. Music lies at the heart of the school, with regular performance opportunities. Both sport and creative arts are highly valued.

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

montessoriclapham.co.uk

elthamcollege.london

TOTAL PUPILS:

Cameron House

northwoodschools.com

PREP • DAY • BOYS

Eltham, SE9 4QF Headteacher: Mr Guy Sanderson Total pupils: 870

GENDER/AGES:

most of all his opportunities both academically and in extracurricular activities. When boys leave Lyndhurst they should be confident and believe in themselves, but with a recognition of the need to treat others with respect.

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

elthamcollege.london

Head Teacher: Mr Andrew Reid Admissions: Miss Jessica Orrett office@lyndhursthouse.co.uk 0207 435 4936

Wandsworth, SW12 8NR Headteacher: Carole Jenkinson Total pupils: 631

Eltham College Junior School Eltham, SE9 4RW Headteacher: Mr Edmund Cavendish

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM •

Dulwich, SE22 8SU Headteacher: Dr Gary Savage Total pupils: 1,009

24 Lyndhurst Gardens, Hampstead, London NW3 5NW

Oakfield Preparatory School

South East London Alleyn’s School

Lyndhurst House Preparatory School

Dulwich, SE22 8TE Headteacher: Mrs Sally-Anne Huang Total pupils: 1081

montessoriclapham.co.uk SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Earl’s Court, SW5 0HL Headteacher: Dr Sally Powell Total pupils: 216

collingham.co.uk

Dolphin School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wandsworth, SW11 6QW Headteacher: Nicola Baldwin

dolphinschool.org.uk

The Dominie PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Battersea, SW11 4DX Headteacher: Anne O’Doherty

thedominie.co.uk

Donhead School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Wimbledon, SW19 4NP Headteacher: Mr P J J Barr Total pupils: 334

donhead.org.uk

Open Days: Please see website for details www.lyndhursthouse.co.uk

LONDON

Hawkesdown House School

& The Walnut Tree Nursery For Boys & Girls aged 2 to 11 years

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LONDON South West London

Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Belgravia, SW1W 9BA Headteacher: Mr Huw May

eatonhouseschools.com

Eaton House Belgravia Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Belgravia, SW7 5QH Headteacher: Mr Huw May

eatonhouseschools.com

Eaton House The Manor Girls’ School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Clapham, SW4 9RU Headteacher: Mr Oliver Snowball

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Eaton House The Manor Nursery NURSERY • CO-ED

Clapham, SW4 9RU Headteacher: Mrs Roosha Sue

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Eaton House The Manor Pre-Prep and Prep PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Clapham, SW4 9RU Headteacher: Mrs Nichola Borthwick and Mrs Sarah Segrave

eatonhouseschools.com

Eaton Square Nursery School Belgravia NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Belgravia, SW1W 9PY

eatonsquareschool.com

Eaton Square Nursery School Knightsbridge NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Knightsbridge, SW7 1BX

eatonsquareschool.com

Eaton Square Nursery School Pimlico NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Pimlico, SW1V 3DZ

Fulham, SW6 3JJ Headteacher: Miss Di Steven

Fulham Prep School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Fulham, W14 9SD Headteacher: Neil Lunnon

fulhamprep.co.uk

Garden House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Chelsea, SW3 4TW Headteachers: Mrs Annie Lee, Mrs Julia Adlard, Mr Christian Warland Total pupils: 497

gardenhouseschool.co.uk

Glendower Preparatory School PREP • DAY • GIRLS

South Kensington, SW7 5JX Headteacher: Nina Kingsmill Moore Total pupils: 255

glendowerprep.org

Hall School Wimbledon (Junior) PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Putney Vale, SW15 3EQ Headteacher: Timothy Hobbs

hsw.co.uk

Hall School Wimbledon (Senior) SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Wimbledon, SW20 8HF Headteacher: Timothy Hobbs

hsw.co.uk

The Hampshire School Early Years NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Chelsea, SW7 4NX

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Head Teacher: Guy Sanderson Admissions: Caro St Clair-Charles admissions@eltham-college.org.uk mail@eltham-college.org.uk 020 8857 1455

Chelsea, SW3 6NB Headteacher: Dr Pamela Edmonds Total pupils: 255

GENDER/AGES:

thehampshireschoolchelsea.co.uk

The Hampshire School, Chelsea

Eaton Square School

The Harrodian School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Belgravia, SW1V 1PP Headteacher: Mr Sebastian Hepher Total pupils: 519

Barnes, SW13 9QN Headteacher: James Hooke

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Battersea, SW11 1HS Headteacher: Mr Robert Milne Total pupils: 774

emanuel.org.uk

Fairley House School PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Westminster, SW1P 4AU Headteacher: Mr Michael Taylor

fairleyhouse.org.uk

Falcons Preparatory Girls School PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Putney, SW15 6PY Headteacher: Sara Williams-Ryan Total pupils: 78

falconsgirls.co.uk

Falkner House NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

South Kensington, SW7 4QB Headteacher: Mrs A Griggs Total pupils: 200

falknerhouse.co.uk

Falkner House NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

harrodian.com

Hill House International School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Knightsbridge, SW1X 0EP Headteacher: Richard Townend

hillhouseschool.co.uk

Hornsby House School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Balham, SW12 8RS Headteacher: Mr Edward Rees Total pupils: 430

hornsbyhouse.org.uk

Hurlingham School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Putney, SW15 2NQ Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Brough Total pupils: 326

hurlinghamschool.co.uk

Ibstock Place School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Roehampton, SW15 5PY Headteacher: Anna Sylvester-Johnson Total pupils: 950

ibstockplaceschool.co.uk

Kensington Prep School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Earl’s Court, SW5 9SU Headteacher: Mrs A Griggs Total pupils: 178

Fulham, SW6 5PA Headteacher: Caroline Hulme-McKibbin Total pupils: 293

Finton House

King’s College School

falknerhouse.co.uk

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

kensingtonprep.gdst.net

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

Balham, SW17 7HL Headteacher: Mr Ben Freeman Total pupils: 322

Wimbledon, SW19 4TT Headteacher: Andrew Halls Total pupils: 853

fintonhouse.org.uk

kcs.org.uk

Francis Holland School

Knightsbridge School

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Sloane Square, SW1W 8JF Headteacher: Mrs Lucy Elphinstone Total pupils: 520

Knightsbridge, SW1X 0BD Principal: Mr Magoo Giles Total pupils: 386

fhs-sw1.org.uk

knightsbridgeschool.com

Fulham Senior School

L’Ecole de Battersea

PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Fulham, W14 9SD Headteacher: Will Le Fleming

Battersea, SW11 3DS Total pupils: 250

fulhamprep.co.uk/phase/senior

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Grove Park Road, Mottingham, London SE9 4QF

fulhamprep.co.uk

thehampshireschoolchelsea.co.uk

Emanuel School

Eltham College

PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

eatonsquareschool.com

Fulham Pre-Prep School

lecoledespetits.co.uk

TOTAL PUPILS:

Boys and girls, 7-18 years 1,020, boys 880, girls 140

Day Prep – Day from £5,576. Senior – Day from £6,378 per term TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Prep – 20-22, Senior – 22-24, Sixth Form – 8-12 FAITH: Christian MOTTO: Gloria Filiorum Patres ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Entrance exam at 7+, 11+ and 16+. Entrance exam at 16+ and 6 GCSE grades at A*-A or 7-9 TYPE: FEES:

School Philosophy: We have a straightforward commitment: we will give our

students an outstanding education, a positive approach and values that will steer them throughout their life. Our founding fathers were guided by their Christian faith; those values are still fundamental to who we are today. We believe in nurturing each student as an individual, and will help them to explore their abilities, find their strengths and thrive. We place a strong emphasis on selfrespect, humility and service of others. We work hard because we believe in making the most of our gifts every day.

Extra-curricular: Our co-curriculum is right at the core of the education we offer. Through it our students learn the soft skills of leadership, teamwork and commitment, find their passions, and prepare for a lifetime of discovery. We encourage every student to take part in a wide range of activities across music, sport, drama, art and through our varied clubs and societies, to help them find their individual strengths, to learn to challenge themselves and to take risks. Open Days: Please see website for details www.elthamcollege.london

LONDON

Forest School encourages outstanding academic progress and personal development, offering single-sex teaching in a co-educational environment for girls and boys aged 4-18yrs. Forest is a city school on the edge of North London with 30 acres of grounds. Forest - Where People Grow

020 8520 1744 | E17 3PY www.forest.org.uk | admissions@forest.org.uk

ST BENEDICT’S SCHOOL a

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Outstanding Catholic school for boys & girls aged 3 - 18

VIRTUAL OPEN EVENTS SENIOR

THURSDAY 6TH MAY NURSERY & JUNIOR

THURSDAY 20TH MAY

View our website for details of our Open Events or arrange a personal visit with our Registrar, Louise Pepper, on 020 8862 2254 www.stbenedicts.org.uk

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LONDON South West London

L’Ecole des Petits

St Nicholas Prep School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Fulham, SW6 2NB Total pupils: 136

lecoledespetits.co.uk

Mander Portman Woodward 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

South Kensington, SW7 5AB Headteacher: Mr John Southworth Total pupils: 595

mpw.ac.uk

Merlin Pre-Prep School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Putney, SW15 2BZ Headteacher: Mrs Kate Prest

merlinschool.net

The Moat School SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Fulham, SW6 6EG Headteacher: Clare King

moatschool.org.uk

More House School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Knightsbridge, SW1X 0AA Headteacher: Mrs Amanda Leach and Mr Michael Keeley Total pupils: 191

morehouse.org.uk

PREP • DAY • BOYS

Barnes, SW13 9JT Headteacher: Maxine Shaw Total pupils: 439

stpaulsschool.org.uk

St Paul’s School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • BOYS

Barnes, SW13 9JT Headteacher: Professor Mark Bailey Total pupils: 939

stpaulsschool.org.uk

St Philip’s Prep School for Boys PREP • DAY • BOYS

South Kensington, SW7 4NE Headteacher: Mr Alexander Wulffen Thomas

stphilipschool.co.uk

Sinclair House School Nursery NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Fulham, SW6 6DA

sinclairhouseschool.co.uk

Sinclair House School, Preparatory PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Battersea, SW8 4BX Headteacher: Mrs Alison Fleming Total pupils: 624

sinclairhouseschool.co.uk

Fulham, SW6 3JJ Headteacher: Mrs Carlotta O’Sullivan

Noah’s Ark Nursery School

Streatham & Clapham Prep School - Prep and Nursery

NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

noahsarknurseryschools.org.uk

Northcote Lodge PREP • DAY • BOYS

Battersea, SW11 6EL Headteacher: Clive Smith-Langridge Total pupils: 221

northcotelodge.co.uk

Oliver House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Clapham, SW4 9AH Headteacher: Mr Rob Farrell Total pupils: 178

oliverhouse.org.uk

The Park Kindergarten NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Battersea, SW11 4LH Headteacher: Kirsty Sewell

thekindergartens.com

Parsons Green Prep PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Fulham, SW6 4LJ Headteacher: Mr Tim Cannell

parsonsgreenprep.co.uk

Prospect House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Putney, SW15 3NT Headteacher: Mr Michael Hodge Total pupils: 295

prospecths.org.uk

Putney High School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Streatham, SW2 3SR Headteacher: Mr Tom Mylne Total pupils: 242

schs.gdst.net

Streatham & Clapham High School - Senior SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Streatham, SW16 1AW Headteacher: Dr Millan Sachania Total pupils: 694 (Prep & Senior)

schs.gdst.net

The Study Preparatory School PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Wimbledon Village, SW19 5ER Headteacher: Mrs Susan Pepper Total pupils: 322

thestudyprep.co.uk

Sussex House PREP • DAY • BOYS

Belgravia, SW1X 0EA Headteacher: Mr N P Kaye Total pupils: 182

sussexhouseschool.co.uk

Thomas’s Kindergarten Battersea NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Battersea, SW11 3NA Acting Headteacher: Miss Kathy Ballantine Total pupils: 48

thomas-s.co.uk

Thomas’s Battersea PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Putney, SW15 6BH Headteacher: Mrs Suzie Longstaff Total pupils: 911

Battersea, SW11 3JB Headteacher: Mr Simon O’Malley Total pupils: 540

Queen’s Gate School

Thomas’s Fulham

putneyhigh.gdst.net

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

South Kensington, SW7 5LE Headteacher: Mrs Rosalynd Kamaryc

queensgate.org.uk

Redcliffe School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Chelsea, SW10 9JH Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Lemmon Total pupils: 140

redcliffeschool.com

The Roche Nursery Keswick NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

East Putney, SW15 2JE

therocheschool.com/nurseryschools

The Roche Nursery Wandsworth NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Wandsworth, SW18 1HW

therocheschool.com/nurseryschools

The Roche School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wandsworth, SW18 1HW Headteacher: Mrs Vania Adams

therocheschool.com

St Paul’s Juniors

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wandsworth, SW11 6QW Headteacher: Mrs N Baldwin

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Battersea Rise, London SW11 1HS

stnicholasprep.co.uk

Newton Prep

newtonprepschool.co.uk

Emanuel School

South Kensington, SW7 1PT Headteacher: Ms Jill Walker

thomas-s.co.uk

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Fulham, SW6 3ES Headteacher: Ms Annette Dobson Total pupils: 399

thomas-s.co.uk

Thomas’s Clapham PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wandsworth, SW11 6LZ Headteacher: Mr Phil Ward Total pupils: 650

thomas-s.co.uk

Tower House School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

East Sheen, SW14 8LF Headteacher: Mr Greg Evans Total pupils: 185

thsboys.org.uk

Ursuline Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Wimbledon, SW20 8HR Headteacher: Mr Chris McGrath Total pupils: 219

ursulineprep.org

Head Teacher: Mr Robert Milne MA Admissions: Miss Eloise Maclean BSc admissions@emanuel.org.uk enquiries@emanuel.org.uk 020 8870 4171 Boys and girls, 10-18 years 1,000, boys 500, girls 500 TYPE: Day FEES: Senior – Day from £6,426 per term TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Senior – 24, Sixth Form – 16 MAIN EXIT SCHOOLS: Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Exeter, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Durham. Some also overseas (e.g. USA). FAITH: Church of England. MOTTO: ‘Pour Bien Desirer’. ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Entry at 10+, 11+ and Sixth Form. School’s own exam and interview, headteacher’s reference and latest school report. GENDER/AGES: TOTAL PUPILS:

School Philosophy: It is our vision that pupils are happy, confident and kind,

demonstrating high aspirations in all that they do. Pupils, parents and teachers work together to ensure lessons and daily interactions are full of vitality and inspire endeavor, confidence and ambition. Our pastoral care ensures every child is recognized, listened to and understood within a community that values the development of spiritual and social understanding. Our co-curricular and community life allows each pupil to be part of a larger cause, to find friendships and to develop life-enhancing interests and passions. We are committed to offering free places to such children who would not otherwise be able to attend. It is our aim to educate 43 pupils on fully funded places by the Emanuel’s 430th anniversary in 2024.

Academic Record: Most recent public exam results (2019) saw 48.5% A* and A grades at A level, while 72% of pupils achieved A*-7 at GCSE. An extraordinary breadth of subjects, including Ethos and Computing, Design & Robotics for younger pupils. Sixth Form students pursue the Extended Project Qualification, completing a project entirely within their own area of interest. Extra-curricular: Main sports include rugby, football, rowing, cricket, netball and hockey, plus many additional engagement sports. Year-round Drama productions and showcases at Edinburgh Fringe every other year. Classical ensembles and DJ lessons, as well as annual Rock & Pop concert. Specialist art studios and annual exhibition at a prestigious Chelsea gallery. Over 60 clubs, including Media Club, Junior Equality Club and Debating Club. Notable Achievements and Alumni: Alumni include Sir Tim Berners-Lee (founder of the World Wide Web), Joe Quinn and Tallulah Haddon (actors), Michel Roux Jr (Michelin-starred chef), Emma Healey (author) and Mark Baker (co-creator of Peppa Pig). Four years’ running as top school in Cricketer Schools Guide. Open Days: September open morning and April open evening. Additional smaller Wednesday morning open events throughout the year. www.emanuel.org.uk

LONDON

Eaton House Schools

Where Bright Minds Excel

If you want your child to have a happy, confident and ambitious start to their education, choose Eaton House Schools, with single sex sites in Belgravia and Clapham for boys and girls aged 4-13 and co-educational nurseries featuring an Advanced Early Years + Curriculum. • Eaton House Belgravia School is a Westminster and St Paul’s 7+ and 8+ feeder, with 30% of boys receiving offers in 2020, together with a range of other top schools, including Eaton House Belgravia Prep School. • Eaton House The Manor Boys’ School in Clapham has sent generations of boys to Eton, Westminster, St Paul’s, Winchester, Harrow and others, many with scholarships. Boys recently won a St Paul’s John Colet Academic Scholarship and a Dulwich College Academic Scholarship, amongst others. • Eaton House The Manor Girls’ School in Clapham is outstanding academically, with girls winning 10 scholarships and an exhibition in 2020, including academic scholarships to Wycombe Abbey, JAGS, Alleyns and St Mary’s Ascot, and 44 scholarships from 2017-2020 in academics, art, music and sport. • The Good Schools Guide 2020 praises the ‘excellent and nurturing staff’ who ensure that every child is treated as an individual whose talents are noticed and encouraged.

Be a part of the Eaton House success story To learn more about our Advanced 4+ Curriculum contact our Head of Admissions Miss Sam Feilding, on 020 3917 5050 or book a virtual information session on www.eatonhouseschools.com.

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LONDON

South West London - Greater London Westminster Abbey Choir School

Twickenham Preparatory School

PREP • BOARDING • BOYS

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Westminster, SW1P 3NY Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Milton Total pupils: 35

Hampton, TW12 2SA Headteacher: Mr D Malam Total pupils: 273

Westminster Cathedral Choir School

Harrow

westminster-abbey.org/choir-school

PREP • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Westminster, SW1P 1QH Headteacher: Mr Neil McLaughlan Total pupils: 169

choirschool.com

Westminster School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • BOYS • CO-ED

Westminster, SW1P 3PF Headteacher: Mr Patrick Derham Total pupils: 741

westminster.org.uk

Westminster Under School PREP • DAY • BOYS

Westminster, SW1P 2NN Headteacher: Mr Mark O’Donnell Total pupils: 284

westminsterunder.org.uk

White House Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Clapham, SW12 0LF Headteacher: Tony Lewis Total pupils: 110

whitehouseschool.com

Wimbledon High School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Wimbledon, SW19 4AB Headteacher: Mrs Jane Lunnon Total pupils: 896

wimbledonhigh.gdst.net

Alpha Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Harrow, HA1 1SH Headteacher: Mr Christopher Trinidad Total pupils: 154

alpha.harrow.sch.uk

Harrow School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • BOARDING • BOYS

Harrow, HA1 3HP Headteacher:Alastair Land Total pupils: 826

harrowschool.org.uk

The John Lyon School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

Harrow, HA2 0HN Headteacher: Miss Katherine Haynes Total pupils: 600

johnlyon.org

Orley Farm School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Harrow on the Hill, HA1 3NU Headteacher: Mr Tim Calvey Total pupils: 491

Bromley, BR1 2TW Headteacher: Mrs Angela Drew Total pupils: 871

bromleyhigh.gdst.net

Croydon Trinity School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS • CO-ED

Croydon, CR9 7AT Headteacher: Alasdair Kennedy Total pupils: 985

trinity-school.org

Whitgift School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

South Croydon, CR2 6YT Headteacher: Chris Ramsey Total pupils: 1449

whitgift.co.uk

Edgware

North London Collegiate School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Edgware, HA8 7RJ Headteacher: Sarah Clark Total pupils: 1078

nlcs.org.uk

Hampton

Hampton Pre-Prep and Prep School PRE-PREP • CO-ED • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Harrow, HA1 1RX Headteacher: Mr Simon Ford Total pupils: 178

Hillingdon

FIND OUT MORE www.queensgate.org.uk

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

South Kensington · 5-minute walk

Hillingdon, UB10 0BE Headteacher: Mr Martin Hall Total pupils: 555

Gloucester Road · 6-minute walk

acs-schools.com

St Helen’s College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hillingdon, UB10 9JX Headteacher: Shirley Drummond Total pupils: 351

sthelenscollege.com

Isleworth

Ashton House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Isleworth, TW7 4LW Headteacher: Mrs Angela Stewart Total pupils: 119

ashtonhouse.com

Kew

‘High expectations of the pupils enable them to attain excellent standards.’ ‘Pupils show excellent selfconfidence and resilience.’ ISI Educational Quality Inspection Report

Kew College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Kew, TW9 3HQ Headteacher: Mrs Marianne Austin Total pupils: 295

kewcollege.com

Kingston-Upon-Thames Canbury School SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 7LN Headteacher: Ms Louise Clancy Total pupils: 55

canburyschool.co.uk

Holy Cross Preparatory School

The Study is a leading prep school situated in the heart of Wimbledon Village. We identify and nurture each girl’s unique academic, creative and sporting skills in a caring and supportive community.

PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Hampton, TW12 2UQ Headteacher: Mr Tim Smith Total pupils: 230

Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 7NU Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Hair Total pupils: 287

hamptonprep.org.uk

holycrossprepschool.co.uk

Hampton School

Kingston Grammar School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

JUNIOR & SENIOR SCHOOL OPEN EVENTS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

ACS Hillingdon International School

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • GIRLS

your future

Quainton Hall School

youngenglandkindergarten.co.uk

Bromley High School

OUR TRADITION

orleyfarm.harrow.sch.uk

quaintonhall.org.uk

Greater London: Bromley

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Hampton, TW12 3HD Headteacher: Mr Kevin Knibbs Total pupils: 1279

Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 6PY Headteacher: Mr SR Lehec Total pupils: 819

hamptonschool.org.uk

kgs.org.uk

The Lady Eleanor Holles School

Marymount International School

To book a Virtual Tour, visit the website www.thestudyprep.co.uk or call Katie Salt, Head of Admissions on 020 8947 6969

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Registered Charity No. 271012

Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 7PE Headteacher: Mrs Margaret Frazier Total pupils: 263

We welcome enquires about our scheme of assistance with fees for girls aged 7+

Hampton, TW12 3HF Headteacher: Mrs Heather Hanbury Total pupils: 887

lehs.org.uk

twickenhamprep.co.uk

Young England Kindergarten St. George’s Square, SW1V 2HP Headteacher: Kay King Total pupils: 75

I N D E P E N D E N T D AY S C H O O L FOR GIRL S AGED 4 TO 18 IN SOUTH KENSINGTON

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marymountlondon.com

Preparatory School for girls aged four to eleven

LONDON

A village school in the heart of London ‘A hidden gem’, says the Good Schools Guide

Stellar 11+ results to top London schools. • Specialist teachers in key subjects. • Parents eﬀusive over our lockdown and in-school learning. Critical thinking and interview preparation throughout Year 6. • STEAM lessons for all (nationally accredited). Pastoral care as important as academic success. • Spectacular LAMDA results Music embedded in the curriculum. • Amazing outdoor space. • Sport for all.

Prepare for the future; enjoy the journey!

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Park Hill School and Nursery

Kew Day Nursery

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

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Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 7SH Headteacher: Alistair Bond Total pupils: 99

Rokeby School

Kew Green Preparatory School

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

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Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 7PB Headteacher: Mr Jason Peck Total pupils: 386

Shrewsbury House Preparatory School PREP • DAY • BOYS

Surbiton, KT6 6RL Headteacher: Mr Kevin Doble Total pupils: 325

shrewsburyhouse.net

Surbiton High Girls’ Preparatory School PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT1 2HW Headteacher: Mrs Clementine Stewart Total pupils: 300

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Surbiton High Boys’ Preparatory School PREP • DAY • BOYS

Richmond, TW9 3AF Headteacher: Mr Jem Peck Total pupils: 275

King’s House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Richmond, TW10 6ES Headteacher: Mr Mark Turner Total pupils: 456

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Old Vicarage School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Richmond, TW10 6QX Headteacher: Mrs Gillian Linthwaite Total pupils: 194

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Unicorn School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Richmond, TW9 3JX Headteacher: Mr Kit Thompson Total pupils: 172

Surbiton, KT6 4SP Headteacher: Mrs Sally Ralph Total pupils: 208

unicornschool.org.uk

Surbiton High School

Halliford School

surbitonhigh.com

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT1 2JT Headteacher: Mr Silas Edmonds, Principal is Mrs Rebecca Glover Total pupils: 1,000

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Northwood

Merchant Taylors’ School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

Northwood, HA6 2HT Headteacher: Mr Simon Everson Total pupils: 891

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Northwood College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY GIRLS

Northwood, HA6 2YE Headteacher: Zara Hubble Total pupils: 931

northwoodcollege.gdst.net

St Helen’s NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY GIRLS

Northwood, HA6 3AS Headteacher: Dr Mary Short Total pupils: 1127

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St John’s School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Northwood, HA6 3QY Headteacher: Mr Sean Robinson Total pupils: 349

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St Martin’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Shepperton SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS • CO-ED

Shepperton, TW17 9HX Headteacher: Mr James Davies Total pupils: 426

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Staines

Staines Preparatory School Staines, TW18 2BT Headteacher: Mrs Samantha Sawyer Total pupils: 399

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Twickenham

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Pinner, HA5 5HH Headteacher: Mrs Jean Batt Total pupils: 350

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Richmond

Falcons School for Boys NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Richmond, W4 3DT Headteacher: Andrew Forbes Total pupils: 354

falconboys.co.uk

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“We would just like to say how smooth the virtual learning has been going so far, and we appreciate the longer zoom calls that are available if the children need it. We are both working full time and the zoom calls really make a difference!” IAPS | Founded 1935 | Co-ed | Ages 3 - 11

Discover more @StainesPrep

01784 450909 www.stainesprep.co.uk 3 Gresham Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 2BT

Twickenham, TW1 4TQ Headteacher: Chris Skelton Total pupils: 450

newlandhouse.net

St Catherine’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Twickenham, TW1 4QJ Headteacher: Johneen McPherson Total pupils: 415

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Buxlow Prep School Wembley, HA9 7QJ Headteacher: Mr May Total pupils: 73

buxlowschool.org.uk NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Reddiford School

“A huge thank you for all your efforts in making remote learning so comfortable for the children and parents.”

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Pinner buckprep.org

book your virtual tour today

Newland House School

Happy Days Montessori

Pinner, HA5 5DT Headteacher: Sarah Hollis Total pupils: 113

“The school and nursery have been a pleasure to deal with since we first made contact. Thank you again for your hard work and obvious genuine care for the children.”

themallschool.org.uk

twinklestarsmontessori.com

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

A few words from our parents...

Twickenham, TW2 5NQ Headteacher: Mr David Price Total pupils: 323

PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Buckingham Preparatory School

Rated “Excellent” in all areas, ISI December 2019

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Twinkle Stars Montessori Northwood, HA6 1QS Headteacher: Christina Bratsioti and Nooshin Cyrus Total pupils: 60

Educating today’s children for the challenges of tomorrow

The Mall School

Wembley

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Staines Preparatory School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Northwood, HA6 2DJ Headteacher: Mr S Dunn Total pupils: 404

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Richmond, TW9 4ES Headteacher: Sarah Hodgson Total pupils: 66

Wembley, HA9 0RG Headteacher: Ms Margaret Dillane Total pupils: 32

happydaysmontessori.co.uk

Harmony Montessori Nursery NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wembley, HA9 8RG Headteacher: Ms Anita Mohindra Total pupils: 44

harmonymontessori.co.uk

Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill PREP • PRE-PREP • SENIOR • CO-ED

Wembley HA9 9HP Headteacher: Mireille Rabaté Total pupils: 900+

lyceeinternational.london

St Christopher’s School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wembley Park, HA9 8HE Headteacher: Mr G P Musetti Total pupils: 81

stchristophersschool.org.uk

Elite Tutor Your child’s best chance for GCSE English and English Literature. Personalised online tuition with the best feedback for the best grades. Targeted, individual feedback designed specifically to reach a higher grade at GCSE. Visit: elitetutorgcse.wixsite.com/website

00 0 ST PHILIP'S SCHOOL An outstanding prep school for boys aged 7-13

Inspirational teaching in a warm and nurturing environment that delivers exceptional results For admissions please contact

Pippa Fairfax-Kay: p.fairfax-kay@stpschool.co.uk

St Philip's School 6 Wetherby Place London SW7 4NE

www.stpschool.co.uk

LONDON Independent Day School for Boys Co-Educational Sixth Form Croydon

Ambition Extraordinary

Lower Sixth students gather together for a Medicine Society presentation.

Leading through values 88

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LONDON

Old Vicarage School

“The quality pupils’ academic anof the d development is ex personal cellent” ISI Educational Qu

IAPS School for girls aged 3 to 11 years

ality Inspection June 2019

LITTLE VIC PRE-SCHOOL – LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE

We aim to fulfil your daughter’s potential and exceed your expectations • Two form entry in small classes up to 15 • Excellent academic standards with a rich, challenging curriculum and a wide range of sports, drama and music • Girls develop into confident, articulate individuals • We successfully prepare for 11+ with most achieving their first choice schools • After school care available up until 6pm

For more information about the school, or to book a tour on our forthcoming open morning, please contact the Registrar on 0208 940 0922 or email f.murdoch@oldvicarageschool.com Old Vicarage School, 48 Richmond Hill, Richmond, Surrey TW10 6QX | www.oldvicarageschool.com

Virtual Open Event Spring 2021 Virtual Open Morning | Thursday 29th April To book: 020 7348 1748 | admissions@sjsg.org.uk www.stjamesgirls.co.uk

Speak the Truth Earsby Street | London W14 8SH

Excellent in all areas Independent Schools Inspectorate Report 2019

Live Generously

Aim for the Best GSA | ISA Registered Charity No. 270156

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"A happy, inclusive and supportive environment that parents, pupils – and the performing arts industry itself – can’t seem to get enough of."

London, W4 1LY | artsed.co.uk | @ArtsEdLondon

Oakfield Preparatory School 125 -128 Thurlow Park Road, London SE21 8HP T: 0208 670 4206 www.oakfield.dulwich.sch.uk

Where every child is valued and nurtured, leading to exceptional outcomes 130 years of education for boys and girls aged 2 to 11

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To book a visit or register your child please email admissions@oakfield.dulwich.sch.uk

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South England ASCOT 1 St George’s School 2 Heathfield School CAVERSHAM 3 Queen Anne’s School CROWTHORNE 4 Wellington College NEWBURY 5 Cheam School READING 6 Oratory School

15 Oxford

Chesham

OXFORDSHIRE

Buckinghamshire

Stowe Moulsford

MILTON KEYNES 10 Thornton College

BERKSHIRE

3 Caversham

Reading

7 Thatcham

Hampshire

2 Ascot 1

Windsor 9 Wokingham

Crowthorne 4 Sandhurst

Newbury

NEW MILTON 11 Ballard School ROMSEY 12 Stroud School

Gerrards Cross

Henley-on-Thames 9 Slough

Hook

Andover

WINCHESTER 13 St Swithun’s School

HAMPSHIRE 13

Alton Liphook

Winchester

Bramdean

12 Romsey

Oxfordshire

THATCHAM 7 Downe House WOKINGHAM 8 Ludgrove School WINDSOR 9 Upton House School

Milton

10 Keynes

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

This map illustrates the location of some of the leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.

Berkshire

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14 Banbury

Southampton Fordingbridge

BANBURY 14 Sibford School OXFORD 15 Chandlings

New

11 Milton

Portsmouth Southsea

ISLE OF WIGHT

Ludgrove

Stroud School, Romsey

“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly”

King Edward VI Preparatory School

Forever Undaunted creative

(BUCKMINSTER FULLER)

A traditional prep school with a

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heart

• Boys’ fortnightly boarding prep school • Excellent academic record • Bursaries available • State-of-the-art Science & Art Centre now open Ludgrove, Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 3AB · 0118 978 9881 registrar@ludgroveschool.co.uk · www.ludgrove.net

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Berkshire

The Abbey Junior School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Reading, RG2 7AR Headteacher: Ms Nicola Dick-Cleland Total pupils: 380

theabbey.co.uk

The Abbey School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Reading, RG1 5DZ Headteacher: Mrs Jan Cresswell Total pupils: 1050

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

hawleyhurst.co.uk

Heathfield School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Ascot, SL5 8BQ Headteacher: Mrs Marina Gardiner Legge Total pupils: 190

heathfieldschool.net

Hemdean House School

Bradfield College

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS • CO-ED

Bradfield, RG7 6AU Headteacher: Dr Chris Stevens Total pupils: 756

www.bradfieldcollege.org.uk

Brockhurst and Marlston House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • BOYS

Newbury, RG18 9UL Headteacher: David Fleming Total pupils: 156

brockmarl.org.uk

Cheam School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Newbury, RG19 8LD Headteacher: Mr Martin Harris Total pupils: 248

cheamschool.com

Claires Court Nursery, Girls and Sixth Form NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Maidenhead, SL6 6AW Headteacher Nursery: Sheena Wilding Headteacher Junior Girls: Leanne Kirby Headteacher Senior Girls: Margaret Heywood Headteacher Sixth Form: Stephanie Rogers Total pupils: 442

clairescourt.com

Claires Court Junior Boys PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Maidenhead, SL6 3QE Headteacher: Mr Dean Richards Total pupils: 223

Reading, RG4 7SD Headteacher: Mrs Helen Chalmers Total pupils: 147

hemdeanhouse.co.uk

Herries NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Cookham Dean, SL6 9BD Headteacher: Ms Fiona Long Total pupils: 101

herries.org.uk admissions@sibfordschool.co.uk

Highfield Prep School

Sibford Ferris, Banbury, OX15 5QL

Maidenhead, SL6 1PD Headteacher: Joanna Leach Total pupils: 159

highfieldprep.org

Holme Grange School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Horris Hill PREP • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Newbury, RG20 9DJ Headteacher: Mr Giles Tollit Total pupils: 114

horrishill.com

Lambrook NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY •

Reading, RG2 7ED Headteacher: Matthew Judd Total pupils: 473

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI •

crosfields.com

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Wokingham, RG40 3EU Headteacher: Mrs Jane Tudor Total pupils: 230

Ludgrove School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PREP • BOARDING • BOYS

dolphinschool.com

ludgrove.net

Hurst, RG10 0FR Headteacher: Adam Hurst Total pupils: 208

Wokingham, RG40 3AB Headteacher: Mr Simon Barber Total pupils: 188

Downe House

LVS Ascot

Eagle House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Sandhurst, GU47 8PH Headteacher: Andrew Barnard Total pupils: 390

eaglehouseschool.com

Elstree School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • BOYS

Reading, RG7 5TD Headteacher: Mr Sid Inglis Total pupils: 258

elstreeschool.org.uk

Eton College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • BOARDING • BOYS

Windsor, SL4 6DW Headteacher: Simon Henderson Total pupils: 1313

etoncollege.com

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Ascot, SL5 8DR Headteacher: Mrs Christine Cunniffe Total pupils: 889

lvs.ascot.sch.uk

The Marist School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Ascot, SL5 7PS Headteacher: Joanne Smith Total pupils: 521

themarist.com

Oratory Prep School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Reading, RG8 7SF Headteacher: Mr Rob Stewart Total pupils: 410

oratoryprep.co.uk

Padworth College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Reading, RG7 4NR Headteacher: Chris Randell Total pupils: 104

padworth.com

Eton End School

Pangbourne College

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS • BOYS

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

etonend.org

pangbourne.com

Datchet, SL3 9AX Headteacher: Sophie Banks Total pupils: 185

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Chandlings Prep School

Luckley House School BOARDING • CO-ED

downehouse.net

@SibfordOxon

Bagley Wood, Nr Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5ND

leightonpark.com

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Thatcham, RG18 9JJ Headteacher: Emma McKendrick Total pupils: 574

Connect with

lambrookschool.co.uk

CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Visit sibfordschool.co.uk/events to access online today.

Nr Ascot, RG42 6LU Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Perry Total pupils: 521

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING •

Dolphin School

Discover how we encourage aspiration by watching one of our virtual open events.

BOARDING • CO-ED

SENIOR • DAY • BOYS

Reading, RG2 9BL Headteacher: Craig Watson Total pupils: 537

VIRTUAL OPEN EVENTS

holmegrange.org

Leighton Park School

Crosfields School

admissions@sibfordschool.co.uk Sibford Ferris, Banbury, OX15 5QL

Sibford School in Oxfordshire offers inspiring education to pupils aged 3-18.

Wokingham, RG40 3AL Headteacher: Mrs Claire Robinson Total pupils: 550

Claires Court Senior Boys

clairescourt.com

BE YOU. BE CREATIVE.

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

clairescourt.com

Maidenhead, SL6 8TE Headteacher: James Wilding Total pupils: 318

sibfordschool.co.uk +44 (0)1295 781200

#BeYouBeSibford

Camberley, GU17 9HU Headteacher: Miss Victoria Smit Total pupils: 198

theabbey.co.uk

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

HawleyHurst

Reading, RG8 8LA Headteacher: Mr Thomas Garnier Total pupils: 404

Head Teacher: Ms Christine Cook Admissions: Mrs Francesca Gentili admissions@chandlings.org.uk office@chandlings.org.uk 01865 730771 GENDER/AGES: TOTAL PUPILS:

Boys and girls, 2-11 years 300, boys 170, girls 130

Day Nursery – One morning which includes lunch £398, one afternoon session £306, one full day each week £704 per term. Reception and Year 1 £4,290 per term. Year 2 and 3 £4,810 per term, Year 4 and above £5,540 per term ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please see website for details. TYPE: FEES:

School Philosophy: At Chandlings we give our children the space and

opportunity to grow into young people with resilience, compassion and creativity, coupled with an excellent academic and social grounding ready to take on the challenges and opportunities that come their way.

Open Days: Early Years Virtual Interactive Open Morning Friday 19 March 10.30am-11.30am Summer Open Day - Friday 21 May 10am-12pm www.chandlings.org.uk

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“Exciting times lie ahead for the brilliant Wellington College” — Tatler

Wellington College nurtures a unifying culture of ambition and aspiration; creating an atmosphere which encourages each pupil to believe that anything is possible Find out more wellingtoncollege.org.uk independentschoolparent.com

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Berkshire - Buckinghamshire Papplewick

The Village Montessori Nursery

PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • BOYS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Ascot, SL5 7LH Headteacher: Tom Bunbury Total pupils: 199

papplewick.org.uk

Queen Anne’s SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Caversham, RG4 6DX Headteacher: Julia Harrington Total pupils: 443

qas.org.uk

Reading Blue Coat School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS • CO-ED

Sonning-on-Thames, RG4 6SU Headteacher: Jesse Elzinga Total pupils: 740

rbcs.org.uk

Reddam House NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • CO-ED • BOARDING

Winnersh, RG41 5BG Headteacher: Tammy Howard Total pupils: 302

reddamhouse.org.uk

St Andrew’s Pangbourne NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • CO-ED

Reading, RG8 8QA Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Bartlett Total pupils: 272

standrewspangbourne.co.uk

St Bernard’s Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Slough, SL1 1TB Headteacher: Mr Nathan Cheesman Total pupils: 270

stbernardsprep.org

St Edward’s Prep School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Reading, RG30 2JH Headteacher: Derek Suttie Total pupils: 126

stedwardsprep.com

St Gabriel’s NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Newbury, RG20 9BD Headteacher: Mr Ricki Smith Total pupils: 437

stgabriels.co.uk

St George’s School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Ascot, SL5 7DZ Headteacher: Mrs Liz Hewer Total pupils: 269

stgeorges-ascot.org.uk

St George’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Windsor, SL4 1QF Headteacher: William Goldsmith Total pupils: 355

stgwindsor.org

St John’s Beaumont

montessorinursery.org.uk

Waverley School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wokingham, RG40 4YD Headteacher: Guy Shore Total pupils: 210

waverleyschool.org.uk

Wellington College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Crowthorne, RG45 7PU Headteacher: Mr Julian Thomas Total pupils: 1045

wellingtoncollege.org.uk

Buckinghamshire Akeley Wood School Junior NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Buckingham, MK19 6DA Headteacher: Mrs Clare Page Total pupils: 286

akeleywoodschool.co.uk

Akeley Wood School Senior (11-13 years) SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Buckingham, MK18 5AN Headteacher: Mr Simon Antwis Total pupils: 565

akeleywoodschool.co.uk

Akeley Wood School Senior & Sixth Form SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Buckingham, MK18 5AE Headteacher: Lotty Dee-Andrew

akeleywoodschool.co.uk

Ashfold Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Aylesbury, HP18 9NG Headteacher: Colin MacIntosh Total pupils: 272

ashfoldschool.co.uk

Amersham, HP6 5PF Headteacher: William Phelps Total pupils: 508

beaconschool.co.uk

Broughton Manor Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Milton Keynes, MK10 9AA Headteacher: Mr James Canwell Total pupils: 350

PREP • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

sjbwindsor.uk

caldicott.com

Old Windsor, SL4 2JN Headteacher: Giles Delaney Total pupils: 310

Slough, SL2 3SL Acting Head: Jeremy Banks Total pupils: 285

St Joseph’s College

The Chalfonts Independent Grammar School

sjcr.org.uk

St Mary’s School, Ascot SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Ascot, SL5 9JF Headteacher: Mrs Mary Breen Total pupils: 385

st-marys-ascot.co.uk

St Piran’s NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Maidenhead, SL6 7LZ Headteacher: Sebastian Sales Total pupils: 398

stpirans.co.uk

Sunningdale School PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • BOYS

thechalfontsgrammar.co.uk

Chesham Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Chesham, HP5 3QF Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Beale Total pupils: 402

cheshamprep.co.uk

Dair House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Farnham Royal, SL2 3BY Headteacher: Mr Terence Wintle Total pupils: 124

dairhouse.co.uk

Davenies Day Preparatory School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

sunningdaleschool.co.uk

davenies.co.uk

Upton House School

Gateway School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

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Independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18

Gorelands Lane, HP8 4AD Headteacher: Mr David Shandley

Beaconsfield, HP9 1AA Headteacher: Carl Rycroft Total pupils: 333

uptonhouse.org.uk

ST GEORGE’S ASCOT

SENIOR • BOARDING • CO-ED

Sunningdale, SL5 9PY Headteacher: Tom Dawson Total pupils: 105

Windsor, SL4 3DF Headteacher: Rhian Thornton Total pupils: 265

60 acres of beautiful grounds 5 miles from Oxford Warm , welcoming and caring Excellent academic results

bmprep.co.uk

Caldicott Prep School

Reading, RG1 5JT Headteacher: Mr Andrew Colpus Headteacher: Prep Mark Bushby Total pupils: 442

A Co-Educational Prep School from 2-11 years

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

BOARDING • BOYS

CO-ED

INSPIRING DISCOVERIES EVERY DAY

The Beacon

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY •

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Bradfield, RG7 6HW Headteacher: Ms Jacqueline Maclean Total pupils: 36

Great Missenden, HP16 9AA Headteacher: Mrs Sue La Farge Total pupils: 329

gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk

TERMLY OPEN MORNINGS admissions@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk www.stgeorges-ascot.org.uk | 01344 629900 Weekly transport service to and from Central London for London boarders and a new daily bus service from Richmond from September 2021

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Award-Winning, Co-Educational Day School for ages 2-16, serving Hampshire & Dorset

“Quite simply a remarkable school”

(Parent)

01425 626900 ballardschool.co.uk Fernhill Lane, New Milton BH25 5SU Ballard School Ltd exists for the education of children. Registered Charity No. 307328

Co-educational boarding and day 3–13 Years

Cheam School, Headley, Newbury, Berkshire, RG19 8LD registrar@cheamschool.com | +44 (0)1635 268242 www.cheamschool.com | @cheamschool.com

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Buckinghamshire - Hampshire - Isle of Wight Gayhurst School

The Webber Independent School

Farnborough Hill

Sherfield School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Gerrards Cross, SL9 8RJ Headteacher: Gareth R A Davies Total pupils: 352

gayhurstschool.co.uk

Godstowe Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

High Wycombe, HP13 6PR Headteacher: Ms Sophie Green Total pupils: 434

godstowe.org

Griffin House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Aylesbury, HP 17 0XP Headteacher: Mr Tim Walford Total pupils: 112

griffinhouseschool.co.uk

The Grove Independent School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Milton Keynes, MK5 8HD Headteacher: Mrs Deborah Berkin Total pupils: 242

groveindependentschool.co.uk

Heatherton School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Amersham, HP6 5QB Headteacher: Debbie Isaachsen Total pupils: 146

Berkhamsted.com

High March School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Beaconsfield, HP9 2PZ Headteacher: Mrs Sue Clifford Total pupils: 306

highmarch.co.uk

Maltman’s Green School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Gerrards Cross, SL9 8RR Headteacher: Mrs J R Pardon Total pupils: 425

maltmansgreen.com

Milton Keynes Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Milton Keynes, MK3 7EG Headteacher: Simon Driver Total pupils: 450

mkprep.co.uk

Pipers Corner School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

High Wycombe, HP15 6LP Headteacher: Mrs Helen Ness-Gifford Total pupils: 525

piperscorner.co.uk

St Mary’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Gerrards Cross, SL9 8JQ Headteacher: Patricia Adams Total pupils: 276

Milton Keynes, MK14 6DP Headteacher: Mrs Hilary Marsden Total pupils: 146

webberindependentschool.com

Wycombe Abbey SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

High Wycombe, HP11 1PE Headteacher: Mrs Rhiannon Wilkinson Total pupils: 552

wycombeabbey.com

Hampshire Alton School

farnborough-hill.org.uk

Forres Sandle Manor PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Fordingbridge, SP6 1NS Headteacher: Jody Wells Total pupils: 222

fsmschool.com

The Gregg School SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Southampton, SO18 3RR Headteacher: Mrs S Sellers Total pupils: 300

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM• DAY •

thegreggschool.org

CO-ED

Hampshire Collegiate School

Alton, GU34 2NG Headteacher: Mr Karl Guest Total pupils: 486

altonschool.co.uk

Ballard School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

New Milton, BH25 5SU Headteacher: Andrew McCleave Total pupils: 488

ballardschool.co.uk

Bedales School - Dunannie NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Petersfield, GU32 2DP Headteacher: Victoria Homewood Total pupils: 91

bedales.org.uk

Bedales School - Dunhurst PREP • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Petersfield, GU32 2DR Headteacher: Mr Colin Baty Total pupils: 189

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Romsey, SO51 6ZE Headteacher: Mr Cliff Canning Total pupils: 499

hampshirecs.org.uk

Highfield and Brookham NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Liphook, GU30 7LQ Headteacher: Mr Phillip Evitt and Mrs Sophie Baber Total pupils: 481

highfieldschool.org.uk

King Edward VI School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Southampton, SO15 5UQ Headteacher: Mr Julian Thould Total pupils: 979

kes.hants.sch.uk

Lord Wandsworth College

bedales.org.uk

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING •

Bedales School

Hook, RG29 1TB Headteacher: Mr Adam Williams Total pupils: 620

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Petersfield, GU32 2DG Headteacher: Magnus Bashaarat Total pupils: 455

bedales.org.uk

Boundary Oak School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Fareham, PO17 5BL Headteacher: Mr James Polansky Total pupils: 113

boundaryoak.co.uk

Brockwood Park School SENIOR • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bramdean, SO24 0LQ Headteacher: Antonio Autor Total pupils: 90

stmarysschool.co.uk

brockwood.org.uk

St Teresa’s School

Churcher’s College Junior School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

CO-ED

lordwandsworth.org

Mayville High School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

BOARDING • CO-ED

Ringwood, BH24 3NF Headteacher: Mr Richard Milner-Smith Total pupils: 237

moylescourt.co.uk

The Pilgrims’ School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • BOYS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Milton Keynes, MK17 0HZ Headteacher: Mrs Jane Thorpe Total pupils: 370

swanbourne.org

Thornton College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Milton Keynes, MK17 0HJ Headteacher: Val Holmes Total pupils: 383

thorntoncollege.com

Thorpe House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • BOYS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hook, RG27 0AR Headteacher: J Massey Total pupils: 271

daneshillprepschool.com

Ditcham Park School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Petersfield, GU31 5RN Headteacher: Graham Spawforth Total pupils: 347

ditchampark.com

stjohnscollege.co.uk

St Neot’s Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • CO-ED

Hook, RG27 0PN Headteacher: Deborah Henderson Total pupils: 308

stneotsprep.co.uk

St Nicholas’ School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • GIRLS • CO-ED

Fleet, GU52 0RF Headteacher: Dr Olwen Wright Total pupils: 410

st-nicholas.hants.sch.uk

St Swithun’s School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • GIRLS • CO-ED

Winchester, SO21 1HA Headteacher Prep: Rebecca Lyons-Smith Headteacher Senior: Jane Gandee Total pupils: 510

stswithuns.com

Salesian College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS • CO-ED

Farnborough, GU14 6PA Headteacher: Mr Gerard Owens Total pupils: 642

salesian.hants.sch.uk

Seedlings Montessori NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Southampton, SO18 5RJ

seedlingsmontessori.co.uk

Sherborne House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

sherbornehouse.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Romsey, SO51 9ZH Headteacher: Mr Joel Worrall Total pupils: 342

stroud-kes.org.uk

Twyford School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Walhampton

Portsmouth, PO1 2LN Headteacher: Dr Anne Cotton Total pupils: 1,116

Daneshill School

Southsea, PO5 3QW Headteacher: Mrs Mary Maguire Total pupils: 457

The Portsmouth Grammar School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Swanbourne House School

BOARDING • CO-ED

Winchester, SO21 1NW Headteacher: Dr Steve Bailey Total pupils: 408

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

churcherscollege.com

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Winchester, SO23 9LT Headteacher: Mr Tom Burden Total pupils: 155

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

stowe.co.uk

St John’s College

Stroud School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY •

Churcher’s College Petersfield, GU31 4AS Headteacher: Mr Simon Williams Total pupils: 1065

sherfieldschool.co.uk

Moyles Court School

mayvillehighschool.com

Stowe School Stowe, MK18 5EH Headteacher: Anthony Wallerstenier Total pupils: 768

Hook, RG27 0HU Headteacher: Mr Nick Brain Total pupils: 436

Chandler’s Ford, S053 1EU Headteacher: Mrs Heather Hopson-Hill Total pupils: 297

Liphook, GU30 7HT Headteacher: Ffion Robinson Total pupils: 230

churcherscollege.com

FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Southsea, PO5 2PE Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Parkyn Total pupils: 457

Princes Risborough, HP27 0JW Headteacher: Jane Draper and Yasmin Roberts Total pupils: 150

st-teresas.bucks.sch.uk

thepilgrims-school.co.uk

CO-ED

pgs.org.uk

Portsmouth High Nursery and Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Southsea, PO5 3ES Headteacher: Mr Paul Marshallsay Total pupils: 110

portsmouthhigh.co.uk

Portsmouth High School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Senior and Sixth Form Southsea, PO5 3EQ Headteacher: Rob Smith Total pupils: 350

Durlston Court Preparatory School

portsmouthhigh.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Prince’s Mead School

twyfordschool.com

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Lymington, SO41 5ZG Headteacher: Mr Titus Mills Total pupils: 333

walhampton.com

West Hill Park NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Titchfield, PO14 4BS Headteacher: Mr Alastair Ramsay Total pupils: 262

westhillpark.com

Winchester College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • BOARDING • BOYS

Winchester, SO23 9NA Headteacher: Dr Timothy Hands Total pupils: 678

winchestercollege.org

Yateley Manor NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Yateley, GU46 7UQ Headteacher: Robert Upton Total pupils: 394

Gerrards Cross, SL9 8QA Headteacher: Mr Terence Ayres Total pupils: 296

New Milton, BH25 7AQ Headteacher: Mr Richard May Total pupils: 311

thorpehouse.co.uk

durlstoncourt.co.uk

Walton Pre-Prep School and Nursery

Farleigh School

Rookwood School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING •

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY •

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

CO-ED

FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Milton Keynes, MK7 6BB Headteacher: Mrs Chantelle McLaughlan Total pupils: 150

waltonpps.co.uk

CO-ED

Farnborough, GU14 8AT Headteacher: Mrs Alexandra Neil Total pupils: 560

independentschoolparent.com

Andover, SP11 7PW Headteacher: Fr Simon Everson Total pupils: 429

farleighschool.com

Winchester, SO21 1AN Headteacher: Mr P Thacker Total pupils: 272

princesmeadschool.org.uk

Andover, SP10 3AL Headteacher: Mr A Kirk-Burgess Total pupils: 314

rookwood.org

yateleymanor.com

Isle of Wight Ryde School

Ryde, PO33 3BE Headteacher: Mark Waldron Total pupils: 771

rydeschool.org.uk

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OPEN MORNINGS

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• Academic excellence and small class sizes where EVERY girl matters • Outstanding Speech, Drama and Music opportunities • Purpose built Expressive Arts Studio • Award winning science building, sporting facilities, opportunities and tours • Outdoor learning in our Eco Park set in 25 acres of beautiful grounds • Front door to school transport and wrap around care options

For girls aged 3 to 18 years old.

• We offer flexi, weekly and termly boarding

Girls’ Schools Association

To register or book a personal visit please contact our Admissions Officer, Alice Ho on 01280 820410 or email admissions@thorntoncollege.com

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SOUTH

Oxfordshire - Brackley

Oxfordshire Abingdon Prep

Frilford, OX13 5NX Headteacher: Mr Craig Williams Total pupils: 252

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

CO-ED

Abingdon, OX14 1BE Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Dougall Total pupils: 715

Ascott-under-Wychwood, OX7 6AN Headteacher: Amanda Douglas Total pupils: 109

St Hugh’s

Wychwood School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI •

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING •

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

BOARDING • CO-ED

GIRLS

Oxford, OX4 1DZ Headteacher Junior: Tim Skipworth Headteacher Senior: Miss Helen Pike Total pupils: 902

Faringdon, SN7 8PT Headteacher: Andrew Nott Total pupils: 330

st-hughs.co.uk

Oxford, OX2 6JR Headteacher: Mrs Andrea Johnson Total pupils: 110

St John’s Priory School

Brackley

Magdalen College School

Abingdon SENIOR • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Abingdon, OX14 1DE Headteacher: Mr Michael Windsor Total pupils: 961

mcsoxford.org

abingdon.org.uk

The Manor Preparatory School

Bloxham School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Banbury, OX15 4PE Headteacher: Mr Paul Sanderson Total pupils: 399

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS • BOYS • CO-ED

Abingdon, OX13 6LN Headteacher: Mr Alastair Thomas Total pupils: 383

www.manorprep.org

Moulsford Preparatory School

bloxhamschool.com

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • BOYS

Bruern Abbey School PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • BOYS

Chesterton, OX26 1UY Headteacher: Mr John Floyd Total pupils: 112

Moulsford, OX10 9HR Headteacher: Mr Ben Beardmore-Gray Total pupils: 335

moulsford.com

New College School

bruernabbey.org

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Carrdus School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS • GIRLS

Banbury, OX17 2BS Headteacher: Mr Edward Way Total pupils: 118

Oxford, OX1 3UA Headteacher: Mr Robert Gullifer Total pupils: 160

newcollegeschool.org

The Oratory School

carrdusschool.co.uk

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Chandlings

Reading, RG8 0PJ Headteacher: Joe Smith Total pupils: 350

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Oxford, OX1 5ND Headteacher: Christine Cook Total pupils: 494

oratory.co.uk

chandlings.org.uk

Christ Church Cathedral School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Cokethorpe School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Banbury, OX16 5HX Headteacher: Mrs Tracey Wilson Total pupils: 93

stjohnspriory.co.uk

Shiplake College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • BOYS •

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Brackley, NN13 7AZ Headteacher: Mrs Emma Goldsmith Total pupils: 325

winchester-house.org

Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4BW Headteacher: Mr Gregg Davies Total pupils: 480

shiplake.org.uk

Sibford School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Banbury, OX15 5QL Headteacher: Toby Spence Total pupils: 419

sibfordschool.co.uk

Summer Fields PREP • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Oxford, OX2 7EN Headteacher: Mr David Faber Total pupils: 240

summerfields.com

Tudor Hall Banbury, OX16 9UR Headteacher: Wendy Griffiths Total pupils: 335

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

tudorhallschool.com

Our Lady’s Abingdon Senior School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

GIRLS

Oxford, OX2 6XA Headteacher: Dr Philip Hills Total pupils: 893

Please call 01753 862610 or book online: uptonhouse.org.uk

UPTO UPTNO N

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

OUSE S HU SE S HO

oxfordhigh.gdst.net

Cranford House NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Moulsford, OX10 9HT Headteacher: Dr James Raymond Total pupils: 375

Oxford Sixth Form College 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Oxford, OX1 4HT Headteacher: Mr Mark Love

cranfordhouse.net

oxfordtutorialcollege.com

d’Overbroeck’s SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Oxford, OX2 7PL Acting head: Johnathan Cuff Total pupils: 500

Radley College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • BOARDING • BOYS

Abingdon, OX14 2HR Warden: Mr John Moule Total pupils: 687

doverbroecks.com

radley.org.uk

Dragon School

Rupert House

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS • CO-ED

Oxford, OX2 6SS Headteacher: Dr Crispin Hyde-Dunn Total pupils: 813

Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2BN Headteacher: Mrs Clare Lynas Total pupils: 208

dragonschool.org

ruperthouse.org

Greene’s Educational

Rye St Antony

6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Oxford, OX1 1BP College Principal: Carmen Prozzillo Total pupils: 300

WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS • CO-ED

Oxford, OX3 0BY Headteacher: Sarah Ryan Total pupils: 326

greenes.org.uk

Headington Preparatory School

ryestantony.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI •

St Clare’s, Oxford

BOARDING • GIRLS

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Oxford, OX3 7PB Headteacher: Mrs Jane Crouch Total pupils: 280

Oxford, OX2 7AL Headteacher: Andrew Rattue Total pupils: 274

UPTON HOUSE SCHOOL stclares.ac.uk UPTON HOUSE SCHOOL UPTON HOUSE SCHOOL Outstanding co-education Headington School St Edward’s Oxford Outstanding co-education the heartof ofWindsor Windsor SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • GIRLS in the heart of Windsor Outstanding co-education ininthe heart SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED headington.org

Oxford, OX2 7NN Boys and Girls age 2-11 years| IAPS | IAPS Independent Prep SchoolBoys and Girls age 2-11 years Boys and Girls age 2-11 Warden: Mryears Stephen Jones Independent Prep School Total pupils: 662 IAPS Independent Prep School

independentschoolparent.com

stedwardsoxford.org

@UptonHouseSch @UptonHouseSch

OOL CH HOOL C

Oxford High School

cothill.net

Winchester House School

Abingdon, OX14 3PS

Abingdon, OX13 6JL Headteacher: Mr Duncan Bailey Total pupils: 193

headington.org

wychwoodschool.org

Open Morning Saturday 6thOliver March 2021 9.30am Headteacher: Mr Stephen Open Morning Saturday 6th March 2021 9.30amOpen Morning Total pupils: 470 Please call 01753 862610 or book online: uptonhouse.org.uk olab.org.uk Please call 01753 862610 or book online: uptonhouse.org.ukSaturday 6th March 2021 9.30am

PREP • BOARDING • BOYS

Oxford, OX3 7TD Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Jordan Total pupils: 805

windrushvalleyschool.co.uk

CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

olab.org.uk

cccs.org.uk

shsk.org.uk

Our Lady’s Abingdon Junior School Abingdon, OX14 2HB Headteacher: Miss B Meadows Total pupils: 129

Oxford, OX1 1QW Headteacher: Mr Richard Murray Total pupils: 157

Cothill House

Windrush Valley School

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

kinghamhill.org.uk

abingdon.org.uk/prep

cokethorpe.org.uk

St Helen and St Katharine

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING •

Chipping Norton, OX7 6TH Headteacher: Mr Nick Seward Total pupils: 289

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Witney, OX29 7PU Headteacher: Mr D J Ettinger Total pupils: 659

Kingham Hill School

SOUTH • Top 3% for value-added at A Level • Situated in a 100-acre Oxfordshire estate • Day, weekly, flexi and full boarding Where everyone finds their place to excel

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A leading independent senior school for weekly and full boarders and day girls (11–18)

Open Days

Saturday 13 March Friday 7 May Saturday 26 June

Please contact us to book your visit: www.stswithuns.com | 01962 835700

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South East

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SOUTH EAST Letchworth Bishop’s Stortford

Ware

HERTFORDSHIRE 2

Hemel Hempstead

This map illustrates the location of some of the leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.

Berkhamsted

Harpenden Hertford

St Albans

3 Hatfield

Hadley Wood

Bushey Elstree Rickmansworth

LONDON

Egham Thorpe

South Croydon

7 Bromley

Esher Cobham Ewell Sutton Leatherhead Purley Ripley Tadworth Little Bookham Guildford

Haslemere

Caterham

Canterbury

Sevenoaks

KENT

Tonbridge

Tunbridge Wells

Forest Row

31 Pease Pottage

Horsham

6 Ashford 9 8 Cranbrook 10

Hawkhurst Haywards Heath

WEST SUSSEX

30 Hurstpierpoint Washington

Lewes

28 Mayfield

EAST SUSSEX

Robertsbridge St Leonards-on-Sea

Upper Dicker

Brighton

Hertfordshire BUSHEY 1 St Margaret’s School HARPENDEN 2 St Hilda’s School HATFIELD 3 Queenswood School HEMEL HEMPSTEAD 4 Abbot’s Hill School ST ALBANS 5 Beechwood Park School

Kent ASHFORD 6 Ashford School BROMLEY 7 Bishop Challoner School 8 Bickley Park School CRANBROOK 9 Dulwich Preparatory School 10 Marlborough House School RAMSGATE 11 St Lawrence College

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ROCHESTER 12 King’s Rochester School

GUILDFORD 24 St Catherine’s School, Bramley

Surrey

REIGATE 25 Micklefield School

COBhAM 13 ACS Cobham International School 14 Feltonfleet School

THORPE 26 TASIS The American School in England

CRANLEIGH 15 Cranleigh Preparatory School 16 Cranleigh School

East Sussex

DORKING 17 Hurtwood House School

MAYFIELD 28 Mayfield School

EGHAM 18 ACS Egham International School ESHER 19 Rowan Preparatory School

ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA 29 Claremont School

FARNHAM 20 Edgeborough School GODALMING 21 St Hilary’s School 22 Aldro 23 King Edward’s Witley

Ramsgate 11

Otford

17 Reigate 25 24 SURREY Dorking Farnham 21 22 Godalming 16 Redhill 23 15 Cranleigh 20 Frensham Rudgwick

Rochester

Chislehurst

BRIGHTON 27 Roedean School

West Sussex HURSTPIERPOINT 30 Hurst College PEASE POTTAGE 31 Cottesmore School

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SOUTH EAST Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire Abbot’s Hill School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • GIRLS

Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RP Headteacher: Kathryn Gorman from January 2020 Total pupils: 443

abbotshill.herts.sch.uk

Aldenham School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Elstree, Nr Watford WD6 3AJ Headteacher: Andrew Williams Total pupils: 737

aldenham.com

Aldwickbury School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Harpenden, AL5 1AD Headteacher: Mr Vernon Hales Total pupils: 335

aldwickbury.org.uk

Beechwood Park NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

St Albans, AL3 8AW Headteacher: Mr Edward Balfour Total pupils: 524

beechwoodpark.com

Berkhamsted Pre-Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Berkhamsted, HP4 2SZ Headteacher: Karen O’Connor Total pupils: 119

berkhamsted.com

Berkhamsted Preparatory School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Berkhamsted, HP4 3DW Headteacher: Mr Jamie Hornshaw Total pupils: 621

berkhamsted.com

Berkhamsted School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • BOYS • GIRLS

Berkhamsted, HP4 2DJ Girls Headteacher is Liz Richardson Boys Headteacher is Mary-Clare Startin Sixth Form Headteacher is Martin Walker Total pupils: 1680

berkhamsted.com

Bishop’s Stortford College

Hertford, SG14 3NG Headteacher: Mr Chris Gillam Total pupils: 442

Howe Green House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bishop’s Stortford, CM22 7UF Headteacher: Mrs Deborah Mills Total pupils: 176

howegreenhouse.essex.sch.uk

Immanuel College PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Bushey, WD23 4EB Headteacher: Mr Gary Griffin Total pupils: 477

immanuelcollege.co.uk

Kingshott School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hitchin, SG4 7JX Headteacher: Mr M Seymour Total pupils: 397

kingshottschool.com

Lochinver House School Potters Bar, EN6 1LW Headteacher: Mr Ben Walker Total pupils: 349

lochinverhouse.com

Lockers Park PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • BOYS

Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TL Headteacher: Mr Christopher Wilson Total pupils: 151

lockerspark.herts.sch.uk

Lyonsdown School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

New Barnet, EN5 1SA Headteacher: Mr Christopher Hammond Total pupils: 197

lyonsdownschool.co.uk

Manor Lodge School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Shenley, WD7 9BG Headteacher: Mrs A Lobo Total pupils: 434

manorlodgeschool.com

Merchant Taylors’ Prep

Charlotte House Prep School

Princess Helena College

BOARDING • CO-ED

Radlett, WD25 8NL Headteacher: Mr Ben Evans Total pupils: 400

edgegrove.com

Egerton Rothesay School

habsboys.org.uk

Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Elstree, WD6 3BT Headteacher: Mrs Rose Hardy Total pupils: 1186

habsgirls.org.uk

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bushey, WD23 2TS Acting Headteacher: Paul Bambrough Total pupils: 179

purcell-school.org

Queenswood School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

queenswood.org

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Rickmansworth, WD3 4HF Headteacher: Mr Kevin Carson Total pupils: 964

royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk

St Albans High School for Girls Preparatory School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Wheathampstead, AL4 8DJ Headteacher: Judy Rowe Total pupils: 293

stahs.org.uk

St Albans High School for Girls SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

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www.abbotshill.herts.sch.uk

Purcell School of Music

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

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Open Days: We hold frequent Open Events throughout the year. To find out more please visit our website.

princesshelenacollege.co.uk

Haileybury Hertford, SG13 7NU Headteacher: Mr Martin Collier Total pupils: 770

an all-round education. Our historic campus offers modern facilities in a magnificent country setting. We have a strong record of academic success and pastoral care. Pupils are taught in small classes. Excellent teaching and personalised support ensure that everyone is inspired to exceed their potential.

Hitchin, SG4 7RT Headteacher: Sarah Davis Total pupils: 182

The Royal Masonic School for Girls

Elstree, WD6 3AF Headteacher: Gus Lock Total pupils: 1162

School Philosophy: Abbot’s Hill is a happy, dynamic and thriving school offering

GIRLS • CO-ED

The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

FEES:

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING •

Hatfield, AL9 6NS Headteacher: Jo Cameron Total pupils: 438

eger-roth.co.uk

Day Nursery – Day from £61, Prep-Prep – Day from £67 Prep – from £3,714-£4,683, Senior – from £6,395-£6,434 per term ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please see our website for details. TYPE:

mounthouse.org.uk

Berkhamsted, HP4 3UJ Headteacher: Mr Colin Parker

PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

girls, 4-16 years. Co-ed Day Nursery from 6 months – 4 years 540, boys 20 (0-4 years), girls 520

mtpn.org.uk

Hadley Wood, EN4 0NJ Headteacher: Toby Mullins Total pupils: 191

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI •

TOTAL PUPILS:

Rickmansworth, WD3 1LW Headteacher: Dr Karen McNerney Total pupils: 350

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS • CO-ED

Edge Grove

GENDER/AGES:

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Mount House School

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Head Teacher: Mrs Kathryn Gorman Admissions: Miss Amberley Cooper registrar@abbotshill.herts.sch.uk 01442 240333

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Bishop’s Stortford, CM23 2PJ Headteacher: Mr Jeremy Gladwin Total pupils: 1169

Rickmansworth, WD3 4DU Headteacher: Miss Penny Woodcock Total pupils: 138

Bunkers Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 8RP

heathmount.org

• BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Abbot’s Hill School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI

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Heath Mount School

St Albans, AL1 3SJ Headteacher: Mrs Jenny Brown Total pupils: 653

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Independent excellence for girls & boys from 3-13 Day & flexi-boarding in beautiful Hertfordshire countryside

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Student Wellbeing

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St Albans School

York House School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

St Albans, AL3 4HB Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Gillespie Total pupils: 825

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St Christopher School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3JZ Headteacher: Mr Richard Palmer Total pupils: 486

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St Columba’s College PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

St Albans, AL3 4AW Headteacher: Mr David Buxton Total pupils: 864

stcolumbascollege.org

St Edmund’s College & Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Rickmansworth, WD3 4LW Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Gray Total pupils: 303

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Kent

Ashford Prep School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING •CO-ED

Ashford, TN23 3DJ Headteacher: Ms Penny Willetts Total pupils: 238

ashfordschool.co.uk

Ashford School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Ashford, TN24 8PB Headteacher: Michael M Hall Total pupils: 924

ashfordschool.co.uk

Babington House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Ware, SG11 1DS Headteacher: Paulo Duràn Total pupils: 811

Chislehurst, BR7 5ES Headteachers: Mr Tim Lello Total pupils: 402

St Francis’ College

Beechwood Sacred Heart School

stedmundscollege.org NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

babingtonhouse.com

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3PJ Headteacher: Mrs Bronwen Goulding Total pupils: 423

Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QD Headteacher: Mrs Helen Rowe Total pupils: 419

St Hilda’s School

Benenden School

st-francis.herts.sch.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

beechwood.org.uk

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • BOARDING • GIRLS

Harpenden, AL5 2ES Headteacher: Mr Daniel Sayers Total pupils: 165

Cranbrook, TN17 4AA Headteacher: Mrs Samantha Price Total pupils: 544

sthildasharpenden.co.uk

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St Hilda’s School

Bethany School

NURSERY • CO-ED • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Bushey, WD23 3DA Headteacher: Miss Sarah Jane Styles Total pupils: 174

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St Joseph’s In The Park School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hertingfordbury, SG14 2LX Headteacher: Mr Douglas Brown Total pupils: 150

stjosephsinthepark.com

St Margaret’s School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cranbrook, TN17 1LB Headteacher: Mr Francie Healy Total pupils: 353

bethanyschool.org.uk

Bickley Park School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Bromley, BR1 2DS Headteacher: Mr Patrick Wenham Total pupils: 322

bickleyparkschool.co.uk

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY •

Bishop Challoner School

FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Bushey, WD23 1DT Acting Headteacher: Julie Chatkiewicz Total pupils: 433

CO-ED

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Sherrardswood School

Bromley, BR2 0BS Headteacher: Mrs Paula Anderson Total pupils: 373

bishopchallonerschool.com

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Breaside Preparatory School

CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Welwyn, AL6 0BJ Headteacher: Mrs Anna Wright Total pupils: 284

Bromley, BR1 2PR Headteacher: Mrs Karen A Nicholson Total pupils: 364

sherrardswood.co.uk

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Stanborough Primary and Nursery School

CATS College Canterbury

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Watford, WD25 0DQ Headteacher: Mrs Horwood and Mrs Madden Total pupils: 105

stanboroughprimary.org.uk

Stanborough School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Watford, WD25 9JT Headteacher: Mrs Eileen Hussey Total pupils: 83

spsch.org

Stormont School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Potters Bar, EN6 5HA Headteacher: Mrs Sharon Martin Total pupils: 167

stormountschool.org

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Tring, HP23 5LX Headteacher: Stefan Anderson Total pupils: 333

tringpark.com

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Canterbury, CT1 3LQ Headteacher: Dr Sarah Lockyer Total pupils: 444

catseducation.com

Cobham Hall SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Cobham, DA12 3BL Headteacher: Ms Maggie Roberts Total pupils: 185

cobhamhall.com

Derwent Lodge Girls Prep School PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Tonbridge, TN11 0NJ Headteacher: Helen Hoffmann Total pupils: 133

somerhill.org

Dover College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Dover, CT17 9RH Headteacher: Mr Gareth Doodes Total pupils: 296

dovercollege.org.uk

Westbrook Hay Prep School

Duke of York’s Royal Military School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • BOARDING • CO-ED

Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RF Headteacher: Mr Keith Young Total pupils: 336

westbrookhay.co.uk

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Feltonfleet School Byfleet Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1DR

Dover, CT15 5EQ Headteacher: Mr Alex Foreman Total pupils: 500

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Head Teacher: Mrs Shelley Lance BD, PGCE Admissions: Mrs Jackie Williams admissions@feltonfleet.co.uk 01932 862264 GENDER/AGES: Boys and girls, 3-13 years. TOTAL PUPILS: 475, boys 254, girls 221 TYPE: Day, Weekly and Flexi Boarding. FEES: Nursery: Termly from £2,200 (mornings). Pre-Prep: Termly £4,105. Prep: Day fees Termly £6,030. Weekly Boarding (4 nights) £7,330. Flexi Boarding from £35 per night. ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Early registration is recommended for Nursery and PrePrep. Main entry points to the Prep School are 7+ (Year 3) and 11+ (Year 7) but places are sometimes available at other points. Entry to the Prep School is by assessment. See website for details.

School Philosophy: Feltonfleet is a community where individuals really matter

- a core belief that shapes all we say and do. Our ethos is based upon positive learning, living and leading, alongside core values of honesty, responsibility, respect and kindness. In our nurturing, sharing community, with a strong sense of family, children are able to discover their gifts and grow in self-confidence, independence and compassion.

Open Days: Friday 5 March, Friday 21 May Virtual tours available on the website. Personal tours by arrangement. www.feltonfleet.co.uk

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Dulwich Preparatory School

The King’s School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cranbrook, TN17 3NP Headteacher: Mr Paul David Total pupils: 509

Canterbury, CT1 2ES Headteacher: Mr Peter Roberts Total pupils: 826

Farringtons School

Lorenden Preparatory School

dulwichprepcranbrook.org NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Chislehurst, BR7 6LR Headteacher: Mrs Dorothy Nancekievill Total pupils: 680

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Faversham, ME13 0EN Headteacher: Mrs K Uttley Total pupils: 107

lorenden.org.uk

Marlborough House School

Fosse Bank School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • CO-ED

Hildenborough, TN11 8ND Headteacher: Ms Alison Cordingley Total pupils: 73

fossebankschool.co.uk

Gad’s Hill School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Rochester, ME3 7PA Headteacher: Mr Paul Savage Total pupils: 388

gadshill.org

The Granville School NURSERY • CO-ED • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Sevenoaks, TN13 3LJ Headteacher: Mrs Louise Lawrance Total pupils: 204

granvilleschool.org

Hilden Grange School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Tonbridge, TN10 3BX Headteacher: John Withers Total pupils: 336

hildengrange.co.uk

Hilden Oaks School & Nursery NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Tonbridge, TN10 3BU Headteacher: Katy Joiner Total pupils: 218

hildenoaks.co.uk

Holmewood House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0EB Headteacher: Scott Carnochan Total pupils: 440

holmewoodhouse.co.uk

Junior King’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Canterbury, CT2 OAY Headteacher: Ms Emma Károlyi Total pupils: 340

junior-kings.co.uk

Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Canterbury, CT2 9AQ Headteacher: Andrew Carter Total pupils: 167

kentcollege.com

Kent College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Canterbury, CT2 9DT Headteacher: Julian Waltho Total pupils: 690

kentcollege.com

Kent College PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AX Headteacher: Ms Julie Lodrick Total pupils: 438

kent-college.co.uk

King’s Rochester Pre-Preparatory and Nursery NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Rochester, ME1 1RH Headteacher: Catherine Openshaw Total pupils: 60

kings-rochester.co.uk

King’s Rochester Preparatory School PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Rochester, ME1 1UB Headteacher: Tom Morgan Total pupils: 290

kings-rochester.co.uk

Cranbrook, TN18 4PY Headteacher: Mr Martyn Ward Total pupils: 301

marlboroughhouseschool.co.uk

Mead School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5SN Headteacher: Mr Andrew Webster Total pupils: 197

meadschool.info

The New Beacon PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • BOYS

Sevenoaks, TN13 2PB Headteacher: Mr Michael Piercy Total pupils: 399

newbeacon.org.uk

Northbourne Park School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Deal, CT14 0NW Headteacher: Mr Sebastian Rees Total pupils: 140

northbournepark.com

Radnor House Sevenoaks NURSERY • PRE-PREP • CO-ED • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Sevenoaks, TN14 6AE Headteacher: Mr David Paton Total pupils: 237

radnor-sevenoaks.org

Rochester Independent College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Rochester, ME1 1XF Headteacher: Mr Alistair Brownlow Total pupils: 255

rochester-college.org

Rose Hill School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SY Headteacher: Ms Emma Neville Total pupils: 304

rosehillschool.co.uk

Russell House School Sevenoaks, TN14 5QU Headteacher: Mr Craig McCarthy Total pupils: 206

russellhouseschool.co.uk

Sackville School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Hildenborough, TN11 9HN Headteacher: Mr Justin Foster-Gandey Total pupils: 160

sackvilleschool.co.uk

Saint Ronan’s NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Hawkhurst, TN18 5DJ Headteacher: Mr William Trelawny-Vernon Total pupils: 376

saintronans.co.uk

Sevenoaks Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Sevenoaks, TN15 0JU Headteacher: Luke Harrison Total pupils: 384

theprep.org.uk

Sevenoaks School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Sevenoaks, TN13 1HU Acting Headteache: Theresa Homewood Total pupils: 1035

sevenoaksschool.org

Solefield School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Sevenoaks, TN13 1PH Headteacher: Mr Dougal A Philps Total pupils: 179

Somerhill Pre-Prep PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

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Boys and girls, rising 3-13 years 250 TYPE: Day, Flexi Boarding FEES: Nursery - £17.20-£36.65 per session (EYFS available). Pre-Prep – Day from £3,055-£3,695. Prep – Day from £6,230 per term TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Pre-Prep – max 16, Prep – max 18 MAIN EXIT SCHOOLS: Bede’s, Benenden, Brighton College, Claremont, Cranbrook, Eastbourne College, Winchester, Hurst, Mayfield, Sevenoaks, Sutton Valance, Tonbridge. ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Informal assessment on taster days. GENDER/AGES: TOTAL PUPILS:

School Philosophy: We pride ourselves on our strong pastoral support and

recognise that only a happy child can truly become a confident and independent learner. As we approach our 150th Anniversary, Marlborough House continues to prepare pupils through an exciting and engaging curriculum. Values and Character Education are actively taught alongside the Academic, Creative and Sporting Curriculum to ensure our children are ready for their next steps. Marlborough House is a traditional, country Prep School with a distinctly family feel; small enough for everyone to be known and cared for whilst still embracing the future that our children will be part of.

Academic Record: Supported by our small class sizes and ISI rated ‘excellent’ academic and pastoral care, Marlborough House achieved strong 2020 results with a 100% Common Entrance pass rate and a 100% Cranbrook Exam pass rate. In 2019 the school launched the Pre-Senior Baccalaureate for Years 7 and 8. Extra-curricular: Life at Marlborough House extends well beyond the classroom, where extra-curricular activities enrich children’s experiences, developing the skills children will need to thrive as adults in the 21st century. The old favourites of Chess, Arts and Crafts, and Karate are complemented by new clubs such as Mindfulness Colouring, Entrepreneurship, Construction and Music Technology. Notable Achievements and Alumni: Finalist in the Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2019 and Shortlisted in 2020 for Pre-Prep and Healthy Eating. Notable Alumni include David Gower (Cricketer), Stephen Poliakoff (Playwright) and Rev. W Awdry (Author).

solefieldschool.org

SENIOR • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

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Head: Eddy Newton Admissions: Emma Houchin registrar@marlboroughhouseschool.co.uk 01580 753555

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

King’s Rochester Senior School Rochester, ME1 1TE Headteacher: Ben Charles Total pupils: 272

Hawkhurst, Kent, TN18 4PY

kings-school.co.uk

farringtons.org.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Marlborough House

Tonbridge, TN11 0NJ Headteacher: Ms Jacqui Marriott Total pupils: 130

somerhill.org

Virtual School Tour available. Please contact registrar@marlboroughhouseschool.co.uk to request your tour. www.marlboroughhouseschool.co.uk

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Spring Grove School

Yardley Court Boys Prep School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PREP • DAY • BOYS

Wye, TN25 5EZ Headteacher: Mr Bill Jones Total pupils: 193

Tonbridge, TN11 0NJ Headteacher: Mr Duncan Sinclair Total pupils: 470

springgroveschool.co.uk

St David’s College PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

West Wickham, BR4 0QS Headteachers: Mrs Julia Foulger Total pupils: 147

stdavidsprep.com

St Edmund’s School Canterbury NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Canterbury, CT2 8HU Headteacher: Mr Edward O’Connor Total pupils: 535

stedmunds.org.uk

St Joseph’s Convent School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Gravesend, DA12 1NR Headteacher: Miss Buckley Total pupils: 143

sjcps.org

St Lawrence College Junior School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Ramsgate, CT11 7AF Headteacher: Ellen Rowe Total pupils: 200

slcuk.com

St Lawrence College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Ramsgate, CT11 7AE Headteacher: Mr Antony Spencer Total pupils: 410

slcuk.com

St Michael’s Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Otford, TN14 5SA Headteacher: Mrs Jill Aisher Total pupils: 471

stmichaels.kent.sch.uk

Steephill School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Longfield, DA3 7BG Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Birtwell Total pupils: 122

steephill.co.uk

Sutton Valence Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

King’s Rochester Satis House, Boley Hill, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1TE

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Surrey

Aberdour School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Tadworth, KT20 6AJ Headteacher: Simon Collins Total pupils: 358

aberdourschool.co.uk

ACS Cobham International School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cobham, KT11 1BL Headteacher: Barnaby Sandow Total pupils: 1503

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ACS Egham International School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Egham, TW20 0HS Headteacher: Mr Jeremy Lewis Total pupils: 617

acs-schools.com

Aldro PREP • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Godalming, GU8 6AS Headteacher: Chris Carlier Total pupils: 220

aldro.org

Amesbury School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hindhead, GU26 6BL Headteacher: Sheina Wright Total pupils: 334

amesburyschool.co.uk

Barfield School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Farnham, GU10 1PB Headteacher: Mr James Reid Total pupils: 156

barfieldschool.com

Barrow Hills School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Nr Godalming, GU8 5NY Headteacher: Mr Sean Skehan Total pupils: 230

Head Teacher: Mr Ben Charles Admissions: Mrs Susan Webb admissions@kings-rochester.co.uk 01634 888590 Boys and girls, 3-18 years 604, boys 346, girls 258 TYPE: Day, Weekly, Flexi, Full Boarding FEES: Fees from 1st September 2020 to 31 August 2021. Nursery: Day from £1,625 per term. Pre-Prep – Day from £3,535 per term. Prep – Day from £4,590, Boarding from £7,650 per term. Senior – Day from £6,730, Boarding from £11,005 per term GENDER/AGES: TOTAL PUPILS:

Prep – 12, Senior – 12, Sixth Form – 12 Music conservatoires, Oxford, Cambridge, Warwick, St Andrews, national and international destinations with some undertaking apprenticeships and placements. FAITH: Church of England. MOTTO: A community that enables individuals to flourish . ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please see website for details.

Maidstone, ME17 3RF Headteacher: Claire Corkran

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Belmont Preparatory School

MAIN EXIT SCHOOLS:

Sutton Valence School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • CO-ED

svs.org.uk

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Maidstone, ME17 3HL Headteacher: Mr Bruce Grindlay Total pupils: 816

svs.org.uk

Tonbridge School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Tonbridge, TN9 1JP Headteacher: James Priory Total pupils: 788

Dorking, RH5 6LQ Headteacher: Helen Skrine Total pupils: 186

belmont-school.org

Bishopsgate School NURSERY • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Englefield, TW20 0YJ Headteacher: Mr Rob Williams Total pupils: 350

bishopsgate-school.co.uk

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Box Hill School

Walthamstow Hall Junior School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Sevenoaks, TN13 3LD Headteachers: Stephanie Ferro Total pupils: 621

Dorking, RH5 6EA Headteacher: Mr Corydon Lowde Total pupils: 416

boxhillschool.com

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Cambridge Tutors College

Walthamstow Hall

6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Sevenoaks, TN13 3UL Headteachers: Miss Stephanie Ferro

walthomstow-hall.co.uk

Wellesley House School PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Croydon, CR0 5SX Headteacher: Dr Chris Drew Total pupils: 212

ctc.ac.uk

Caterham Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Broadstairs, CT10 2DG Headteacher: Gavin Franklin Total pupils: 138

Caterham, CR3 6YB Headteacher: Ben Purkiss Total pupils: 293

West Lodge School

Caterham School

wellesleyhouse.org

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

caterhamprepschool.co.uk SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Sidcup, DA15 7DU Headteacher: Mr Robert Francis Total pupils: 163

Caterham, CR3 6YA Headteacher: Mr Ceri Jones Total pupils: 897

westlodge.org.uk

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Wickham Court School

Charterhouse

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

SENIOR • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS • 6TH FORM • CO-ED

West Wickham, BR4 9HW Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Harries Total pupils: 95

wickhamcourt.org.uk

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Godalming, GU7 2DX Headteacher: Dr Alex Peterken Total pupils: 793

charterhouse.org.uk

School Philosophy: At King’s, we believe in preparing children for the 21st Century

by educating the whole child. Our priority, though, is ensuring that happy children perform to their best and that school is an exceptionally happy and friendly place where moral values, self-discipline, emotional intelligence, and a Christian spirit underpin our family community. King’s is a school where all are cared for as individuals and where links between home and school are a real strength.

Academic Record: Our academic results are excellent at all levels. In 2020, 31% of all GCSE grades were in the top 9-8 bracket and 50% at 9-7 and 13% of A-Level grades were at A*, 34% at A*/A & 59% of grades at A* to B. We believe that building a love of learning and developing independent thinking skills are just as important as achieving the best grades. Extra-curricular: We offer, and encourage, pupils to take part in, a wide variety of co-curricular opportunities to ignite and nurture their interests, providing experiences which will develop confidence in them for life. Sports, music, drama, outdoor pursuits, CCF and a range of clubs and societies are integral to the school’s commitment to providing a broad educational experience. Notable Achievements and Alumni: King’s Rochester is the second oldest school in the world and our alumni, the Old Roffensians include Lord Chadlington, Matt Walker, Clive King, Pete Tong, Peter Rogers, and Sir Derek Barton. As a Cathedral School, we are privileged to use Rochester Cathedral for our services. Open Days: Sat 8 May 2021, Virtual Tours are currently available on our website and personal tours can be booked at any time with our Registrar www.kings-rochester.co.uk

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Chinthurst School

Dunottar School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Tadworth, KT20 5QZ Headteacher: Catherine Trundle Total pupils: 221

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City of London Freemen’s School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Ashstead, KT21 1ET Headteacher: Mr Roland Martin Total pupils: 887

freemens.org

Claremont Fan Court School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Esher, KT10 9LY Headteacher: Mr W Brierly Total pupils: 739

claremontfancourt.co.uk

Collingwood School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Frensham, GU10 3AH Headteacher: Mr Dan Thornburn Total pupils: 330

edgeborough.co.uk

Elmhurst School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

South Croydon, CR2 7DW Headteacher: Mr Antony Padfield Total pupils: 158

elmhurstschool.net

Epsom College

Coworth Flexlands School

epsomcollege.org.uk

Woking, GU24 8TE Headteacher: Nicola Cowell Total pupils: 135

coworthflexlands.co.uk

Cranleigh Preparatory School PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cranleigh, GU6 8QH Headteacher: Neil R Brooks Total pupils: 302

cranprep.org

Cranleigh School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cranleigh, GU6 8QQ Headteacher: Mr Martin Reader Total pupils: 628

cranleigh.org

Cranmore School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

West Horsley, KT24 6AT Headteacher: Mr Michael Connolly Total pupils: 467

cranmoreprep.co.uk

Croydon High School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

South Croydon, CR2 8YB Headteacher: Emma Pattison Total pupils: 564

croydonhigh.gdst.net

Cumnor House Nursery South Croydon NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

South Croydon, CR2 6DH Headteacher: Mrs Carole Finch Total pupils: 110

cumnorhouse.com

Cumnor House School for Boys PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

South Croydon, CR2 6DA Headteacher: Mr Daniel Cummings Total pupils: 390

cumnorhouse.com

Cumnor House School for Girls PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Purley, CR8 3HB Headteacher: Amanda McShane Total pupils: 180

cumnorhouse.com

Danes Hill Pre-Prep PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Oxshott, KT22 OQQ Headteacher: Ms Ruth Samson

daneshillschool.co.uk

Danes Hill School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Oxshott, KT22 OJG Headteacher: Angie Lack Total pupils: 880

daneshillschool.co.uk

Downsend School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Leatherhead, KT22 8TJ Headteacher: Mr Ian Thorpe Total pupils: 464

downsend.co.uk

Duke of Kent School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Ewhurst, GU6 7NS Headteacher: Sue Knox Total pupils: 289

dukeofkentschool.org.uk

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Edgeborough School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS • BOYS TO 5

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Holloway Hill, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1RZ

dunottarschool.com

Wallington, SM6 0BD Headteacher: Leigh Hardie Total pupils: 101

collingwoodschool.org.uk

St Hilary’s Preparatory School

Reigate, RH2 7EL Headteacher: Mr Mark Tottman Total pupils: 165

Epsom, KT17 4JQ Headteacher: Mr Jay Piggot Total pupils: 742

Ewell Castle School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • CO-ED • SENIOR • BOYS

Ewell, KT17 2AW Headteacher: Silas Edmonds Total pupils: 531

ewellcastle.co.uk

Feltonfleet School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cobham, KT11 1DR Headteacher: Mrs Shelley Lance Total pupils: 400

feltonfleet.co.uk

Frensham Heights NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Head Teacher: Mrs Jane Whittingham (B.Ed Cert., Prof.Prac.SpLD) Admissions: Mrs Dickenson registrar@sthilarysschool.com 01483 416551

WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Farnham, GU10 4EA Headteacher: Rick Clarke Total pupils: 523

frensham.org

Glenesk Pre-Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

East Horsley, KT24 6NS Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Bradley Total pupils: 133

gleneskschool.co.uk

Greenfield NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Woking, GU22 7TP Headteacher: Mrs Tania Botting Total pupils: 199

greenfield.surrey.sch.uk

Guildford High School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Guildford, GU1 1SJ Headteacher: Mrs Fiona Boulton Total pupils: 986

guildfordhigh.co.uk

Hall Grove School PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bagshot, GU19 5HZ Headteacher: Mr Alastair Graham Total pupils: 409

hallgrove.co.uk

Halstead Preparatory School for Girls NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Woking, GU21 4EE Headteacher: Mrs Penelope Austin Total pupils: 215

halstead-school.org.uk

Hampton Court House NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Leatherhead, KT8 9BS Headteacher: Mr Guy Holloway Total pupils: 235

hamptoncourthouse.co.uk

HawleyHurst NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Camberley, GU17 9HU Headteacher: Victoria Smit Total pupils: 500

hawleyhurst.co.uk

The Hawthorns School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Redhill, RH1 4QJ Headteacher: Mr Adrian E Floyd Total pupils: 528

hawthorns.com

Boys and girls, 2-11 years 218, boys 59, girls 158 TYPE: Day FEES: Nursery £34 per session, Kindergarten £32.50 per session, Reception £3,748, Year 1 £4,028, Year 2 £4,726, Year 3 £4,964, Years 4-6 £5,514 per term TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Prep – 16, Senior – 15 MAIN EXIT SCHOOLS: Guildford High School, St Edmunds, St Catherine’s, The Royal, Tormead, Churcher’s College, Priors Field, King Edwards, Farnborough Hill, Seaford College, Highfield FAITH: We actively welcome families of all faiths. MOTTO: ‘Not for oneself but for all.’ ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please see our website for details. GENDER/AGES: TOTAL PUPILS:

School Philosophy: St Hilary’s provides a stimulating, safe environment in

which boys and girls can develop, be happy and flourish. Situated in the heart of Godalming, St Hilary’s prides itself in providing an outstanding all-round education, equipping pupils not only with strong academic standards but also the essential qualities and skills required beyond their time at school. Ultimately, St Hilary’s strives to ensure that all pupils develop a real thirst for learning. St Hilary’s aim to educate the whole child by providing unequalled opportunities, support and encouragement for the on-going development of academic, creative, spiritual, social, cultural and physical aspects of the children’s lives.

Academic Record: Year 6 pupils achieve an impressive number of scholarships and awards to Senior School. These wonderful results show each pupil’s excellent progress and achievement. As an inclusive school, these results testify to the effectiveness of the prep school model. St Hilary’s takes its responsibility very seriously in securing the best next school for each pupil. Extra-curricular: It is important that the boys and girls enjoy their time at school and that they buzz with excitement and anticipation with the wide breath of opportunities on offer. St Hilary’s has a large uptake of LAMDA and individual music lessons, alongside a diverse of diverse clubs including LEGO, Art, Science, Dance, Judo, Music Ensembles and Sports Teams. Notable Achievements and Alumni: Independent Preparatory School of the Year 2020. Awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom. Home to one of the few Lego Innovation studios found in Primary Education, providing the space and equipment to deliver STEAM education using the LEGO education approach. Open Days: Visit the school website for details of virtual open mornings and 2021 open morning dates. www.sthilarysschool.com

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Hazelwood School

Moon Hall School

Royal Grammar School

Seaton House School

PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS • GIRLS

Oxted, RH8 0QU Headteacher: Lindie Louw Total pupils: 570

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

Nr Dorking, RH5 6LQ Headteacher: Ms Emma Fraser Total pupils: 45

Guildford, GU1 3BB Headteacher: Dr J M Cox Total pupils: 924

Sutton, SM2 5LH Headteacher: Mrs Debbie Morrison Total pupils: 160

rgs-guildford.co.uk

seatonhouse.sutton.sch.uk

Hoe Bridge School

More House School

Shrewsbury Lodge School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • BOYS

Royal Russell School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

hazelwoodschool.co.uk

Old Woking, GU22 8JE Headteacher: Chris Webster Total pupils: 493

hoebridgeschool.co.uk

Farnham, GU10 3AP Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Hetherington Total pupils: 444

morehouse.org.uk

Homefield Preparatory School

Notre Dame School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Sutton, SM1 2TE Headteacher: Mr John Towers Total pupils: 348

homefield.sutton.sch.uk

Hurtwood House School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Dorking, RH5 6NU Headteacher: Mr C M Jackson Total pupils: 347

hurtwoodhouse.com

International School of London, Surrey NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Woking, GU22 8HY Headteacher: Mr Richard Parker Total pupils: 250

islschools.org/surrey

King Edward’s Witley SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Nr Godalming, GU8 5SG Headteacher: Mr John Attwater Total pupils: 410

kesw.org

Kingswood House School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED • SENIOR

Epsom, KT19 8LG Headteacher: Mr Duncan Murphy Total pupils: 175

kingswoodhouse.org

Laleham Lea School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Purley, CR8 3JJ Headteacher: Ms Karen Barry Total pupils: 110

lalehamlea.co.uk

Lanesborough School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Guildford, GU1 2EL Headteacher: Clare Turnbull

lanesborough.surrey.sch.uk

Lingfield College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Lingfield, RH7 6PH Headteacher: Mr Richard Bool Total pupils: 928

lingfieldcollege.co.uk

Longacre School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Guildford, GU5 0NQ Acting Headteacher: Mr Matthew Bryan Total pupils: 211

longacre.surrey.sch.uk

Lyndhurst School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

GIRLS

Cobham, KT11 1HA Senior Headteacher is Anna King Prep Headteacher is Amélie Morgan Total pupils: 600

notredame.co.uk

Oakhyrst Grange School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Caterham, CR3 6AF Headteacher: Mr Alex Gear Total pupils: 154

oakhyrstgrangeschool.co.uk

Oakwood School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Purley, CR8 2AN Headteacher: Mr Ciro Candia Total pupils: 174

oakwoodschool.org.uk

Old Palace of John Whitgift School Junior NURSERY • PREP • DAY • GIRLS • CO-ED

South Croydon, CR2 7YN Headteacher: Mr Tim Horton Total pupils: 150

oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk

Old Palace of John Whitgift School Senior SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Croydon, CR0 1AX Headteacher: Jane Burton Total pupils: 700

oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk

Parkside School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Cobham, KT11 3PX Headteacher: Nicole Janssen Total pupils: 255

parkside-school.co.uk

Prior’s Field SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Godalming, GU7 2RH Headteacher: Tracy Kirnig Total pupils: 453

priorsfieldschool.com

Reed’s School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • BOYS • GIRLS

Cobham, KT11 2ES Headteacher: Mr Mark Hoskins Total pupils: 656

reeds.surrey.sch.uk

Reigate St Mary’s Preparatory and Choir School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Camberley, GU15 3NE Headteacher: Mr Andrew Rudkin Total pupils: 118

Reigate, RH2 7RN Headteacher: Mr Marcus Culverwell Total pupils: 336

lyndhurstschool.co.uk

reigatestmarys.org

Manor House School

Reigate Grammar School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • GIRLS

Little Bookham, KT23 4EN Headteacher: Ms Tracey Fantham Total pupils: 293

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Reigate, RH2 0QS Headteacher: Mr Shaun Fenton Total pupils: 947

manorhouseschool.org

reigategrammar.org

Micklefield School

Ripley Court

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Reigate, RH2 9DU Headteacher: Mr R Ardé Total pupils: 298

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Ripley, GU23 6NE Acting Headteacher: Gavin Ryan Total pupils: 267

micklefieldschool.co.uk

ripleycourt.co.uk

Milbourne Lodge School

Rowan Preparatory School

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Esher, KT10 9EG Headteacher: Mrs Judy Waite Total pupils: 215

Esher, KT10 0LX Headteacher: Mrs Susan Clarke Total pupils: 320

milbournelodge.co.uk

rowanprepschool.co.uk

Moon Hall School

Royal Alexandra & Albert School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Leigh, RH2 8RE Headteacher: Alison Hedley Total pupils: 110

moonhallschoolregiate.co.uk

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moonhallschool.co.uk

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Reigate, RH2 0TD Headteacher: Mr Mark Dixon Total pupils: 960

raa-school.co.uk

WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Croydon, CR9 5BX Headteacher: Chris Hutchinson Total pupils: 919

royalrussell.co.uk

Rydes Hill Preparatory School and Nursery NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Guildford, GU2 8BP Headteacher: Sarah Norville Total pupils: 190

rydeshill.com

St Andrew’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Woking, GU21 4QW Headteacher: Mr Adrian Perks Total pupils: 313

st-andrews.woking.sch.uk

St Catherine’s School, Bramley PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Guildford, GU5 0DF Headteacher: Mrs Alice Phillips and Miss Naomi Bartholomew Total pupils: 892

stcatherines.info

St Christopher’s Nursery and Pre-Prep NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Epsom, KT18 5HE Headteacher: Annie Thackray Total pupils: 165

st-christophers.surrey.sch.uk

St David’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Purley, CR8 3AL Headteacher: Ms Cressida Mardell Total pupils: 149

stdavidsschool.co.uk

St Edmund’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Hindhead, GU26 6BH Headteacher: Adam Walliker Total pupils: 294

saintedmunds.co.uk

St George’s Weybridge NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Weybridge, KT15 2QS Headteacher: Mr Antony Hudson and Mrs Rachel Owens Total pupils: 950

stgeorgesweybridge.com

St Hilary’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Godalming, GU7 1RZ Headteacher: Mrs Jane Wittingham Total pupils: 268

sthilarysschool.com

St Ives School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS • GIRLS

Haslemere, GU27 2ES Headteacher: Mrs Kay Goldsworthy Total pupils: 115

stiveshaslemere.com

St James Senior Boys’ School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • BOYS

Ashford, TW15 3DZ Headteacher: Mr David Brazier Total pupils: 382

stjamesschool.co.uk

St John’s School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Leatherhead, KT22 8SP Headteacher: Mrs Rowena Cole Total pupils: 656

stjohnsleatherhead.co.uk

St Teresa’s School

Esher, KT10 9EA Headteacher: Jon Akhurst Total pupils: 143

shrewsburyhousepreprep.net

Sir William Perkin’s School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Chertsey, KT16 9BN Headteacher: Mr Chris Muller Total pupils: 606

swps.org.uk

The Study School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

New Malden, KT3 5DP Headteacher: Mrs Donna Brackstone-Drake Total pupils: 134

thestudyschool.co.uk

Sutton High School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Sutton, SM1 2AX Headteacher: Mrs Katharine Crouch Total pupils: 642

suttonhigh.gdst.net

TASIS The American School in England NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Thorpe, TW20 8TE Headteacher: Bryan Nixon Total pupils: 720

england.tasis.com

Tormead School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Guildford, GU1 2JD Headteacher: Mrs Christina Foord Total pupils: 750

tormeadschool.org.uk

Westward School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Walton-on-Thames, KT12 1LE Headteacher: Mrs Shelley Stevenson Total pupils: 151

westwardschool.co.uk

Woldingham School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Woldingham, CR3 7YA Headteacher: Mrs Alex Hutchinson Total pupils: 543

woldinghamschool.co.uk

Woodcote House School PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • BOYS

Windlesham, GU20 6PF Headteacher: Mr D. M. K. Paterson Total pupils: 93

woodcotehouseschool.co.uk

The Yehudi Menuhin School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cobham, KT11 3QQ Interim Headteacher: Richard Tanner Total pupils: 77

menuhinschool.co.uk

East Sussex

Battle Abbey Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bexhill, TN40 2NH Headteacher: Mrs M Maslin Total pupils: 98

battleabbeyschool.com

Battle Abbey School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Battle, TN33 0AD Headteacher: Mr David Clark Total pupils: 378

battleabbeyschool.com

Bede’s Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Eastbourne, BN20 7XL Headteacher: Mr Giles Entwisle Total pupils: 373

bedes.org.uk/prep-school

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Bede’s School

WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Dorking, RH56ST Headteacher: Mr Mike Farmer Total pupils: 331

st-teresas.com

Upper Dicker, BN27 3QH Headteacher: Mr Peter Goodyer Total pupils: 750

bedes.org

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Nursery & Prep School

Senior School & Sixth Form

Bodiam, East Sussex TN32 5UJ . 01580 830396

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St Leonards, East Sussex TN37 7PW . 01424 751555

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Bellerbys College Brighton

Northease Manor School

Dorset House

Slindon College

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

PREP • SENIOR • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Pulborough, RH20 1PB Headteacher: Mr Matt Thomas Total pupils: 134

Arundel, BN18 0RH Headteacher: Mark Birkbeck Total pupils: 84

Brighton, BN1 4LF Headteacher: Mr Simon Mower Total pupils: 888

Lewes, BN7 3EY Headteacher: Claire Farmer Total pupils: 96

bellerbys.com

northease.co.uk

Bricklehurst Manor School

Roedean School

Farlington School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • GIRLS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School

WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Horsham, RH12 3PN Headteacher: Ms Louise Higson Total pupils: 324

Sompting, BN15 OAZ Headteacher: Mr Stuart Douch Total pupils: 97

NURSERY • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

slindoncollege.co.uk

Wadhurst, TN5 7EL Headteacher: Mrs Christine Flowers Total pupils: 122

Brighton, BN2 5RQ Headteacher: Mr Oliver Blond Total pupils: 423

Brighton & Hove Junior School

Roedean Moira House Girls School

falrlingtonschool.com

The Towers Convent School

Hove, BN3 6NH Headteacher: Ms Sian Cattaneo Total pupils: 243

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Great Ballard School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI •

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • FLEXI •

BOARDING • CO-ED

GIRLS • BOYS

Brighton & Hove High School

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Chichester, PO18 OLR Headteacher: Mr Richard Evans Total pupils: 125

Steyning, BN44 3TF Headteacher: Mrs Clare Trelfa Total pupils: 314

Great Walstead School

Westbourne House School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI •

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

BOARDING • CO-ED

Chichester, PO20 2BH Headteacher: Martin Barker Total pupils: 442

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NURSERY • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

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SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Brighton, BN1 3AT Headteacher: Ms Jennifer Smith Total pupils: 338

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Brighton College Pre-Prep School and Nursery NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Brighton, BN2 5JF Headteacher: Mr John Weeks Total pupils: 223

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Brighton College Prep School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Brighton, BN2 0EU Headteacher: Mr John Weeks Total pupils: 302

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Brighton College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Brighton, BN2 0AL Headteacher: Richard Cairns Total pupils: 1081

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Claremont School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

East Sussex, TN37 7PW Headteacher: Giles Perrin Total pupils: 400+

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Deepdene School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hove, BN3 4ED Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Gane Total pupils: 130

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Eastbourne College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Eastbourne, BN21 4JY Headteacher: Mr Tom Lawson Total pupils: 631

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Frewen College PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Nr Rye, TN31 6NL Headteacher: Nick Goodman Total pupils: 111

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Greenfields School NURSERY • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Forest Row, RH18 5JD Headteacher: Mr Jeff Smith Total pupils: 135

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Lancing College Preparatory School at Hove PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hove, BN3 6LU Headteacher: Mrs Kirsty Keep Total pupils: 244

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Lewes Old Grammar School NURSERY • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Lewes, BN7 1XS Headteacher: Mr R Blewitt Total pupils: 574

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Mayfield School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Mayfield, TN20 6PH Headteacher: Miss Antonia Beary Total pupils: 357

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WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Eastbourne, BN20 7TE Headteacher: Andrew Wood Total pupils: 306

Sacred Heart School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wadhurst, TN5 6DQ Headteacher: Mrs Hilary Blake Total pupils: 117

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St Andrew’s Prep NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Eastbourne, BN20 7RP Headteacher: Mr Gareth Jones Total pupils: 374

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St Christopher’s School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hove, BN3 4AD Headteacher: Mr Julian Withers Total pupils: 284

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Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Mayfield, TN20 6HR Headteacher: Mr Mark Hammond Total pupils: 136

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Vinehall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Robertsbridge, TN32 5JL Headteacher: Joff Powis Total pupils: 251

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West Sussex Ardingly College

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Nr Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ Headteacher: Mr Ben Figgis Total pupils: 932

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Brambletye NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

East Grinstead, RH19 3PD Headteacher: Mr Will Brooks Total pupils: 264

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Burgess Hill Girls NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Burgess Hill, RH15 0EG Headteacher: Mrs Liz Laybourn Total pupils: 526

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Christ’s Hospital School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • BOARDING • CO-ED

Horsham, RH13 0LJ Headteacher: Mr Simon Reid Total pupils: 863

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Copthorne Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Copthorne, RH10 3HR Headteacher: Chris Jones Total pupils: 319

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Cottesmore School PREP • BOARDING • CO-ED

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Haywards Heath, RH16 2QL Headteacher: Chris Calvey Total pupils: 430

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Handcross Park School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Haywards Heath, RH17 6HF Headteacher: Mr Richard Brown Total pupils: 336

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Hurst College PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9JS Headteacher: Tim Manly Total pupils: 738

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Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Worthing, BN14 8HU Headteacher: Mrs Heather Beeby Total pupils: 152

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Lancing College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Lancing, BN15 0RW Headteacher: Mr Dominic Oliver Total pupils: 538

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Oakwood School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Chichester, PO18 9AN Headteacher: Ms Clare Bradbury Total pupils: 256

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Our Lady of Sion Junior School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Worthing, BN11 1RE Headteacher: Dr Simon Orchard Total pupils: 109

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Our Lady of Sion Senior School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Worthing, BN11 4BL Headteacher: Dr Simon Orchard Total pupils: 339

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Pennthorpe School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Rudgwick, Nr Horsham, RH12 3HJ Headteacher: Alexia Bolton Total pupils: 313

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Prebendal School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Chichester, PO19 1RT Headteacher: Ms Louise Salmond Smith Total pupils: 188

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Seaford College PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Pease Pottage, RH11 9AU Headteacher: Mr Thomas Rogerson Total pupils: 155

Petworth, GU28 0NB Headteacher: John Green Total pupils: 689

cottesmoreschool.com

seaford.org

Cumnor House Sussex

Shoreham College

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Danehill, Haywards Heath RH17 7HT Headteacher: Mr Christian Heinrich Total pupils: 385

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Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YW Headteacher: Mr Richard Taylor-West Total pupils: 368

shorehamcollege.co.uk

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thetowersschool.org

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Windlesham House School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Washington, RH20 4AY Headteacher: Mr Richard Foster Total pupils: 356

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SOUTH EAST

DISCOVER YOUR TALENT AT CRANLEIGH WEEKLY BOARDING WITH EXCELLENT ACADEMICS SUPPORTED BY A FULL PROGRAMME OF MUSIC, SPORT, ART, DESIGN AND DRAMA. REGISTERING NOW FOR 2023 AND 2024. ADMISSIONS@CRANLEIGH.ORG OR WWW.CRANLEIGH.ORG | 01438 276377 independentschoolparent.com

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VIRTUAL

King Edward’s Witley is an independent boarding and day school for girls and boys aged 11- 18 set in 100 acres of beautiful parkland.

OPEN MORNINGS

Visit us and you’ll find a vibrant, forward-thinking school united by diversity since 1553.

Thursday 29th April 10am Saturday 19th June 10am

Dispatched within 4 working days Free Postage Made in the UK

A SPRINGBOARD FOR ADVENTURE

Call our admissions team on 01428 686735 or book online at www kesw.org • Godalming, Surrey GU8 5SG ISPSG - half page - Jan 2021.qxp_Layout 1 12/01/2021 09:46 Page 1

www.mynamelabel.co.uk 0870 850 7897

TATLER ‘PREP SCHOOL OF THE YEAR’ 2020 ESCORTED TRAIN SERVICE TO LONDON GIRLS AND BOYS | AGE 4-13

REGISTER FOR OUR NEXT VIRTUAL OPEN MORNING ON SATURDAY 8TH MAY AT 10AM TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT WWW.COTTESMORESCHOOL.COM OR CONTACT OPENMORNING@COTTESMORESCHOOL.COM FOR ALL OTHER ENQUIRIES, PLEASE EMAIL ADMISSIONS@COTTESMORESCHOOL.COM TEL: 01293 520648

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Happy girls are successful girls

Excellent academic value added 70% A*–B five-year average at A-Level

Door-to-door transport Flexi, weekly and full boarding ‘Pastoral care uniformly “phenomenal”’ – Good Schools Guide

Open events for 2021 Saturday 13 March (online) Saturday 15 May Saturday 7 August Saturday 18 September Tuesday 5 October (Sixth Form) Wednesday 13 October

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A LEADING INDEPENDENT BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AGED 11-18

BOOK NOW Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire AL9 6NS | 01707 602500 www.queenswood.org/open-events

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Farnham, Surrey

“It’s a happiness thing...” Book now for your virtual tour Nursery | Pre-Prep Prep | Flexi-Boarding www.edgeborough.co.uk 01252 792495

VIRTUAL EVENTS Cranleigh Preparatory School, Horseshoe Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8QH www.cranprep.org

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Please see our website for information on our virtual events or contact Catherine Staples, Head of Admissions, to book an individual appointment: 01483 542051

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See for yourself at our Open Day on 8 May 2021 www.roedean.co.uk Special Late Admissions Process for September 2021 Entry In view of the extraordinary circumstances, additional ﬁnancial awards are available. Please contact Diana Banham on 01273 667626 or dba@roedean.co.uk.

A Genuinely Holistic, Rounded Education

ALDRO

Day and boarding school in Shackleford, Godalming for girls and boys aged 7-13 BUILDING A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES

WELCOMING GIRLS FROM SEPTEMBER

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01483 813535 admissions@aldro.org www.aldro.org

SOUTH EAST

Virtual Open Mornings Thursday 11 th March 2021 Wednesday 28 th April 2021 Friday 11 th June 2021* *geared to Reception Entry

Reception Entry Play Assessments March 2021

Virtual Baby Cats (0- 4 years) Let our teachers inspire your child’s imagination with a selection of free, interactive concerts and creative activities online.

Friday 19 th March 2021 Friday 14 th May 2021

St Catherine’s Prep, Bramley GSA Day & Boarding School since 1885 | 4 - 18 years Guildford GU5 0DF | 01483 899665 | www.stcatherines.info

Explore St Hilda’s Virtual Tours Termly Open Days Private Visits Zoom Calls

Head Teacher: Mr. Dan Sayers, BA (Hons), QTS Admissions Contact: Mrs. Jennifer Fereday, BA (Hons) office@sthildasharpenden.co.uk Tel: 01582 712307 Gender & Age: Co-Ed Nursery rising 3 years, Girls Pre-Prep & Prep to 11 years Total Pupils: 150 Type: Day, single entry year groups. Fees: Nursery - Flexible options with variable pricing and 15 Hours free funding. Pre-Prep: Weekly from £278 to £360. Prep: Weekly from £360 to £364

Entrance Procedure: We are non-selective until Year 3 when an entrance assessment is held in Maths and English. We are proudly mixed ability and pupils are offered a place if we feel confident that they will thrive within the high standards and expectations achieved. School Philosophy: Our aim is to achieve the highest standard of education in a happy, safe, and purposeful working environment, instilling in all pupils a love of learning, independent thinking and good manners. We strive to nurture each child’s individuality, developing talent and ability to the full.

Douglas Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2ES | www.sthildasharpenden.co.uk

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The outstanding and independent prep school for girls aged 2-11 Claygate, Esher, Surrey

We look forward to welcoming you to our Spring Open Morning or contact us to arrange a personalised tour.

Call: 01372 462627 Email: admissions@rowanprepschool.co.uk Register online: rowanprepschool.co.uk Rowan_Prep

Inspiring Boys

BICKLEY PARK SCHOOL INDEPENDENT PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR BOYS AGED 2½–13

For more information or to arrange a one-to-one online chat with the Headmaster, please contact our Registrar on 0208 467 2195 or email admissions@bickleyparkschool.co.uk

Aspire • Endeavour • Achieve 14 Page Heath Lane, Bickley, Bromley, Kent BR1 2DS

www.bickleyparkschool.co.uk

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Boys & Girls 3-13 years | Founded 1883 | Hawkhurst, Kent

PREP SCHOOL OF THE YEAR 2018

Head Teacher: Mr. Ryan Ardé Admissions@micklefieldschool.co.uk 01737 224212 GENDER/AGES: boys and girls, 2years 9months - 11 years TOTAL PUPILS: 226, boys 106, girls 120 TYPE: Day FEES: Nursery: £1,190 - £1,925, Pre-Prep - £2,560 - £3,145, Prep - £3,440 - £4,375 per term ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Non selective

@saintronans /SaintRonans www.saintronans.co.uk

School Philosophy: Here at Micklefield we provide a stimulating, caring and challenging environment that fosters the pursuit of high standards throughout all areas of the curriculum. Pupils are encouraged to become successful learners and to grow into individuals who will confidently take their places in society.

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South West

This map illustrates the location of some of the leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE Stonehouse Stroud

6 Cirencester

Tetbury

11 Calne 12

Bristol

Bath

SOMERSET 10 Wells Bridgewater

Street

WILTSHIRE

Shepton Mallet

Bruton

Salisbury

Barnstable 1 Sparkford

Taunton

Bideford

4 Shaftesbury

DORSET

Sherborne

2 Tiverton Crewkerne

Blandford

3 Wimborne Bournemouth

DEVON

CORNWALL

Devon

BARNSTAPLE 1 West Buckland School TIVERTON 2 Blundell’s School

Dorset

WIMBORNE 3 Canford School SHAFTESBURY 4 Port Regis Preparatory School

Gloucestershire BRISTOL 5 Badminton School CIRENCESTER 6 Rendcomb College NR TEWKESBURY 7 Bredon School

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Exeter

Plymouth

Somerset

THE SCHOOL FOR

BATH 8 King Edward’s School STREET 9 Millfield School WELLS 10 Wells Cathedral School

MINDS

Wiltshire

CALNE 11 St Margaret’s Preparatory School 12 St Mary’s Calne

To ﬁnd out more about King Edward’s School, please visit our website: www.kesbath.com or contact our Admissions team on 01225 820 399, who will be happy to help. The adventure really does start here! For ages 3-18

WHERE WILL YOURS TAKE YOU?

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Nr Tewkesbury

SOUTH WEST

Set in 230 acres of glorious Cotswold countryside Open Mornings 2021 Saturday, 6 March Saturday, 25 September

“Rendcomb is a bit of a find if you’re looking for a school that nurtures individuals.” Good Schools Guide

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Channel Islands - Cornwall - Devon - Dorset

Channel Islands Elizabeth College

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

Guernsey, GY1 2PY Headteacher: Ms Jenny Palmer Total pupils: 891

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The Ladies’ College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Guernsey, GY1 1RW Headteacher: Mrs Ashley Clancy Total pupils: 588

ladiescollege.com

St George’s Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Jersey, JE3 7DB Headteacher: Mr Cormac Timothy Total pupils: 219

stgeorgesprep.co.uk

St Michael’s Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Jersey, JE2 7UG Headteacher: Mr Mike Rees Total pupils: 300

stmichaelsschool.je

Victoria College PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

Exeter, EX2 4NS Headteacher: Louise Simpson Total pupils: 922

Mount Kelly

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • SIXTH FORM • DAY • FULL BOARDING • WEEKLY BOARDING • FLEXI- BOARDING • CO-ED

Tavistock, PL19 0HZ Headteacher: Guy Ayling Total pupils: 575

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Kingsley School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bideford, EX39 3LY Headteacher: Mr Pete Last Total pupils: 398

kingsleyschoolbideford.co.uk

The Maynard School

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Exeter, EX1 1SJ Headteacher: Miss Sarah Dunn Total pupils: 353

maynard.co.uk

Plymouth College Prep PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Plymouth, PL1 3JL Headteacher: Mr Christopher Gatherer Total pupils: 230

Cornwall

Plymouth, PL4 6RN Headteacher: Jonathan Standen Total pupils: 508

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Truro, TR4 9AE Headteacher: Hilary Mann Total pupils: 95

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Roselyon School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Par, PL24 2HZ Headteacher: Mrs Hilary Mann Total pupils: 98

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St Joseph’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Launceston, PL15 8HN Headteacher: Oliver Scott Total pupils: 229

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St Piran’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Hayle, TR27 4HY Headteacher: Carol De Labat Total pupils: 55

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Truro High School for Girls NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Truro, TR1 2HU Headteacher: Ms Sarah Matthews Total pupils: 350

trurohigh.co.uk

Truro School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Truro, TR1 1TH Prep Headteache: Sarah Patterson Senior Headteacher: Andrew Gordon-Brown Total pupils: 751

Barnstaple, Devon EX32 0SX

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Polwhele House School

West Buckland

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Jersey, JE1 4HT Headteacher: Mr Alun Watkins Total pupils: 693

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Plymouth College

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

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St Christopher’s School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Totnes, TQ9 6PF Headteacher: Alexandra Cottell Total pupils: 89

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Head Teacher: Mr Phillip Stapleton Admissions: Miss Melanie Tennant admissions@westbuckland.com 01598 760178 Boys and girls, 3-18 years 650, boys 325, girls 325 TYPE: Day, Full Boarding FEES: Day from £2,770 to £5,325. Full Boarding from £8,650 to £12,135 per term ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please see website for details. GENDER/AGES: TOTAL PUPILS:

School Philosophy: Founded in 1858, West Buckland School, which is described as “a gem of a school in an outstanding location”, is set in 90 acres of stunning countryside. The school has enjoyed a strong academic track record for many years, making it by far the most successful school in the area. One of the many outstanding areas is WBS’s extra-curricular activities provision: ‘The School’s provision of extracurricular activities is outstanding and enriches the pupils’ experience significantly’ – ISI inspection 2019.

St John’s School

Open Days: please see website for details

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Sidmouth, EX10 8RG Headteacher: Ms Caroline Ward Total pupils: 149

www.westbuckland.com

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St Peter’s School

Bredon School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Nr Exmouth, EX8 5AU Headteacher: Mrs Charlotte Johnston Total pupils: 302

Pull Court, Bushley, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 6AH

stpetersprep.co.uk

Shebbear College

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Shebbear, EX21 5HJ Headteacher: Simon Weale Total pupils: 331

shebbearcollege.co.uk

Stover School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Newton Abbot, TQ12 6QG Headteacher: Mr Richard Notman Total pupils: 326

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Trinity School

NURSERY • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

truroschool.com

Teignmouth, TQ14 8LY Headteacher: Lawrence Coen Total pupils: 438

Head Teacher: Mr Nick Oldham Admissions: Mrs Jessica Doodes admissions@bredonschool.co.uk 01684 293156

Devon

trinityschool.co.uk

West Buckland School

GENDER/AGES:

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Barnstaple, EX32 0SX Headteacher: Phillip Stapleton Total pupils: 604

Blundell’s School WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Tiverton, EX16 4DN Headteacher: Mr Bart Wielenga Total pupils: 584

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Bramdean School

Dorset

Boys and girls, 7-18 years 233, boys 164, girls 69 TYPE: Day, Flexi, Full Boarding FEES: Prep – Day from £3,925, Flexi Boarding from £55 per night, Full Boarding from £8,620 per term. Senior – Day from £5,950, Flexi Boarding from £55 per night, Full Boarding from £10,645 per term. ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please see our website for details.

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

School Philosophy: Our dyslexia-friendly teaching methods alongside small class

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

westbuckland.com

CO-ED

Bournemouth Collegiate Prep School

bramdeanschool.co.uk

Poole, BH14 9JY Headteacher: Ms Kay Smith Total pupils: 111

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Exeter, EX1 2QR Headteacher: Miss Diane Stoneman Total pupils: 200

Exeter Cathedral School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Exeter, EX1 1HX Headteacher: Mr James Featherstone Total pupils: 298

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Bournemouth Collegiate School

TOTAL PUPILS:

sizes and access to an inspiring 84 acre campus allows pupils to find their strength and reach their full potential. Our pupils form a vibrant community of learners who are socially and morally responsible and who support one another on their journey towards becoming happy, healthy, confident and capable young people.

PREP • SENIOR • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bournemouth, BH5 2DY Headteacher: Mr Russell Slatford Total pupils: 395

bournemouthcollegiateschool.co.uk

Open Days: To book an individual tour please see our website. www.bredonschool.co.uk

SOUTH WEST

Open Day Saturday 8th May 10.00am

Independent School of the Year 2020 for Performing Arts For more details: http://wells.cathedral.school/openday Or contact admissions@wells.cathedral.school

“The School of choice in Devon”

FOUNDED 1604

CO-EDUCATIONAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FOR PUPILS FROM AGES 3 TO 18

FULL, WEEKLY AND FLEXI BOARDING AND DAY PUPILS FROM AGES 11 TO 18

• Extensive and safe 90 acre campus PREP SCHOOL

SENIOR SCHOOL

SIXTH FORM

Nursery | Pre-Prep | Prep

Opening up a world of opportunities with an exceptional all-round education and preparation for life.

Excellent preparation for University and life beyond school, including our modern co-educational Y13 house.

Enabling each child to develop their full potential and nurturing an appetite for learning.

Blundell’s School, Tiverton, Devon EX16 4DN

• Located in the heart of Devon, close to breathtaking coastline and Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks • 25 minutes from the cultural and historic Cathedral city of Exeter

To find out more about our Guest Mornings, Scholarships, Bursaries and our extensive local transport network, or to arrange a personal visit please contact our admissions team.

Tel: 01884 252543

admissions@blundells.org

• Only 2 hours from London by train

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Dorset - Gloucestershire - Somerset Bryanston School

Sherborne Girls

Clifton College

St Edward’s Prep School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Blandford Forum, DT11 OPX Headteacher: Sarah Thomas Total pupils: 671

bryanston.co.uk

sherborne.com

Bristol, BS8 3JH Headteacher: Dr Tim Greene Total pupils: 695

Cheltenham, GL52 6NR Headteacher: Mr Stephen McKernan Total pupils: 310

cliftoncollegeuk.com/upper

stedwards.co.uk

Canford School

Sunninghill Preparatory School

St Edward’s Senior School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Clifton High School

PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Wimborne, BH21 3AD Headteacher: Mr Ben A M Vessey Total pupils: 640

canford.com

Dorchester, DT1 1EB Headteacher: Mr John Thorpe Total pupils: 177

sunninghillprep.co.uk

Castle Court School

Talbot Heath School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY •FLEXI

Wimborne, BH21 3RF Headteacher: Mr Luke Gollings Total pupils: 355

castlecourt.com

Clayesmore Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Blandford Forum, DT11 8PH Headteacher: Charlotte Townsend Total pupils: 239

clayesmore.com

Clayesmore Senior School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Blandford Forum, DT11 8LL Headteacher: Mrs Jo Thomson Total pupils: 481

clayesmore.com

Dumpton School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wimborne, BH21 7AF Headteacher: Andrew Browning Total pupils: 352

dumpton.com

Hanford School PREP • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Blandford, DT11 8HN Headteacher: Rory Johnston Total pupils: 101

hanfordschool.co.uk

Knighton House NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS • CO-ED

Blandford, DT11 0PY Headteacher: Robin Gainher Total pupils: 114

knightonhouse.co.uk

Leweston School BOARDING • DAY • FLEXI • WEEKLY • CO-EDUCATIONAL DIAMOND MODEL • NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • SIXTH FORM

Sherborne, DT9 6EN Headteacher: Mrs Kate Reynolds Total pupils: 370

leweston.co.uk

Milton Abbey School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Nr Blandford, DT11 0BZ Headteacher: Judith Fremont-Barnes Total pupils: 229

miltonabbey.co.uk

The Park School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bournemouth, BH8 9BJ Headteacher: Melanie Dowler Total pupils: 362

parkschool.co.uk

Port Regis Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Shaftesbury, SP7 9QA Headteacher: Mr Stephen Ilett Total pupils: 306

portregis.com

St Mary’s School PREP (FROM AGE 9) • SENIOR • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Shaftesbury, SP7 9LP Headteacher: Mrs Maria Young Total pupils: 250

stmshaftesbury.uk

Sherborne Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Sherborne, DT9 3NY Headteacher: Nick Folland Total pupils: 238

sherborneprep.org

Sherborne International SENIOR • BOARDING • CO-ED

Sherborne, DT9 4EZ Headteacher: Tim Waters Total pupils: 138

sherborne-international.org

• BOARDING • GIRLS

Bournemouth, BH4 9NJ Headteacher: Angharad Holloway Total pupils: 521

talbotheath.org

Yarrells School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Upton, BH16 5EU Headteacher: Sally Weber-Spokes Total pupils: 252

yarrells.co.uk

Gloucestershire Airthrie School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Cheltenham, GL50 2NY Headteacher: Mrs Jackson Total pupils: 171

airthrie-school.co.uk

Badminton School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Bristol, BS9 3BA Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Tear Total pupils: 500

badmintonschool.co.uk

Beaudesert Park School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • CO-ED

Bristol, BS8 3JD Headteacher: Dr Alison Neill Total pupils: 600

Cheltenham, GL53 8EY Headteacher: Mrs Pat Clayfield Total pupils: 340

www.cliftonhigh.co.uk

stedwards.co.uk

Colston’s School

Tockington Manor

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Bristol, BS32 4NY Headteacher: Mr Stephen Symonds Total pupils: 196

Dean Close Preparatory School

Westonbirt Prep School

colstons.org

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Dean Close School

Westonbirt School

deanclose.org.uk

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cheltenham, GL51 6HE Headteacher: Mr B Salisbury Total pupils: 489

deanclose.org.uk

The Downs Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bredon School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • 6TH FORM • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Nr Tewkesbury, GL20 6AH Headteacher: Koen Claeys Total pupils: 231

bredonschool.org

Bristol Grammar School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Bristol, BS8 1SR Headteacher: Jaideep Barot Total pupils: 956

bristolgrammarschool.co.uk

Butcombe, Clifton College Pre-Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bristol, BS8 3EZ Headteacher: Mrs Jo Newman Total pupils: 240

cliftoncollege.com

Cheltenham College Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cheltenham, GL53 7AB Headteacher: Mr Tom O’Sullivan Total pupils: 392

cheltenhamcollege.org

Cheltenham College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cheltenham, GL53 7LD Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Huggett Total pupils: 661

cheltenhamcollege.org

Cheltenham Ladies’ College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Cheltenham, GL50 3EP Headteacher: Ms Eve Jardine-Young Total pupils: 656

cheltladiescollege.org

Clifton College Preparatory School

westonbirt.org

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Tetbury, GL8 8QG Headteacher: Mrs Natasha Dangerfield Total pupils: 172

westonbirt.org

Wycliffe College

Bristol BS48 1PF Headteacher: Marcus Gunn Total pupils: 280

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Fairfield School

wycliffe.co.uk

thedownsschool.co.uk NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bristol, BS48 3PD Headteacher: Lesley Barton Total pupils: 103

fairfield.school

Cirencester, GL7 3NB Headteacher: Mr Nigel Reed Total pupils: 158

berkhamsted.org

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Tetbury, GL8 8QG Headteacher: Mr Sean Price Total pupils: 140

Berkhamsted School Cheltenham, GL52 2QA Headteacher: Richard Cross Total pupils: 270

tockingtonmanorschool.com

Cheltenham, GL51 6QS Headteacher: Mr Paddy Moss Total pupils: 400

Hatherop Castle Preparatory School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

BOARDING • CO-ED

Bristol, BS16 1BJ Headteacher: Mr Jeremy McCullough Total pupils: 502

Stroud, GL6 9AF Headteacher: Chris Searson Total pupils: 436

beaudesert.gloucs.sch.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY •

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

hatheropcastle.co.uk

Hopelands School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Stonehouse, GL10 2AD Headteacher: Mrs Sheila Bradburn Total pupils: 88

hopelands.org.uk

The King’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Gloucester, GL1 2BG Headteacher: Mr David Morton Total pupils: 541

thekingsschool.co.uk

Kitebrook House NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • CO-ED

Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0RP Headteacher: Mrs Susan McLean Total pupils: 108

kitebrookhouse.com

Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital Bristol, BS8 1JX Headteacher: Mr S W Holliday Total pupils: 673

qehbristol.co.uk

BOARDING • CO-ED

Stonehouse, GL10 2JQ Headteacher: Mr Nick Gregory Total pupils: 399

Somerset

All Hallows Preparatory School PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Shepton Mallet, BA4 4SF Headteacher: Dr Trevor Richards Total pupils: 271

allhallowsschool.co.uk

Bruton School for Girls NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Bruton, BA10 0NT Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Botterill Total pupils: 227

brutonschool.co.uk

Downside School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bath, BA3 4RJ Headteacher: Mr Andrew Hobbs Total pupils: 348

downside.co.uk

Hazlegrove NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Sparkford, BA22 7JA Headteacher: Mark White Total pupils: 378

hazlegrove.co.uk

King Edward’s Junior School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bath, BA2 6JA Headteacher: Mr Greg Taylor Total pupils: 190

kesbath.com

King Edward’s School

The Red Maids’ Junior School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • JUNIOR • SENIOR • 6TH FORM •

PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Bath, BA2 6HU Headteacher: Mr Martin J Boden Total pupils: 744

Bristol, BS9 4DP Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Brown Total pupils: 116

redmaids.co.uk

The Red Maids’ School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Bristol, BS9 3AW Headteacher: Mrs I Tobias Total pupils: 470

redmaids.co.uk

Rendcomb College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cirencester, GL7 7HA Headteacher: Rob Jones Total pupils: 411

rendcombcollege.org.uk

DAY • CO-ED

kesbath.com

King’s College Taunton SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Taunton, TA1 3LA Headteacher: Richards Biggs Total pupils: 448

kings-taunton.co.uk

King’s Hall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Taunton, TA2 8AA Headteacher: Mr Justin Chippendale Total pupils: 289

kingshalltaunton.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY •

The Richard Pate School

King’s Bruton

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

sherborne.org

cliftoncollegeuk.com/prep

richardpate.co.uk

Sherborne School Sherborne, DT9 3AP Headteacher: Mr Dominic Luckett Total pupils: 554

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Sherborne, DT9 3QN Headteacher: Dr Ruth Sullivan Total pupils: 485

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Bristol, BS8 3HE Headteacher: Mr Jim Walton Total pupils: 400

Cheltenham, GL53 9RP Headteacher: Mr Robert A MacDonald Total pupils: 296

Bruton, BA10 0ED Headteacher: Ian Wilmshurst Total pupils: 330

kingsbruton.com

SOUTH WEST Badminton School

St Margaret’s Prep, Calne

Westbury Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3BA

Curzon Street, Calne, Wiltshire SN11 0DF

Head Teacher: Mrs Rebecca Tear Admissions: Mrs Katherine Stewart admissions@badmintonschool.co.uk 0117 905 5271 Girls, 3-18 years TOTAL PUPILS: 500 Day, Weekly, Flexi, Full Boarding FEES: Nursery £28.50 per session (there are two sessions in a day), junior (day) from £3,400-£5,700, weekly and flexi boarding please contact us for more information, full boarding from £7,750-£8,900 per term, senior (day) from £5,700, weekly boarder from £10,700, flexi boarding please contact us for more information, full boarding from £11,350-£13,250 per term ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please see our website for details. GENDER/AGES: TYPE:

School Philosophy: At Badminton, we offer a holistic approach to education;

to put it simply, we encourage the girls to get hands on with their subjects, ask questions and really get stuck in. Our focus is on nurturing the girls’ natural curiosity and fuelling their passion for learning rather than simply ‘fill them up’ with knowledge. What is special about Badminton? It is impossible to narrow it down to one thing, but our unwavering sense of community is something that really needs to be experienced to be believed.

Open Day: Whole School Open Morning Monday 3 May 2021 www.badmintonschool.co.uk

Head Teacher: Mr Luke Bromwich BSc (Hons) PGCE Admissions: Mrs Simone Hughes office@stmargaretsprep.org.uk 01249 857220 Boys and girls, 3-11 years 180, boys 81, girls 99 TYPE: Day FEES: Nursery: Daily £27.90 (morning sessions), Weekly £261.50 (5 full days). Pre-Prep: £3,370 per term. Prep: £4,120-£4,590 per term TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Pre-Prep 12-14; Prep 14-18 MAIN EXIT SCHOOLS: St Mary’s Calne, Dauntsey’s, Prior Park College, Kingswood, King Edward’s Bath, The Royal High Bath, Stonar and Warminster. FAITH: Christian MOTTO: Inspiring Excellence ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Taster Days, School Report for all children. Skills Assessment for children entering Prep. GENDER / AGES: TOTAL PUPILS:

School Philosophy: We believe our duty is to prepare the children in our care to

meet the challenges of an ever-changing world; to equip them with the life skills and attributes that will allow them to flourish in their senior schools and beyond. We offer a holistic and balanced education, with strong values at its heart. These values provide a framework for our children as they interact with one another, experiencing the challenges and achievements of their educational journey with us. Our aim of ‘Inspiring Excellence’ is central to our commitment to ensure that each pupil aspires to fulfil his or her potential. We aim to instil a positive sense of self in each pupil and a drive to be the best that they can be in all respects. Our philosophy is underpinned by the belief that children thrive when they are happy, stimulated and encouraged.

Academic Record: St Margaret’s is extremely proud of its pupils’ academic achievements. The children are thoroughly prepared for entrance examinations to senior schools and St Margaret’s has an impressive record of success in academic and specialist subject scholarships, as well as consistently gaining entry to first-choice schools. The performing arts and sport both have very high profiles.

OPEN DAYS: 8th May, 9th October 2021

A Leading Independent Boarding & Day School for Girls Aged 11-18

Contact:

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Extra-curricular: We place great emphasis on developing the child as a whole. In addition to accessing a full and varied curriculum, our children are encouraged to participate enthusiastically in a wide range of activities, both at school and in trips further afield. The extra-curricular programme offers a breadth of activities and aims to encourage children to take on new challenges, in addition to building their confidence. It also expands their interests, both on an individual and team basis, and encourages them to take responsibility for the choices they make. Notable Achievements and Alumni: ICT NaaceMark Accreditation. Eco Schools Green Flag. Sing Up Platinum Award. Award-winning Chamber Choir. Youth Sport Trust Gold Quality Mark. Unicef Rights Respecting School Gold Award. Learning Outside the Classroom Bronze Award. Fairtrade ‘FairAware’ school. Visits and Virtual Open Events available throughout the year. Please see website for details. www.stmargaretsprep.org.uk

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SOUTH WEST Somerset - Wiltshire

Kingswood Preparatory School

Shapwick School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY •

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

BOARDING • CO-ED

Nr Bridgwater, TA7 9NJ Headteacher: Mr A Wylie Total pupils: 115

Swindon, SN6 6DD Headteacher: Mrs Rajvinder Kular Total pupils: 173

shapwickschool.com

meadowparkschool.co.uk

Sidcot School

Pinewood School

Bath, BA1 5SD Headteacher: Mr Mark Brearey Total pupils: 331

kingswood.bath.sch.uk

Kingswood School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bath, BA1 5RG Headteacher: Mr Simon Morris Total pupils: 709

kingswood.bath.sch.uk

Mark College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Highbridge, TA9 4NP Headteacher: Mr Chris Sweeney Total pupils: 78

priorychildrensservices.co.uk

Millfield School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Street, BA16 0YD Headteacher: Mr Gavin Horgan Total pupils: 1237

millfieldschool.com

Monkton Pre-Prep NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bath, BA2 5JN Headteacher: Mrs C Winchcombe Total pupils: 120

monktoncombeschool.com

Monkton Prep PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bath, BA2 7ET Headteacher: Mr M P Davis Total pupils: 115

monktoncombeschool.com

Monkton Senior SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

BOARDING • CO-ED

Winscombe, BS25 1PD Headteacher: Mr Iain Kilpatrick Total pupils: 583

sidcot.org.uk

Sunny Hill Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS • CO-ED

Bruton, BA10 0NT Headteacher: Mrs Helen Snow Total pupils: 50

brutonschool.co.uk

Taunton School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Taunton, TA2 6AD Headteachers: Mr Lee Glaser and Mr Andrew Edwards Total pupils: 1009

tauntonschool.co.uk

Wellington School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Wellington, TA21 8NT Headteacher: Mr Henry Price Total pupils: 814

wellington-school.org.uk

Wells Cathedral School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Wells, BA5 2ST Headteacher: Alastair Tighe Total pupils: 766

wells.cathedral.school

Bath, BA2 7HG Headteacher: Chris Wheeler Total pupils: 641

Wiltshire

Paragon School

PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

monktoncombeschool.com NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bath, BA2 4LT Headteacher: Mr Andrew Harvey Total pupils: 279

paragonschool.co.uk

The Park School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Yeovil, BA20 1DH Headteacher: Mrs Jane M Huntington Total pupils: 186

parkschool.com

Perrott Hill NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Crewkerne, TA18 7SL Headteacher: Alexander McCullough Total pupils: 228

perrotthill.com

Prior Park College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bath, BA2 5AH Headteacher: Mr James Murphy-O’Connor Total pupils: 579

priorparkcollege.com

Queen’s College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Taunton, TA1 4QS Headteacher: Dr Lorraine Earps Total pupils: 553

queenscollege.org.uk

The Royal High School Junior and Nursery

Appleford School

Salisbury, SP1 1LR Headteacher: Simon Head Total pupils: 302

chafyngrove.co.uk

Cricklade Manor Prep

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Pewsey, SN9 5NT Headteacher: Mr David Sibson Total pupils: 241

st-francis.wilts.sch.uk

St Margaret’s Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Calne, SN11 0DF Headteacher: Karen E Cordon Total pupils: 220

Stonar School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Melksham, SN12 8NT Headteacher: Dr Sally Divall Total pupils: 321

stonarschool.com

Warminster School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Warminster, BA12 8PJ Headteacher: Mr Mark D Mortimer Total pupils: 498

warminsterschool.org.uk

stmargaretsprep.org.uk

St Mary’s Calne

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Calne, SN11 0DF Headteacher: Dr Felicia Kirk Total pupils: 348

stmaryscalne.org

Salisbury Cathedral School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Salisbury, SP1 2EQ Headteacher: Mr Clive Marriott Total pupils: 185

salisburycathedralschool.com

Sandroyd School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Salisbury, SP5 5QD Headteacher: Mr Alastair Speers Total pupils: 204

sandroyd.org

Naomi Martin

CO-ED

Cricklade, SN6 6BB Headteacher: Mr Guy Barrett Total pupils: 220

cracklademanor.com

Dauntsey’s School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Devizes, SN10 4HE Headteacher: Mr Mark Lascelles Total pupils: 799

Weekly Touch Typing Courses for Children in Holidays and Half Terms

dauntseys.org

Godolphin Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Salisbury, SP1 2RB Headteacher: Ms Julia Miller Total pupils: 85

• Beginner and Intermediate skill levels

Godolphin School

• Morning and afternoon classes

godolphin.org

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Salisbury, SP1 2RA Headteacher: Mrs Emma Hattersley Total pupils: 415

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Corsham, SN13 0AP Headteacher: Ms Rebecca Mitchell Total pupils: 181

heywoodprep.com

Leehurst Swan School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Bath, BA1 5SZ Headteacher: Mrs Jo Duncan Total pupils: 691

Salisbury, SP1 3BQ Headteacher: Philip Oldroyd Total pupils: 288

royalhighbath.gdst.net

leehurstswan.org.uk

Shapwick Prep

Marlborough College

PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

shapwickschool.com

marlboroughcollege.org

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St Francis School

steppingstonesfroxfield.com

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING •

GIRLS

Burtle, TA7 8NJ Headteacher: Mr A Wylie Total pupils: 40

pinewoodschool.co.uk

Marlborough, SN8 3JT Headteacher: Sue Corfield Total pupils: 109

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Heywood Prep School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING •

Shrivenham, SN6 8HZ Headteacher: Mr Philip John Hoyland Total pupils: 406

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Chafyn Grove School

godolphin.org

The Royal High School Senior and Sixth

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Stepping Stones Pre-Prep and Nursery School

applefordschool.org

BOARDING • GIRLS

royalhighbath.gdst.net

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Nr Salisbury, SP3 4HL Headteacher: Mr David King Total pupils: 105

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI •

Bath, BA1 5ES Headteacher: Miss Heidi Hughes Total pupils: 150

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Meadowpark School

Marlborough, SN8 1PA Headteacher: Ms Louise Moelwyn-Hughes Total pupils: 926

• Based in Fulham • 90 Minute Classes • Small Groups • Ages 7+

Contact Naomi: naomi@nmtouchtyping.co.uk www.nmtouchtyping.co.uk

Tel: 07949 204 553

SOUTH WEST

CANFORD

FULL BOARDING AND DAY • CO-EDUCATIONAL • 13-18

Tatler Schools Awards 2019

PUBLIC SCHOOL OF THE YEAR “The high quality boarding experience is a key feature of the school.” ISI INSPECTORATE

Discover more at www.canford.com t: 01202 847207

WIMBORNE

e: admissions@canford.com

DORSET

BH21 3AD

OPEN MORNING

5th & 6th March 15th May Contact us today on

01747 857 914

Discover Port Regis online at www.portregis.com

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EAST ANGLIA Cromer

This map illustrates the location of some of the leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.

Norwich

NORFOLK

Cambridge 1 The Leys School

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Ely

FELSTED 2 Felsted School

Essex

Bury St Edmunds

1 Cambridge

WOODFORD GREEN 3 Bancroft’s School 4 St Aubyn’s School

SUFFOLK

Ipswich

ESSEX Colchester

2 Felsted

Chelmsford

Woodford Green 3 Ilford 4

Brentwood Leigh-on-Sea

Shortlisted

Boarding school of the year

Felsted for me Leading all-round education with pupil wellbeing at its heart. Give your child the space to thrive with our variety of modern boarding & day options. Based on a safe rural campus just one hour from London. Developing character, making a difference. Co-educational, ages 4-18, boarding & day.

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EAST ANGLIA

“An outstanding school - bright children and dedicated staff” Good Schools Guide

High Road Woodford Green Essex IG8 0RF 0208 505 4821

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Excellent in all categories - ISI Inspection March 2017

Let Le Confidence onfidence Flourish! FULL AND WEEKLY BOARDING PREP for 4-13 Open Days www.beestonhall.co.uk Beeston Hall School, West Runton, Norfolk NR27 9NQ 01263 837324

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Cambridgeshire - Essex - Norfolk

Cambridgeshire

Bellerbys College Cambridge SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cambridge, (Queens Campus), CB2 1LU Headteacher: Mr Nicholas Waite Total pupils: 234

bellerbys.com

Cambridge Centre for Sixth Form Studies (CCSS) 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cambridge, CB1 2JF Acting Headteacher: Denise Hammersley Total pupils: 151

ccss.co.uk

Cambridge International School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Cambridge, CB1 8DW Headteacher: Joel Dixon Total pupils: 337

cambridgeinternationalschool.co.uk

CATS College Cambridge SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cambridge, CB5 8AD Headteacher: Craig Wilson Total pupils: 384

catseducation.com

Kimbolton School PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Huntingdon, PE28 0EA Headteacher: Jonathan Belbin Total pupils: 973

kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk

King’s College School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cambridge, CB3 9DN Headteacher: Yvette Day Total pupils: 417

kcs.cambs.sch.uk

King’s Ely NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •BOARDING • CO-ED

Ely, CB7 4DB Headteacher: Mrs Susan Freestone Total pupils: 465

kingsely.org

The Leys School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cambridge, CB2 7AD Headteacher: Mr Martin Priestley Total pupils: 566

theleys.net

Mander Portman Woodward 6TH FORM • BOARDING • DAY • CO-ED

Cambridge, CB2 1JE Headteacher: Mr Markus Bernhardt Total pupils: 200

mpw.ac.uk

The Perse School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Cambridge, CB2 8QF Headteachers: Mr Edward Elliott Total pupils: 1529

perse.co.uk

The Peterborough School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Peterborough, PE3 6AP Headteacher: Mr Adrian Meadows Total pupils: 525

thepeterboroughschool.co.uk

St Faith’s School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Cambridge, CB2 8AG Headteacher: Mr Nigel Helliwell Total pupils: 546

stfaiths.co.uk

St John’s College School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cambridge, CB3 9AA Headteacher: Neil Chippington Total pupils: 457

sjcs.co.uk

St Mary’s Junior School PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Cambridge, CB2 7EB Headteacher: Mr Matthew O’Reilly Total pupils: 165

stmaryscambridge.co.uk

St Mary’s Senior School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Cambridge, CB2 1LY Headteacher: Ms Charlotte Avery Total pupils: 663

stmaryscambridge.co.uk

Sancton Wood School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Cambridge, CB1 2EZ Headteacher: Mr Richard Settle Total pupils: 202

sanctonwood.co.uk

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The Stephen Perse Foundation

Felsted School

St Margaret’s Preparatory School

PRE-PREP • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED • JUNIOR • SENIOR •

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

felsted.org

stmargaretsprep.com

DAY • GIRLS

Cambridge, CB2 1HF Headteacher: Miss Tricia Kelleher Total pupils: 1078

stephenperse.com

Whitehall School NURSERY • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Somersham, PE28 3EH Headteacher: Ms Rebecca Hutley Total pupils: 64

whitehallschool.com

Wisbech Grammar School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Felsted, CM6 3LL Headteacher: Mr Christopher Townsend Total pupils: 534

Gidea Park College

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • GIRLS

gideaparkcollege.co.uk

stmaryscolchester.org.uk

Romford, RM 2 5JR Acting Headteacher: Ms Katherine Whiskerd Total pupils: 173

Colchester, CO3 3RB Headteacher: Mrs Hilary Vipond Total pupils: 384

Gosfield School

St Michael’s Preparatory School

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Halstead, CO9 1PF Headteacher: Mr Guy Martyn Total pupils: 213

Essex

Heathcote School

Alleyn Court Preparatory School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0PW Headteacher: Rupert Snow Total pupils: 311

alleyn-court.co.uk

Avon House Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Woodford Green, IG8 0PN Headteacher: Mrs Amanda Campbell Total pupils: 197

avonhouseschool.co.uk

Bancroft’s School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Woodford Green, IG8 0RF Headteachers: Simon Marshall Total pupils: 1131

gosfieldschool.org.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Danbury, CM3 4QB Headteacher: Ms Caroline Forgeron Total pupils: 98

heathcoteschool.co.uk

Holmwood House Nursery School NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Colchester, CO6 4DX Nursery Manager: Vicki Shreeve Total pupils: 53

holmwood.house

Holmwood House Preparatory School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Colchester, CO3 9ST Headteacher: Alexander Mitchell Total pupils: 285

holmwood.house

bancrofts.org

Littlegarth School

Belmont Day Nursery

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Ilford, IG1 1YW Total pupils: 53

belmontdaynursery.com

Braeside School for Girls NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • GIRLS

Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SD Headteacher: Claire Osborn Total pupils: 175

braesideschool.co.uk

Brentwood Prep School

Colchester, CO6 4JR Headteacher: Mr Peter Jones Total pupils: 340

littlegarth.essex.sch.uk

Loyola Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NH Headteacher: Mrs Kirsty Anthony Total pupils: 199

loyola.essex.sch.uk

Maldon Court School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Brentwood, CM15 8EQ Headteacher: Mr Jason Whiskerd Total pupils: 408

Maldon, CM9 4QE Headteachers: Mrs Elaine Mason and Mrs Loraine Guest Total pupils: 148

Brentwood School

New Hall School

PREP • DAY • CO-ED

brentwoodschool.co.uk

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Brentwood, CM15 8EE Headteachers: Ian Davies Total pupils: 1591

brentwoodschool.co.uk

Chigwell School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Chigwell, IG7 6QF Headteacher: Mr Michael Punt Total pupils: 886

chigwell-school.org

Colchester High School NURSERY • JUNIOR • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Colchester, CO3 3HD Headteacher: Mr David J Young Total pupils: 502

colchesterhighschool.co.uk

Coopersale Hall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Epping, CM16 7PE Headteacher: Miss Kaye Lovejoy Total pupils: 264

coopersalehallschool.co.uk

The Daiglen School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5LG Headteacher: P Dear Total pupils: 155

daiglenschool.co.uk

Dame Bradbury’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Saffron Walden, CB10 2AL Headteacher: Tracy Handford Total pupils: 220

damebradburys.com

Elm Green Preparatory School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Chelmsford, CM3 4SU Headteacher: Mrs A E Milner Total pupils: 200

elmgreen.essex.sch.uk

maldoncourtschool.org

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Chelmsford, CM3 3HS Headteacher: Mrs Katherine Jeffrey Total pupils: 1166

newhallschool.co.uk

Oaklands School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Loughton, IG10 4RA Headteacher: Sue Belej Total pupils: 245

oaklandsschool.co.uk

Park School for Girls PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • GIRLS

Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2LP Headteacher: Mr Stephen Tompkins Total pupils: 280

stmichaelsschool.com

St Nicholas School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Old Harlow, CM17 0NJ Acting Headteacher: Mrs H Hopkins Total pupils: 402

saintnicholasschool.net

St Philomena’s Catholic School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9HQ Headteacher: Philippa Mathews Total pupils: 115

stphilomenas.com

Thorpe Hall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Southend-on-Sea, SS1 3RD Headteacher: Mr Andrew Hampton Total pupils: 360

thorpehall.southend.sch.uk

Trinity School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Brentwood, CM14 5TB Headteacher: Magali Ellis Total pupils: 180

trinityschool.ac

Ursuline Preparatory School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Brentwood, CM13 3HR Headteacher: Mrs P Wilson Total pupils: 165

ursulineprepwarley.co.uk

The Ursuline Preparatory School Ilford NURSERY • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Ilford, IG1 4QR Headteacher: Mrs McNaughton Total pupils: 199

urspsi.org.uk

Widford Lodge NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Chelmsford, CM2 9AN Headteacher: Miss M Cole Total pupils: 254

widfordlodge.co.uk

Woodford Green Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Woodford Green, IG8 0BZ Headteacher: Mr Jonathan P Wadge Total pupils: 371

wgprep.co.uk

Woodlands Schools, Great Warely NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Brentwood, CM13 3LA Headteacher: Mr David Bell Total pupils: 126

woodlandsschools.co.uk

Woodlands Schools, Hutton Manor

Raphael Independent School

Brentwood, CM13 1SD Headteacher: Ms Paula Hobbs Total pupils: 197

parkschool.org.uk

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Hornchurch, RM11 1XY Headteacher: Ms Claudette Salmon Total pupils: 135

raphaelschool.com

St Anne’s Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Chelmsford, CM2 0AW Headteacher: Fiona Pirrie Total pupils: 153

stannesprep.co.uk

St Aubyn’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Woodford Green, IG8 9DU Headteacher: Mr Leonard Blom Total pupils: 521

staubyns.com

St Cedd’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Chelmsford, CM2 0AR Headteacher: Matthew Clarke Total pupils: 405

stcedds.co.uk

St John’s School

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

felsted.org

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Ilford, IG1 4RS Headteacher: Mrs Androulla Nicholas Total pupils: 172

Felsted Preparatory School Felsted, CM6 3JL Headteacher: Simon James Total pupils: 487

St Mary’s School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wisbech, PE13 1JX Headteacher: Mr Chris N Staley Total pupils: 545

wisbechgrammar.com

Halstead, CO9 1SE Headteacher: Callum Douglas Total pupils: 192

Billericay, CM12 0AR Headteacher: Fiona S Armour Total pupils: 325

stjohnsschool.net

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

woodlandsschools.co.uk

Norfolk

Aurora Eccles School JUNIOR • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Nr Norwich, NR16 2NZ Headteacher: Chris Brown Total pupils: 130

the-aurora-group.com

Beeston Hall School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cromer, NR27 9NQ Headteacher: Mr Fred de Falbe Total pupils: 150

beestonhall.co.uk

Glebe House School and Nursery NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Hunstanton, PE36 6HW Headteacher: Louis Taylor Total pupils: 176

glebehouseschool.co.uk

Gresham’s Pre-Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Holt, NR25 6BB Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Hollingsworth Total pupils: 127

greshams.com

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Gresham’s Prep School

Framlingham College

PREP • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Holt, NR25 6EY Headteacher: Cathy Braithwaite Total pupils: 321

greshams.com

Gresham’s School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Holt, NR25 6EA Headteacher: Mr Douglas Robb Total pupils: 463

greshams.com

Hethersett Old Hall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS • CO-ED

Norwich, NR9 3DW Headteacher: Mr Stephen Crump Total pupils: 164

hohs.co.uk

Langley School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Norwich, NR14 6BJ Headteacher: Mr Dominic Findlay Total pupils: 720

langleyschool.co.uk

Langley Prep School at Taverham Hall NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Norwich, NR8 6HU Headteacher: Mr Mike Crossley Total pupils: 371

taverhamhall.co.uk

Norwich High School for Girls NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Norwich, NR2 2HU Headteacher: Kirsty von Malaisé Total pupils: 609

norwichhigh.gdst.net

Norwich School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Norwich, NR1 4DD Headteacher: Mr Steffan Griffiths Total pupils: 1044

norwich-school.org.uk

Notre Dame Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Norwich, NR2 3TA Headteacher: Rob Thornton Total pupils: 202

notredameprepschool.co.uk

Riddlesworth Hall Preparatory School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Nr Diss, IP22 2TA Headteacher: Pete Agate Total pupils: 57

riddlesworthhall.com

Sacred Heart School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Nr Woodbridge, IP13 7AH Headteacher: Mr Matthew King Total pupils: 224

framlinghamcollege.co.uk/our-school/ prep

Ipswich High School NURSERY • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED • DIAMOND MODEL

Ipswich, IP9 1AZ Headteacher: Ms Oona Carlin Total pupils: 476

ipswichhighschool.co.uk

Ipswich Preparatory School NURSERY • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Ipswich, IP1 3QW Headteacher: Ms Amanda Childs Total pupils: 310

ipswich.suffolk.sch.uk

Ipswich School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Ipswich, IP1 3SG Headteacher: Mr Nicholas Weaver Total pupils: 747

ipswich.suffolk.sch.uk

Moreton Hall Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BJ Headteacher: Mr Chris Moxon Total pupils: 109

moretonhallprep.org

Old Buckenham Hall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Ipswich, IP7 7PH Headteacher: David Griffiths Total pupils: 195

The Old School Henstead

GENDER/AGES:

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

TOTAL PUPILS:

Nr Beccles, NR34 7LG Headteacher: Mr W J McKinney Total pupils: 97

theoldschoolhenstead.co.uk

Orwell Park NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Ipswich, IP10 0ER Headteacher: Mr Adrian Brown Total pupils: 279

orwellpark.co.uk

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI •

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Thetford, IP24 3AF Headteacher: Michael Brewer Total pupils: 262

thetfordgrammar.co.uk

Town Close House Prep School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Norwich, NR2 2LR Headteacher: Mr Nick Bevington Total pupils: 468

townclose.com

Suffolk

Barnardiston Hall Preparatory NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

BOARDING • CO-ED

Ipswich, IP9 2RX Headteacher: Simon Lockyer Total pupils: 687

Saint Felix School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Southwold, IP18 6SD Headteacher: Mr James Harrison Total pupils: 292

stfelix.co.uk

St Joseph’s College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Ipswich, IP2 9DR Headteacher: Mrs D Clarke Total pupils: 551

stjos.co.uk

South Lee School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2BT Headteacher: Mervyn Watch Total pupils: 244

Culford School

Stoke College

southlee.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY •

FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

BOARDING • CO-ED

culford.co.uk

stokecollege.co.uk

Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6TX Headteacher: Mr J F Johnson Munday Total pupils: 660

Fairstead House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Newmarket, CB8 7AA Headteacher: Dr Lynda Brereton Total pupils: 99

fairsteadhouseschool.co.uk

Finborough School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Stowmarket, IP14 3EF Headteacher: Mr Steven Clarke Total pupils: 321

finboroughschool.co.uk

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Boys and girls, 3-13 years 530, boys 270, girls 260

Day Nursery – mornings only £1,968. All day £3,528 per term. Pre-Prep and Prep – £3,626, Year 6 – £4,386, Years 7/8 – £4,474 per term TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Nursery – 30, Pre-Prep – 21, Middle School – 21, Senior – 21 MAIN EXIT SCHOOLS: Bancroft’s, Chigwell, Forest, St Edmund’s College, Brentwood, City of London, Haileybury, Normanhurst and grammar schools FAITH: Christian Foundation MOTTO: Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter - Bravely, Faithfully, Happily ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Entry into Nursery is non-selective, according to date of registration and visit to the School. Entry into all other year groups is by assessment. TYPE: FEES:

royalhospitalschool.org

Nr Haverhill, CB9 7TG Headteacher: Mr Keith Boulter Total pupils: 218

barnardiston-hall.co.uk

Head Teacher: Mr Leonard Blom BEd (Hons) BA NPQH Admissions: Mrs Deborah Carbonaro, Registrar registrar@staubyns.com 020 8504 1577

obh.co.uk

The Royal Hospital School

Thetford Grammar School

136

Framlingham College Prep

BOARDING • CO-ED

sacredheartschool.co.uk

Bunces Lane, Woodford Green, Essex IG8 9DU

framlinghamcollege.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY •

Swaffham, PE37 7QW Headteacher: Sister Francis Ridler Total pupils: 108

St Aubyn’s School

Woodbridge, IP13 9EY Headteacher: Paul Taylor Total pupils: 409

Sudbury, CO10 8JE Headteacher: Frank Thompson Total pupils: 166

Woodbridge School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Woodbridge, IP12 4JH Acting Headteacher: Shona Norman Total pupils: 578

woodbridgeschool.org.uk

Woodbridge School Prep PREP • DAY • CO-ED • PRE-PREP

Woodbridge, IP12 1DS Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Mitchell Total pupils: 187

woodbridgeschool.org.uk

School Philosophy: We are committed to the academic and all-round

development of every child in the School. Our aim is that each child becomes: a self-confident, independent enquiring learner; a considerate, moral, versatile individual; a sociable, responsible, tolerant citizen. To achieve this, we work together to provide a learning environment characterised by: high aspirations; a broad, balanced and well-resourced curriculum; responsiveness to each individual’s talents and needs.

Academic Record: Results 2019-2020: 54 pupils took entry tests to independent schools, 48 of whom received firm offers of places at one or more of these schools. 8 pupils were offered a total of 11 awards. 4 places were accepted at local grammar schools. Extra-curricular: The School offers a wide range of more than 40 weekly cocurricular activities before and after school, for children from Years 2 to 8. A variety of sports and music activities are complemented by various recreational activities, such as chess, sewing, mindfulness, coding, cooking, craft, board games, cadets, mathletics and much more. Children can also participate in House competitions, Eco-Committee, Charity Committee and School Council. Notable Achievements: Set in eight acres of leafy grounds, St Aubyn’s has

outstanding facilities to complement the excellent educational provision in all areas. The purpose-built Nursery and new Dining Hall were completed in 2017 and, most recently in 2020, the Senior School facilities were refurbished and the extension to the Performing Arts Centre was finished.

Open Day: Thursday, 18 March 2021 www.staubyns.com

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EAST MIDLANDS

East Midlands This map illustrates the location of some of the leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.

DERBYSHIRE

LINCOLNSHIRE

Derbyshire DERBY

1 Repton School

Derby

Northamptonshire NORTHAMPTON

Milton

2 Spratton Hall School

Rutland

Oakham

UPPINGHAM 3 Uppingham School

RUTLAND

Stamford

3 Uppingham

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Pitsford

2 Northampton Nr Brackley

BEDFORDSHIRE Bedford

Bedfordshire Bedford Girls’ School

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Bedford, MK42 0BX Headteacher: Miss Jo MacKenzie Total pupils: 950

bedfordgirlsschool.co.uk

Bedford Modern School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Bedford, MK41 7NT Headteacher: Mr Alex Tate Total pupils: 1199

bedmod.co.uk

Bedford School

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Rushmoor School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Bedford, MK40 2DL Headteacher: Mr Ian M Daniel Total pupils: 327

rushmoorschool.co.uk

St Andrew’s School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Bedford, MK40 2PA Headteacher: Mr Ian Daniel Total pupils: 224

standrewsschoolbedford.com

Derbyshire

Barlborough Hall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Mount St Mary’s College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Nr Sheffield, S21 3YL Headteacher: Dr Nicholas Cuddihy Total pupils: 259

msmcollege.com

Ockbrook School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Ockbrook, DE72 3RJ Headteacher: Mr Tom Brooksby Total pupils: 374

ockbrooksch.co.uk

Repton School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Derby, DE65 6FH Headteacher: Mr Mark Semmence Total pupils: 656

Bedford, MK40 2TU Headteacher: Mr James Hodgson Total pupils: 1079

Chesterfield, S43 4TJ Headteacher: Mrs Karen Keeton Total pupils: 183

bedfordschool.org.uk

barlboroughhallschool.com

Orchard School and Nursery

Derby Grammar School

Barton-Le-Clay, MK45 4RB Headteacher: Mrs Anne Burton Total pupils: 100

Littleover, DE23 4BX Headteacher: Dr R Norris Total pupils: 272

orchardschool.org.uk

derbygrammar.co.uk

Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School

Derby High School

Bedford, MK41 7QZ Headteacher: Mrs Jo Webster Total pupils: 348

Derby, DE23 3DT Headteacher: Ms Amy Chapman Total pupils: 541

Chesterfield, S41 0EF Headteacher: Mrs Jill Phinn Total pupils: 126

pilgrims-school.info

derbyhigh.derby.sch.uk

Polam School

Foremarke Hall

St Wystan’s School

Bedford MK40 2BU Headteacher: Mrs Jessica Harris Total pupils: 118

Milton, DE65 6EJ Headteacher: Mr Robert Relton Total pupils: 455

Repton, DE65 6GE Headteacher: Mrs Karan Hopkinson Total pupils: 107

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

DAY • CO-ED

polamschool.co.uk

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

foremarke.org.uk

repton.org.uk

S. Anselm’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bakewell, DE45 1DP Headteacher: Ms Lisa Donnelly Total pupils: 195

sanselms.co.uk

St Peter and St Paul PREP • DAY • CO-ED

stpeterpaul.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

stwystans.org.uk

Leicestershire

The Dixie Grammar School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Market Bosworth, CV13 0LE Headteacher: Mr Richard Lynn Total pupils: 461

dixie.org.uk

Fairfield Preparatory School KINDERGARTEN • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Loughborough, LE11 2AE Headteacher: Mr Andrew Earnshaw Total pupils: 487

lesfairfield.org

Grace Dieu Manor School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Thringstone, LE67 5UG Headteacher: Mrs Kewell Total pupils: 268

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Leicester Grammar School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Leicester, LE8 9FL Headteachers: Mr John Watson Total pupils: 1216

leicestergrammar.org.uk

Leicester High School for Girls NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Leicester, LE2 2PP Headteacher: Mr Alan Whelpdale Total pupils: 373

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Loughborough Grammar School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • BOYS

Loughborough, LE11 2DU Headteacher: Mr Duncan Byrne Total pupils: 1001

lesgrammar.org

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Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottinghamshire - Rutland Loughborough High School

Stamford High School (Girls)

Highfields School

Trent College

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING •

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Loughborough, LE11 2DU Headteacher: Dr Fiona Miles Total pupils: 602

GIRLS

leshigh.org

Our Lady’s Convent School

ses.lincs.sch.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • CO-ED • SENIOR • 6TH FORM •

Stamford Junior School

DAY • GIRLS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY •

Loughborough, LE11 2DZ Headteacher: Dr Julian Murphy Total pupils: 245

olcs.leics.sch.uk

Ratcliffe College

BOARDING • CO-ED

Stamford, PE9 2LR Headteacher: Mrs Emma Maria Smith Total pupils: 382

ses.lincs.sch.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Stamford School (Boys)

WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING •

Leicester, LE7 4SG Headteacher: Jon Reddin Total pupils: 802

ratcliffecollege.com

Stoneygate School CO ED

Leicester, LE8 9DJ Headmaster: Mr J F Dobson

stoneygateschool.co.uk

Tiny Tots Pre-School & Leicester International School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Leicester, LE2 0AA Headteacher: Mr N Hussein Total pupils: 120

tinytotspre-school.co.uk

Welbeck - The Defence Sixth Form College 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Loughborough, LE12 8WD Headteacher: Mr Peter Middleton Total pupils: 321

dsfc.ac.uk

Lincolnshire

Ayscoughfee Hall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Spalding, PE11 2TE Headteacher: Mrs Clare Ogden Total pupils: 147

ahs.me.uk

Copthill School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Stamford, PE9 3AD Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Teesdale Total pupils: 315

copthill.com

Grantham Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Grantham, NG31 7UF Headteacher: Mrs Kathryn Korcz Total pupils: 135

tgps.co.uk

Kirkstone House School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Nr Peterborough, PE6 9PA Headteacher: Mrs Corinne Jones Total pupils: 170

kirkstonehouseschool.co.uk

BOYS

Stamford, PE9 2BQ Headteacher: Nick Gallop Total pupils: 672

ses.lincs.sch.uk

Witham Hall PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bourne, PE10 0JJ Headteacher: Mr Charles Welch Total pupils: 248

withamhall.com

Northamptonshire Beachborough School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • CO-ED

Nr Brackley, NN13 5LB Headteacher: Mr Christian Pritchard Total pupils: 380

beachborough.com

Laxton Junior School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Oundle, PE8 4BX Headteacher: Mr Sam Robertson Total pupils: 259

laxtonjunior.org.uk

Maidford Montessori Nursery NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Maidford, NN12 8HT

Maidwell Hall PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Northampton, NN6 9JG Headteacher: Robert Lankester Total pupils: 111

GIRLS

Northampton, NN4 6UU Headteacher: Dr Helen Stringer Total pupils: 681

northamptonhigh.co.uk

Oundle School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Oundle, PE8 4GH Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Kerr-Dineen Total pupils: 1100

oundleschool.org.uk

Pitsford School Pitsford, NN6 9AX Headteacher: Craig G Walker Total pupils: 312

Lincolnshire Montessori NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Stallingborough, DN41 8AJ Headteacher: Ms Sylvia Fields Total pupils: 64

lincolnshiremontessori.co.uk

St Hugh’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Woodhall Spa, LN10 6TQ Headteacher: Mr Chris Ward Total pupils: 185

st-hughs.lincs.sch.uk

St James’ School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Grimsby, DN34 4SY Headteacher: Mr Murray Total pupils: 244

saintjamesschool.co.uk

St Martin’s Preparatory School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Grimsby, DN34 5AA Headteacher: Stephen Thompson Total pupils: 124

stmartinsprep.co.uk

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NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Nottingham, NG3 4GF Headteacher: Mrs Pamela Hutley Total pupils: 156

hollygirt.co.uk

Nottingham Girls’ High Junior School PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Wellow House School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • CO-ED

Nr Newark, NG22 0EA Headteacher: Kirsty Lamb Total pupils: 149

wellowhouse.notts.sch.uk

Worksop College Preparatory School, Ranby House NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI •

Nottingham, NG1 4HX Headteacher: Laura Fowler Total pupils: 285

BOARDING • CO-ED

nottinghamgirlshigh.gdst.net

Nottingham Girls’ High School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Nottingham, NG1 4JB Headteacher: Miss Julie Keller Total pupils: 986

nottinghamgirlshigh.gdst.net

Nottingham High School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

Nottingham, NG7 4ED Headteachers: Mrs Clare Bruce and Mr Kevin Fear Total pupils: 971

Retford, DN22 8HX Headteacher: Mr David Thorpe Total pupils: 230

wsnl.co.uk/prep

Worksop College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Worksop, S80 3AP Headteacher: Clare Tilley Total pupils: 368

wsnl.co.uk

nottinghamhigh.co.uk

Rutland

Plumtree School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Brooke Priory School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Nottingham, NG12 5ND Headteacher: Phil Simpson Total pupils: 100

Oakham, LE15 6QW Headteacher: Elizabeth Bell Total pupils: 185

brooke.rutland.sch.uk

plumtreeschool.co.uk

St Joseph’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Oakham School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Nottingham, NG1 5AW Headteacher: Ashley Crawshaw Total pupils: 147

Oakham, LE15 6DT Headteacher: Mr Nigel M Lashbrook Total pupils: 1041

st-josephs.nottingham.sch.uk

oakham.rutland.sch.uk

Salterford House School

Uppingham School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

salterfordhouseschool.co.uk

uppingham.co.uk

Nottingham, NG14 6NZ Headteacher: Marla Venables Total pupils: 96

Rutland, LE15 9QE Headteacher: Dr Richard J Maloney Total pupils: 793

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

lincolnminsterschool.co.uk

trentcollege.net

Hollygirt School

Northampton High School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Lincoln, LN2 5RW Headteacher: JM Wallace Total pupils: 647

highfieldsschool.co.uk

Nottingham, NG10 4AD Headteacher: Mr Bill Penty Total pupils: 1131

maidwellhall.co.uk

Lincoln Minster School WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

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Stamford, PE9 2LL Headteacher: Mrs Vicky Buckman Total pupils: 601

Newark, NG24 3AL Headteacher: Mr Richard Thomson Total pupils: 140

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St Peter’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Kettering, NN15 6DJ Headteacher: Maria Chapman Total pupils: 114

st-peters.org.uk

Spratton Hall School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Northampton, NN6 8HP Headteacher: Mr Simon Clarke Total pupils: 388

sprattonhall.com

Wellingborough School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Wellingborough, NN8 2BX Headteacher: Mr A N Holman Total pupils: 890

wellingboroughschool.org

Nottinghamshire The Elms School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Nottingham, NG10 4AD Headteacher: Mrs F Potter Total pupils: 400

elmsschool.net

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This map illustrates the location of some of the leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.

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West Midlands

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Oswestry

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Herefordshire

Shrewsbury

Lichfield

Wolverhampton

LUCTON 1 Lucton School

Shropshire

ELLESMERE 2 Ellesmere College OSWESTRY 3 Moreton Hall School SHREWSBURY 4 Adcote School for Girls 5 Shrewsbury School

9 Tettenhall

TETTENHALL 8 The Royal School Wolverhampton 9 Tettenhall College

Worcestershire GREAT MALVERN 10 Malvern St James Girls’ School

WOLVERHAMPTON

Ruckley

SHROPSHIRE

Birmingham Rugby

Ludlow

Royal Leamington Spa 7

Bromsgrove

WARWICKSHIRE

WORCESTERSHIRE

Warwick

Worcester

Lucton

Warwickshire

Great Malvern

Malvern

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Herefordshire - Shrophire - Staffordshire - Warwickshire - West Midlands

Herefordshire

Hereford Cathedral Junior School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Hereford, HR1 2NW Headteacher: Mr Chris Wright Total pupils: 245

herefordcs.com

Hereford Cathedral School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Hereford, HR1 2NG Headteacher: Mr Paul Smith Total pupils: 511

herefordcs.com

Lucton School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Lucton, HR6 9PN Headteacher: Mrs Gill Thorne Total pupils: 348

luctonschool.org

Shropshire

Adcote School for Girls NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Shrewsbury, SY4 2JY Headteacher: Mrs D Browne Total pupils: 300

adcoteschool.org.uk

Bedstone College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bucknell, SY7 0BG Headteacher: Wendy Martin Total pupils: 201

bedstone.org

Castle House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Newport, TF10 7JE Headteacher: is Ian Sterling Total pupils: 109

castlehouseschool.co.uk

Concord College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Shrewsbury, SY5 7PF Headteacher: Neil G Hawkins Total pupils: 512

concordcollegeuk.com

Ellesmere College PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Ellesmere, SY12 9AB Headteacher: Brendan Wignall Total pupils: 558

ellesmere.com

Moor Park School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Ludlow, SY8 4DZ Headteacher: Mr Charlie Minogue Total pupils: 290

moorpark.org.uk

Moreton Hall School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Oswestry, SY11 3EN Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Forster Total pupils: 479

moretonhallschool.com

The Old Hall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wellington, tf1 3LB Headteacher: Mr Martin C Stott Total pupils: 233

oldhall.co.uk

Oswestry School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Oswestry, SY11 2TL Headteacher: Mr Julian Noad Total pupils: 420

oswestryschool.org.uk

Packwood Haugh PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Shrewsbury, SY4 1HX Headteacher: Robert Fox Total pupils: 207

packwood-haugh.co.uk

Prestfelde School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Shrewsbury, SY2 6NZ Headteacher: Mrs Fiona Orchard Total pupils: 287

prestfelde.co.uk

Shrewsbury High Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Shrewsbury, SY3 9AH Headteacher: Kate Millichamp Total pupils: 200

shrewsburyhigh.gdst.net

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Shrewsbury High School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Shrewsbury, SY1 1TN Headteacher: Jo Sharrock Total pupils: 625

shrewsburyhigh.gdst.net

Shrewsbury School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Shrewsbury, SY3 7BA Headteacher: Mr Leo Winkley Total pupils: 795

shrewsbury.org.uk

Wrekin College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Wellington, tf1 3BH Headteacher: Tim Firth Total pupils: 385

wrekincollege.com

Staffordshire

Abbots Bromley Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Rugeley, WS15 3BW Headteacher: Wendy Gordon Total pupils: 65

abbotsbromleyschool.com

Abbotsholme School NURSERY • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Uttoxeter, ST14 5BS Headteacher: Mr Robert Barnes Total pupils: 350

St Joseph’s Preparatory School

Twycross House School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5RF Headteacher: Mrs S D Hutchinson Total pupils: 134

Nr Atherstone, CV9 3PL Headteacher: Mr S D Assinder Total pupils: 328

Stafford Grammar School

Warwick Preparatory School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

stjosephsprepschool.co.uk

Stafford, ST18 9AT Headteacher: Mr M R Darley Total pupils: 378

Warwick, CV34 6PL Headteacher: Hellen Dodsworth Total pupils: 457

staffordgrammar.co.uk

warwickprep.com

Stafford Preparatory School

Warwick School

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Stafford, ST18 9AT Headteacher: Mr Clive O’Donnell Total pupils: 120

staffordprep.co.uk

Yarlet School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Nr Stafford, ST18 9SU Headteacher: Ian Raybould Total pupils: 148

yarletschool.uk

Warwickshire Arnold Lodge School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Leamington Spa, CV32 5TW Headteacher: David Preston Total pupils: 225

arnoldlodge.com

abbotsholme.co.uk

Bilton Grange School

Chase Grammar School

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Cannock, WS11 0UR Principal: Michael Hartland Total pupils: 202

chasegrammar.com

Denstone College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Uttoxeter, ST14 5HN Headteacher: Miles Norris Total pupils: 615

denstonecollege.org

Denstone College Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Uttoxeter, ST14 8NS Headteacher: Mr Jerry Gear Total pupils: 154

denstoneprep.co.uk

Edenhurst Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2PU Headteacher: Michael Hibbert Total pupils: 203

edenhurst.co.uk

Lichfield Cathedral School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Lichfield, WS13 7LH Headteacher: Mrs Susan Hannam Total pupils: 413

lichfieldcathedralschool.com

Little Chasers Nursery NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Cannock, WS11 0AL Headteacher: Ms Carla Corbett Total pupils: 31

littlechasers.co.uk

Maple Hayes Dyslexia School PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Lichfield, WS13 8BL Headteacher: Dr Neville E Brown Total pupils: 113

Nr Rugby, CV22 6QU Headteacher: Mr Alex Osiatynski Total pupils: 300

biltongrange.co.uk

Crackley Hall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Kenilworth, CV8 2FT Headteacher: Mr Robert Duigan Total pupils: 276

crackleyhall.co.uk

Crescent School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Rugby, CV22 7QH Headteacher: Mr Joe Thackway Total pupils: 155

crescentschool.co.uk

The Croft Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 7RL Headteacher: Mr Marcus Cook Total pupils: 403

croftschool.co.uk

King’s High School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Warwick, CV34 4HJ Headteacher: Richard Nicholson Total pupils: 611

kingshighwarwick.co.uk

The Kingsley School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Royal Leamington Spa, CV32 5RD Headteacher: Ms Heather Owens Total pupils: 340

thekingsleyschool.com

Merrydays & Henley Montessori School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

maplehayeshallsschool.squaespace.com

Henley-in-Arden, B95 5JP Headteacher: Ms Helen Everley Total pupils: 48

Newcastle-under-Lyme Junior School

Princethorpe College

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1BQ Headteacher: Mr N Vernon Total pupils: 252

nuls.org.uk

Newcastle-under-Lyme Senior School

henleymontessori.co.uk SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Rugby, CV23 9PX Headteacher: Mr Ed Hester Total pupils: 868

princethorpe.co.uk

Rugby School

NURSERY • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

nuls.org.uk

rugbyschool.net

Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1DB Deputy Heads: Ian Dicksee and Julie Simms Total pupils: 664

Rugby, CV22 5EH Headteacher: Mr Peter Green Total pupils: 805

St Dominic’s Brewood

Stratford Preparatory School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Nr Wolverhampton, ST19 9BA Headteacher: Peter McNabb Total pupils: 199

stdominicsbrewood.co.uk

St Dominic’s Priory School

twycrosshouseschool.org.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BG Headteachers: Catherine Quinn Total pupils: 122

stratfordprep.co.uk

JUNIOR • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • BOYS

Warwick, CV34 6PP Headteacher: Dr D Smith Total pupils: 1239

warwickschool.org

West Midlands Bablake Junior School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Coventry, CV1 4AU Headteacher: Mr Neil Price Total pupils: 345

bablakejuniorschool.co.uk

Bablake School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Coventry, CV1 4AU Headteacher: Andrew Wright Total pupils: 757

bablake.com

Birchfield Preparatory School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • CO-ED

Wolverhampton, WV7 3AF Headteacher: Sarah Morris Total pupils: 138

birchfieldschool.co.uk

The Blue Coat School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Birmingham, B17 0HR Headteacher: Noel Neeson Total pupils: 569

thebluecoatschool.com

Davenport Lodge School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Coventry, CV5 6QA Headteacher: Mrs Susan Nalus Total pupils: 130

davenportlodgeschool.co.uk

Edgbaston High School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Birmingham, B15 3TS Headteacher: Dr Ruth A Weeks Total pupils: 899

edgbastonhigh.co.uk

Eversfield Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Solihull, B91 1AT Headteacher: Robert Yates Total pupils: 310

eversfield.co.uk

Hallfield School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Birmingham, B15 3SJ Headteacher: Keith B Morrow Total pupils: 566

hallfieldschool.co.uk

Highclare School, Woodfield NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Sutton Coldfield, B2 1EA Headteacher: Mrs P Bennett Total pupils: 259

highclareschool.co.uk

Highclare School, St Paul’s NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Sutton Coldfield, B4 2SY Headteacher: Dr Richard Luker Total pupils: 172

highclareschool.co.uk

Highclare School, The Abbey PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Birmingham, B23 6QL Headteacher: Mrs A Moore Total pupils: 206

highclareschool.co.uk

King Edward VI High School for Girls SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Birmingham, B15 2UB Headteacher: Mrs Ann Clark Total pupils: 567

kehs.org.uk

Twycross House Pre-Prep School

King Edward’s School

FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

stdominicspriory.co.uk

twycrosshouseschool.org.uk/the-hollies

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Stone, ST15 8EN Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Harrison Total pupils: 191

Nr Atherstone, CV9 3PQ Headteacher: Mrs R T Assinder Total pupils: 151

Birmingham, B15 2UA Chief Master: Keith Phillips Total pupils: 852

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King Henry VIII Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Coventry, CV3 6PT Headteacher: Miss Caroline Soan Total pupils: 507

khps.co.uk

King Henry VIII School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Coventry, CV3 6AQ Headteacher: Jason Slack Total pupils: 723

khviii.com

Mander Portman Woodward 6TH FORM • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Birmingham, B15 3AU Headteacher: Mr Mark Shingleton Total pupils: 200

mpw.ac.uk

Mayfield Preparatory School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Walsall, WS1 2PD Headteacher: Mr Matthew Draper Total pupils: 210

mayfieldprep.co.uk

Newbridge Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Wolverhampton, WV6 0LH Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Fisher Total pupils: 145

newbridgeprepschool.org.uk

Norfolk House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Birmingham, B15 3PS Headteacher: Susannah Palmer Total pupils: 279

norfolkhouseschool.co.uk

Priory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Birmingham, B15 2UR Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Cramb Total pupils: 453

prioryschool.net

The Royal School Wolverhampton NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Wolverhampton, WV3 OEG Headteacher: Mr Mark Heywood Total pupils: 560

theroyalschool.co.uk

Ruckleigh School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Solihull, B91 2AB Headteacher: Mr Smith Total pupils: 233

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Nr Pershore, WR10 2EE Headteacher: Mr C D Allen Total pupils: 195

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bromsgrove, B60 2BU Headteacher: Mrs Jacquelyne Deval-Reed Total pupils: 716

bromsgrove-school.co.uk

Bromsgrove School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bromsgrove, B61 7DU Headteacher: Mr Peter Clague Total pupils: 934

bromsgrove-school.co.uk

Dodderhill School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • GIRLS

Droitwich Spa, WR9 0BE Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Mawston Total pupils: 239

dodderhill.co.uk

The Downs Malvern NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Malvern, WR13 6EY Headteacher: Mr Alastair S Cook Total pupils: 260

Malvern, WR13 6EF Headteacher: Chris Hattam Total pupils: 182

Heathfield Knoll School

School Philosophy: The Royal is an inclusive community where students study,

The Elms NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

elmsschool.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Kidderminster, DY10 3QE Headteacher: Lawrence Collins Total pupils: 251

heathfieldshool.co.uk

King’s Hawford Pre-Prep and Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Worcester, WR3 7SD Headteacher: Mr J M Turner Total pupils: 328

ksw.org.uk

King’s St Albans PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

St Martin’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Solihull, B91 3EN Headteacher: Ms Nicola Smillie Total pupils: 477

saintmartins-school.com

Solihull School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Solihull, B91 3DJ Headteacher: Mr David E J J Lloyd Total pupils: 1028

solsch.org.uk

Tettenhall College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Wolverhampton, WV6 8QX Headteacher: Mr Christopher McAllister Total pupils: 312

tettenhallcollege.co.uk

West House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Birmingham, B15 2NX Headteacher: Alistair M J Lyttle Total pupils: 308

westhouseprep.com

Wolverhampton Grammar School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Wolverhampton, WV3 9RB Headteacher: Mrs Kathy Crewe-Read Total pupils: 714

wgs.org.uk

Worcestershire

play and live together harmoniously with a friendly atmosphere for both day pupils and boarders alike. Our strong academic tradition is based upon individual attention and encouragement, as well as excellent pastoral care founded on respect, tolerance and understanding of others. Students achieve their full academic potential, whilst a wide range of extended-day activities develop character and leadership.

Please see website for details www.theroyalschool.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Worcester, WR1 2LL Headteacher: Mr Matthew Armstrong Total pupils: 960

ksw.org.uk

Malvern College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Malvern, WR14 3DF Headteacher: Keith Metcalfe Total pupils: 654

malverncollege.org.uk

Malvern St James Girls’ School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Great Malvern, WR14 3BA Headteacher: Mrs Olivera Raraty Total pupils: 430

malvernstjames.co.uk

RGS The Grange NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Worcester, WR3 7RR Headteacher: Mr Gareth Hughes Total pupils: 375

rgsw.org.uk

RGS Worcester PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Worcester, WR1 1HP Headteacher: Mr John Pitt Total pupils: 1272

rgsw.org.uk

RGS Springfield NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Worcester, WR1 3DL Headteacher: Mrs Laura Brown Total pupils: 151

rgsw.org.uk

St Michael’s College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • BOARDING • CO-ED

Tenbury Wells, WR15 8PH Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Walker Total pupils: 140

uk-stmichaels.kingscollegeschools.org

Winterfold House

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

abberleyhall.co.uk

winterfoldhouse.co.uk

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ksw.org.uk

Abberley Hall School Worcester, WR6 6DD Headteacher: Will Lockett Total pupils: 300

GENDER/AGES:

Worcester, WR1 2NJ Headteacher: Mr Richard Chapman Total pupils: 211

CO-ED

sgse.co.uk

Head Teacher: Mr Mark Heywood, Principal Admissions: Jaemi Hodgson, admissions@theroyal.school info@theroyal.school 01902 341230 Boys and girls, 4–19 years 1,419, boys 729, girls 690 TYPE: Day, Full, Weekly Boarding FEES: Weekly from £11,400, Full Boarding from £12,900 per year ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please see website for further details

thedownsmalvern.org.uk

King’s Worcester

Birmingham, B15 1RX Headteacher: Mr Gary Neal Total pupils: 432

Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0EG

Bromsgrove Preparatory School

St George’s School CO-ED

The Royal School Wolverhampton

bowbrookhouseschool.co.uk

ruckleigh.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

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Bowbrook House School

Chaddesley Corbett, DY10 4PW Headteacher: Mrs Denise Toms Total pupils: 319

EYFS EYFS Outstanding Outstanding in in ALL ALL Areas Areas (ISI2016) (ISI2016) Scholarship Applications Now Open Scholarship Applications Now Open A A co-educational co-educational country country prep prep school school taking taking children children from from 33 months 13 years in a beautiful setting, combining months - 13 years in a beautiful setting, combining outstanding outstanding academic academic and and extra-curricular extra-curricular success, success, with with aa culture culture of of kindness kindness founded founded on on Catholic Catholic principles. principles.

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RELEASE YOUR POTENTIAL Nestled in the beautiful West Midlands village of Tettenhall, close to both Birmingham & Wolverhampton, Tettenhall College offers outstanding education to boys & girls, both day and boarding pupils, aged 2 - 18 years. To find out more, contact us today by calling 01902 751 119 or by emailing independentschoolparent.com admissions@tettcoll.co.uk

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Scholarship | Gaiety | Humanity

Discover the Moreton Magic Virtual Open Day Saturday 13th March or book your personal virtual visit Independent Boarding and Day School in beautiful rural Shropshire - Girls 3-18, Boys 3-13

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Find out what a Princethorpe Foundation education can do for your child.

The Princethorpe Foundation, based in Warwickshire, welcomes children of all faiths and backgrounds and provides co-educational, independent day schooling with a strong Christian ethos for children aged two to eighteen years. We aim to encourage a lifelong love of learning, an understanding of moral values and to put young people on the road to happy and fulfilled lives.

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4 to 11 years crescentschool.co.uk | 01788 521595

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Shrewsbury School

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This map illustrates the location of some of the leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page. NORTHUMBERLAND

County Durham BARNARD CASTLE 1 Barnard Castle School

Cumbria

CUMBRIA

WINDERMERE 2 Windermere School

MANCHESTER

3 Withington Girls’ School

Lancashire

2 Sedbergh

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Greater Manchester

DURHAM Barnard 1 Castle

St Bee’s

Bedale Ripon

NORTH YORKSHIRE

Castletown

Harrogate 5

BURY

York

Fleetwood

4 Bury Grammar School

Clitheroe

LANCASHIRE

North Yorkshire

Hobury

4 Bury

HARROGATE 5 Ashville College

Manchester 3

SOUTH YORKSHIRE

CHESHIRE

Cheadle Hulme School

Hale Preparatory School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Cheadle, SK8 6EF Headteacher: Mr Neil Smith Total pupils: 1418

Hale, WA15 9AS Headteacher: Mr J F Connor Total pupils: 199

Chester, CH3 6EN Headteacher: Mrs Tracy Pollard Total pupils: 498

cheadlehulmeschool.co.uk

haleprepschool.com

Cransley School

The Hammond School

Nr Northwich, CW9 6HN Headteacher: Richard Pollock Total pupils: 154

Chester, CH2 4ES Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer Roscoe Total pupils: 260

cransleyschool.com

thehammondschool.co.uk

The Firs School

Hulme Hall Grammar School

Chester, CH2 2HJ Headteacher: Mrs Lucy Davies Total pupils: 195

Stockport, SK8 6LA Headteacher: Mr Dean Grierson Total pupils: 323

Forest Preparatory School

The King’s School

Altrincham, WA15 6LJ Headteacher: Mr Rick Hyde Total pupils: 198

Macclesfield, SK10 1DA Headteacher: Dr S Hyde Total pupils: 1216

Chester, CH1 2NN Headteacher: Mrs S Wallace-Woodroofe Total pupils: 438

The King’s School, Chester

Ramillies Hall School

Cheshire

Abbey Gate College

abbeygatecollege.co.uk

Abbey Gate College Infant and Junior School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Chester, CH3 6HZ Headteacher: Mrs Marie Hickey Total pupils: 134

abbeygatecollege.co.uk/infant-and-junior

Alderley Edge School for Girls NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Alderley Edge, SK9 7QE Headteacher: Mrs Helen Jeys Total pupils: 539

aesg.co.uk

Altrincham Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Altrincham, WA14 2RR Headteacher: Mr AM Whittaker Total pupils: 332

altprep.co.uk

Beech Hall School

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

firsschool.net

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

forestschool.co.uk

The Grange School (Junior) PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Northwich, CW8 3AU Headteacher: Mr Guy Rands Total pupils: 442

grange.org.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

The Grange School (Senior)

Macclesfield, SK10 2EG Headteacher: Mr J D Allen Total pupils: 192

Hartford, CW8 1LU Headteacher: Mrs D Leonard Total pupils: 730

beechhallschool.org

Brabyns Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Stockport, SK6 7DB Headteacher: Mr Lee Sanders Total pupils: 131

brabynsprepschool.co.uk

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

grange.org.uk

Greenbank Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Cheadle, SK8 6HU Headteacher: Mrs Janet Lowe Total pupils: 199

greenbankschool.co.uk

PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

hulmehallschool.org

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

kingsmac.co.uk

North Cestrian School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Altrincham, WA14 4AJ Headteacher: Mr Lee Bergin Total pupils: 251

northcestrian.co.uk

Pownall Hall School NURSERY • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wilmslow, SK9 5DW Headteacher: Mr David Goulbourn Total pupils: 210

pownallhallschool.co.uk

The Queen’s Lower School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Chester, CH2 1AW Headteacher: Miss Iona Carmody Total pupils: 216

thequeensschool.co.uk

The Queen’s School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

thequeensschool.co.uk

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

kingschester.co.uk

ramillieshall.co.uk

Chester, CH4 7QL Headteacher: Mr George Hartley Total pupils: 988

Cheadle, SK8 7AJ Headteacher: Mrs Denise Anthony Total pupils: 143

Lady Barn House School

The Ryleys

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

ladybarnhouse.org

theryleys.com

Cheadle, SK8 1JE Headteacher: Mr Mark Turner Total pupils: 469

Alderley Edge, SK9 7UY Headteacher: Mrs Julia Langford Total pupils: 241

Loreto Preparatory School

St Ambrose Preparatory School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

loretoprep.co.uk

stambroseprep.org

Altrincham, WA14 4GZ Headteacher: Mrs Anne Roberts Total pupils: 156

Altrincham, WA15 0HE Headteacher: Mr Francis Driscoll Total pupils: 152

independentschoolparent.com

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Cheshire - County Durham - Cumbria - Greater Manchester - Isle of Man - Lancashire - Merseyside Stockport Grammar School

Windermere Preparatory School

Manchester High School for Girls

Kirkham Grammar School Junior

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

PREP • DAY • CO-ED

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Manchester, M14 6HS Headteacher: Mrs A C Hewitt Total pupils: 929

Preston, PR4 2BD Headteacher: Mrs Annette Roberts Total pupils: 230

Moor Allerton Prep School

Kirkham Grammar School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

CO-ED

Stockport, SK2 7AF Headteacher: Mr Tim Wheeler Total pupils: 1047

stockportgrammar.co.uk

Terra Nova School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Holmes Chapel, CW4 8BT Headteacher: Philip Stewart Total pupils: 276

tnschook.co.uk

Wilmslow Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS • CO-ED

Wilmslow, SK9 5EG Headteacher: Mrs Helen Rigby Total pupils: 116

wilmslowprep.co.uk

County Durham Barnard Castle Prep School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Barnard Castle, DL12 8UW Headteacher: Ms Laura Turner Total pupils: 200

windermereschool.co.uk

Windermere School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Windermere, LA23 1NW Headteacher: Mr I A Lavender Total pupils: 394

windermereschool.co.uk

Greater Manchester Abbey College Manchester SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Manchester, M2 4WG Headteacher: Ms Liz Elam Total pupils: 226

abbeymanchester.co.uk

Abbotsford Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Manchester, M41 5PR Headteacher: Catherine Howard Total pupils: 177

barnardcastleschool.org.uk

abbotsfordprepschool.co.uk

Barnard Castle School

Bolton School Nursery

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • FLEXI • CO-ED

NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Barnard Castle, DL12 8UN Headteacher: Tony Jackson Total pupils: 705

barnardcastleschool.org.uk

The Chorister School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Durham, DH1 3EL Headteacher: Mr Ian Wicks Total pupils: 206

thechoristerschool.com

Durham School

Bolton, BL1 4RL Headteacher: Jasmin Sanders Total pupils: 84

boltonschool.org/nursery

Bolton School, Beech House Infants School PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bolton, BL1 4PB Headteacher: Mrs Tracey Taylor Total pupils: 205

boltonschool.org/infants

WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Bolton School Junior Boys’ School

durhamschool.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

manchesterhigh.co.uk

Manchester, M20 2PW Headteacher: Mr Ali Khan Total pupils: 239

moorallertonschool.co.uk

St Bede’s College PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Manchester, M16 8HX Headteacher: Louis d’Arcy Total pupils: 706

sbcm.co.uk

Withington Girls’ School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Manchester, M14 6BL Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Haslam Total pupils: 635

wgs.org

Isle Of Man The Buchan School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Castletown, IM9 1RD Headteacher: Jane Billingsley-Evans Total pupils: 208

kwc.im/buchan

King William’s College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Castletown, IM9 1TP Headteacher: Mr Joss Buchanan Total pupils: 371

kwc.im

Lancashire AKS Lytham

kirkhamgrammar.co.uk

Preston, PR4 2BH Headteacher: Mr Daniel Berry Total pupils: 678

kirkhamgrammar.co.uk

Moorland School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Clitheroe, BB7 2JA Headteacher: Jonathan Harrison Total pupils: 181

moorlandschool.co.uk

Oakhill College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Clitheroe, BB7 9AF Headteacher: Mrs Carmel Crouch Total pupils: 270

oakhillschool.co.uk

Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DA Y • CO-ED

Oldham, OL8 4BX Headteacher: Mr Craig Mairs Total pupils: 767

ohgs.co.uk

Rossall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Fleetwood, FY7 8JW Headteacher: Mr Jeremy Quartermain Total pupils: 615

rossallschool.org.uk

Scarisbrick Hall School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Ormskirk, L40 9RQ Headteachers: Mr Jeff Shaw Total pupils: 463

scarisbrickhallschool.co.uk

Durham, DH1 4SZ Headteacher: Mr Kieran McLaughlin Total pupils: 599

PREP • DAY • BOYS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Bolton, BL1 4RD Headteacher: Mrs Susan Faulkner Total pupils: 200

St Joseph’s Park Hill School

CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Durham High School for Girls NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Durham, DH1 3TB Headteacher: Mrs Simone Niblock Total pupils: 420

dhsfg.org.uk

Cumbria Austin Friars

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Carlisle, CA3 9PB Headteacher: Mr Matthew Harris Total pupils: 471

austinfriars.cumbria.sch.uk

Casterton, Sedbergh Prep School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Kirkby Lonsdsale, LA6 2SG Headteacher: Mr Will Newman Total pupils: 199

sedberghschool.org/junior

Chetwynde School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 0NY Headteacher: Ms Jeffreys Total pupils: 427

chetwynde.co.uk

Hunter Hall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Penrith, CA11 8UA Headteacher: Mrs Donna Vinsome Total pupils: 111

hunterhall.co.uk

Lime House School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Nr Carlisle, CA5 7BX Headteacher: Ms Mary Robertson-Barnett Total pupils: 133

limehouseschool.co.uk

Sedbergh School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Sedbergh, LA10 5HG Principal: Andrew Fleck Total pupils: 583

sedberghschool.org

St Bees School BOARDING • CO-ED

Wood Lane, St Bees, Cumbria Headteacher: Mr Roger Sinnett

stbeesschool.co.uk

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Windermere, LA23 1AP Headteacher: Simon Rowe Total pupils: 150

independentschoolparent.com

boltonschool.org/juniorboys

Lytham, FY8 1DT Headteacher: Mr Mike Walton Total pupils: 763

Burnley, BB12 6TG Headteacher: Maria Whitehead Total pupils: 104

Bolton School Junior Girls’ School

Beech House Lower Prep School

St Pius X Prep School

akslytham.com

PREP • DAY • GIRLS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bolton, BL1 4PB Headteacher: Mrs Carol Laverick Total pupils: 170

Rochdale, OL16 1UT Headteacher: Mr K A Sartain Total pupils: 115

Bolton School Boys’ Division

Beech House Upper Prep and Senior School

boltonschool.org/juniorgirls SENIOR • DAY • BOYS

Bolton, BL1 4PA Headteacher: Mr Philip Britton Total pupils: 930

boltonschool.org/seniorboys

Bolton School Girls’ Division SENIOR • DAY • GIRLS

Bolton, BL1 4PB Headteacher: Miss Sue Hincks Total pupils: 800

boltonschool.org/seniorgirls

Bridgewater School

beechhouseschool.co.uk

PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Rochdale, OL11 4JQ Headteacher: Mr K A Sartain Total pupils: 137

beechhouseschool.co.uk

Bury Grammar School Boys PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

Bury, BL9 OHN Headteacher: Mr D Cassidy Total pupils: 536

bgsboys.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Bury Grammar School Girls

CO-ED

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Worsley, M28 2WQ Headteacher: Mrs Judy Nairn Total pupils: 410

bridgewater-school.co.uk

Bury, BL9 OHH Headteacher: Jo Anderson Total pupils: 773

bgsg.bury.sch.uk

Chetham’s School of Music

Clevelands Preparatory School

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Manchester, M3 1SB Headteacher: Alun Jones Total pupils: 293

chethamschoolofmusic.com

Clarendon Cottage NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Preparatory School Manchester, M30 9BJ Headteacher: Amber Hartley Total pupils: 125

clarendoncottage-school.co.uk

Forest Park Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Sale, M33 6NB Headteacher: Mr Nicholas Tucker Total pupils: 193

forestparkschool.co.uk

Bolton, BL1 5DH Headteacher: Keith Cahillane Total pupils: 129

clevelandsprepschool.co.uk

The Chadderton Preparatory Grammar School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Oldham, OL9 OAD Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Greenwood Total pupils: 86

thechaddertonprepgrammar.co.uk

Highfield Priory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Preston, PR2 5RW Headteacher: Mr Jeremy Duke Total pupils: 258

highfieldpriory.co.uk

Manchester Grammar School

Hulme Preparatory School

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Manchester, M13 0XT High Master: Dr Martin Boulton Total pupils: 1509

Oldham, OL8 1RE Headteacher: Mr Craig Mairs Total pupils: 276

mgs.org

ohgs.co.uk

parkhillschool.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Preston, PR2 8RD Headteacher: A W Platts Total pupils: 264

stpiusx.co.uk

Stonyhurst College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Clitheroe, BB7 9PZ Headteacher: Mr John Browne Total pupils: 720

stonyhurst.ac.uk

Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Clitheroe, BB7 9PU Headteacher: Mr Ian Murphy Total pupils: 259

stonyhurst.ac.uk

Westholme Nursery & Infant School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Blackburn, BB2 6PS Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Barnett Total pupils: 167

westholmeschool.com

Westholme Junior School PREP • DAY • BOYS • GIRLS

Blackburn, BB2 7AA Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Barnett

westholmeschool.com

Westholme Senior School & Sixth Form SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS • GIRLS • CO-ED 6TH FORM ONLY

Blackburn, BB2 6QU Principal: Mrs Lynne M Horner

westholmeschool.com

Merseyside

Belvedere Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Liverpool, L8 3TF Headteacher: Miss Clare Burnham Total pupils: 163

belvedereprep.com

Birkenhead School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Wirral, CH43 2JD Headteacher: Paul Vicars Total pupils: 816

birkenheadschool.co.uk

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Co-educational higher education (16 - 18 years)

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Boys and Girls (3-7 years)

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Merseyside - Northumberland - Tees Valley - Tyne & Wear - East Yorkshire - North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire Carleton House Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Liverpool, L18 3EE Headteacher: Sandy Coleman Total pupils: 184

carletonhouse.co.uk

Merchant Taylors’ Junior Boys’ School PREP • DAY • BOYS

Liverpool, L23 0QP Headteacher: Mrs Janet Thomas Total pupils: 149

merchanttaylors.com/junior-boys

Merchant Taylors’ Infant School PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Liverpool, L23 0QP Acting Headteacher: Elizabeth Lynan Total pupils: 47

merchanttaylors.com/infants

Merchant Taylors’ Primary School PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Liverpool, L23 5TH Acting Headteacher is Elizabeth Lynan Total pupils: 283

merchanttaylors.com/junior-girls

Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

Liverpool, L23 0QP Headteacher: Mr David Wickes Total pupils: 578

merchanttaylors.com/senior-boys

Merchant Taylors’ Girls’ School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Liverpool, L23 5SP Headteacher: Claire Tao Total pupils: 490

merchanttaylors.com/senior-girls

Prenton Preparatory School PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Wirral, CH43 5SY Headteacher: Mr M T R Jones Total pupils: 110

prentonprep.co.uk

Runnymede St Edward’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Liverpool, L12 1LE Headteacher: Mr Bradley Slater Total pupils: 231

runnymede-school.org.uk

St Mary’s College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Crosby, L23 5TW Headteacher: Mr Michael Kennedy Total pupils: 661

stmarys.ac

Tower College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Rainhill, Merseyside, L35 6NE Headteacher: Miss R J Oxley Total pupils: 398

towercollege.com

Northumberland Longridge Towers School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Berwick-Upon-Tweed, TD15 2XQ Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Lee Total pupils: 276

lts.org.uk

Mowden Hall School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Stocksfield, NE43 7TP Headteacher: Mr Neal Bailey Total pupils: 163

mowdenhall.co.uk

Tees Valley Glenfield Nursery

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0DA Headteacher: Ms Jean Brown Total pupils: 20

glenfield-nursery.co.uk

Red House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 1DX Headteacher: Ken James Total pupils: 410

redhouseschool.co.uk

Teesside High School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 9AT Headteacher: Kirsty Mackenzie Total pupils: 361

teessidehigh.co.uk

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Yarm Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Nr Stockton-on-Tees, TS15 9ES Headteacher: Huw Williams Total pupils: 361

yarmschool.org

Yarm School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Nr Stockton-on-Tees, TS15 9EJ Headteacher: Mr David M Dunn Total pupils: 1100

yarmschool.org

Tyne & Wear Argyle House School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Sunderland, SR2 7LA Headteacher: Mr Christopher Johnson Total pupils: 191

argylehouseschool.co.uk

Central Newcastle High School (Junior) NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • GIRLS

Gosforth, NE3 4ES Headteacher: Ms Angela Charlton Total pupils: 300

newcastlehigh.gdst.net

Central Newcastle HighSchool (Senior) SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

North Yorkshire Ampleforth College

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

York, YO62 4ER Acting Headteacher: Deidre Rowe Total pupils: 611

ampleforth.org.uk/college

Ashville College PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Harrogate, HG2 9JP Headteacher: Mr Richard Marshall Total pupils: 850

ashville.co.uk

Aysgarth Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS • CO-ED

Bedale, DL8 1TF Headteacher: Mr R Morse Total pupils: 225

aysgarthschool.com

Belmont Grosvenor Prep NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Harrogate, HG3 2JG Headteacher: Sophia Ashworth Jones Total pupils: 197

belmontgrosvenor.co.uk

Bootham Junior School

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4DS Headteacher: Michael Tippett Total pupils: 1000

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • CO-ED

Dame Allan’s Schools

boothamschool.com

newcastlehigh.gdst.net

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YJ Headteacher: Dr John Hind Total pupils: 656

dameallans.co.uk

Newcastle Preparatory School

York, YO30 6NP Headteacher: Helen Todd Total pupils: 153

Bootham School SENIOR • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

York, YO30 7BU Headteacher: Chris Jeffrey Total pupils: 445

boothamschool.com

Queen Margaret’s School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

York, YO19 6EU Headteacher: Sue Baillie Total pupils: 270

queenmargarets.com

Queen Mary’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Nr Thirsk, YO7 3BZ Headteacher: Carole Cameron Total pupils: 252

queenmarys.org

Ripon Grammar SENIOR • CO ED

Ripon, HG4 2DG Headmaster: Jonathan M Webb Total pupils: 900

ripongrammar.co.uk

The Read School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Selby, YO8 8NL Acting Headteacher: M. A. Voisey Total pupils: 224

readschool.co.uk

St Olave’s School PREP • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

York, YO30 7WA Headteacher: Mr Andy Falconer Total pupils: 341

stolavesyork.org.uk

St Peter’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

York, YO30 6AB Headteacher: Mr Jeremy Walker Total pupils: 549

stpetersyork.org.uk

Scarborough College

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Clifton School and Nursery

newcastleprepschool.org.uk

York, YO30 6AB Headteacher: Mr Philip Hardy Total pupils: 212

Scarborough, YO11 3BA Headteacher: Mr Guy Emmett Total pupils: 350

stpetersyork.org.uk/Clifton

scarboroughcollege.co.uk

Fyling Hall School

Terrington Hall School

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4RH Headteacher: Ms Coleman Total pupils: 266

Newcastle Junior School for Boys PREP • DAY • BOYS

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 4ES Headteacher: Miss Tiffany White Total pupils: 173

newcastleschool.co.uk

Newcastle School for Boys NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1NH Headteacher: Mr D J Tickner Total pupils: 400

newcastleschool.co.uk

Royal Grammar School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4DX Headteacher: John Fern Total pupils: 1277

rgs.newcastle.sch.uk

Westfield School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 4HS Headteacher: Mr Neil Walker Total pupils: 238

westfield.newcastle.sch.uk

East Yorkshire Hull Collegiate School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Anlaby, HU10 7EH Headteacher: Alex Wilson Total pupils: 649

hullcollegiateschool.co.uk

Hymers College PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Hull, HU3 1LW Headteacher: Mr D Elstone Total pupils: 976

hymerscollege.co.uk

Pocklington Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Pocklington, YO42 2NH Headteacher: Mr Ian Wright Total pupils: 226

pocklingtonschool.com

Pocklington School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

York, YO42 2NJ Headteacher: Mr Toby Seth Total pupils: 786

pocklingtonschool.com

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY •

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • FLEXI BOARDING • DAY •

BOARDING • CO-ED

Robin Hood’s Bay, YO22 4QD Headteacher: Mr Steven Allen Total pupils: 165

York, YO60 6PR Headteacher: Mr Stephen Mulryne Total pupils: 145

Giggleswick Junior School

South Yorkshire

fylinghall.org

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

terringtonhall.com

Settle, BD24 0DG Headteacher: James Mundell Total pupils: 97

Birkdale Prep School

Giggleswick School

birkdaleschool.org.uk

giggleswick.org.uk

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Settle, BD24 0DE Headteacher: Mr Mark M Turnbull Total pupils: 390

giggleswick.org.uk

Harrogate Ladies’ College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Harrogate, HG1 2QG Headteacher: Mrs Sylvia Brett Total pupils: 305

hlc.org.uk

Highfield Prep School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Harrogate, HG1 2QG Headteacher: James Savile Total pupils: 245

hlc.org.uk

Minster School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

York, YO1 7JA Interim Headteacher: Sophie Schoukroun Total pupils: 163

minsterschoolyork.co.uk

The Mount School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

York, YO24 4DD Headteachers: Adrienne Richmond Total pupils: 287

mountschoolyork.co.uk

Queen Ethelburga’s NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

York, YO26 9SS Headteacher: Mr Steven Jandrell Total pupils: 980

qe.org

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Sheffield, S10 2NS Headteacher: Chris Burch

Birkdale School SENIOR • BOYS • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Sheffield, S10 3DH Headteacher: Peter Harris Total pupils: 816

birkdaleschool.org.uk

Hill House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Doncaster, DN9 3GG Headteacher: Mr David Holland Total pupils: 710

hillhouse.doncaster.sch.uk

Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Sheffield, S11 9HJ Headteacher: Mr Christopher Emmott Total pupils: 197

mylnhurst.co.uk

Sheffield High School Junior PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

Sheffield, S10 2QH Headteacher: Mr Chris Hald Total pupils: 210

sheffieldhighschool.org.uk

Sheffield High School Senior SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Sheffield, S10 2PE Headteacher: Ms Nina Gunson Total pupils: 736

sheffieldhighschool.org.uk

Westbourne School PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Sheffield, S10 2QT Headteacher: Mr J B Hicks Total pupils: 339

westbourneschool.co.uk

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West Yorkshire Ackworth School

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (Junior) PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Wakefield, WF1 3QY Headteacher: Mrs Louise Gray Total pupils: 380

ackworthschool.com

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Pontefract, WF7 7LT Headteacher: Mr Anton Maree Total pupils: 474

Bradford Grammar School SENIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Bradford, BD9 4JP Headteacher: Simon Hinchliffe Total pupils: 1109

bradfordgrammar.com

Dale House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Batley, WF17 8HL Headteacher: Mrs S M G Fletcher Total pupils: 93

dhschool.co.uk

The Froebelian School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Leeds, LS18 4LB Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Dodds Total pupils: 180

froebelian.com

Fulneck School

wgsf.org.uk/qegs-junior

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

Wakefield, WF1 3QX Headteacher: Mr David Craig Total pupils: 707

wgsf.org.uk/qegs-senior

Rastrick Independent School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Brighouse, HD6 3HF Headteacher: Mrs S A Vaughey Total pupils: 124

rastrick-independent.co.uk

rhschool.org

DAY • GIRLS

Leeds, LS17 9LE Headteacher: Dr Tracy Johnson Total pupils: 356

gatewaysschool.co.uk

Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Burley-in-Wharfedale, LS29 7HW Headteacher: Mr David Martin Total pupils: 110

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

rishworth-school.co.uk

Silcoates School PRE-SCHOOL • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Wakefield, WF2 0PD Headteacher: Mr Philip Rowe Total pupils: 600

Wakefield Girls’ High School (Junior)

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PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • GIRLS

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Wakefield, WF1 2QX Headteacher: Rachel Edwards Total pupils: 671

wgsf.org.uk

The Gleddings Preparatory School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Halifax, HX3 0JB Headteacher: Mrs Jill Wilson Total pupils: 194

thegleddings.co.uk

The Grammar School at Leeds NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Leeds, LS17 8GS Headteacher: Mrs Sue Woodroofe Total pupils: 2100

gsal.org.uk

Hipperholme Grammar Junior School NURSERY • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Halifax, HX3 8AQ Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Weller Total pupils: 137

hgsf.org.uk

Hipperholme Grammar School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Halifax, HX3 8JE Headteacher: Mrs JD Griffiths Total pupils: 216

hgsf.org.uk

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silcoates.org.uk

ghyllroydschool.co.uk

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

It’s clear that Enjoy has a clear moral compass and really cares about both its clients and tutors - no wonder their tutoring is as much about mentoring and improving children’s confidence as it is about teaching the nuts and bolts of a particular subject.”

Rishworth School Rishworth, HX6 4QA Headteacher: Paul Silverwood Total pupils: 460

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • CO-ED • SENIOR • 6TH FORM •

Exam Support

Leeds, LS16 5LG Headteacher: Helen Stiles Total pupils: 206

WEEKLY• FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Gateways School

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NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

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Richmond House School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Leeds, LS28 8DS Headteacher: Mr Paul Taylor Total pupils: 390

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Wakefield Girls’ High School Wakefield, WF1 2QS Headteacher: Ms Heidi-Jayne Boyes Total pupils: 671

wgsf.org.uk

Westville House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Ilkley, LS29 0DQ Headteacher: MNikki Hammond Total pupils: 129

westvillehouseschool.co.uk

Woodhouse Grove School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Apperley Bridge, BD10 0NR Headteacher: James Lockwood Total pupils: 699

woodhousegrove.co.uk

Woodhouse Grove School, Bronte House NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Apperley Bridge, BD10 0PQ Headteacher: Mrs S E Chatterton Total pupils: 310

woodhousegrove.co.uk/bronte-house

Lady Lane Park School and Nursery NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Bingley, BD16 4AP Headteacher: Mr Nigel Saunders Total pupils: 169

ladylaneparkschool.co.uk

Moorfield School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Ilkley, LS29 8RL Headteacher: Paul Baddeley Total pupils: 120

moorfieldschool.co.uk

Moorlands School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Leeds, LS16 5PF Headteacher: Ms Jacqueline Atkinson Total pupils: 142

moorlands-school.co.uk

Mulberry House Nursery NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Wakefield, WF1 2DG Headteacher: Mrs Rachel Edwards Total pupils: 78

wgsf.org.uk/mulberry-house

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SCOTLAND Map not to scale.

Scotland This map illustrates the location of some of the leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.

WESTERN ISLES

Elgin

MORAY

Edinburgh

HIGHLAND

EDINBURGH 1 Fettes College

ABERDEENSHIRE

Perth and Kinross PERTH

2 Glenalmond College 3 Kilgraston School 4 Strathallan School

PERTH AND KINROSS

ARGYLL AND BUTE

Perth

4 3

St Andrews

FIFE

Edinburgh

1 Musselburgh

Glasgow

Aberdeenshire

SOUTH LANARKSHIRE

Robert Gordon’s College

BORDERS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Aberdeen, AB10 1FE Headteacher: Mr Simon Mills Total pupils: 1667

SOUTH AYRSHIRE

rgc.aberdeen.sch.uk

St Margaret’s School for Girls

NURSERY • CO-ED • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Aberdeen, AB10 1RU Headteacher: Miss Anna Tomlinson Total pupils: 416

st-margaret.aberdeen.sch.uk

Angus

High School of Dundee PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Dundee, DD1 1HU Headteacher: Dr John D Halliday Total pupils: 1045

highschoolofdundee.org.uk

Lathallan School

NURSERY • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Johnshaven, DD10 0HN Headteacher: Mr Richard Toley Total pupils: 220

Dollar Academy

Cargilfield Preparatory School

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Dollar, FK14 7DU Headteacher: Mr David Knapman Total pupils: 1216

dollaracademy.org

East Lothian

lathallan.org.uk

Belhaven Hill

Argyll and Bute

Dunbar, EH42 1NN Headteacher: Mr Henry Knight Total pupils: 119

Lomond School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Helensburgh, G84 9JX Headteacher: Mrs Johanna Urquhart Total pupils: 405

lomondschool.com

Ayrshire

Wellington School

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Ayr, KA7 2XH Headteacher: Mr S P Johnson Total pupils: 480

wellingtonschool.org

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Clackmannanshire Edinburgh

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PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

belhavenhill.com

Loretto Junior School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Musselburgh, EH21 6JA Headteacher: Mr Andrew Dickenson Total pupils: 191

loretto.com

Loretto School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Musselburgh, EH21 7RE Headteacher: Dr Graham Hawley Total pupils: 619

loretto.com

Edinburgh, EH4 6HU Headteacher: Mr Robert Taylor Total pupils: 305

cargilfield.com

The Edinburgh Academy Nursery and Junior School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Edinburgh, EH3 5PL Headteacher: Mr Gavin A Calder Total pupils: 492

edinburghacademy.org.uk

The Edinburgh Academy Senior School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Edinburgh, EH3 5BL Headteacher: Mr Barry Welsh Total pupils: 625

edinburghacademy.org.uk

Edinburgh Montessori Arts School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Edinburgh, EH16 6AE Headteacher: Ms Emma Rattigan Total pupils: 53

emaschool.co.uk

ESMS Junior School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Edinburgh, EH4 3NT Headteacher: Mr Mike Kane Total pupils: 1255

esms.org.uk

Fettes College PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Edinburgh, EH4 1QX Headteacher: Mrs H F Harrison Total pupils: 766

fettes.com

George Heriot’s School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Edinburgh, EH3 9EQ Headteacher: Mrs Lesley Franklin Total pupils: 1645

george-heriots.com

George Watson’s College NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Edinburgh, EH10 5EG Headteacher: Mr Melvyn Roffe Total pupils: 2363

gwc.org.uk

The Mary Erskine School SENIOR • GIRLS • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Edinburgh, EH4 3NT Headteacher: Ms Kirsty Nicholson Total pupils: 748

esms.org.uk

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SCOTLAND Merchiston Castle School

West End Montessori Pre-School

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • FLEXI •

NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

BOARDING • BOYS

Glasgow, G3 6AP Headteacher: Ms Denise Guthrie Total pupils: 35

Edinburgh, EH13 0PU Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Anderson Total pupils: 471

merchiston.co.uk

St George’s School for Girls NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Edinburgh, EH12 6BG Headteacher: Mrs Alex Hems Total pupils: 824

stge.org.uk

Stewart’s Melville College SENIOR • BOYS • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Edinburgh, EH4 3EZ Headteacher: Mrs Linda Moule Total pupils: 743

esms.org.uk

St Mary’s Music School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Edinburgh, EH12 5EL Headteacher: Mr Kenneth Taylor Total pupils: 83

stmarysmusicschool.co.uk

Fife

St Leonards PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • FLEXI • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

St Andrews, KY16 9QJ Headteacher: Dr Michael Carslaw Total pupils: 518

stleonards-fife.org

Glasgow

Belmont House School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Glasgow, G77 5DU Headteacher: Melvyn D Shanks Total pupils: 260

belmontschool.co.uk

Craigholme School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • GIRLS

Glasgow, G41 4HS Headteacher: June Gilliland Total pupils: 308]

craigholme.co.uk

The Glasgow Academy NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Glasgow, G12 8HE Headteacher: Matthew Pearce Total pupils: 1363

theglasgowacademy.org.uk

The High School of Glasgow (Junior) NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Glasgow, G61 4AE Headteacher: Miss Heather Fuller Total pupils: 359

highschoolofglasgow.co.uk

The High School of Glasgow (Senior) SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Glasgow, G13 1PL Headteacher: Mr John O’Neill Total pupils: 1039

highschoolofglasgow.co.uk

Hutchesons’ Grammar School Primary PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Glasgow, G42 7RN Headteacher: Miss Fiona Macphail Total pupils: 470

hutchesons.org

Hutchesons’ Grammar School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Glasgow, G41 4NW Headteacher: Mr Colin Gambles Total pupils: 1482

hutchesons.org

Kelvinside Academy

westendmontessoripre-school.com

Inverclyde

St Columba’s Junior School NURSERY • PREP • JUNIOR • DAY • CO-ED

Kilmacolm, PA13 4EQ Headteacher: Ms Alison Duncan Total pupils: 337

st-columbas.org

St Columba’s School SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Kilmacolm, PA13 4AU Headteacher: Mrs Andrea Angus Total pupils: 715

st-columbas.org

Moray

Gordonstoun School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Elgin, IV30 5RF Headteacher: Mr Titus Edge Total pupils: 600

gordonstoun.org.uk

Perth and Kinross NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Crieff, PH7 4EX Headteacher: Mrs Ali Kinge Total pupils: 119

ardvreckschool.co.uk

Craigclowan Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Perth, PH2 8PS Headteacher: Mr John Gilmour Total pupils: 252

Glenalmond College SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Perth, PH1 3RY Warden: Mr Hugh Ouston Total pupils: 377

Kilgraston NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Perth, PH2 9BQ Headteacher: Mrs Dorothy MacGinty Total pupils: 308

kilgraston.com

Morrison’s Academy NURSERY • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Crieff, PH7 3AN Headteacher: Mr G Warren Total pupils: 486

Discover Glenalmond Boarding (Full or Flexi) & Day | Boys & Girls Age 12 - 18 Small Class Sizes | Academic Excellence | 300 Beautiful Acres GCSEs, A-levels & Highers | One Hour From Edinburgh/Glasgow

morrisonsacademy.org

The New School Butterstone SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Dunkeld, PH8 0HJ Headteacher: Mr Bill Colley Total pupils: 40

thenewschool.co.uk

Strathallan School PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Perth, PH2 9EG Headteacher: Mr Mark Lauder Total pupils: 552

strathallan.co.uk

Scottish Borders St Mary’s Preparatory School

PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Melrose, TD6 9LN Headteacher: Mr Liam Harvey Total pupils: 177

stmarysmelrose.org.uk

South Lanarkshire

Join us for one of our Virtual Open Days or enjoy a Taster Day.

Fernhill School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Rutherglen, G73 4SG Headteacher: Dr Laura Murphy Total pupils: 200

St Aloysius’ College

Hamilton College

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

CO-ED

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www.fettes.com

glenalmondcollege.co.uk

Glasgow, G12 0SW Headteacher: Daniel J Wyatt Total pupils: 565

staloysius.org

“Fettes is booming – they’re oversubscribed in every year group and showing no signs of slowing down… Fettes has a friendly and all-encompassing atmosphere… an overwhelming sense of community and collaboration is thick in the air.” tatler school guide 2021

craigclowan-school.co.uk

CO-ED

Glasgow, G3 6RJ Headteacher: Mr Matthew Bartlett Total pupils: 1092

Full Boarding Ethos • 100 acre campus in Edinburgh Co-educational - 7-18 • Excellent IB, A Level & GCSE results ‘Sector leading’ pastoral care • Strong sporting tradition Award winning careers partnership programme Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards available

Ardvreck School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

kelvinsideacademy.org.uk

VIRTUAL VISITS AVAILABLE admissions@fettes.com • 0131 311 6744

fernhill-school.com

Hamilton, ML3 0AY Headteacher: Mr Tom McPhail Total pupils: 600

hamiltoncollege.co.uk

To find out more, or register for our next Open Day, please call our friendly admissions team on 01738 842144 or email admissions@glenalmondcollege.co.uk www.glenalmondcollege.co.uk Registered Scottish charity number SC006123

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Wales

This map illustrates the location of some of the leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.

Bangor

DENBIGHSHIRE

Aberystwyth

POWYS

Carmarthenshire Llandovery College

PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Llandovery, SA20 0EE Warden: Dominic Findlay Total pupils: 323

llandoverycollege.com

St Michael’s School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Llanelli, SA14 9TU Headteacher: Mr Benson Ferrari Total pupils: 382

PEMBROKESHIRE

Brecon Beacons

stmikes.co.uk

Denbighshire Myddelton College

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Denbigh, LL16 3EN Headteacher: Andrew Allman Total pupils: 83

myddeltoncollege.com

Ruthin School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Ruthin, LL15 1EE Headteacher: Mr Toby Belfield Total pupils: 262

ruthinschool.co.uk

Conwy

Rydal Penrhos Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Conwy, LL29 7BP Headteacher: Mrs G Murphy Total pupils: 178

rydalpenrhos.com

Rydal Penrhos School

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Conwy, LL29 7BT Headteacher: Mr Simon Smith Total pupils: 255

rydalpenrhos.com

St David’s College

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Conwy, LL30 1RD Headteacher: Mr Andrew Russell Total pupils: 258

stdavidscollege.co.uk

Glamorgan

Howell’s School, Llandaff

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS • GIRLS

Cardiff, CF5 2YD Headteacher: Mrs Sally Davis Total pupils: 832

howells-cardiff.gdst.net

Kings Monkton School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Cardiff, CF24 3XL Headteacher: Mr Paul Norton Total pupils: 215

kingsmonkton.org.uk

St John’s College

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Gwynedd

Monmouth Schools Pre-Prep and Nursery

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY •

Monmouth, NP25 3SY Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer Phillips Total pupils: 126

St Gerard’s School CO-ED

Bangor, LL57 2EL Headteacher: Mr Campbell Harrison Total pupils: 182

st-gerards.org

Monmouthshire Monmouth School for Girls SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Cardiff, CF3 5YX Headteacher: Mr Shaun Moody Total pupils: 553

Monmouth, NP25 5XT Headteacher: Ms Jessica Miles Total pupils: 572

stjohnscollegecardiff.com

hmsg.co.uk

UWC Atlantic College

Monmouth School for Girls’ Prep

6TH FORM • BOARDING • CO-ED

Llantwit Mayor, CF61 1WF Headteacher: Mr Peter T. Howe Total pupils: 370

atlanticcollege.org

PREP • DAY • BOARDING • GIRLS

Monmouth, NP25 5XT Headteacher: Mrs Hilary Phillips Total pupils: 112

habsmonmouth.org/girlsprep

Cardiff Sixth Form

Westbourne School - Nursery and Junior

Cardiff, CF24 0AA Headteachers: Gareth Collier and Dr Liam Hughes Total pupils: 309

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Penarth, CF64 2EF Headteacher: Joanne Chinnock Total pupils: 61

Monmouth, NP25 3XP Headteacher: Dr Andrew Daniel Total pupils: 563

6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

ccoex.com

The Cathedral School Llandaff

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Cardiff, CF5 2YH Headteacher: Clare Sherwood Total pupils: 743

cathedral-school.co.uk

westbourneschool.com

Westbourne School - Senior

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Penarth, CF64 2AJ Headteacher: Dr Gerard Griffiths Total pupils: 93

westbourneschool.com

Monmouth School for Boys

habsmonmouth.org/boys

Monmouth School Boys’ Prep

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • DAY • CO-ED

habsmonmouth.org/pre-prep

Rougemont School

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Newport, NP20 6QB Headteacher: Mr R A Carnevale Total pupils: 568

rougemontschool.co.uk

St John’s-on-the-Hill School, Celtic Springs Day Nursery NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Newport, NP10 8FZ

stjohnsonthehill.co.uk

St John’s-on-the-Hill School, St Arvans Day Nursery NURSERY • DAY • CO-ED

Chepstow, NP16 6DN Headteacher: Mrs J Ruddy Total pupils: 58

stjohnsonthehill.co.uk

St John’s-on-the-Hill School PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Chepstow, NP16 7LE Headteacher: Ruth Frett Total pupils: 524

stjohnsonthehill.co.uk

Powys

PREP • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • BOYS

Christ College

Monmouth, NP25 3NG Headteacher: Mr Neil Shaw Total pupils: 110

Brecon, LD3 8AF Headteacher: Mr Gareth Pearson Total pupils: 375

habsmonmouth.org/boysprep

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

christcollegebrecon.com

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IRELAND

This map illustrates the location of some of the leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.

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Northern Ireland LONDONDERRY

DONEGAL

Belfast

RUTLAND

County Antrim

ARMAGH

Belfast Royal Academy PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Belfast, BT14 6JL Headteacher: Ms Hilary Woods Total pupils: 1555

belfastroyalacademy.com

Ben Madigan Preparatory School, Belfast Royal Academy NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • CO-ED

Belfast, BT15 5GP Headteacher: Ben Madigan Total pupils: 124

benmadigan.com

Campbell College

PREP • SENIOR • DAY • BOARDING • BOYS

Belfast, BT4 2ND Headteacher: Mr Robert Robinson Total pupils: 1209

campbellcollege.co.uk

Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Inchmarlo Preparatory School NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • DAY • BOYS

Belfast, BT9 6JR Headteacher: Mr A Smyth Total pupils: 190

inchmarlo.org.uk

Victoria College

Belfast, BT9 6JA Headteacher: Karen Quinn Total pupils: 1093

Coleraine Grammar School SENIOR • DAY • BOYS

County Down

Royal Belfast Academical Institution

Belfast, BT9 6BY Headteacher: Mr Scott Naismith Total pupils: 2082

SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • BOYS

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • DAY • BOARDING • CO-ED

Belfast, BT1 6DL Headteacher: Miss J A Williamson Total pupils: 1184

Holywood, BT18 0DD Headteacher: Mr George Vance Total pupils: 180

methody.org

rbai.org.uk

Coleraine, BT51 3LA Headteacher: Dr David Carruthers Total pupils: 761

victoriacollege.org.uk

Methodist College

PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Londonderry

NURSERY • PRE-PREP • PREP • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

colerainegrammar.com

Rockport School

Foyle College 6TH FORM • DAY • CO-ED

Londonderry, BT48 0AW Headteacher: Patrick Allen Total pupils: 960

foylenet.org.uk

rockportschool.com

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Republic of Ireland This map illustrates the location of some of the leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page. MAYO

GALWAY

Co. Limerick Glenstal Abbey School SENIOR

Murroe Headmaster: Fr Simon Sleeman OSB Total pupils: 255

glenstal.com

Dublin

Alexandra College

PRE SCHOOL• JUNIOR• SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • GIRLS

Dublin College Principal: Barbara Ennis Total pupils:

alexandracollege.eu

The King’s Hospital Palmerstown, Dublin Headmaster: Mark Ronan Total Pupils: 695

kingshospital.ie

St Columba’s College

JUNIOR • SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • CO-ED

Whitechurch, Dublin, D16 CH92 Headmaster: Mark Boobbyer Total Pupils: 298

stcolumbas.ie

Kildare

Clongowes Wood College BOYS • SENIOR • 6TH FORM • FULL BOARDING

Clane, Kildare Headmaster: Chris Lumb Total Pupils: 450

clongowes.net

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Dublin Whitechurch

SENIOR • DAY • WEEKLY • FLEXI • BOARDING • CO-ED

Limerick

TIPPERARY

INTERNATIONAL

Home and away Student Engagement and Events Officer at COBIS, ALISA SACOFSKY, reveals how the association is maintaining a thriving student community throughout the pandemic

COBIS represents nearly 300 schools across 80 countries

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INTERNATIONAL Africa - Asia - Europe

Africa

Nigeria

Asia

GEMS International School, Tropicana Metropark Malaysia

coronaschools.org

Azerbaijan British College

thebridge-intschool.com

Day Waterman College, Nigeria

abc.edu.az

Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar

Academy British International Primary School

dwc.org.ng

Royal Institute of Smart Education (RISE)

ktj.edu.my

The Bridge International School Cameroon

Congo

conniesacademy.co.uk/internationalbritish-primary-school

Braeburn Garden Estate School Kenya

gardenestate.braeburn.com

Braeburn Imani International School Kenya

imani.braeburn.com

Braeburn Kisumu International School Kenya

kisumu.braeburn.com

Braeburn Mombasa International School Kenya

mombasa.braeburn.com

Braeburn Nanyuki International School Kenya

nanyuki.braeburn.com

Braeburn School Kenya

braeburn.com

Braeside School Kenya

braeside.braeburn.com

Hillcrest International Schools

Nigeria

Delightsomeland School Nigeria

delightsomeland.net

Divine Royal International School, NKPOR Nigeria

dricn.com

Grange School Nigeria

grangeschool.com

Greenoak International School Nigeria

Azerbaijan

metropark.gems.edu.my Malaysia

risebd.org

Prince of Wales Island International School

Jerudong International School

powiis.edu.my

Bangladesh

Brunei Darussalam

Malaysia

jerudonginternationalschool.com

The Alice Smith School

Britannica International School Shanghai

alice-smith.edu.my

Malaysia

britannicashanghai.com

The British International School of Kuala Lumpur

Huili School Hangzhou

britishschool.edu.my

China

Malaysia

huilieducation.cn/hangzhou-school/en

British School of Ulaanbaatar britishschool.edu.mn

Nigeria

Nord Anglia International School Shanghai Pudong

Inspire Academy

nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ shanghai/pudong

greenoakinternational.org

Greenwood House School greenwoodhouseschool.org Nigeria

inspireacademynigeria.com

James Hope College Nigeria

jameshopecollege.edu.ng

KAD Academy Nigeria

kadacademy.com

Lagos Preparatory and Secondary School Nigeria

lagosprepikoyi.org

Lead-Forte Gate Schools

China

Mongolia

The British School Kathmandu Nepal

tbskathmandu.org

The British International School Shanghai, Puxi

Links School

nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ shanghai/puxi

The British Prep

The British School of Beijing Sanlitun

bek.co.kr

nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ beijing/sanlitun

brightoncollegebangkok.com

China

The British School of Beijing Shunyi China

Pakistan

linksedu.com Republic of Korea

Brighton College Bangkok Thailand

Wellington College International School Bangkok Thailand

wellingtoncollege.in.th

Nigeria

lead-fortegateschools.com

nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ beijing/shunyi

Lekki British School

The British School of Nanjing

lekkibritishschool.org

bsn.org.cn

Meadow Hall School

The Little Urban Center

meadowhallschool.org

luc-china.com

Noble Hall Leadership Academy For Girls

Wellington College International Shanghai

Malawi

noblehall.com

wellingtoncollege.cn/shanghai

Alexandra House School

Oakland International British School

Wellington College International Tianjin

alexandrahouseschool.com

oaklandintlschool.com

wellingtoncollege.cn/tianjin

britishschooloftirana.al

Wycombe Abbey International School

British International School of Brussels

waiscz.com

bisb.org

Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong

ISF Tervuren International School

nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ hong-kong/home

isftervuren.org

Kenya

hillcrest.ac.ke

St Andrew’s Turi Kenya

standrewsturi.com

St Andrew’s International High School Malawi

saints.mw

St Andrew’s International Primary School standrewsmalawi.com Mauritius

Nigeria

British International School of Casablanca

Olashore International School

bisc.ma

Oxbridge Tutorial College

Morocco

International School of Morocco

Nigeria

olashoreschool.com Nigeria

Morocco

oxbridgecoll.com

Khalil Gibran School

Redeemers International Secondary School

kgs.ma

rissedenplace.org

London Academy Casablanca

St Saviour’s School Nigeria

londonacademy.ma

stsavioursschikoyi.org

Adorable British College

Start Rite School Nigeria

abc.sch.ng

startriteschools.com.ng

ism-c.ma Morocco

Morocco

Nigeria

Atlantic Hall Nigeria

atlantic-hall.net

Banana Island School Nigeria

bananaislandschool.com

Bridge House College Nigeria

bridgehousecollege.com

Children’s International School (CIS) Lagos Nigeria

cislagos.org

Corona School, Gbagada Nigeria

coronaschools.org

Nigeria

Temple School Nigeria

templeprepschool.com

The British International School, Lagos Nigeria

bisnigeria.org

China

Hong Kong

Uzbekistan

britishschool.uz

Green Shoots International School Viet Nam

greenshoots.edu.vn

The ABC International School Viet Nam

theabcis.com

Europe

British School of Tirana Albania

Belgium

The British Junior Academy of Brussels

dsbindia.com

bjab.org

British School Jakarta

The British School of Brussels

bsj.sch.id

britishschool.be

St Michael’s International School

Abc Kindercare Centre

smis.org

abckinder.org

India

Indonesia

Japan

Belgium

Bulgaria

The British School In Tokyo

British School of Sofia

bst.ac.jp

bssofia.bg

Japan

Galaxy International School Kazakhstan

galaxyis.edupage.org

regentschoolabuja.com

Kazakhstan

Nigeria

The British School of Tashkent

DSB International School

The Regent Primary School

Haileybury Almaty

Bulgaria

St George International School & Preschool Bulgaria

stgeorgeschool.bg

Bright Horizons - International British School of Zagreb

The Regent Secondary School

haileyburyalmaty.kz

regentschoolabuja.com/senior

Kazakhstan

britishschool-zagreb.hr

Oxford International School

British International School of Zagreb Croatia

oxford.kg

britishschool.hr

Nigeria

The RiverBank School Nigeria

riverbankschools.org

Corona School, Ikoyi

British International School And Montessori Education Freetown

coronaschools.org

britishinternationalschoolsierraleone.com

Nigeria

Sierra Leone

Corona School, Lekki

Rainbow International School

coronaschools.org

rainbowinternationalschool.com

Haileybury Astana www.haileyburyastana.kz Kyrgyzstan

Panyathip International School The British International School in Laos Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Croatia

International School Olomouc Czech Republic

ischool.cz

Park Lane International School

Uganda

pislao.com

parklane-is.com

Corona School, Victoria Island

Baobab College

GEMS International School Pearl City, Penang

coronaschools.org

baobabcollege.org

pearlcity.gems.edu.my

porginternationalschool.com

Nigeria

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Corona Secondary School Agbara

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Zambia

Malaysia

Czech Republic

PORG International School Czech Republic

INTERNATIONAL

s the pandemic spread around the world, countries were locked down, schools shut their doors and teaching and learning shifted from classrooms to kitchen tables. Teachers worldwide were suddenly forced to embrace the practice of online teaching, relearning their profession overnight. Students, at the receiving end of this, were no longer faced with the bustle of school life, but instead were confronted with the much quieter reality that accompanied home learning. Despite this seemingly distant and isolated time, students and staff in international schools have continued to engage in a truly global community by participating in virtual events and competitions through the Council of British International Schools (COBIS). COBIS is the premier global association for international British schools, representing close to 300 schools in 80 countries. As a student-centred organisation, we run a broad programme of events and competitions that allow students to connect and compete with their international peers. As with everything we do, our commitment to safeguarding children and students is at the heart of these activities.

Virtual student activities

The association continued to run its international school competitions online throughout 2020

National lockdowns disrupted our scheduled face-to-face events, so we turned our efforts to our wellestablished virtual offering, which saw an impressive 26,000 students from 200 schools engage in 2019/20. The Student Achievement Awards were particularly pertinent, as they brought to light the incredible resilience, kindness and ingenuity of young people at such a challenging time. One teacher from St George’s International School, Luxembourg nominated three of their students for presenting, editing and promoting a pop-up national radio show aiming to break down the social isolation that so many people were experiencing. The students created a series of 10 hour-long episodes bridging gender, geography and generation gaps and providing an important uplift for the wider community. This is one of the many exceptional nominations that were received from schools around the world. As the pandemic has persisted, so too has the appetite for virtual opportunities. To meet this demand, we developed an entirely virtual programme of student activities for 2020/21. At the start of the academic year, we launched a Virtual University Fair in partnership with The University Guys. The Fair brought together UK and international universities with students, families, and staff from international schools. The aim was to support students in exploring, preparing for, and applying to universities all over the world. More than 700 students from

40 countries tuned in to connect with universities around the world, a true reflection of the global community that exists within the network. One month later, 190 students from 20 countries gathered online for a virtual leadership weekend delivered in partnership with Future Foundations. Over three action-packed days, students reflected upon and developed their leadership skills. The positive energy and enthusiasm were abundant, despite the lack of face-to-face contact.

Competing across the globe

Along with these successful online events, we run several popular competitions including art, poetry, coding, maths and environmental award programmes. Some of our competitions are delivered with the support of partner organisations, including Pobble, Discovery Education and Mangahigh, allowing us to provide students with the best resources possible. The uptake is high, as schools enjoy showcasing their students’ talents on a global stage, and it was no different during the height of the coronavirus pandemic in 2019/20. This year’s art and poetry competitions share the timely theme ‘connections’ – interpretations of this theme will undoubtedly vary in line with students’ experience and perspective, particularly of the past year.

AS THE PANDEMIC HAS PERSISTED, so too has the

appetite for virtual opportunities.

Gaining micro-credentials from home

Many schools that have reopened around the world have scaled back on extracurricular activities. To fill this void, we’re working with EtonX to offer students discounted access to their online Future Skills courses. They’re designed to help students to develop vital soft skills such as communication, critical thinking and creative problem solving to prepare them for the future, both at university and in the workplace. Through these courses, students gain micro-credentials from the comfort of their own home. Despite the lack of face-to-face interaction over the past year, we’ve maintained a thriving community of international students who are eager to engage with virtual initiatives. The pandemic has forced us to move beyond our traditional ways of living, working, and doing, and in the process has presented us with challenges we could never have imagined. However, it has also brought to light a host of opportunities. More and more of what we do is ‘going virtual’, making things accessible that were once out of reach. As a global association, we have embraced the shift towards a virtual world and, as a result, have seen more students than ever before engage with the wide range of activities we offer. cobis.org.uk/student-activities

TO MEET THIS DEMAND, WE DEVELOPED AN ENTIRELY VIRTUAL PROGRAMME OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES

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INTERNATIONAL Europe - Middle East

Prague British International School

The British School of Vilnius

Pick Me Academy

nordangliaeducation.com/schools/ prague/british-international

britishschool.lt

gradinitapickme.ro

St George’s International School, Luxembourg

REAL School Budapest

britishschool.com.ua

st-georges.lu

realschool.eu

United Kingdom

Royal School In Transylvania

Czech Republic

Riverside School Czech Republic

riversideschool.cz

The English College In Prague

Luxembourg

Arcadia Academy Montenegro

Czech Republic

arcadiaeducation.me

Townshend International School

The British School in The Netherlands

townshend.cz

britishschool.nl

englishcollege.cz Czech Republic

Netherlands

Rygaards International School

The British School of Amsterdam

rygaards.com

britams.nl

Denmark

Mougins School France

mougins-school.com

The British School of Paris France

britishschool.fr

British International School of Tbilisi Georgia

bist.ge

Berlin British School Germany

berlinbritishschool.de

Independent Bonn International School Germany

ibis-school.com

St George’s The British International School Munich Germany

stgeorgesschool.com/munich

St. George’s The British International School Cologne Germany

stgeorgesschool.com/cologne

St. George’s The British International School Duisburg-Düsseldorf Germany

stgeorgesschool.com/duisburgduesseldorf

Netherlands

British International School of Stavanger Norway

biss.no

International School of Stavanger Norway

isstavanger.no

British International School of Cracow Poland

bisc.krakow.pl

British International School of The University of Lodz

Romania

royalschool.ro

United Kingdom

transylvania-college.ro

Oxford International Study Centre

Romania

British International School Moscow Russian Federation

sherborne-international.org

Russian Federation

internationalschool.ru

English International School Moscow (Magister) Russian Federation

englishedmoscow.com

British International School Belgrade Serbia

british-int-school.org.uk

Chartwell International School

bsww.pl

Polish British Academy Poland

pbaw.pl

The British School, Warsaw Poland

nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ warsaw Portugal

British International School of Ljubljana Slovenia

britishschool.si

Baleares International College Sant Agustí Spain

balearesint.net/Sant-Agusti-Campus

Baleares International College, Majorca Spain

balearesint.net/Sa-Porrassa-Campus

stcatherines.gr

acorns.ro

Portugal

Romania

Avenor College Romania

avenor.ro/en

BritAcademy Bucharest Romania

gradinita-engleza.ro

British International School of Timisoara Romania

britishschool-timisoara.ro

bbiacademy.net

British School of Bucharest

Budapest British International School

britishschool.ro

Italy

andersenschool.it

St George’s British International School, Rome Italy

stgeorge.school.it

The British School of Milan

Egypt

bisc.edu.eg

Poland

britishschoolbarcelona.com

Andersen International School

Modern English School Cairo

nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ bratislava

Acorns Nursery

nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ budapest

isc.edu.eg/ebis

British Primary School of Wilanow

St Catherine’s British School

Hungary

Egypt

The British International School, Cairo

Slovakia

The British School of Barcelona

The British International School Budapest

Egypt British International School (EBIS)

bisc.wroclaw.pl

stjulians.com

bbis.hu

britishschoolbahrain.com

ncbis.co.uk

campion.edu.gr

Hungary

Bahrain

The British International School Bratislava

Poland

bsm.org.es

Hungary

British School of Bahrain

prima.school

St Julian’s School

Budapest British International Academy

Middle East

British International School Wroclaw

Serbia

Campion School

britannicaschool.hu

United Kingdom

New Cairo British International School

chartwell.edu.rs

obs.edu.pt

Hungary

oxintstudycentre.com

Sherborne International

byroncollege.gr

Britannica International School Budapest

United Kingdom

The International School of Moscow

The British International School of Marbella

slc.gr

halcyonschool.com

bismoscow.com

Oporto British School

Greece

Halcyon London International School

Transylvania College

Byron College

St Lawrence College The British School In Greece

ecolejeanninemanuel.org.uk

PRIMA International School

ipsschool.org

Greece

Ecole Jeannine Manuel

interschool.uni.lodz.pl

priorparkgibraltar.com

Greece

Ukraine

mescairo.com

Poland

International Preparatory School

Greece

The British International School Ukraine

Serbia

Prior Park School Gibraltar

Romania

Mateas Foundation – Cambridge School of Bucharest Romania

cambridgeschool.ro

International British School of Bucharest Romania

Spain

The British School of Gran Canaria Spain

bs-gc.com

The English International College Spain

eic.edu

British International School of Stockholm Sweden

britishinternationalprimaryschool.se

Aiglon College Switzerland

aiglon.ch

Ecole Mosaic Switzerland

ecolemosaic.ch

ELA Basel The Swiss British School of Basel Switzerland

ela-basel.ch

ibsb.ro

Geneva English School

International School of Bucharest

geneva-english-school.ch

Romania

isb.ro

King`s Oak British International School Romania

Switzerland

The British School of Geneva Switzerland

britishschoolgeneva.ch

British Embassy School Ankara Turkey

Egypt

The British School of Egypt Egypt

bseegypt.net

The British School, Alexandria Egypt

www.bsalex.net

Anglican International School Jerusalem Israel

aisj.co.il

International Community School Jordan

ics.edu.jo

The New English School Jordan

nes.edu.jo

Gulf British Academy Kuwait

gulfbritishacademy.com

The English Primary School, Salmiya Kuwait

epg.edu.kw

The English Primary School, Salwa Kuwait

epg.edu.kw

The English School, Kuwait Kuwait

tes.edu.kw

Azzan Bin Qais International School Oman

azzanbinqais.com

British School Muscat Oman

britishschoolmuscat.com

Sohar International School Oman

abq.edu.om/sohar-international-school

Al Khor International School Qatar

akis.sch.qa

Compass International School, Doha Qatar

nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ doha/madinat-khalifa

Doha College

Italy

kingsoakschool.ro

besaturkey.org

British International School Istanbul

dohacollege.com

The New School, Rome

Maria International School of Bucharest

newschoolrome.com

misb.ro

bis.k12.tr

dess.org

britishschoolmilan.com Italy

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Lithuania

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Romania

Turkey

Qatar

Doha English Speaking School Qatar

DUBAI COLLEGE

A tradition of quality in education

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL

SCHOOL OF THE YEAR 2019 *

*Independent School Parent magazine

ACADEMIC

2020 results GCSE 94% 9-7 (A*/A) A Level 73% A*/A

Excellence in music and drama

CREATIVE PHILANTHROPIC

Teach the Unreached Jaisithok School, Nepal opened November 2019* *project with United World Schools

DASSA Swimming medalists

SPORTING

Not-for-profit British curriculum secondary school established in 1978 offering GCSE and A Level Find out more at

U19 Emirates Airlines Rugby 7s winners and U19 Dubai Netball League winners

www.dubaicollege.org

Dubai College Foundation registered charity in England and Wales #1173243

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INTERNATIONAL Middle East - The Americas

Park House English School Qatar

parkhouseschool.com

The Royal Grammar School Guildford In Qatar Qatar

rgsgq.com

Nord Anglia International School Dubai nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ dubai United Arab Emirates

reptondubai.org

bisak.org

vhprimary.com

British International School Riyadh

The Americas

Saudi Arabia

Victory Heights Primary School United Arab Emirates

bisr.com.sa

Two Boats School

Jeddah Prep And Grammar School

www.ascension-island.gov.ac/ government/school

Saudi Arabia

jpgs.org

The British International School of Tunis Tunisia

Ascension Island

The Chatmore British International School Bermuda

chatmore.org

bistunis.com

St Paul’s School

Brighton College Abu Dhabi

stpauls.br

United Arab Emirates

Brazil

brightoncollege.ae

The British School Quito

Brighton College Al Ain

britishschoolquito.edu.ec

United Arab Emirates

brightoncollegealain.ae

Brighton College Dubai United Arab Emirates

brightoncollegedubai.ae

Deira International School United Arab Emirates

disdubai.ae

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park United Arab Emirates

dubaibritishschooljp.ae

Pater Dupierreuxlaan 1, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium

Repton Dubai

British International School Al Khobar Saudi Arabia

The British School of Brussels

United Arab Emirates

Ecuador

The Edron Academy Mexico

edron.edu.mx

The British International School of New York United States

bis-ny.org

The British School Caracas Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

tbscaracas.com

Head Teacher: Melanie Warnes Admissions@britishschool.be 0032 (2) 766 0430

Dubai College

GENDER/AGES:

dubaicollege.org

TOTAL PUPILS:

United Arab Emirates

Dubai English Speaking School And College United Arab Emirates

descdubai.com

GEMS First Point School The Villa United Arab Emirates

gemsfirstpointschool-dubai.com

GEMS Founders School United Arab Emirates

gemsfoundersschool-dubai.com

GEMS Jumeirah Primary School

Boys and girls, 1-18 years 1,350, boys 686, girls 647 TYPE: Day FEES: Nursery/Early Childhood Centre (ages 1-3 years) €58 half day, €105 full day. Kindergarten (ages 3-4 years) €16,025 per year. Pre-Prep/Reception, Years 1 & 2 (ages 4-7 years) €28,400. Prep/Years 3-6 (ages 7-11 years) €29,825. Senior/Years 7-9 (ages 11-14 years) €35,400. Senior/Years 10-13 (ages 16-18 years) €36,325 per year TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Maximum class size Primary: 21 (Bilingual) 25 mainstream Secondary: 21. Post-16: 14 Actual class sizes often smaller FAITH: All faiths MOTTO: Learning together, inspiring success ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Complete application forms located on website, family contacted for interview with relevant Head of school

United Arab Emirates

jumeirahprimaryschool.com

GEMS Royal Dubai School United Arab Emirates

royaldubaischool.com

GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail United Arab Emirates

gemswellingtonacademy-alkhail.com

GEMS Wellington Academy Silicon Oasis United Arab Emirates

gemswellingtonacademy-dso.com

GEMS Wellington International School United Arab Emirates

wellingtoninternationalschool.com

GEMS Wellington Primary School United Arab Emirates

gemswps.com

Hartland International School United Arab Emirates

hartlandinternational.com

Jebel Ali School United Arab Emirates

jebelalischool.org

JESS Dubai

United Arab Emirates

jess.sch.ae

Jumeirah College United Arab Emirates

gemsjc.com

Kent College Dubai United Arab Emirates

kentcollege.ae

Kings’ School Al Barsha United Arab Emirates

kings-edu.com/albarsha

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School Philosophy: BSB was founded in 1969 and officially opened in 1970.

Set in a beautiful site of ten hectares, surrounded by woodlands and lakes in Tervuren (20 minutes’ drive from central Brussels). 30% of the students are British with approximately 70 other nationalities represented. The British-based curriculum is offered within an international context with courses leading to (I) GCSE examinations and GCE A Levels, as well as BTEC in Business, Hospitality and Sport. The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is also offered (bilingual French & Dutch options). Our Primary school offers a bespoke curriculum with Integrated Learning Themes that are inquiry based and skills driven, with plenty of outdoor learning.

Academic Record: In 2020, BSB students achieved a 100% pass rate in A Level, BTEC and IB Diploma. At A Level, our students excelled with an impressive 43% of grades at A*/A (27.6% national average 2020) and 98% achieving A*/C. The results in the BTEC courses continue to be outstanding, with 56% of the grades achieved at Distinction level. Our IB Diploma students again produced some remarkable results with a 38-point average (IB 2020 world average 29.9 points) BSB does not select students for ability. For many, English is not the native language. This makes successes even more tremendous. Extra-curricular: The school has excellent facilities including a state-of-the-art design and technology workshop, food technology rooms, drama studios, nine science laboratories, four art studios and networked IT suites. In 2020 the school renewed is outdoor sports pitches for football, rugby, tennis, running, long-jump and even has a climbing/bouldering wall. BSB is the only international school in Belgium to have its own 25m indoor swimming pool. There is a wide range of enrichment activities in sports, music and drama with frequent opportunities for overseas travel and school journeys. Notable Achievements and Alumni: From Harvard to Cambridge, from medicine to architecture, our students head for top universities worldwide. www.britishschool.be

INTERNATIONAL St. Paul’s School

Kellett School, The British International School in Hong Kong

Rua Juquiá, 166, São Paulo, Brazil

Kowloon Bay Campus – 7 Lam Hing St., Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong Pok Fu Lam Campus – 2 Wah Lok Path, Wah Fu, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

Head Teacher: Mr Titus Edge Admissions: Registrar Mrs Sandra Abatepaulo sra@stpauls.br vf@stpauls.br +55 11 3087-3399 GENDER/AGES: TOTAL PUPILS:

Boys and girls, 3-18 years 1,153, boys 551, girls 587

Day Nursery – £1,268, Pre Prep – £1,268 , Prep – £1,601, Senior – £1,784 per month ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please refer to our website: www.stpauls.br/admissions/ TYPE: FEES:

School Philosophy: St. Paul’s School aims to provide pupils with a high quality British academic education and a balanced set of values, in a bilingual and bicultural environment based on the best of British and Brazilian educational principles, so as to prepare pupils for higher education and thereafter for citizenship and professional life.

www.stpauls.br

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Boys and girls, 4-18 years 1,377, boys 711, girls 666 TYPE: Day FEES: Prep – (Reception to Year 6): HKD172,600 per year. Senior (Years 7 – 11): HKD214,500 per year. Sixth Form (Years 12 – 13): HKD220,800 per year TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Prep – 23, Senior – 23, Sixth Form – <20 FAITH: Secular. MOTTO: “A love of learning and confidence for life”. ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Admissions are accepted from birth. Our admissions policy can be found on our website at www.kellettschool.com/admissions/admission. GENDER/AGES: TOTAL PUPILS:

Open Days: Please refer to our website JOHN HALL VENICE 1-4 PREP AUT17.pdf

Head Teacher: Mark Steed Admissions: Dominique McNeill admissions@kellettschool.com 3120 0700

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School Philosophy: Established in 1976 and one of Hong Kong’s leading

international schools, Kellett offers an exceptional education comparable to prominent independent schools in the UK. Kellett is a co-ed through-train school with campuses on Hong Kong Island (4-11 years) and Kowloon Bay (4-18 years). Kellett follows the English National Curriculum, including GCSEs, IGCSEs and A levels. As children progress through the school, they learn with growing independence in a challenging and stimulating environment, and as a result achieve consistently strong academic results with many going on to study at the world’s leading institutions. Students enjoy a rich and varied programme of extra-curricular activities, a wide repertoire of performing arts, sports and volunteer opportunities, and a forward-thinking pastoral care model. Kellett is a Not-For-Profit with a parent-governed Board and highly skilled staff, all of whom strive to enable students to develop their own passions, broaden their outlook and achieve their full potential.

Academic Record: Kellett students achieve outstanding academic results, in-line with leading UK independent schools. Our 2019 results featured 50.5% A*- A grades at A level (88% A* - C), and 79% A* - A grades at I/GCSE (97% A* - C).

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Extra-curricular: Kellett aims to develop students both inside and outside the classroom. The school strongly believes that committed participation in a broad selection of ECAs helps build a strong and developed personal profile for their future.

| info@johnhallvenice.com www.johnhallvenice.com

+44 (0)20 8871 4747

Notable Achievements and Alumni: In October 2020 Kellett School was honoured to win ‘British International Independent School of the Year’ at the Independent Schools of the Year 2020 awards! This award recognised Kellett’s promotion of British educational values and cultivation of well-being through the school’s Positively Kellett initiative. Open Days: For information on Kellett’s Open Days be sure to check our website www.kellettschool.com. www.kellettschool.com

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INTERNATIONAL

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Individual – Flexible lessons and self-paced learning allowing our students to pursue diverse extracurricular activities

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Empower your child with a world-class private education that creates opportunities.

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