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WELC ME… Welcome to the spring 2018 edition of The Guide to Independent Schools. As your child begins their educational journey in the independent sector, whether they are at the Early Years stage, Prep or in the latter years of Senior School, there are a plethora of factors to consider. To make the process easy for you, we have split the Guide into sections to span each stage of your child’s school career: from Nursery through to Sixth Form and university, We aim to leave you with a real understanding of the sector and how it all works. Visit our website at independentschoolparent.com, and you’ll find a wealth of useful information and advice on topics, such as how to choose the right school, what to look out for on an Open Day, top tips on revision for GCSE and A-Levels, and more on the brilliant extra-curricular activities that independent schools offer. For those of you who are considering a move overseas, we have a brand-new international schools section, brought to you by the Council of British Independent Schools (COBIS), the premier association of British schools overseas. Wherever you are in the world, choosing a school can seem like a challenging decision and I hope that with our Guide, we’ll make that choice seem a little less daunting.
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Starting Right
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Why an independent education is best Tettenhall College, Wolverhampton
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A Breath of Fresh Air
Taking it Personally Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Prep, London
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When Children Take Charge
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Marlborough House School, Kent
Why Prep is Best Sandroyd School, Wiltshire
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Step-up to Pre-Prep Dallington School, London
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DIRECTORY OF UK INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS of Nursery, Pre-Prep, Prep, Senior Schools
Hyde Park School, London
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Home or Away The rise of British international schools
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Feeding Curious Minds
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Opportunity Knocks
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OFF TO SCHOOL To help you choose the right school for your child, we take you step by step through the stages of independent education – from Nursery to Sixth Form
Top tips for the all-important early years on page 17
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And they’re off! Aged two, your little one is on the cusp of a school career that will span 16 years, finishing at 18. With exams and homework still way off in the distance, at this tender age it’s all about developing a natural curiosity and learning through play.
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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.
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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.
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With GCSEs and the new numerical grading system in place since August, a clutch of A*s might just not cut it any longer. The heat 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. Smash it!
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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 newbies like fashion. It’s crunch time and all in aid of securing a place at university.
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Almost half of A-Level entries were awarded A*/A last year – that’s twice the national average. While competition to secure a place at a Russell Group uni is as fierce as ever, choose the right school to nurture their confidence to succeed. Happy searching! FIND THE GOOD UNIVERSITIES GUIDE AT: CHELSEAMAGAZINES.COM
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SCH OL NEWS Our pick of the top parenting and education news
ACTING MASTERCLASS [Bolton School, Lancashire]
Actor Ralf Little returned to his former school to give a masterclass to aspiring performers. Ralf, who became a household name after starring in The Royle Family and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, tasked the Senior School boys with reading unseen script extracts from television, film and theatre, which they had to perform in their own unique style. Ralf was very impressed by the interpretations the boys came up with, also sharing advice on writing dialogue, as well as creating and performing as different characters. He also tweeted later that he “had an unbelievably enjoyable day at my old school yesterday. Nice to see (and gently mock!) some of my old teachers too. The current pupils are smart, eloquent, charming and polite.”
HITTING THE HIGH NOTES [Lancing College, West Sussex]
FOLLOW THE LEADER! Sixth Formers from schools across the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) were lucky enough to meet Olympic hockey Gold medal winner, Kate Richardson-Walsh (second left) and Chartered Management Institute CEO Anne Francke to learn all about what it takes to lead a successful team. The girls were then split into groups to create a digital fundraising campaign for one of four charities. “They all showed so much energy, and I am excited to see what these students will bring to their respective fields. I know our future is in safe hands,” said Richardson-Walsh.
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Musical talent Rafi Bellamy Plaice has won the boys’ section of the BBC Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year competition. The 13-year-old, who is currently on a Music Scholarship at Lancing College, had to make it through two preliminary rounds before performing in front of a judging panel in a special Radio 2 programme, recorded at the BBC Philharmonic Studios. “When I joined Chichester Cathedral Choir at age seven, I never would have believed one day that this would be happening!” he said. Radio 2’s Young Choristers of the Year has celebrated young musicians for over three decades, and each year’s winners appear on various BBC programmes throughout the year.
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A HELPING HAND [UCS Hampstead, London]
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The Boarding Schools’ Association has launched the world’s first professional recognition scheme for staff who work in boarding schools. To apply, you must have worked in boarding for at least a year to become an accredited boarding practitioner, while those with over seven years’ experience can apply to be recognised at the top level. Robin Fletcher, BSA Chief Executive said: “This is a significant development for individual staff, but it will also play an important role in raising standards across the boarding sector and supporting safe recruitment.”
Pupils at UCS donated an impressive two tonnes of food to the North Paddington Food Bank last term. Joshua Naftalin, 15, and Ben Byre, 16, encouraged their classmates to help the cause because they “wanted to do something that had a direct impact on people’s lives.” The pupils packed food into 33 boxes, each weighing around 65kg. Vanessa Rogers from the Food Bank said: “We are overwhelmed by the size of the delivery, and humbled by the organisation and work of these teenage boys.”
MEDICAL MARVELS [City of London School]
A NEW PRE-PREP FOR A NEW SCHOOL YEAR [Summer Fields Pre-Prep School, Oxford] Summer Fields School will be opening a brand-new Pre-Prep for 80 boys aged four to eight in September. The state-of-the-art development will feature modern, well-equipped learning and library spaces, as well as its own gardens and playground, all within a secure, self-contained area. The school’s grounds, plantation and river access will also enable Forest School and outdoor learning to be integral to the curriculum and life of the school.
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A team of 17-year-old boys have won Gold, plus four special prizes at the iGEM finals in the USA, working on a technique to diagnose cancer easily and cheaply. The team’s project involved detecting lung cancer early with a genetic circuit that they created. Lung cancer accounts for 1.69 million deaths annually, but by detecting tumours early, they are far easier to operate on and remove. This project could be developed into an effective diagnostic tool, with real world applications.
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HEADS on the move Anne Cotton is to become the first female Head at The Portsmouth Grammar School in September.
That’s cracking, Gromit! [Hallfield School, Birmingham]
A cracking creative task in English lessons certainly captured the imaginations of ear Four pupils at allfield School, as they were tasked with designing their own inventions. Taking inspiration from the stop motion animations series, Wallace and Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions, pupils produced some fantastic ideas. A few eager beavers also created model versions of their inventions in their own time. One creative pupil Surya Patel (above) produced a t-shirt that feeds the occupier cheese and crackers – yum! NEW NURSERY OPENS ITS DOORS [Newland House School, Twickenham]
WELCOME LITTLE MISS INVENTOR! The Mr. Men Little Miss universe is introducing a new member, Little Miss Inventor, an ingenious character with a brain full of ideas! The book will launch on 8th March to coincide with International Women’s Day and British Science Week (9th-18th March). “It’s been nice to write a story that promotes a positive role model and to challenge a stereotype, if only in a small way,” says author Adam Hargreaves.
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Newland House has opened a new Nursery, following on from the success of its recentlycompleted Pre-Prep building. Based within the former Pre-Prep premises in Waldegrave Park, the building has spacious and stimulating classrooms with direct outdoor access. Children can join the Nursery in the September following their third birthday. To find out more and read the prospectus, visit newlandhouse.net/nursery-school
Tim Cannell has become the new Head of Parsons Green Prep School in London. Will Newman is the new Headteacher at Casterton Sedbergh Prep School in Cumbria. Chris Searson will become Headmaster at Beaudesert Park School, Stroud, in September. Joanna Chapman will become Head of Summer Fields Pre-Prep School in Oxford, at the start of the Autumn term.
TOP WORK, EXETER! [Exeter School, Devon] The 900-pupil day school has been named South-West Independent Secondary School of the Year 2018 in The Sunday Times’ annual Schools Guide, Parent Power. The school’s Headmaster, Bob Griffin, said “The accolade celebrates not only our excellent academic results, but also our approach to education as a whole.” Alastair McCall, Editor of Parent Power, said: “In a year when A-Levels got tougher, Exeter performed phenomenally well to increase so significantly the proportion of the highest grades.”
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CHOOSING A SCHOOL
ALASTAIR LAND Headmaster, Repton School, Derbyshire
Right, Repton School, Derbyshire
A STEP AHEAD OF THE REST The ability to balance the academic, the pastoral and the co-curricular is what sets apart an independent school from the rest, says Alastair Land
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CHOOSING A SCHOOL
In 2015, a t A-Level, 4 9% of subjects w ere g raded A* /A compared to 26% nationally
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n the independent sector, particularly in co-educational boarding schools, it’s important that we develop and challenge “the whole person”. This means not just addressing the academic elements of a pupil’s education, but the pastoral and the co-curricular, too. Academically, independent school staff are passionate, professional and can offer world-class teaching and learning experiences in striking, often contemporary facilities. Wholeness remains the key, and staff are careful to balance the progress of the class with the needs of every individual, encouraging all pupils – from those struggling to meet their targets, to those achieving top marks. It’s their job to encourage children to aim high and take aspiration, rather than outcomes, as their benchmark. Independent schools equally hold pastoral care as the essence of all that they do – in boarding houses, the classroom and co-curricular activities. They take a proactive and progressive approach, encouraging pupils to live and work well
with their peers, juniors, seniors and staff, enabling them to be good friends, sons and daughters, and preparing them for their lives once they have finished school. Repton, for example, is best thought of as a family business, and its boarding houses are a home-away-from-home for the pupils who reside there. Each house is led by a houseparent, who instils the school’s values, sets the moral tone, and offers a strong and warm environment, supported by the Matron and a team of tutors. It is here that boys and girls learn to become self-aware, resilient and kind.
Nurturing friendship
Another distinctive feature of some schools is the time allocated for pupils and staff to eat together. In-house or in-school dining, affording pupils the opportunity to not only catch up with peers during a busy school day, but to interact with each other in the school in a formal dining setting, is invaluable. This and other aspects of school life help to nurture the lifelong friendships that are a hallmark of an independent education, and a boarding education in particular.
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CHOOSING A SCHOOL
It’s the co-curricular provision at independent schools that sets them apart from schools in the state sector. Every individual has at least one area in which they can excel, and once that discovery is made, self-belief flourishes in every aspect of an individual’s life. With extensive co-curricular activities and an emphasis on sport and the arts, an independent school education provides many opportunities for an individual to discover new skills and hobbies.
Right, dining at Repton enables pupils to catch up with each other during the busy school timetable
The wider community
Through CCF, Duke of Edinburgh and Community Service programmes, pupils are also encouraged to look beyond their life at school and consider what they can
any sc ools are bi enou o o er u ils a diverse environment, while also being small enough so that everyone can get to know each other visual media, and their work is often displayed proudly alongside that of visiting professionals. As often historic institutions, independent schools can offer young people a tangible experience of what life
contribute to the wider community. While they achieve numerous sporting honours at the national and county level, in teams and as individuals, excellence does not equal exclusiveness: indeed, at Repton, all pupils are encouraged to participate, and house sports remain central to the rhythm of the term. Music, art and drama also have their own vibrant scenes in the independent sector. Pupils are encouraged to express themselves artistically across a range of
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Above and right, the arts and sport play a vital part in school life
was like before they existed. At Repton, for example, our location has been a seat of learning and community for more than a thousand years – the school was founded in 1557 on the site of an Augustinian priory originating from the 12th century. This unique pedigree of historic institutions reminds staff and pupils of both the enduring moral values that underlie the school’s ethos, and of the ways in which its heritage has progressed and adapted to this new and evolving world. Many schools are big enough to offer its pupils a diverse environment, while also being small enough that everyone can get to know each other, and it’s this welcoming ambience that’s heightened by international connections and networks. Boasting a strong global vision, the opportunities for adventure are real, and allow pupils greater access to global networks and new cultural experiences. Closer to home, these institutions can offer pupils access to their own network of opportunities through alumni connections.
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ur youngest pupils are often the most inspirational. There is nothing more wonderful for us as a school, than when we can proudly say that the Head Boy in the Senior School started with us in the Nursery, when he was just two years old. As teachers, we have been in the lucky position of watching so many of our pupils grow and flourish – from those very first steps in their educational journey, where
eco nisin and ulfillin e o en ial o eac c ild is so im or an o us and eac ers are on and o s o and nur ure alen early on we accompany both the children and their families, to mature, confident young adults. It is such a privilege for us to be involved from the very beginning. When children are young, their brains are like sponges – eager to explore and absorb as much as they possibly can. Every new experience, every new word they learn, and every behaviour they adopt is an investment in their future and wellbeing. You can never have a greater
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impression on a person than when they are in their early childhood, and to send your child to a Nursery that invests so much in their educational future ensures they get the best possible start. Many independent schools take pride in their family-like atmosphere, yet there are few comparable to that of a Nursery. Some prefer to avoid a traditional “school-like” environment, but the staff here at Tettenhall College find great benefit in the
Above, the beautiful school grounds at Tettenhall College
support provided by fully-qualified teachers and subject specialists, who guide the pupils’ learning. Much like the rest of the school, small class sizes and individual learning also set us apart.
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Recognising and fulfilling the potential of each child is so important to us, and even in the case of our youngest pupils, teachers are on hand to spot and nurture talent early on. Indeed, it is to our advantage that we have such an experienced and knowledgable team, who know exactly where to take the children next in their learning. Our Nursery pupils are very much part of the school family here at Tettenhall
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Come and meet us at our Open Evenings Mr Huw May, Headmaster of Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Prep and Prep, plans to build on the excellent results of the 7+ and 8+ Pre-Prep class of 2017 who gained places at many top schools, including Westminster Under, St Paul’s Junior School and Dulwich College Junior School.
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College, and they start developing relationships with their future teachers and support staff from the age of two. They also see their siblings around the premises and in school productions, and they take part in many activities together. For instance, our mini Olympics last summer was open to all, from the Nursery to Year Two!
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What’s wonderful is that the children see the pupils in our Preparatory and Senior Schools as excellent role models. Children also experience a range of extra-curricular activities, from music and drama to sport, all within the hours that suit the needs of our parents. They also have access to first-class facilities, including the school’s stunning grounds, allowing for muddy puddle walks and teddy bears picnics! For parents, it’s knowing that their child is starting their education early, and by this we don’t mean just phonics and numbers, but also social skills. Nursery is so much more than just “playing”. While the basic educational benefits, such as literacy and numeracy lessons, are tangible, the advances children achieve towards becoming well-rounded individuals are what is truly invaluable. Academic achievements are always encouraged, but they are not the only expectation of pupils. We value politeness,
Top, the school’s stunning grounds allow children to get out and about. Above right, children learn in a secure, happy environment
team skills and learning to grow together. The children attain the confidence and social skills so important to their future development, while learning within a secure, happy environment. A Nursery offers the very best start in life, yet to share this educational voyage with our parents and watch the pupils grow, the privilege is truly all ours.
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Right, children decide for themselves how they want to use the outdoor space
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR Hyde Park School, London A good balance of indoor and outdoor learning helps children flourish, says Headmistress Hilary Wyatt
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ll it takes is a quick scan of the newspapers or a few searches on Google, and you’ll quickly find evidence that proves today’s generation of children are spending more time engrossed in tablets and screens, and less time enjoying the beauty of the great outdoors.
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Indeed, a recent report from Time Magazine (May 2016) even suggested that on average, prisoners spend more time outside than our children do – and that we, as adults and parents, once enjoyed double the amount of time in the open air compared to our youngsters. The debate around the role of technology versus outdoor play in education has long been a key point of discussion, and at Hyde Park
Above, outdoor spaces are adapted so they are both fun and educational
School, we believe that a combination of both is crucial to helping pupils flourish. But how we can strike the perfect balance? And what if some children respond better to one over the other?
The perfect balance
As an independent Nursery and Prep School, we are in incredibly fortunate in that we can tailor our learning environment to bring out the very best in each and every one of our students. This means that, as well as creating a stimulating and engaging educational programme, our surroundings, both indoor
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Left, outdoor play is a great way of pushing children beyond their comfort zones
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A family atmosphere
It is so touching to see how the older children support their younger peers outside, often helping them to build camps and create plays in the story-telling wood and outdoor, can be adapted so they are fun and exciting spaces that pupils can enjoy and learn from.
Flexible learning
To encourage a combination of technology-based and outdoor-based play, we operate a free-flow Nursery, where children have the option to spend time inside or outside throughout the day. We also encourage our pupils to decide for
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amounts of outdoor space, where we have installed a huge sand pit, butterfly gardens and vegetable patches, as well as a large grassy space for pupils to run around in. Our staff always encourage children to be out in the fresh air as much as possible. We also run weekly Outdoor Adventurer sessions, in which children learn to make fires, cook marshmallows, pop popcorn and burn sticks to make charcoal. They even learn about the wildlife that lives in the garden!
themselves when and how they want to utilise the indoor and outdoor space, rather than operating a rigid schedule that may not always suit their individual needs. By affording our pupils the opportunity to make these decisions for themselves, we believe they will naturally gravitate towards the surroundings and stimulus they find the most interesting and motivating. Luckily, our Nursery – aptly named The Long Garden – has vast
Den-building forms part of the weekly challenge lessons, and the Mud Kitchen is used to make all manner of imaginary stews and magic potions! Caring for our three cute guinea pigs (Alvin, Simon and Theodore), and the chicks and butterflies when they hatch, is equally as fun and teaches our children to be kind and gentle. Outdoor play, whether teacher-led or not, encourages pupils to interact more with each other. Be it through playing games, taking on challenges and tasks or exploring new territories, we see them working together more than they would do in a traditional classroom setting. Every class enjoys playtime and lunch together, and the mix of age groups (from two-to-five-yearolds) teaches the children to communicate and work together in a constructive and harmonious way. It is so touching to see how the older children support their younger peers outside, often helping them to build camps and create plays in the story-telling wood; this gives the Nursery a truly family feel as everyone knows each other. Likewise, these interactions also help develop student’s confidence and resilience. For those who are naturally more quiet and reserved, outdoor play can be a fantastic way of helping them come out of their shell and pushing them beyond their comfort zones – whether that’s in making new friends or learning how to handle new challenges.
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STEP UP TO PRE-PREP Mogg Hercules outlines the questions parents should be asking when searching for a Pre-Prep School for their child
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he independent school system, particularly in London, can initially seem rather intimidating for first-time parents. However,
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Above, Dallington School, London
it’s important that you take your time when considering the options in front of you. As parents, you are fortunate to have choices in the diversity of schools available to you, but this can also make your decision more difficult. You may have heard positive things via word-of-mouth, or you may be inspired by a school’s
website or its exam results. But nothing beats experiencing a school for yourself, especially when it is full of children.
Get a feel for the place
At Dallington School, we offer tours on a daily basis, during which you can talk to the children, the teachers and me, the
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Headteacher. While walking around the premises, ask yourself: “would I be happy to leave my child here?” If possible, bring your child with you. All children have different talents waiting to be revealed and a school must either support or extend these differences. Find out how the schools you are visiting achieve this and be honest about what you’re looking for. If you have decided that your child would benefit from working towards a particular academic outcome, say so! Attend an Open Day or Evening, which will give you a contrasting experience to inform your decision. Here, we give parents the opportunity to hear more about our curriculum, talk in depth to our staff and meet some current parents, who can share their experiences with you.
What’s the focus?
Clockwise from above, pupils take part in Sports Day, Forest School at Dallington, children are introduced to a range of different activities, such as chess
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While independent schools have an awareness of the national curriculum, they have the freedom to create their own – and this is another aspect that could also help to inform your decision. Here at Dallington, art, design and technology and music are strong elements and children are introduced to a variety of activities, including French, sports, Kodály method and circus skills.
The end result
Ask a school, what is your expectation for each child? We want children to enjoy their childhood, develop a love of learning, independence of thought and retain their individuality. We encourage pupils to become confident, enthusiastic learners and great emphasis is placed on nurturing the development of reflective, critical thinking.
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On your visit to a school, observe the dynamics between children and, child and adult. At Dallington, relationships are informal but considerate and unlike most Prep Schools, first names are used and we do not have a school uniform.
How does a school assess each child’s needs and tailor the learning accordingly? Here, we use a series of age-appropriate UK standardisation assessments in maths, English and science, so that teachers can ensure that children are making progress. Ask where pupils go onto. Dallington children are prepared for external exams in a non-competitive, stress-free environment, but this does not mean the children lack purpose in their learning. We have never been unsuccessful in placing a child in a setting that matches their skills and abilities. Our children leave with invaluable life skills and go on to be successful adults, some of whom are now Dallington parents themselves. Childhood is brief. Let’s celebrate it! ISP
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TAKING IT PERSONALLY Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Prep, London Headmaster Huw May explains why a personal approach to learning allows pupils to excel
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t Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Prep, we believe one of the most effective approaches to learning is a personalised one. By this, we mean that to help our pupils establish a love of learning, we must help each boy progress at his own pace. The aim is to discover what really motivates the children, and guide their learning towards and through these new passions. To do this, we encourage them to think about what they are learning in a wider context. At our school, we are focusing on a new kind of structured learning that helps children to progress further and faster. Our work is based on theories about differentiated learning, which involve
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Left, children at Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Prep experience a balanced curriculum
individualised learning plans, weekly evaluations of students by our staff, and “progress to date” reports that are sent to parents on a fortnightly basis.
On the right track
This new approach ensures that parents are up-to-date with their child’s current educational needs and progress. Pupils who are slightly ahead of the class can be recognised and encouraged under this system. Similarly, those who need extra help will be identified quickly, and in less than a fortnight, we will have a plan in place to help them to tackle any issues. Staff review the boys’ progress in core subjects on a weekly basis: English comprehension, English composition and mathematics. Every boy is also given a personal set of objectives from their teacher, and his progress is considered against these
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The whole approach is invaluable for parents an d teachers a like targets. Our teachers subsequently ensure that each child is meeting or exceeding the objectives they’ve been given.
No child is overlooked
This method allows us to identify the boys who are working at or above their expected level, so we can focus on helping those who aren’t quite there yet. With this structure in place, we can remedy any deficiencies or set more challenging work for those who need it. This system is, of course, a great deal of extra work for the staff, but it means that we can keep track of every child’s development. No boy’s potential should be overlooked, and there will certainly be no coasting at Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Prep! This is also a huge help to any boy who is extremely bright or who, perhaps, is unwilling to admit that he is struggling in one particular topic. It also allows me, as Headmaster, to devise personalised learning plans with each teacher, with all the relevant information about each boy already documented. We already operate an open-door policy and parents can come in to speak with me directly. However, I will always call them if there were any kind of problem emerging. We work with the child and parents individually to resolve the issue, and make it our business to find the right pathway over that particular bump.
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Above and right, boys are given challenges that are tailored to their academic abilities
The boys’ social progress is also tracked on an individual basis, setting global targets throughout the term. We may, for example, suggest that a boy takes on more extra-curricular activities so they experience a more balanced curriculum. This approach has been extremely well received by our parents so far, as they can see their son’s improvement stage by stage, which is as exciting as it is useful. It also encourages and allows for senior management to interact more with
parents, thus building a closer bond between home and school. When the time comes for school choices, the staff are well placed to give confident, accurate advice. This is not just based on an overall impression or occasional class tests, but on long-term performance, week in and week out. The whole approach is invaluable for parents and teachers alike, and represents the huge amount of work that a policy of “differentiation” entails.
The aim is to discover what really motivates the children, and guide their learning towards and through these new passions
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BEHIND THE SCENES As children develop their natural curiosity for the world, they have a desire to learn even more
WHEN CHILDREN TAKE CHARGE Marlborough House School, Kent
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Miraculous things happen at Marlborough House when the pupils take the lead, says Head of Pre-Prep, Rebecca Reid
nspiring children to become lifelong learners at school is essential if they are to navigate a busy world of change and challenge. To the children in Pre-Prep at Marlborough House, the world of work is a place where astronauts, unicorn breeders and alien catchers all co-exist, and a long way from the realities of job hunting and gruelling interview processes. Yet, we know that career paths have become less linear, and as job titles and job descriptions evolve, there is increasing demand from employers for
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so-called “soft skills”, such as resilience, flexibility, critical thinking and pragmatism, as well as impressive exam results. But children shouldn’t have to wait for an archetypal careers fair in Senior School, or their first job interview to discover this. Encouraging little ones to think for themselves, to problem solve, adapt to change and work collaboratively is part of preparation for life, and it
should start from the moment that children cross the Nursery threshold. Our “Children in Charge” initiative is an interactive, child-lead learning experience that encourages little ones to set their own learning agendas; choosing what they want to learn and how they want to learn it. Pupils are given the time and space to develop their natural curiosity and creative thinking, which in turn generates an insatiable hunger for even more knowledge, as their confidence and self-esteem
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Left, the learning spaces at Marlborough House both inspire and support the pupils
grows. Opportunities to put “Children in Charge” are subtly woven into the school curriculum at points in the term, when young minds are likely to be at their most
creative and receptive to new ideas. In the Pre-Prep, we have reconfigured classroom buildings and spaces to both inspire and support children in their
Children are given the time and space to develop their natural curiosity and creative thinking, which in turns generates a hunger for more knowledge
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individual learning pursuits. The “Learning Hub”, for example, is a classroom in its own right, and serves as a quiet space for children to conduct their own research around a chosen topic. Here, they can delve deeper into a subject and formulate their own opinions, before deciding where their learning journey will go next. The “Challenge Corner” is where we ask some of the big philosophical questions, and recently has been the catalyst for a very lively debate about what Marlborough House would be like if children really were charge! With little encouragement from teachers, children often schedule a visit to the “Wonder Wall”, which is a safe space for them to exercise their curiosity about everything from the workings of the universe, to our place in it. This collaborative class display is filled with all the questions that pupils have been pondering that week, including “when do numbers stop?”, which has been occupying the children’s thoughts for some time now! Having more time to question the world around us is a crucial part of becoming a life-long learner, and no question or “thought for the day” is ever considered too “off-the-wall”. The “Wonder Wall” also serves as a reminder that some of the best ideas start with a brilliant question! Inspired by the words of Benjamin Franklin, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn”, the “Children in Charge” philosophy has started to filter up into Prep School. When Year Four pupils problem-solve with Year One, it generates a whole new learning dynamic, and the excitement it creates is palpable. And as if having an older pupil visit your classroom from “big school” isn’t exciting enough, taking on a mathematical challenge together is quite something! For older children, sharing knowledge with little ones is not only an exercise in communication, but an opportunity to build confidence and self-esteem, as they witness the joy it brings when you learn something for the first time. I believe we can all learn a lot when children are in charge!
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pring is always an interesting time for school admissions. Decisions need to be made, places are allocated and September feels closer than it actually is. Parents tend to fall into two categories: those researching and considering what to do in a year’s time, and those looking to firm up their decisions for this academic year. If you are at the start of your journey and looking at what’s out there, it can seem somewhat bewildering. But ultimately, I would say there are four factors to consider when trying to establish whether an independent school is of benefit to your child.
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Generally speaking, Prep Schools offer educational breadth both in and outside of the classroom (in sports, the arts and activities), combined with small class sizes, exceptional teachers and an incredibly well resourced environment. The main reason to choose an independent Prep School is the outstanding preparation they provide for Senior School and beyond. This preparation is not just academic, but provides children with a whole raft of skills that will equip them for a world that is ever-changing. Developing emotional intelligence, embedding good learning habits and learning a growth mindset can, and should be, established as early as
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Above, pupils reap the benefits of Sandroyd’s stunning school grounds
possible in a child’s life. And Prep Schools like Sandroyd in Wiltshire encourage all these skills and attributes, through specially-tailored curriculums and via daily sports and arts programmes.
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Some families might worry about making a choice between co-education or single-sex schooling. As a Headmaster of a coeducational environment, I would argue
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Happy children w feel suppo ho r by their sc ted h will thrive ool the classro in om not a decision that’s binary. Here at Sandroyd for instance, we offer day places in the Pre-Prep (up to the age of seven) and boarding options in the Prep School (seven to 13). This allows children to “grow into” boarding, rather than having to relocate to another school.
Making the choice
quite strongly that life is co-educational and, as such, children should learn how to work and communicate with the opposite sex – certainly during their most formative years at Prep School. Good teachers and the right environment inspire pupils in unique ways, so instead of making a choice on single-sex versus co-education, I would advise parents to ask schools how they get the very best out of each child. Secondly, parents need to choose between day or boarding. There are those who choose boarding out of necessity due to work commitments, location of the family home or the need to create stability.
For a growing majority, however, there is a wave of demand from parents who are considering boarding as an actively alternative educational choice. These are the parents who might hanker after the childhood they had (or wish they’d had) and want to provide for their children. They might place more value in a childhood in which there is less time spent in cars being ferried to and from school, extra-curricular clubs, tutors or “CVboosting” activities. City-based families may also desire for their offspring to have a childhood that offers space to breath, both figuratively and literally. It’s also important to know that this is
Developing emotional intelligence, embedding good learning skills and learning a growth mindset, can and should be established as early as possible
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Above, the most important thing to consider is whether your child is comfortable in that environment
It goes without saying that the best way to get a feel for a school is to visit. Before you do so, do some background research. Seek out opinions and advice from other parents and read all the schools’ literature, as well as guides and reviews online. Armed with all this knowledge, you will be well prepared to ask insightful questions during your visit. Book in for a trial day and ask for your child to spend time boarding or in class, to ensure that your child feels comfortable there. Happy children who feel supported by the school will thrive both inside and outside of the classroom.
Getting a place
Each school has their own entrance requirements, and this is something parents should explore in detail. Schools may simply request that pupils spend a day “in class”, participate in an interview or examination, or a combination of these. My advice would be to not worry too much about these entrance procedures. Most Prep Schools have been doing this for a very long time, and we do only want the best for your child, to put them at ease and to establish if they will thrive at the school.
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PUPIL PERSPECTIVE Bedales Prep School, Dunhurst, Hampshire
When Colin Baty wanted to understand school life as experienced by his pupils, he simply became one of them!
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o learn that I was to be the next Head of Bedales Prep School, Dunhurst, for the beginning of the autumn term in 2017 was very exciting for me. I had taught at Dunhurst previously, and I knew that I was returning to a special responsibility. When I was interviewed for the role, I discovered that the school didn’t want a Head who was content to simply occupy their office, and that
Right, from classwork to music lessons, pupils at Bedales are kept busy throughout the school day
was more than fine by me. I like to be part of what is going on, and to encourage an expectation among staff and pupils that I will be present and curious about what they are doing. One of my first priorities was to reacquaint myself with the culture of the school, and to try to understand the school day as experienced by our children – from the lessons to the break times, and indeed every other detail. So, I decided to shadow my pupils every Monday for a whole half term. Each week I would join a different
Left, pupils participate in overnight camping at Dunhurst
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year group and be one of the pupils, attending all their classes, enjoying break times and everything else that they did.
A caring community
I came away with various impressions. The first was that the demands on the children are significant, and they get a lot out of it. At the end of each day I was completely exhausted. On any particular day, I might find myself hurrying from classwork, to PE, to outdoor work, to drama or music. I also found that our pupils are incredibly kind, thoughtful and accommodating. Nothing was too much trouble for them when it came to making sure that I knew where I was going next. I am not entirely surprised, of course; at Bedales we invest a great deal in the idea that we are a community and that we look out for each other. Nonetheless, I can think of other educational contexts in which the sudden appearance of the Head in the classroom would have met with a different response!
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Right, children who attend Dunhurst get study periods to complete independent work
Next, I was struck by how incredibly receptive our pupils are to learning, and how able and willing they are to concentrate. And what an extraordinary learning environment I found in our classes at Dunhurst. I have seen enough “chalk and talk” to last me a lifetime, but there was very little of that here. Rather, the lessons are varied and fun, and the ways in which our teachers involve pupils is exemplary. I like to think that I’m a good teacher, but I came away from my pupil-shadowing experience in no doubt that I have plenty to learn from members of our staff. I also picked up plenty from my fellow pupils, who were generous in sharing their brilliant ideas.
Right, pupils learn a number of disciplines. Above right, new Head of Bedales Prep, Dunhurst, Colin Baty
Changes for the better
Although I knew the children and was more than familiar with the curriculum, prior to my shadowing exercise, I was a stranger when it came to the minute-byminute experience of being at school. I am pleased to report that any newcomer can expect to be very well looked after by both school and pupils. But we can always do more, and we’re currently in the process of implementing a few tweaks. One is around the transitions between classes – we need to make it easier for our pupils to switch from one to another, and I am struck that I would never have
Our pupils are incredibly kind, thoughtful and accommodating. Nothing was too much trouble for them when it came to making sure I knew where I was going next
identified this as a priority had I not spent time wrestling with the challenges myself. I’m delighted that the school that I lead is one that I would like to have attended as a child. The experience has been as instructive as it has been fun, and I’m going to do it again. Now that I think about it, I’d rather like to do it every day! ISP
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FEEDING CURIOUS MINDS St Michael’s Prep School, Kent The Curiosity Club gives pupils the freedom to learn what they study and how they study it, says Headteacher Jill Aisher
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s a successful school, we are always on the look-out for the next step forward, and new ways to engage and excite our pupils. And when a good one comes along, we seize it! The Curiosity Club was introduced to St Michael’s two years ago by author Christopher Lloyd and his colleague John Gordon-Reid, both of whom we have worked with over many years. They have created a concept of connected learning and enabling navigation through knowledge in a similar style to a tube map, where you can hop from subject-to-subject on a unique learning journey using “wallbooks”. These are illustrative timelines that provide a
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Above, author Christopher Lloyd demonstrates The Curiosity Club “tube map”
broader view of world history and visually connect past and present, covering the entire curriculum. Children can work at their own pace, as they navigate a 3,000-year timeline that contains over 1,000 images. They love the freedom to choose what and how they will study, doing their own research and making connections between subjects. And that is why we have now embedded the Curiosity Club into our timetable. Pupils access online through their own logins, which are completed and returned either online or in person. The challenges are accomplished through modelmaking, video, experimentation and performance, as well as writing and mind-mapping.
All the pupils’ data is recorded through the programme’s reporting functions, leader boards and statistics, which add an edge of competition and create an air of excitement. Pin badges are also awarded to mark our pupils’ progress. In May 2017, a group of Year Seven pupils also went to the first national Curiosity Convention. St Michael’s were delighted to win two awards for the Best Individual Challenge and the Senior Performance Award, celebrating the independent design and construction of a Trojan Horse, and a moving performance of a Barack Obama-inspired speech in the wake of the 2011 Joplin Tornado. At St Michael’s, we are always looking at ways to develop, enrich, inspire and engage our pupils, and our partnership with the Curiosity Club has truly developed all of these areas of learning. ISP
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Independent school is an investment, but what it can offer a child’s education is truly priceless, says Sarah Matthews ndependent education is a gift and an investment. Whether you are considering the independent sector for all or part of your child’s school career – during just their crucial younger years, Senior
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exam years, or all-through from Nursery to A-Level – there are very few financial investments of such significance that you will make for your child. The rewards, however, can be enormous, and when you find the right school and begin working in partnership with the staff
Above, small class sizes prove beneficial to pupils at St Mary’s
there, you will discover that a world of opportunity opens as your child grows. One of the most frequently cited examples of this is class size, as they are traditionally much smaller at independent schools. Even at larger schools, the ratio of ▶ pupils to staff remains low, inevitably
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Our strapline “individually known, individually nurtured” didn’t emanate from our marketing team, but our most recent inspection report! making it easier for teachers to ensure that every member of their class is achieving their absolute best. At St Mary’s Shaftesbury, we are a small school and deliberately so. With an average of 10 to 15 children in each lesson in the younger years, and groups of five to 10 for A-Levels, we cap our numbers at 300, which means each child is known by all staff throughout the school. In fact, our new strapline “individually known, individually
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nurtured” didn’t emanate from our marketing team, but rather is drawn from our most recent inspection report!
Bespoke learning This individual attention in the classroom naturally allows those who are academically gifted to fly. Teachers can stretch and challenge the most able in the class by providing them
Above left, boarding has come a long way over the past two decades. Above, pupils at St Mary’s enjoy a colour run
with bespoke extension work, encouraging them to go into greater depth in subjects, because there is time in the classroom to cater for this. Similarly, those who might not appear to be academic stars begin to flourish with individual attention. This “value added” element means some girls at St Mary’s, who at first might be in line for a B in a subject, score As and A*s in their exams when given the chance to develop their talents. It’s this kind of individual tailoring that makes attending an independent school so advantageous. The longer school days and weekend lessons and activities mean all students take part in at least three full afternoons of sport at St Mary’s; something that is just not
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Left and right, pupils can experiment with different clubs and hobbies
possible at a state school. Girls who display talent in sport can also join our Elite Sports Pathways, where they will receive wraparound support in everything from nutrition and physiotherapy, to sports psychology, ensuring a sensible work/life balance.
different things. At St Mary’s, we encourage a healthy approach to work/life balance; at the weekends, we don’t have Saturday school, but instead ensure there is a vibrant programme of activities that embolden the girls and engender a sense of adventure.
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The many ways in which independent schools can act in loco parentis, is about a three-way partnership between the school, parents and pupils. This means that every child can get the absolute best out of their education, and parents can tap into support that they simply aren’t able to provide themselves. This positive impact can be particularly felt in a boarding school setting. There are of course many outstanding day schools that are suitable for some families, but boarding – from the facilities to the care provided – has come a long way, even in the past 20 years.
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With demands on working parents being higher than ever, family time is at a premium, and boarding schools like St Mary’s can offer a wide variety of co-curricular activities, structured study time and access to excellent pastoral care. Pupils at boarding school can also develop their existing passions while discovering new ones in a setting that allows them the time and opportunity to keep trying
Teachers can stretch and challenge the most able in the class by providing them with bespoke extension work, encouraging them to go into great depth
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Above, pupils get the best from their education at St Mary’s
Alongside weekend sports matches, we also have an enrichment programme for students. This includes a wide range of activities, such as fencing, a glee club, astronomy and critical thinking with a feminist twist! All this is only possible thanks to the flexibility and freedom of a seven-day week structure. The key word in choosing an independent school is “opportunity”. Whether it’s the chance to hear an inspiring visiting speaker, or the encouragement to try something new in the classroom, opportunities abound at a school like St Mary’s. From the 55-acre estate that allows woodland exploration and hands-on natural science lessons for our very youngest pupils, to a recent trip to Zambia to volunteer in a children’s home, the chances for children to develop and discover what inspires them are innumerable. And that’s truly priceless.
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CAROLINE JORDAN
Headmistress, Headington School, Oxford
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n times of financial uncertainty, paying for your child to attend an independent school might seem like an unnecessary investment. That is, however, how you should treat it – as an investment in their future. In some cases, there is a kind of reverse snobbery about the independent sector. Politicians have been criticised for choosing to send their children to fee-paying schools, as some people argue they should support the systems they are creating. However, those same critics do not choose to buy the cheapest value meat when they can afford to buy first-class organic free-range from the butchers. They can afford the best, so they pay for it – and they are not judged for doing so. Surely, the same should apply to parents looking for the best possible education for their child. Independent school won’t, of course, always be the best option for everyone. There are many excellent state schools, not to mention mediocre independent schools. This said, a good independent school can offer many more things that are simply not possible within the state sector. Our ability to set pay scales and structures, plus our relative freedom from governmental interference, means we can attract teachers with a passion for their subject and a gift for generating enthusiasm. When you add that level of expertise to our smaller class sizes, it’s easy to see why each child benefits immensely. But that doesn’t just mean strings of A*s and As – although any glance at the league tables will see they are dominated by the achievements of the best independent schools – it means potential in all areas, from the exam hall to the sports field. Facilities are often far superior to those in a state school, but independent schools are increasingly finding ways to share
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THE RIGHT FIT Caroline Jordan explains why parents need to see the bigger picture when selecting a school for their child Above, children that learn in the right environment are more likely to flourish
these with the state sector. At Headington, we have a state-of-the-art library (packed with the latest technology and thousands of books), fitness centre, theatre, music school, art school, plus newly-refurbished science laboratories. So, what should you be looking for? There are so many different types of school within the independent sector, that it can be difficult to know where to start. Would your child flourish more in a single-sex or co-educational environment? Are you looking for a day school, one with full boarding or one that offers a mix of both? While some schools are selective, others
are not, and while some are all-through, others restricted by age group. Some are big, international names. Others are small, local schools, established to serve a community need. Perhaps the real mistake is to treat independent schools as a category in themselves. There are innumerable benefits to attending the right independent school, as there are in choosing the right school full stop. As a parent, you know your child and what they need most. Seek the school that is the best fit, rather than looking at the “independent school” label on the shelf. ISP
Our ability to set pay scales, plus our relative freedom from governmental interference, means we can attract teachers with a passion for their subject
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FUTURISTIC LEARNING Myddelton College, Denbigh, North Wales Headteacher Mark Roberts explains how the school’s decision to go paper-less will prepare children for the digital world Above and left, pupils can access schoolwork wherever and whenever they need to
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ere at Myddelton College, we embrace technology in the classroom by allowing pupils to work on tablets, using stylus pens. The school has done away with all but one of its printers, switching to mobile and cloud technology to underpin learning. And instead of using handouts, our
teachers upload work online and can even mark “live” in real time while pupils watch. Students can also log in to OneNote the day before a lesson to see plans and materials in advance. By making the switch, we estimate we will save around £100,000 a year on paper, pens and printing, which goes a long way towards off-setting the £150,000 set-up cost of a paper-free environment. As a Microsoft Showcase School – the first of its kind in North Wales and one of
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only 34 in the UK – we benefit from 5GHz wireless technology, and will soon have a high-speed internet 100/200MB line. Five teachers at Myddelton College have also been made designated Microsoft “innovator experts”, in recognition of their approach to curriculum development. As part of this role, they help train staff to introduce technology in their classrooms and improve learning techniques. Since going paper-free, we have seen significant improvements in pupil performance and engagement. Our ability to feedback using text, annotation, video and audio represent a much more dynamic set of tools than would be available in a traditional school.
Above, the switch will help pupils develop the skills needed for the digital world
At any point of the day or night, we can see what pupils are working on. Even if any children are away competing or on expeditions, they can still do schoolwork because they will have the device on them at all times. They can’t ever say they haven’t been able to do their homework! It’s important to us that we produce students ready for a 21st-century world, well equipped with the skills they need to succeed. This is an extremely progressive way of working, and only a handful of UK schools now use the fully interactive “flipped” methods to the extent that Myddelton College does. Each student uses OneNote in almost every lesson, and all our teachers engage with the collaborative tools that one-on-
We estimate we will save around £100,000 a year on paper, pens and printing, w ic oes a lon way o o se in e se u cos o a a er ree en ironmen
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one device deployment offers, giving students access to a truly modern education. Our Deputy Head, Stuart Ayres, who has responsibility for 21st-century learning says that “it would be the equivalent of adding five new IT suites to the school!” When the school opened in 2016, there were racks of very old servers and a microwave broadband system that slowed to a halt if it was windy, with a 10-year-old wireless access point that kept disconnecting. With help from Ten Ten Systems, we upgraded to a super-fast fibre-optic system, replacing wireless points with an intelligent 5G setup and upgrading to state-of-the-art servers. Since then, Myddelton College has transformed. Any school can go paperfree, and set-up costs (of up to £100,000) are recouped very quickly. The added bonus is, these pupils will leave school ready to enter the digital world. And doesn’t every child deserve that? ISP
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A PRIVATE SKIING SESSION AT CHEL-SKI IN CHELSEA, LONDON The Alpine Bar is the perfect place to unwind after your lesson
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hel-Ski is London’s largest indoor ski centre, offering the very best hi-tech slopes. A fun, safe and controlled environment, visitors can learn to ski or snowboard, or advance their existing skills, with the speed and angle of the slopes adjusted to match ability and experience. At Chel-Ski, you can develop your technique under close, personal supervision. The instructors look after a maximum of three customers on each slope at any one time, so they can assess your progress and give feedback on areas for improvement. They also offer private tuition if you’d prefer a one-to-one lesson. Off the slopes, the Alpine Bar is the perfect spot to relax and enjoy something to eat or drink. With a wide range of alpine speciality dishes available on the
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menu, alongside a wide range of drinks, you can find yourself feeling you’ve been transported to the mountains. Chel-Ski also welcomes schools and race teams for quality, personalised, racefocused training. Instructors can help your race team prepare for the slopes both mentally and physically, and Chel-Ski's ambassador and former Olympian, Chemmy Alcott, works with the instructors to give a unique insight into the training needed for a high level of competition. Not to mention, the facilities are also suitable for corporate events, private-venue hire and children’s parties, with discounts given on summer passes. Discounts are also available with school membership, and the feedback Chel-Ski received has been fantastic. “As Director of Sport and lead teacher for the developing ski-racing programme, I am most impressed by the progress made by pupils training at Chel-Ski,” says Ben Proudfoot
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at Harrodian School, South-West London. “It is very accessible and demands the full focus of the learner, regardless of their level, and therefore drives a marked technical improvement as part of a diverse training programme.” Chel-Ski is now partnering with Independent School Parent to offer one lucky winner a one-hour private slope hire at their Chelsea venue. The private-slope hire can be used for one-to-one training or for a maximum of up to six people (minimum three years of age). Find out more at chel-ski.uk, email info@chel-ski.uk or call 020 3829 6961.
HOW TO ENTER For your chance to win a one-hour private slope hire at Chel-Ski, simply answer the question below and enter it on the link by 8th April 2018 at independentschoolparent.com/win Q Which former Olympian is a Chel-Ski ambassador? A Chemmy Alcott B Amy Williams C Jenny Jones Terms and conditions: The prize consists of a one-hour private-slope hire at Chel-Ski, either for one-to-one training or for up to a maximum of six people. Entry is only open to residents in the UK. The prize is nontransferable and non-refundable, and is subject to availability at the time of booking. To see full terms and conditions, visit chel-ski.uk
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INDEPENDENT THINKING Cranleigh School, Surrey How do we encourage Sixth Formers to think for themselves? It’s not rocket science, says Dr John Taylor
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e want our Sixth Form students to learn to think for themselves, but sometimes all it takes is finding the two missing ingredients from their academic routine: time and freedom. Grasping independent thinking is not something that happens overnight – it takes time to learn the knowledge on which independence rests, to begin exploring for yourself, to go down some blind alleys and find your own way back. It even takes
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Above, pupils at Cranleigh School in Surrey
time to mull on the ideas you’ve learned and develop your own response. And what about freedom? You need to be free to ask your own questions, pursue your own lines of argument, disagree with orthodoxy and decide on how best to present the results of your thinking. What we’ve coined “Cranleigh Thinking” is an approach to education that seeks to enshrine these principles with the Sixth Form curriculum (and I would add, to lay the foundations for this free, independent inquiry in earlier years). The centrepiece of our programme is a set of two taught courses: the influential
“Perspectives on Science” designed programme for the Extended Project Qualification; and Cranleigh’s own “Culture and Humanity” course. Both programmes allow Sixth Formers to explore philosophical, ethical, scientific and historical ideas in a setting that is free from the nagging urge to “teach what they need to know”. The programmes are designed with a two-fold aim. Firstly, to equip students with the skills they need to engage in independent learning (skills that aren’t innate). Secondly, to stimulate their appetite for inquiry, so that when they do come to engage in project work, they have before them a rich and varied array of topics from which to choose. While we have not made the EPQ compulsory, freedom is at the heart of it and it has now become an option for 200 students across the Sixth Form. Following participation in the taught programmes, students work for over a year on the
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Right, with the right support and structure, pupils produce truly impressive work
Teach stud ents to think fo r themselve s, and give them the time to foll ow their inter ests
creation of their projects. Work ranges across all outcome types, embracing technology (computer-aided design of a gravity racer), performance (devising, scripting and shooting a film to grapple with the reality of mental illness in a “nonHollywood” fashion), scientific investigation (aerobic and anaerobic respiration in sprint swimming) and dissertation writing (will quantum computers replace classical devices?). Much of the work is done in classrooms, so that pupils can bounce ideas off their supervisor or peers. And what we find is that if you provide Sixth Formers with the support, structure and freedom to follow their own interests, they will produce very impressive work.
Right, EPQ projects embrace everything from technology to scientific investigation
In fact, we could go even further. Helping students learn to think for themselves, with teachers acting as “Socratic mentors” to stimulate the process by asking the right questions, instead of spoon-feeding them the right answers, is not just a recipe for successful project work, but rather a model of education at its best. We clearly learn best when we think for ourselves, and this emphasis on thinking is just what we are seeking to produce across the whole span of the curriculum. It justifies our decisions to allocate an extra lesson per week to our Sixth Form classes, to
It takes time to learn the knowledge on which independence rests, to begin exploring for yourself, to go down some blind alleys and find your own way back
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train staff to act as supervisors, and provide them with the resources. There’s no mystery about this approach; Cranleigh Thinking isn’t rocket science at all. It’s simply a recipe for adding back the ingredients that enrich learning. Teach students to think for themselves, and give them time and freedom to follow their own interests, and, unsurprisingly, you’ll find they do their best work. ISP
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Where outstanding performing arts meets academic excellence
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Mount House School
Thriving independent day school for pupils aged 11-18 Why choose Mount House School?
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A school with small class sizes and a real family feel A school with strong academic performance and outstanding pastoral care A school which maximises potential, fosters individuality and encourages self-confidence
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MIXED MATTERS
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Headteacher Dr Alex Peterken explains why Charterhouse is taking the leap to become a fully co-educational school
ast year at Charterhouse, we announced the school will be moving to full co-education from the age of 13, building on the success of our Sixth Form where girls have flourished since 1971. But why exactly are schools of all shapes and sizes concluding that co-education is the future? The growing movement in independent education towards coeducation is showing no signs of slowing down, and the number of single-sex schools has fallen consistently since 2008. Girls’ schools make up just 13% of the ISC’s membership, with boys’ schools only representing 9%. Meanwhile, the number
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Above, Charterhouse in Godalming, Surrey
of schools with approximately equal proportions of boys and girls has more than doubled over a similar period.
A changing world
Fundamentally, education is about equipping young people to lead a rewarding adult life. Educators must look several decades ahead: the society in which we want pupils to thrive will be very different to the society we are all familiar with today. All around us we see evidence of a fast-changing and complex modern world, where globalisation and technology are transforming the way we live, work and relate to one another. Today, we must prepare young people to rise to challenges we cannot fully conceive. At Charterhouse,
we cultivate a mindset that embraces uncertainty and thrives on complexity for this very reason. Amid this uncertainty, however, I am sure of one thing: a deeply-rooted, empathetic and sensitive understanding between the sexes, forged over years of co-learning and co-living in a boarding environment, will be hugely important. The newspaper headlines of recent months about the gender pay gap, sexual harassment and power differentials in the workplace stem, in part, from an insidious lack of understanding. But in co-education, there is an opportunity to create equality and promote respect among those who have the chance to create a more professional, fair and dynamic workplace.
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Left, boys and girls bond well together in a co-educational environment
In co-education, there is an opportunity to create equality among those who then have the chance to create a more professional and dynamic workplace
Fit for the future
I am a believer that a co-educational boarding environment is best placed to develop a complete person: normalising relationships between boys and girls; developing the essential life skills of empathy, creativity, resilience and problem-solving alongside one another; coming to a mature understanding of different perspectives, emotional responses and learning styles.
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Above left, Charterhouse pupils participate in the Candlelit Carols held each year
At its heart, boys and girls learning together as equals, just as they will later work together as equals, is a superb formative background in their teenage years. At the same time, a great and often overlooked feature of co-educational boarding schools is that there is still space within the individual houses for independent living in the evenings. Anyone who has regularly sampled the markedly different, but equally inspiring,
atmospheres in boys’ and girls’ boarding houses will know precisely what I mean!
Balance is best
It has taken 50 years for full co-education to come to fruition at Charterhouse, but it will be worth the wait. An extensive capital investment programme will see the creation of girls’ boarding houses for 2019, with a further two new boarding houses in time for the first Year Nine intake of girls in 2021. We will also upgrade teaching, dining, sporting and social facilities over this period, and numbers will rise from the current 820 to around 1,000 pupils, making Charterhouse one of the largest coeducational boarding schools in the country, and fit for the future in every way. ISP
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SIXTH FORM
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Adam Williams reveals how Lord Wandsworth College’s Sixth Form prepares pupils for the big wide world beyond education
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ot only is the Sixth Form the most important part of your child’s school journey to date, but it is also a pivotal time for developing character traits necessary for life beyond education.
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Above, Lord Wandsworth’s Headmaster, Adam Williams with Sixth Form pupils
At Lord Wandsworth College’s Sixth Form in Hampshire, we work incredibly hard to create a superb experience for each individual. And the positive feedback we receive suggests that this formula works well, with pupils constantly achieving places at their first-choice university. What’s special about being a Sixth Form student here is that you are given the
freedom to develop your independence, explore new interests and rise to leadership opportunities alongside your academic commitments.
A helping hand
Tutors are always on-hand to support learning, and assist with university applications and your personal statement.
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SIXTH FORM
The school continually encourages feedback from Sixth Formers, on everything from teaching methods to campus development
What’s special about being a Sixth Form student here is that you are given the freedom to develop your independence and explore new interests They mentor you through those two crucial years in the Sixth Form, with one-to-one when you need them, as well timetabled tutor sessions, which take place three times per week. We offer scholarships and awards for excellence, too, which are rewarded with a reduction in school fees. Transferring to the independent sector can therefore make financial as well as scholastic sense. When it comes to leadership, the Sixth Form experience is enhanced by hundreds of opportunities to lead, whether this is through The Duke of Edinburgh Award, peer mentoring, house committees, CCF, running clubs or being a prefect. There is also an incredible choice of sport, music and drama, designed to stretch and challenge students.
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Thinking to the future
What about higher education? Our syllabus provides in-depth higher education guidance to all pupils, allowing them to progress successfully to university or college, and later into the world of work. Our Head of Careers delivers a detailed careers programme for the Sixth Form, and we are fortunate to have great support from our alumni society, Sternians, who provide pupils with a wealth of industry expertise and inspiration. This is an excellent opportunity to network, ask questions and gain valuable insight into a variety of industries. And when it comes to academic enrichment, our +2 programme has it covered. This is all about developing a new mindset, where
Top right and above right, the school’s co-curricular options are diverse – from performing arts to sport
we ask pupils to challenge themselves to an academic level two years ahead of where they currently are. Inspirational teaching is at the heart of this programme, enabling pupils to engage with varied subject matter and a sense of fellowship between student and teacher. With genuine opportunities to make a difference, we want our students to feed back on all aspects of college life and have their voices heard. Their views on teaching methods, campus developments and the co-curricular options on offer are all part of this process to engage and empower. Ask students about their time here and they will speak of the excellent relationships with staff, the responsibilities they are entrusted with and the sense of a fun, family atmosphere – all wrapped up with an inner drive and determination to shine in wherever their passions lie. The seeds of becoming the leaders and employers of tomorrow are sown, while savouring all that is on offer and having a great deal of fun along the way. ISP
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Whitgift. One of Britain’s finest independent day and boarding schools for boys aged 10-18
‘Superb cosmopolitan boys school, with outstanding facilities and a strong academic reputation – an example of what education is really about’ Good Schools Guide OPEN AFTERNOONS BY APPOINTMENT BOARDING BY APPOINTMENT FRENCH BILINGUAL PROGRAMME OFFERED admissions@whitgift.co.uk +44 (0)20 8633 9935 www.whitgift.co.uk/opendays Haling Park, South Croydon, CR2 6YT, United Kingdom
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
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HOME OR AWAY With pupil numbers now in their millions, international schools are on the rise. Dr Fiona Rogers explores what it is about them that’s so appealing to parents
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herever they are in the world, the majority of parents are determined to give their children the best possible opportunities in life. Choosing the right school is where it all really begins, but for those relocating to a new country, this decision can seem even more challenging. Some families are fortunate to have a wide range of excellent schools available to them – British international schools, American international schools, IB schools, local schools – but with so many options to choose from, it is important to do your homework.
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Above, children who are taught at international schools gain cross-cultural friendships
According to figures from ISC Research, there are currently more than 9,000 English-medium international schools operating worldwide (schools where the main language of tuition is English) educating more than 5million students. 4,000 of these are British international schools, some of which are branches of well-known UK independent schools, including Brighton College in the Middle East, Haileybury in Kazakhstan and Epsom College in Malaysia. However, most British international schools are free-standing independent schools, with a long tradition of serving expatriate communities and, more recently, local families. British international schools teach the UK national curriculum, often in combination with the local curriculum or
other international curricula, such as the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) or the International Baccalaureate (IB). Schools use a range of assessments at the primary level (e.g. UK national curriculum tests) and at the secondary level, schools may offer GCSEs, IGCSEs, A-Levels or the IB. International schools also cater for globally-mobile families, so admission can take place at any time of year.
Numbers are up
The international school sector has grown exponentially in recent years. Since 2000, the number of schools has increased from 2,500 to more than 9,000, and the number of students has risen by 400% (figures courtesy of ISC Research). One of the reasons for this growth is the high regard
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Pre-Boarding Preparation Programmes at Oxford International Study Centre
We offer preparation courses for students, both domestic and international, preparing to enter a UK independent school. Students typically combine tuition in English Language at the appropriate level with three to five academic subjects, as well as Study Skills. The balance of subjects is designed to meet the needs of each student. For younger students, preparation for boarding school entrance tests and interviews usually includes Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning, together with English and Maths. We can also offer support for Common Entrance and Scholarship Entrance examinations. Practice interviews are included where necessary. We also offer intensive preparation courses for the UKISET. We have excellent links with many British schools, and we can assist with school placement if required.
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Prior Park is the first co-educational independent school in Gibraltar
It is their aim to promote international mindedness, cross-cultural friendships and provide a globally-oriented education in which British education is held worldwide. This is partly based on increased recognition of big names in UK education – famous universities and schools – but also because the British system is known to provide a broad, balanced curriculum, alongside good pastoral care and a range of extracurricular opportunities. Some parents choose British international schools because they want their children to be able to go on to university in the UK or another English-speaking country. Parents who move around for work purposes, on the other hand, will benefit from schools that teach in English and from the national curriculum, as it means their children can easily move from one school to another.
Top of the class
Many of the schools in this sector are of an incredibly high calibre – the latest Annual Research Survey published by the Council of British International Schools (COBIS) showed that COBIS Member schools outperformed UK schools at both GCSE and A-Level. However, it is also important to note that not all schools purporting to be a “British school” will be of the same high standard, since these are not formally
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regulated or quality-assured by a single body. There are, fortunately, a number of ways to identify the best schools. Membership of an association such as COBIS, or regional associations such as Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA), British Schools in the Middle East (BSME), or the Latin American Heads Conference (LAHC), is a good starting point, as these associations all have rigorous criteria for membership. Similarly, those schools that are overseas members of UK associations, such as HMC or IAPS, will meet high standards, as will those affiliated with the Council of International Schools (CIS). There are also systems of accreditation and inspection schemes that can provide further information. The UK Department for Education (DfE), for example, offers a system of voluntary inspections for British Schools Overseas (BSO), outsourced to inspectorates such as ISI and Penta. BSO reports are published on the DfE website, and COBIS recently launched The Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance – an accreditation system for the best British international schools. Parents can be sure that any school that is a COBIS Member is compliant with British standards for recruitment, student welfare,
Above left, Prior Park School, Gibraltar is surrounded by stunning scenery. Below, pupils at St Paul’s School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
safeguarding, facilities, governance, ethos and values, and if applicable, boarding. These schools provide young people with the chance to learn and thrive in international communities, too. COBIS schools have a keen focus on the development of the whole child – nurturing qualities such as resilience, adaptability, self-confidence and tolerance. It is their aim to promote international mindedness and provide a globallyoriented education – valuable attributes to help children succeed in this fast-paced, competitive world. To find out more information, visit cobis.org.uk ISP
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INTERNATIONAL Africa The Bridge International School Cameroon thebridge-intschool.com
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Academy British International Primary School
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Greenoak International School
The Regent Secondary School
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Inspire Academy
British International School And Montessori Education Freetown
Bridge House College
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Headteacher: U.V. Emeanu
Headteacher: Maryam Mohammed
British International School Lagos
James Hope College
Headteacher: Connie Reza
Nigeria bisnigeria.org
Modern English School Cairo
Headteacher: Howard Bullock
Egypt mescairo.com
Headteacher: Nicola Singleton
The British International School, Madinaty
Egypt bism-cairo.com
Headteacher: Yasmin Tabram
Braeburn Garden Estate
Kenya gardenestate.braeburn.com Headteacher: John Herbert
Braeburn Mombasa International School Kenya mombasa.braeburn.com
British Spring College (BSC) Nigeria britishspringcollege.com Headteacher: Michael Mario
Brookstone School Nigeria brookstoneng.org
Headteacher: Kevin Donnelly
Cedec International Secondary School Nigeria lagosschoolsonline.com
KAD Academy
Nigeria kadacademy.com Headteacher: E. Hazel Nwakwesi
Lagos Preparatory School
Uganda gemscambridgeinternationalschoolkampala.com
Headteacher: Nicholas Barrett
Headteacher: Nigel Barratt
Lead-Forte Gate Schools
Rainbow International School
Headteacher: Motunrayo Lemo
Headteacher: Jason Lewis
Nigeria lagosprepikoyi.org
Nigeria lead-fortegateschools.com
Meadow Hall School
Asia
Headteacher: Kehinde Nwani
Azerbaijan British College (Formerly Baku Talents Education Complex)
Corona School, Gbagada Headteacher: Henrietta Eguagie
Corona School, Ikoyi
Nigeria meadowhallschool.org
Noble Hall Leadership Academy For Girls Nigeria noblehall.com
Headteacher: Andrew Hill
Nigeria coronaschools.org
Headteacher: Elaine Breen
Hillcrest International Schools
Headteacher: Adenike Onafeso
Oakland International School
Corona School, Lekki
Headteacher: Leon Bareham
Nigeria coronaschools.org
St Andrew’s Turi
Headteacher: Adetokunbo Matilukuro
Headteacher: Kieron Smith
Corona School, Victoria Island Nigeria coronaschools.org
Headteacher: Funmilola Olorunnishola
Corona Secondary School
Nigeria coronaschools.org
Headteacher: Chinedum Oluwadamilola
Nigeria oaklandintlschool.com Headteacher: Baruka Saleh
Olashore International School Nigeria olashoreschool.com
Headteacher: Derek Smith
Oxbridge Tutorial College
Nigeria oxbridgecoll.com
Headteacher: Carol Scott-Mchale
Corona, Apapa
Redeemer’s International Secondary School
Headteacher: David Marriott
Headteacher: Lawrencia Izedonmwen
Headteacher: Feyisara Osinupebi
Alexandra House School
Cradle To Crayon and Springhall British School
St Andrew’s International Primary School
Malawi standrewsmalawi.com
Mauritius alexandrahouseschool.com Headteacher: Ingrid Koenig
British International School Casablanca
Morocco bisc.ma
Nigeria coronaschools.org
Nigeria springhallbritishschool.org Headteacher: David Horn
Day Waterman College, Nigeria Nigeria dwc.org.ng
Headteacher: Simon Northcott
Headteacher: Stewart Cowden
International School of Morocco
Delightsomeland School
Morocco ism-c.ma
Headteacher: Tony Moniz
Nigeria
Headteacher: Tayo Olarewaju
Nigeria rissedenplace.org
RiverBank School
Nigeria riverbankschools.org Headteacher: Regina Jemide
St Saviour’s School
Nigeria stsavioursschikoyi.org
Headteacher: Craig Heaton
Start Rite School
Nigeria startriteschools.com.ng
Headteacher: Olutoyin Balogun
Temple School
Morocco kgs.ma
Divine Royal International School, NKPOR
Nigeria dricn.com.ng
Headteacher: Stephen Sibthorpe
Headteacher: Theresa Ebele Ikokwu
Headteacher: Adeola Arofin
Khalil Gibran School
Acorns And Oaks Academy
Grange School
Nigeria templeprepschool.com
The Regent Primary School
Nigeria acornsandoaks.org
Nigeria grangeschool.com
Nigeria regentschoolabuja.com
Headteacher: Tarela Ohia
Headteacher: Guy Cassarchis
Headteacher: Kenneth Sugden
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Baobab College
Headteacher: Jan Lamb
Braeside School
Malawi saints.mw
Uganda rainbowinternationalschool.com
Headteacher: Peter Hartland
Nigeria coronaschools.org
St Andrew’s International High School
GEMS Cambridge International School-Kampala
Children’s International School (CIS) Lagos
Headteacher: Warwick Bailey
Headteacher: Andrew Boulle
Headteacher: Alison Rogers
Zambia baobabcollege.org
Headteacher: Mark McLuckie
Kenya standrewsturi.com
Braeburn Arusha
Tanzania arusha.braeburn.com
Nigeria lekkibritishschool.org
Braeburn School
Kenya hillcrest.ac.ke
Headteacher: Jenny Condron
Lekki British School
Nigeria cislagos.org
Kenya braeside.braeburn.com
Headteacher: Abraham Swart
Sierra Leone britishinternationalschoolsierraleone.com
Headteacher: Ijeoma Pauline Unachukwu
Headteacher: Tom Craven
Kenya braeburn.com
Nigeria jameshopecollege.edu.ng
Nigeria regentschoolabuja.com/senior
Azerbaijan abc.edu.az
Headteacher: Sigve Austheim
British School In Baku Azerbaijan bsb-edu.org.uk
Headteacher: Maxene Whittingham
Royal Institute of Smart Education (RISE) Bangladesh risebd.org
Headteacher: Dorett Watt
Jerudong International School Brunei jerudonginternationalschool.com Headteacher: Barnaby Sandow
Britannica International School Shanghai China britannicashanghai.com
Headteacher: David Goodwin
The British School of Beijing Shunyi
China nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ beijing/shunyi Headteacher: Andy Puttock
Little Urban Center China luc-china.com
Headteacher: Ian Thurston-Barnes
Nord Anglia International School Shanghai Pudong
China nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ shanghai/pudong Headteacher: Lesley-Ann Wallace
The British International School Shanghai, Puxi
China nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ shanghai/puxi
Headteacher: Neil Hopkin
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INTERNATIONAL The British School of Nanjing
The Alice Smith School
Headteacher: Matthew Shephard
Headteacher: Roger Schultz
Wellington College International Shanghai
The British International School of Kuala Lumpur
Headteacher: Eleanor Prescott
Headteacher: Janet Brock
Wellington College International Tianjin
British School of Ulaanbaatar
China bsn.org.cn
China wellingtoncollege.cn
China wellingtoncollege.cn/tianjin
Headteacher: Julian Jeffrey
Wycombe Abbey International School China waiscz.com
Headteacher: Paul Wallace-Woodroffe
Mount Kelly International Hong Kong mountkelly.com.hk
Headteacher: Gary Wright
Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong
Malaysia alice-smith.edu.my
Malaysia britishschool.edu.my
Mongolia britishschool.edu.mn Headteacher: Karen Mort
The British School Yangon Myanmar britishschoolyangon.org Headteacher: Adam Johnson
The British School Kathmandu Nepal tbskathmandu.org
Headteacher: John Moore
Links School Pakistan linksedu.com
Headteacher: Nausheen Leghari
ISF Tervuren International School (Formerly St Paul’s British Primary School)
The Ostrava International School
Headteacher: Orla McLoughlin
The Prague British School
Belgium isftervuren.org
The British School of Brussels Belgium britishschool.be
Headteacher: Melanie Warnes
ABC Kindercare Centre Bulgaria abckinder.org
Headteacher: Vesela Vasileva
Anglo-American School of Sofia Bulgaria aas-sofia.org
Headteacher: Jim Urquhart
British International School Classic
Bulgaria classicschool.org
Headteacher: Reni Ilieva
British School of Sofia Bulgaria bssofia.bg
Czech Republic is-ostrava.cz
Headteacher: Brett Gray
Czech Republic pbschool.cz
Headteacher: John Bagust
Townshend International School Czech Republic townshend.cz
Headteacher: Vivek Williams
Rygaards International School
Denmark rygaards.com
Headteacher: Charles Dalton
British School of Paris
France britishschool.fr
Headteacher: Nicholas Hammond
Mougins School
France mougins-school.com Headteacher: Brian Hickmore
Hong Kong nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ hong-kong/home
ONE International School
Philippines oneinternationalschool.com
Headteacher: Teodora Nenova
British International School of Tbilisi
Headteacher: Brian Cooklin
Headteacher: Jenny Hoggard
St George International School And Pre-School
Headteacher: Stephen Priest
British Oak Tree Nursery
The King’s School Manila
Headteacher: Vipin Marwah
Headteacher: David Kirkham
DSB International School
The British Prep (Formerly EtonHouse Prep School)
Croatia britishschool-zagreb.hr
Headteacher: Nigel Venning
British International School of Zagreb
India britishoaktree.com
India dsbindia.com
Headteacher: Lawrence Burke
The British School Jakarta Indonesia bsj.sch.id
Headteacher: Shane Nathan
St Michael’s International School Japan smis.org
Headteacher: Gill Tyrer
The British School In Tokyo Japan bst.ac.jp
Headteacher: Brian Christian
Galaxy International School Kazakhstan galaxyis.edupage.org
Headteacher: Alisher Bodaubekov
Haileybury Almaty Kazakhstan haileyburyalmaty.kz
Headteacher: Craig Halsall
Haileybury Astana
Kazakhstan haileyburyastana.kz
Philippines kings.org.ph/kings-school-manila
Republic of Korea bek.co.kr
Taipei European School (The British Section) Taiwan taipeieuropeanschool.com Headteacher: Peter Sloan
Bulgaria stgeorgeschool.bg
Headteacher: Justin Kilcullen-Nichols
Bright Horizons - International British School of Zagreb Headteacher: Faizel Manjoo
Croatia britishschool.hr
Headteacher: Martin Tino Casl
International School of Brno
Brighton College Bangkok
Czech Republic isob.cz
Headteacher: David Tongue
International School Olomouc
Thailand brightoncollegebangkok.com
International School of Samui Thailand iss.ac.th
Headteacher: Jeremy Lees
Headteacher: Jan Svihalek
Czech Republic ischool.cz
Headteacher: Petr Pospisil
Meridian International School
Prior Park School
Gibraltar priorparkgibraltar.com Headteacher: Peter Watts
Byron College Greece byroncollege.gr
Headteacher: Helen McCarthy
Campion School
Greece campion.edu.gr Headteacher: Stephen Atherton
Headteacher: Paul Ingarfield
St Lawrence College - The British School In Greece
PORG International Primary School
Headteacher: Phil Holden
Headteacher: Dagmar Dluhosova
Britannica International School Budapest
Vietnam greenshootseducation.org Headteacher: Dave Porter
The ABC International School
Czech Republic porginternationalschool.com
Headteacher: Christopher Ralph Manning
Europe
Headteacher: Peter Daish
British International School of Brussels
Belgium bisb.org
Headteacher: Stephen Prescott
Prince of Wales Island International School
British Junior Academy of Brussels
Headteacher: Simon Leese
Headteacher: Sarah White
independentschoolparent.com
Headteacher: Irene Bolik
Green Shoots International School
Czech Republic parklane-is.com
Riverside School
Malaysia powiis.edu.my
Germany ibis-school.com
Park Lane International School
Headteacher: Richard Jackson
Headteacher: Gary Benfield
Headteacher: Simon Watson
Independent Bonn International School
Headteacher: Adrian Macaulay
Uzbekistan britishschool.uz
Oxford International School
Malaysia ktj.edu.my
Headteacher: Georg Muesing
The British School of Tashkent
Vietnam theabcis.com
Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar
Berlin British School
Germany berlinbritishschool.de
Czech Republic meridianedu.cz
Headteacher: Jonathan Ullmer MBE
Kyrgyzstan oxford.kg
Georgia bist.ge
Belgium bjab.org
Czech Republic riversideschool.cz
The English College In Prague Czech Republic englishcollege.cz
Headteacher: Nigel Brown
The English International School Prague
Czech Republic nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ prague
Headteacher: Mel Curtis
St Catherine’s British School
Greece stcatherines.gr
Headteacher: Stuart Smith
Greece slc.gr
Hungary britannicaschool.hu
Headteacher: Neil McGarry
The British International School Budapest
Hungary nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ budapest Headteacher: Richard Dyer
Budapest British International School Hungary bbis.hu
Headteacher: Angela Fairs
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INTERNATIONAL Andersen School
Embassy International School
Headteacher: Juliet Rawles
Headteacher: Lindsay Davidson
Headteacher: Raluca Ungureanu
The English Primary, Poland
Transylvania College
Headteacher: Agata Kwiatkowska
Headteacher: Ruxandra Mercea
Polish British Academy of Warsaw
Verita International School
Italy andersen-international-school.it
Southlands English School In Rome Italy southlands.it
Headteacher: Deryck Wilson
St George’s British International School, Rome Italy stgeorge.school.it
Headteacher: Martyn Hales
St Louis School
Italy stlouisschool.com
Poland embassyschool.pl
Poland theenglishprimary.com
Poland en.kidsacademy.com.pl/wilanowprimary-school Headteacher: Kamila Wilczynska
Poznan British International School
Headteacher: Luciana Vescovi
Poland pbis.edu.pl
The British School of Milan
Headteacher: Danuta Koscinska-Michalczuk
Italy britishschoolmilan.com
The British School, Warsaw
The New School, Rome
Poland nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ warsaw
Headteacher: Jonathan Massey
International Preparatory School
Headteacher: Chris Greenhalgh
Italy newschoolrome.com
St George’s International School, Luxembourg
Luxembourg st-georges.lu
Headteacher: Christian Barkei
Arcadia Academy
Montenegro arcadiaeducation.me
Headteacher: Milija Bozovic
The British School of Amsterdam
Netherlands britams.nl
Headteacher: Paul Morgan
English School of Kyrenia North Cyprus englishschoolkyrenia.org
Headteacher: Hector MacDonald
British International School of Stavanger Norway biss.no
Headteacher: Alun Yorath
Portugal ipsschool.org
Headteacher: Robert Taylor
Oporto British School Portugal obs.edu.pt
Headteacher: Robin Silk
St Julian’s School
Portugal stjulians.com
Romania acorns.ro
Headteacher: Fiona Dutu
BritAcademy Bucharest
Romania gradinita-engleza.ro
Headteacher: Ramona Glodeanu
BritAcademy Rosu
Headteacher: Gareth Jones
Romania britishschool.ro
British School of Bucharest
British International School of Cracow
Headteacher: Philip Walters
Headteacher: Stanislaw Kwiecinski
Romania ibsb.ro
Headteacher: Adam Trim
British International School Wroclaw Poland bisc.wroclaw.pl
Headteacher: Andy Harris
British Primary School of Wilanow Poland bsww.pl
British International School Moscow Russia bismoscow.com
Headteacher: Daniel Kelly
English International School Moscow East
Russia englishedmoscow.com/east Headteacher: Malcolm Phillips
English International School Moscow South West
Russia englishedmoscow.com/southwest Headteacher: Paul Wade
English International School Moscow West
Russia englishedmoscow.com/west Headteacher: Nicola Hemingway
The International School of Moscow Russia internationalschool.ru
British International School Belgrade
Headteacher: Andreea Sisu
Poland interschool.uni.lodz.pl
Headteacher: Brian Roach
Acorns Nursery
International School of Stavanger
British International School of The University of Łódź
Romania veritaschool.ro
Headteacher: Paul Keach
Romania gradinita-engleza.ro
Poland bisc.krakow.pl
Romania transylvania-college.ro
Headteacher: Nicola Mason
Headteacher: Anne Howells
Norway isstavanger.no
Seven Hills International School
Romania sevenhills.ro
International British School of Bucharest Headteacher: Kendall Peet
International School of Bucharest Romania isb.ro
Headteacher: Sinan Kosak
King’s Oak British International School Romania kingsoakschool.ro
Headteacher: Susan Eriksson
Pick Me Academy Romania gradinitapickme.ro
Serbia british-int-school.org.uk
Headteacher: Aleksandra Keserovic
Chartwell International School Serbia chartwell.edu.rs
Headteacher: Maria Radovic
The British International School Bratislava
Slovakia nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ bratislava Headteacher: Karen Eastwood
British International School of Ljubljana Slovenia britishschool.si
King’s College - The British School of Madrid - La Moraleja
Spain madrid-lamoraleja.kingscollegeschools. org/
Headteacher: Nigel Fossey
King’s College - The British School of Murcia
Spain kcmurcia.es
Headteacher: Stefan Rumistrzewicz
King’s College, The British School of Alicante
Spain bsalicante.com
Headteacher: Derek Laidlaw
King’s Infant School
Spain madrid-chamartin.kingscollegeschools. org/ Headteacher: Kirsty Sharp
The British International School of Marbella
Spain bsm.org.es
Headteacher: Sian Kirkham
The British School of Barcelona
Spain britishschoolbarcelona.com Headteacher: Amanda Hughes
The British School of Gran Canaria Spain bs-gc.com
Headteacher: Julian Clark
The British School of Navarra
Spain bsn.org.es
Headteacher: James Batten
The English International College
Spain eic.edu
Headteacher: Yvonne Stephenson
British International School of Stockholm
Sweden britishinternationalprimaryschool.se Headteacher: Carl Hutson
Aiglon College
Aloha College
Headteacher: Richard McDonald
Spain aloha-college.com Headteacher: Elizabeth Batchelor
Ecole Mosaic
Switzerland ecolemosaic.ch
Baleares International College Sant Agustí
Headteacher: Heather Folley
Headteacher: Lowri Miller
Switzerland earlylearning.ch
Spain balearesint.net/Sant-Agusti-Campus
Baleares International College, Mallorca
Spain balearesint.net/Sa-Porrassa-Campus
Headteacher: Duncan Giles
Royal School In Transylvania
Headteacher: Christopher Mazur
Headteacher: Paul Page
Headteacher: Christopher Eversden
Spain ellimonarinternational.com/murcia
ELA Basel The Swiss British School of Basel Headteacher: Jason Taylor
Geneva English School Switzerland geneva-english-school.ch
Headteacher: Tim Meunier
The British School of Geneva Switzerland britishschoolgeneva.ch
Headteacher: Tobin Connell
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Edison Primary School
El Limonar International School Murcia
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Headteacher: Matthew Taylor
Switzerland aiglon.ch
Headteacher: Madalina Postelnicu
Romania royalschool.ro
Spain madrid-soto.kingscollegeschools.org/
Headteacher: Karl Wilkinson
Headteacher: Tom McGrath
Poland szkola-edison.pl
King’s College - The British School of Madrid
INTERNATIONAL
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Mougins School follows the British curriculum and is open to students aged 3-18 Mougins School follows the British curriculum and is open to students aged 3-18
Purpose-built campus with state-of-the-art facilities Sport, Art, Music and Theatre are anwith integral part of the academic Purpose-built campus state-of-the-art facilities programme StudentsSport, of over forty nationalities promote tolerance cultural differences Art, Music and Theatre are an integraland partanofunderstanding the academicofprogramme A wide-ranging programme which permits students to achieve their potential and enter prestigious universities world-wide Students of over forty nationalities promote tolerance and an understanding of cultural differences Caring atmosphere welcomes and assists new families A wide-ranging programme which permits students to achieve their potential and enter prestigious universities world-wide independentschoolparent.com
Caring atmosphere welcomes and assists new families Mougins School – 615 Avenue Maurice Donat – CS, 12180 – 06252 MOUGINS Cedex 00 33 (0)4 93 90 15 47 – information@mougins-school.com – www.mougins-school.com Mougins School – 615 Avenue Maurice Donat – CS, 12180 – 06252 MOUGINS Cedex
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INTERNATIONAL British School In The Netherlands The Netherlands britishschool.nl
Headteacher: Kieran Earley
British Embassy School Ankara Turkey besaturkey.org
Headteacher: Andrew Ryan
British International School Istanbul Turkey bis.k12.tr
Headteacher: Richard I’Anson
Tarabya British Schools
Turkey tarabyabritishschools.com Headteacher: Janet Ipek
Buckswood School United Kingdom buckswood.co.uk
Headteacher: Kevin Samson
Halcyon London International School United Kingdom halcyonschool.com
The Egypt British International School In Cairo Egypt esc.edu.eg/ebis
Headteacher: Barry Searles
Anglican International School Jerusalem
Israel aisj.co.il
Headteacher: Rosemary Saunders
International Community School
Abdullah Bin Al Zubair Private School
Headteacher: Stephen Viner
Headteacher: H Fatih Adak
British International School Riyadh
Brighton College Abu Dhabi
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia bisak.org
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia bisr.com.sa Headteacher: Chris Mantz
Jeddah Prep And Grammar School
Headteacher: Nicola Walker
British School of Bahrain Headteacher: Julie Anne Gilbert
The British School of Kuwait Kuwait bsk.edu.kw
Headteacher: Ben Llewelyn
Headteacher: Paul Shropshire
Sherborne International
The English Primary School, Salmiya Kuwait epg.edu.kw
Headteacher: Matthew Bristow
British International School Ukraine
The English Primary School, Salwa
Headteacher: David Cole
Headteacher: Daisy Roncancio
Ukraine britishschool.com.ua
Middle East
Kuwait epg.edu.kw
The English School, Kuwait Kuwait tes.edu.kw
Maadi British International School
Headteacher: Kieron Peacock
Headteacher: Richard White
Oman agsmuscat.com
Egypt mbisegypt.com
New Cairo British International School Egypt ncbis.co.uk
A’Soud Global School Headteacher: Andrew Hurst
British School Muscat Oman britishschoolmuscat.com
Headteacher: Graham Hurrell
Headteacher: Kai Vacher
The British International School, Cairo
Al Khor International School
Egypt bisc.edu.eg
Headteacher: Carlo Ferrario
The British School Al Rehab
Egypt tbs-cairo.com
Headteacher: Hilko Meijer
British International School of Tunis
British International School Al Khobar
Kingdon of Bahrain britishschoolbahrain.com
Headteacher: Tim Waters
Headteacher: Alistair Downs
Headteacher: Martin Nugent
Headteacher: Jonathan Warner
United Kingdom sherborne-international.org
Qatar rgsgq.com
Headteacher: Matthew Savage
King’s College Saint Michaels
United Kingdom oxintstudycentre.com
The Royal Grammar School Guildford In Qatar
Tunisia bistunis.com
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia jpgs.org
Oxford International Study Centre
Headteacher: Jarlath Madine
Jordan ics.edu.jo
Headteacher: Barry Mansfield
United Kingdom st-michaels.uk.com
Oryx International School
Qatar oryxschool.qa
Qatar akis.sch.qa
Headteacher: Hussein Modak
Compass International School, Doha
Qatar nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ doha/madinat-khalifa
United Arab Emirates abzschool.com
United Arab Emirates brightoncollege.ae
Headteacher: Simon Corns
Brighton College Al Ain United Arab Emirates brightoncollegealain.ae
Headteacher: Ken Greig
Dubai British School Jumeirah Park
United Arab Emirates dubaibritishschooljp.ae Headteacher: Heather Mann
Dubai College
United Arab Emirates dubaicollege.org
Headteacher: Mike Lambert
Dubai English Speaking School And College
United Arab Emirates descdubai.com
Headteacher: Andrew William Gibb
GEMS First Point School - The Villa
United Arab Emirates gemsfirstpointschool-dubai.com Headteacher: Stephen Sharples
GEMS Jumeirah Primary School
United Arab Emirates jumeirahprimaryschool.com Headteacher: Rachel Higgins
GEMS Royal Dubai School United Arab Emirates royaldubaischool.com
Headteacher: Kevin Loft
GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail
United Arab Emirates gemswellingtonacademy-alkhail.com Headteacher: Neil Matthews
GEMS Wellington Academy Silicon Oasis
United Arab Emirates gemswellingtonacademy-dso.com Headteacher: Michael Hall
GEMS Wellington International School United Arab Emirates wellingtoninternationalschool.com
JESS, Dubai
United Arab Emirates jess.sch.ae Headteacher: Mark Steed
Jumeirah College
United Arab Emirates gemsjc.com Headteacher: Simon O’Connor
Kent College, Dubai United Arab Emirates kentcollege.ae
Headteacher: Patrick Lee-Browne
Nord Anglia International School Dubai
United Arab Emirates nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ dubai Headteacher: Matthew Farthing
Repton School
United Arab Emirates reptondubai.org Headteacher: Jonathan Hughes D’Aeth
The British School Al Khubairat
United Arab Emirates britishschool.sch.ae
Headteacher: Mark Leppard
The Americas Two Boats School
Ascension Island ascension-island.gov.ac/government/ school
Headteacher: Alison Emmerson
The Chatmore British International School Bermuda familyfirstschools.com
Headteacher: Clare Sweeney
St Paul’s School Brazil stpauls.br
Headteacher: Louise Simpson
The British College of Brazil Brazil britishcollegebrazil.org
Headteacher: Duncan Rose
The British School Quito Ecuador britishschoolquito.edu.ec
Headteacher: Alec Jiggins
The Edron Academy
Mexico edron.edu.mx
Headteacher: Eamonn Mullally
King’s College - The British School of Panama Panama kingscollege.com.pa
Headteacher: Vanessa Whay
British International School of Charlotte
USA nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/ charlotte Headteacher: Adam Stevens
Headteacher: Terry Creissen
Headteacher: Ruth Burke
Doha College
GEMS Wellington Primary School
The British International School of New York
Headteacher: Steffen Sommer
Headteacher: Stephen Chynoweth
Headteacher: Jason Morrow
The British School of Egypt
Doha English Speaking School
Jebel Ali School
Headteacher: Vivian Rizk
Headteacher: Sean Sibley
Headteacher: Peter Hill
The British School of Alexandria
Egypt bsalex.net
Headteacher: Justin Blakebrough
Egypt bseegypt.net
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Qatar dohacollege.com
Qatar dess.org
United Arab Emirates gemswps.com
United Arab Emirates jebelalischool.org
USA bis-ny.org
The British School Caracas
Venezuela tbscaracas.com
Headteacher: Yasir Patel
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London
This map illustrates the location of some of our leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by area, follows this page.
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Chigwell
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Croydon Epsom
SURREY Inner London East London Snaresbrook 1
Forest School
North London Highgate
South West London
Wimbledon
Battersea
26 Queen’s College Preparatory School
Balham 10 Hornsby House School
West London
Greater London
Belgravia
21 St Benedict’s School
27 Quainton Hall School 28 The John Lyon School
9 Newton Prep School
11 Eaton House Belgravia Prep & Pre-Prep School 12 Eaton Square School
Ealing
Kensington
North West London
Clapham
22 Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College 23 Hawkesdown House
3 Devonshire House Preparatory School 4 North Bridge House 5 University College School 6 Southbank International School, Hampstead
Fulham
School 24 Kensington Park School 25 Kensington Wade
2 Channing School
Hampstead
Hendon 7 Hendon Prep School
St John’s Wood 8 Abercorn School
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Portland Place
20 The Study Preparatory School
13 Eaton House The Manor Preparatory 14 Fulham Prep & Senior Schools 15 Kensington Prep School 16 Parsons Green Prep
Harrow
Northwood
29 Merchant Taylors’ School 30 St Helens School
Twickenham
31 Newland House School
City of London
32 Dallington School
Knightsbridge 17 Knightsbridge School
South Kensington
18 Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle 19 Queen’s Gate School
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Arts Educational Schools Chiswick, W4 1LY artsed.co.uk
Headteacher: Chris Hocking Total pupils: 231 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College Kensington, W8 4PL ashbournecollege.co.uk See Advertisement Headteacher: Mr Mike Kirby Total pupils: 243 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Avenue House School Ealing, W13 8LS avenuehouse.org
Headteacher: Mr Justin Sheppard Total pupils: 122 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Bassett House School
North Kensington, W10 6JP bassetths.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Philippa Cawthorne Total pupils: 191 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Bute House Preparatory School for Girls Hammersmith, W6 7EA butehouse.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Lowe Total pupils: 309 Prep • Day • Girls
Chepstow House School
Notting Hill, W11 3EP chepstowhouseschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Angela Barr Total pupils: 172 Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Connaught House School Bayswater, W2 2HL connaughthouseschool.co.uk Headteachers: Mrs V. Hampton and Miss E. Grunewald Total pupils: 85 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Davies Laing & Dick College Marylebone, W1U 2QB dldcollege.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Rachael Borland Total pupils: 500 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Durston House
Ealing, W5 2DR durstonhouse.org
Headteacher: Mr Ian Kendrick Total pupils: 407 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
The Falcons Pre-Preparatory School for Boys Chiswick, W4 3DT falconsboys.co.uk
Headmaster: Mr Andrew Forbes Total pupils: 354 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Godolphin & Latymer School Hammersmith, W6 0PG godolphinandlatymer.com Headteacher: Dr F Ramsey Total pupils: 786 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Great Beginnings Montessori Nursery School Marylebone, W1H 5JE greatbeginningsnursery.com Headteacher: Ms Wendy Innes Total pupils: 64 Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Hawkesdown House School Kensington, W8 7PN hawkesdown.co.uk See Advertisement
Principal: Mrs Jenny Mackay Total pupils: 141 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Heathfield House School Chiswick, W4 4JU heathfieldhouse.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Goodsman Total pupils: 198 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Ms Kitty Mason Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
International School of London Gunnersbury, W3 8LG islschools.org
Principals: Sarah Pearson and Richard Parker Total pupils: 440 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Endeavour Courage Truth
Kensington Park School Kensington, W2 4AT kps.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Paul Vanni Senior • 6th Form
Kensington Wade School Kensington, W14 8PU kensingtonwade.com See Advertisement Headteacher: Jo Wallace Nursery • Pre-Prep
27 Edge Street, Kensington, London W8 7PN Telephone: 0207 727 9090 Email: admin@hawkesdown.co.uk www.hawkesdown.co.uk
Latymer Prep School Hammersmith, W6 9TA latymerprep.org
Headteacher: Ms Andrea Rutterford Total pupils: 157 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Latymer Upper School Hammersmith, W6 9LR latymer-upper.org
Headteacher: Mr David Goodhew Total pupils: 1179 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Lionheart School
West Kensington, W14 0HB lionheart-education.com Headteacher: Ms Kate Cullinan Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle Kensington, SW7 2DG www.lyceefrancais.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Olivier Rauch Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Maria Montessori Children’s House – Bayswater Bayswater, W2 4LA mariamontessori.org
Nursery • Prep • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Maria Montessori Children’s House – Notting Hill Notting Hill, W11 1JG mariamontessori.org
Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Norland Place School
Notting Hill Gate, W11 4UH norlandplace.com Headteacher: Mr Patrick Mattar Total pupils: 244 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Notting Hill and Ealing High School Junior
Headteacher: Mrs A Evans Total pupils: 109 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls • Boys
Headteacher: Ms Silvana Silva Total pupils: 902 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Ealing, W13 8HH nhehs.gdst.net
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Kensington, W14 8HJ hpps.co.uk
Harvington Prep School Ealing, W5 2DS harvingtonschool.com
Hawkesdown House School
Holland Park Pre-Prep School and Nursery
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Kensington Park School is a new independent school for boys and girls aged 11–18 in the heart of London. Whilst the school is new, its leadership and teachers have long, successful track-records at some of the best independent schools in the country with the core teaching team coming from St Paul’s School. KPS is committed to academic excellence combined with strong pastoral care. The school has developed an extensive offering of sports and co-curricular activities, making full use of the world-class facilities in and around its West London home. KPS combines the best of British independent education with a genuinely international
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Southbank International School, Kensington
Headteacher: Mr Matthew Shoults Total pupils: 600 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Jon Coward Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Ealing, W13 8AX nhehs.gdst.net
Notting Hill Prep School Notting Hill Gate, W11 1QQ nottinghillprep.com Headteacher: Jane Cameron Total pupils: 300 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Orchard House School Chiswick, W4 1LB orchardhs.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Maria Edwards Total pupils: 300 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Pembridge Hall School
Notting Hill Gate, W2 4EH pembridgehall.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Henry Keighley-Elstub Total pupils: 413 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Portland Place School Regent’s Park, W1B 1NJ portland-place.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr David Bradbury Total pupils: 425 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Queen’s College Preparatory School
Portland Place, W1B 1QP qcps.org.uk
Southbank International School, Westminster
Sylvia Young Theatre School Hyde Park, W1H 5YZ syts.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Frances Chave Total pupils: 237 Prep • Senior • Day • Weekly • Co-Ed
Thomas’s Kensington Kensington, W8 5RJ thomas-s.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Joanna Ebner Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Wetherby Pre-Preparatory School Notting Hill Gate, W2 4ED wetherbyschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Nick Baker Prep • Day • Boys
Headteacher: Benedict Dunhill Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Ealing, W5 2JL sapriory.com
Headteacher: Mrs S Raffray, M.A. Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls • Boys
St Benedict’s School Ealing, W5 2ES stbenedicts.org.uk See Advertisement
Headmaster: Mr Andrew Johnson Total pupils: 1104 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
St Benedict’s Junior School Ealing, W5 2XP stbenedicts.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr R G Simmons, BA Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St James Junior School
West Kensington, W14 8SH stjamesschools.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Catherine Thomlinson Total pupils: 250 Prep • Day • Girls
St James Senior Girls’ School West Kensington, W14 8SH stjamesgirls.co.uk
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Marylebone, W1H 2EA wetherbyprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Richard Tillett Total pupils: 552 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
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Abercorn School
Headteacher: Mr Carl Howes Total pupils: 420 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Discover Mornings 23 February 16 March
Headteacher: Mr Mark Snell Total pupils: 292 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
North West London
Hammersmith, W6 0SL rpps.co.uk
30 years
Headteacher: Ms Siobhan McGrath Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Queen’s College London
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School
Celebrating
Westminster, W1B 1QR southbank.org
Headteacher: Emma Webb Total pupils: 230 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Regent’s Park, W1G 8BT qcl.org.uk
More than a school, it’s an education
Notting Hill Gate, W11 3BU southbank.org
We invite you to join us and to see for yourself what makes Abercorn School so special. Visit the website to reserve your place at a Discover Morning, or contact us to arrange a personal tour and to meet the team who ensure that Abercorn School is more than a school, it’s an education. 020 7286 4785 admissions@abercornschool.com 28 Abercorn Place, London NW8 9XP n
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Abercorn Pre-Prep
Marylebone, NW1 6JF abercornschool.com
Deputy Head: Ms Rebecca Stewart Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Inspiring Minds.
Abercorn Prep
Marylebone, W1H 1PN abercornschool.com
Deputy Head: Kirsteen Jack Total pupils: 292 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Abingdon House School Marylebone, NW1 6LG abingdonhouseschool.co.uk
Acting Headteacher: Mr Adrian Groves Total pupils: 55 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The American School in London St John’s Wood, NW8 0NP asl.org
Headteacher: Robin Appleby Total pupils: 1360 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Arnold House School
St John’s Wood, NW8 0LH arnoldhouse.co.uk Headteacher: Mr V W P Thomas Total pupils: 273 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Come and see what a Hendon Prep education has to offer your child.
Belmont Mill Hill Preparatory School
Call us today to arrange your private tour or Pre-School Stay & Play: 020 8203 7727
Mill Hill Village, NW7 4ED millhill.org.uk/belmont
Headteacher: Sarah Labram Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Leon Roberts Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Co-Ed
St Paul’s Girls’ School
Brampton College
admissions@hendonprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Sarah Fletcher Total pupils: 741 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Mr B Canetti Total pupils: 252 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Hendon Prep is a co-educational Independent Day School and SIS rated ‘Outstanding’ Pre-School in North London for boys and girls from 2 to 13.
Hammersmith, W6 7BS spgs.org
Hendon, NW4 4DQ bramptoncollege.com
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Ashbourne College Kensington One of London’s best private colleges • Outstanding results • 50% placement to Russell Group universities • Stunning location Telephone: 0207 937 3858 admissions@ashbournecollege.co.uk
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www.parsonsgreenprep.co.uk www.parsonsgreenprep.co.uk www.parsonsgreenprep.co.uk Parsons Green Prep Parsons Green Prep 1 Fulham Park Road Parsons 1 FulhamGreen Park Prep Road London SW6 4LJ 1London Fulham Park Road SW6 4LJ 7610 8085 London SW6 4LJ T: T: 020020 7610 8085 T: 020 7610 8085 E: admissions@parsonsgreenprep.co.uk E: admissions@parsonsgreenprep.co.uk E: admissions@parsonsgreenprep.co.uk
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LONDON | North West London The Cavendish School
Mill Hill School
Headteacher: Miss Jane Rogers Total pupils: 250 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Frances King Total pupils: 183 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Camden, NW1 7HB cavendishschool.co.uk
Devonshire House Preparatory School
Hampstead, NW3 6AE devonshirehouseschool.co.uk See Advertisement Headteacher: Mrs S Piper Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Fine Arts College
Belsize Park, NW3 4YD hampsteadfinearts.com
Headteacher: Ms C Cave Total pupils: 160 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Francis Holland School Regent’s Park, NW1 6XR fhs-nw1.org.uk
Headteacher: Ms Lucy Elphinstone Total pupils: 495 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Grimsdell, Mill Hill Pre-Preparatory School Mill Hill, NW7 1QR millhill.org.uk/grimsdell
Headteacher: Mrs Kate Simon Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Hall
Hampstead, NW3 4EH hallschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Chris Godwin Total pupils: 458 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Hampstead Hill Pre-Preparatory School Hampstead, NW3 2PP hampsteadhillschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Andrea Taylor Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hendon Prep School London, NW4 1TD hendonprep.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Mark Lloyd-Williams Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hereward House School Hampstead, NW3 4NY herewardhouse.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Pascal Evans Total pupils: 176 Prep • Day • Boys
King Alfred School
Golders Green, NW11 7HY kingalfred.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Robert Lobatto Total pupils: 637 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Lyndhurst House School Hampstead, NW3 5NW lyndhursthouse.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Reid Total pupils: 165 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Maria Montessori Children’s House – Hampstead Hampstead, NW3 5NW mariamontessori.org
Mulberry House School
West Hampstead, NW2 3SD mulberryhouseschool.com Headteacher: Victoria Playford Total pupils: 211 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Naima Jewish Preparatory School Maida Vale, NW6 5ED naimajps.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Bill Pratt Total pupils: 172 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
North Bridge House School Nursery London NW3 5JY northbridgehouse.com See Advertisement
Key facts
Headteacher: Ms Christine McLelland Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Gender / Ages: boys and girls, 4-18 years Total pupils: 1,360, boys 680, girls 680 Type: Day Fees: Pre-Prep – (Years 0-2), £4,200 per term Prep – (Years 3-6), year 3 £4,480, years 4-6 £4,820 per term Senior and Sixth Form – (Years 7-13) £5,992 per term Typical class size: Prep-Prep – 16, Prep – 22, Senior – 20 Entrance procedure: Please see our website for details
North Bridge House Pre-Preparatory School London, NW3 5RR northbridgehouse.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Ms Christine McLelland Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
North Bridge House School Prep School
School Philosophy: Forest is a humane, open-minded school for children aged 4-18, where the pupils’ all-round personal development is outstanding and academic attainment is high. It is London’s only diamond structure school and is, above all, a happy school which understands the rich inter-relationship between the curricular, the co-curricular and the pastoral.
London, NW1 7AB northbridgehouse.com See Advertisement Headteacher: Brodie Bibby Prep • Day • Co-Ed
North Bridge House Senior School Hampstead, NW3 5UD northbridgehouse.com See Advertisement
We benefit from a tremendous location: on the very edge of north-east London, a city school surrounded by ancient forest, safe but not secluded, and within a diverse, dynamic community. There is boldness in the School’s character, a readiness to be forward-thinking and adaptable, with pride in what we are and excitement for what lies ahead.
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Most pupils transfer from Forest Prep School to the Senior School at 11+ and many are awarded top academic, music or sport scholarships.
Headteacher: Mr Brendan Pavey Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Hampstead, NW3 6PD devonshirehouseschool.co.uk/nurserycurriculum
Senior School Academic Results 2017: GCSE: 77% of pupils achieved at least 5 A* or A grades. HPQ: 87% of pupils were awarded an A* or A grade. A Level: 70% of pupils were awarded A*, A or B grades. EPQ: 76% of pupils were awarded at least an A grade.
Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Saint Christina’s RC Preparatory School
St John’s Wood, NW8 7PY saintchristinas.org.uk
Extra-curricular: Forest offers extra-curricular opportunities in sport, music and drama and has an enormous selection of clubs and activities for pupils from Reception to Year 13. These take place before School, at lunchtimes and at the end of the School day.
Headteacher: Jenny Finlayson Total pupils: 228 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls • Boys
Sarum Hall School
Hampstead, NW3 3EL sarumhallschool.co.uk
Notable Achievements and Alumni: WW2 Spitfire pilot and author, Geoffrey Wellum DFC. The Rt. Hon. Brandon Lewis MP, Minister of State for Immigration. Former England Cricket Captain, Nasser Hussain. Essex CCC wicket-keeper James Foster is Forest’s current cricket professional. Actors, Paapa Essiedu, Ella Purnell, Nicola Walker, Adam Woodyatt.
Headteacher: Mrs Christine Smith Total pupils: 182 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
South Hampstead High Junior Hampstead, NW3 5RN shhs.gdst.net
Maria Montessori Children’s House – West Hampstead
South Hampstead High Senior Hampstead, NW3 5SS shhs.gdst.net
Headteacher: Victoria Bingham Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
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Neasden, NW2 7RX neasdenmontessori.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Gabrielle Solti Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
London E17 3PY
Neasden Montessori School
Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
West Hampstead, NW6 4SN mariamontessori.org
Forest School
Mill Hill, NW7 1QS millhill.org.uk
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OPEN EVENTS Senior - Thursday 3 May Nursery & Junior - Thursday 24 May Whole School - Saturday 6 October
View our website for a full list of our Open Events or arrange a personal visit with our Registrar, Louise Pepper, on 020 8862 2254 independentschoolparent.com
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LONDON | North West London | North London Southbank International School, Hampstead Hampstead, NW3 5TH southbank.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Shirley Harwood Total pupils: 200 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Anthony’s Preparatory School Hampstead, NW3 6NP stanthonysprep.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Paul Keyte Total pupils: 295 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
St Christopher’s School
Hampstead, NW3 5AE st-christophers.hampstead.sch.uk Headteacher: Ms Emma Nash Total pupils: 247 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
St Margaret’s School Hampstead, NW3 7SR st-margarets.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr M Webster Total pupils: 155 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Girls
St Mary’s School
Hampstead, NW3 6PG stmh.co.uk
Headteacher: Harriet Connor-Earl Total pupils: 297 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
The Swaminarayan School Neasden, NW10 8HE swaminarayan.brent.sch.uk
Headteacher: Umesh Raja and Nilesh Manani Total pupils: 494 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Trevor-Roberts School
Hampstead, NW3 3ET trevor-robertsschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Simon Trevor-Roberts Total pupils: 174 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
UCS Pre-Prep
Hampstead, NW3 5LF ucs.org.uk See Advertisement Headteacher: Dr. Zoe Dunn Total pupils: 125 Pre-Prep • Day • Boys
University College School Junior Hampstead, NW3 6QN ucs.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Lewis Hayward Total pupils: 247 Prep • Day • Boys
University College School Senior Hampstead, NW3 6XH ucs.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Mark Beard Total pupils: 848 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys • Co-Ed
The Village School
Belsize Park, NW3 3YN thevillageschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Miss Carol Gay Total pupils: 110 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
North London Andover Pre School Islington, N7 7RU
Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Annemount Nursery and Pre-Prep Hampstead, N2 0QN annemount.co.uk
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Highgate, N6 5RX avenuenursery.com
Bright children
Headteacher: Ms Mary Fysh Total pupils: 83 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
exceptional opportunities
Exceptional
opportunities: our central London location and address book has attracted visitors to Newton Prep like the Dalai Lama, Michael Gove MP, Shami Chakrabarti, rugby player Josh Lewsey, HRH the Duchess of Gloucester and film director Alan Parker.
Beckett House Montessori Nursery School Islington, N1 0LL
Headteacher: Pamela Harries Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Channing Junior School Highgate, N6 5JR channing.co.uk See Profile Listing
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Headteacher: Mrs Louise Lawrance Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
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Headteacher: Mrs Barbara Elliott Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Dwight School London Barnet, N11 3LX dwightlondon.org
Headteacher: Alison Cobbin Total pupils: 356 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
We can offer 100% Bursaries from Year 3 up, for sparky local children who might not otherwise be able to afford a fee-paying school.
The Gower School
Islington, N1 9JF thegowerschool.co.uk Headteacher: Miss Emma Gowers Total pupils: 233 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
“Newton combines knowledge of families with great space and facilities in which children are encouraged to be themselves. All the teachers understand my children, the management is open to fresh ideas and the school is big enough to accommodate variety.” Current parent A co-ed London prep for ages 3-13 www.newtonprepschool.co.uk Call 020 7720 4091 x 1203
Grange Park Preparatory School Grange Park, N21 2EA gpps.org.uk
Headteacher: Flavia Rizzo Total pupils: 82 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Highgate Pre-Preparatory School Highgate, N6 4PH highgateschool.org.uk
“One school, two buildings, great teaching, and tip top facilities.”
Headteacher: Mrs Diane Hecht Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Good Schools Guide
Highgate Junior School Highgate, N6 4PL highgateschool.org.uk
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.
Headteacher: Mr Mark James Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Highgate School
Highgate, N6 4AY highgateschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr A S Pettitt Total pupils: 1588 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Keble School
Winchmore Hill, N21 1BG kebleprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr M J Mitchell Total pupils: 224 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Boys
For further details and to book a school visit, contact Jane Davis on 020 8947 6969 www.thestudyprep.co.uk
Maria Montessori School Hornsey Rise
Registered Charity No. 271012
Hornsey Rise, N19 3AD mariamontessori.org
Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Montessori House
We welcome enquires about our scheme of assistance with fees for girls aged 7+.
Muswell Hill, N10 3LS montessori-house.org.uk
Headteacher: Paul Jowett Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mrs Geraldine Maidment Total pupils: 85 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Avenue Nursery and Pre-Preparatory School
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Queen’s College Preparatory School, W1, London www.qcps.org.uk
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LONDON | North London | Central London | East London | South East London Norfolk House School Muswell Hill, N10 2EG norfolkhouseschool.org
St Paul’s Cathedral School City of London, EC2A 4JH spcslondon.com
Headteacher: Paul Jowett Total pupils: 255 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Simon Larter-Evans Total pupils: 252 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
North Bridge House School
East London
Canonbury, N1 2NQ northbridgehouse.com
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Taylor Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Palmer’s Green High School Palmer’s Green, N21 3LJ pghs.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Wendy Kempster Total pupils: 277 Nursery • Prep • Junior • Senior • Day • Girls
Bethnal Green Montessori School Bethnal Green, E2 7DA bethnalgreenmontessorischool.co.uk
Forest School
Snaresbrook, E17 3PY forest.org.uk See Profile Listing
St Andrew’s Montessori Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Gatehouse School
St Paul’s Steiner School Islington, N1 2QH stpaulssteinerschool.org
Headteacher: Stephanie Jansen Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Salcombe Prep School Enfield, N14 4P salcombeprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Davies Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Vita et Pax Preparatory School Southgate, N14 4AT vitaetpax.co.uk
Headteacher: Miss G Chumbley Total pupils: 188 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Central London CATS College London Holborn, WC1A 2RA catseducation.com
Headteacher: Mr Mario Di Clemente Total pupils: 262 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
City of London School for Girls City of London, EC2Y 8BB clsg.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Ena Harrop Total pupils: 732 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
City of London School
City of London, EC4V 3AL clsb.org.uk Acting Headteacher: Mr Richard Brookes Total pupils: 921 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Dallington School
London, EC1V 0BQ dallingtonschool.co.uk See Profile Listing Headteacher: Mogg Hercules Nursery • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Ecole Jeannine Manuel School London, WC1B 3DN ecolejeanninemanuel.org.uk Headmistress : Ms Pauline Prevot Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Lyceum School
City of London, EC4M 9AD lyceumschool.co.uk
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The quality of the pupils’ achievements and learning is
Victoria Park, E2 9JG gatehouseschool.co.uk
ISI Inspection Report, May 2015
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Noakes Total pupils: 380 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
596 Fulham Road London SW6 5PA Phone: 020 7731 9300 Email: enquiries@kenprep.gdst.net www.kensingtonprep.gdst.net
Grangewood Independent School Forest Gate, E7 8QT grangewoodschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs Beverley Roberts Total pupils: 63 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Shortlisted for Independent Prep School of the Year 2018
Normanhurst School
North Chingford, E4 7BA normanhurstschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Osborn Total pupils: 249 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Snaresbrook College Preparatory School
Dallington School
South Woodford, E18 2EA snaresbrookprep.org
Headteacher: Mrs Chiverrell Total pupils: 164 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
South East London Alleyn’s School
Dulwich, SE22 8SU alleyns.org.uk
Headteacher: Dr Gary Savage Total pupils: 1,009 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Bellerbys College London London, SE8 3DE bellerbys.com
8 Dallington Street, London EC1V 0BW
Principal: Alison Baines Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
T: 020 7251 2284 E: hercules@dallingtonschool.co.uk W: www.dallingtonschool.co.uk Head Teacher: Mogg Hercules MBE (New Year Honours list 2018) Admissions: Maria-Luisa Marchini
Blackheath High School
Blackheath, SE3 7AG blackheathhighschool.gdst.net Headteacher: Mrs C Chandler-Thompson Total pupils: 737 Nursery • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
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Gender / Ages: boys and girls, 3-11 years Total pupils: 134, boys 81, girls 53 Type: Day Fees: Nursery – from £3,326 per term Year 1 – £3,693 Year 2 – £3,832 Years 3 & 4 – £4,054 Years 5 & 6 – £4,210 per term Entrance procedure: Please see our website for details
Blackheath Preparatory School Blackheath, SE3 ONJ blackheathprepschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs Penelope Thompson Total pupils: 399 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
School Philosophy: A family-run, independent day school in the heart of London. Our children address teachers by their first names and do not wear a uniform. We offer a curriculum which is broad, balanced in a stimulating environment that promotes discovery and values a love of learning.
Colfe’s School Lee, SE12 8AW colfes.com
Headteacher: Mr R F Russell Total pupils: 599 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mrs Vanessa Bingham Total pupils: 97 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Sidonie Winter Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Warden: Marcus Cliff Hodges Total pupils: 1345 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls • Boys • Co-Ed
Islington, N1 1BQ standrewsmontessori.com
Kensington Prep School is an award-winning school in Fulham for girls aged 4-11. We have some of the best facilities of any prep school in London and win praise for our nurturing approach, rich curriculum and outstanding academic results.
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Channing School
Hornsby House School
Hearnville Road, London SW12 8RB
T: 020 8673 7573 E: school@hornsbyhouse.org.uk W: www.hornsbyhouse.org.uk Head Teacher: Mr Edward Rees Admissions: Mrs Alex Salandin
The Bank, Highgate, London N6 5HF
Gender / Ages: boys and girls, 4-11 years Total pupils: 430, boys 221, girls 209 Type: Day Fees: Pre-Prep – Day from £4,585 per term. Prep: Day from £4,925 per term Entrance procedure: First come first served at Reception, with sibling priority. Please see our website for details.
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Key facts
School Philosophy: Hornsby House is warm, nurturing and inclusive. The curriculum is broad and delivered by talented teachers who have overseen record-breaking 11+ results over the last 3 years. ISI judged pupils’ overall achievement as “excellent” and their personal development as “excellent and a strength of the school”. Open Days: Thursday 8th March 2018, Thursday 7th June 2018
DEVONSHIRE HOUSE SCHOOL 2 Arkwright Road, Hampstead, NW3 6AE
T: 020 83402328 E: info@channing.co.uk W: www.channing.co.uk Head Teacher: Mrs B M Elliott Admissions: Mrs M McHarg E: admissions@channing.co.uk Gender / Ages: girls, 4-18 years Total pupils: 920 Type: Day Fees: Junior School – £5,600 per term. Senior – £6,155 per term Typical class size: Prep – 24, Senior – 24, Sixth Form – 8 Entrance procedure: Channing School is a member of the North London Independent Girls’ Schools Consortium and follows its agreed Code of Practice for entry.
School Philosophy: At Channing, anything and everything is possible. Pupils just have to be prepared to embrace the Channing spirit of enthusiasm, endeavour and excellence. We appreciate that everyone is different and at Channing we value that individuality. Founded on principles of tolerance and respect for the individual, it is important to us that, in a changing world of uncertainty and pressure, Channing provides an oasis of calm purpose. A place where pupils will be encouraged to think for themselves, keep an open mind and follow their passions. Academic Record: We are very proud of our continued success at A Level and GCSE and the fact that Channing is consistently ranked amongst the top 50 Independent schools in the country. The majority of our students go on to some of the most prestigious universities in the UK and abroad, having been supported and guided by our bespoke university application programme. Extra-curricular: We pride ourselves on turning out confident, well-rounded young adults and our Co-Curricular programme is an essential part of that process. Our Music, Art and Drama departments are busy places full of exciting opportunities, whilst our lunchtime and after-school clubs provide the chance to try something new. There are numerous clubs in The Junior School including Music, Ballet, Arts & Craft, Cookery, Chess, Book Club, Gardening, Maths Challenge, Netball and Gymnastics.
A co-educational IAPS Prep and Pre-Prep School for children from 3 to 13 with its own Oak Tree Nursery for children from 2½ to 3½ OPEN MORNINGS Wednesday 2nd May 2018 Thursday 3rd May 2018 For more information contact Admissions: 020 7435 1916 enquiries@devonshirehouseprepschool.co.uk www.devonshirehouseschool.co.uk
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Notable Achievements and Alumni: The Quality of pupils’ achievements and learning is exceptional’. Channing was rated at the highest level in all areas inspected by ISI (Independent Schools Inspectorate) in April 2015. See www.channing.co.uk for the school’s 2018 Open Days
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LONDON | South East London | South West London Dulwich Prep London
Sydenham High School
Headteacher: Mr Michael Roulston Total pupils: 835 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Boys
Headteacher: Mrs Katharine Woodcock Total pupils: 616 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Dulwich College
South West London
Dulwich, SE21 7AA dulwichpreplondon.org
Dulwich, SE21 7LD dulwich.org.uk
Headteacher: Dr Joseph Spence Total pupils: 1768 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Boys
Eltham College Junior School Eltham, SE9 4RW elthamcollege.london
Headteacher: Mr Edmund Cavendish Prep • Day • Boys
Eltham College
Eltham, SE9 4QF elthamcollege.london Headteacher: Mr Guy Sanderson Total pupils: 870 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys • Co-Ed
Greenwich Steiner School
Blackheath, SE3 7SE greenwichsteinerschool.org.uk Headteacher: Adrian Dow Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Co-Ed
Herne Hill Pre-Preparatory School Herne Hill, SE24 9LY hernehillschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Ngaire Telford Total pupils: 287 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
James Allen’s Preparatory School Dulwich, SE22 8TE jags.org.uk
Headteacher: Finola Stack Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
James Allen’s Girls’ School Dulwich, SE22 8TE jags.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Sally-Anne Huang Total pupils: 1081 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Oakfield Preparatory School Dulwich, SE21 8HP oakfield.dulwich.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Patrick Gush Total pupils: 414 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Riverston School
Eltham, SE12 8UF riverstonschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Sarah Salathiel Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Rosemead Preparatory School Dulwich, SE21 8HZ rosemeadprepschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr P Soutar Total pupils: 350 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Dunstan’s College Catford, SE6 4TY stdunstans.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Nicholas Hewlett Total pupils: 857 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Sydenham, SE26 6BL sydenhamhighschool.gdst.net
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Apples and Honey, The Nursery on the Common Wimbledon, SW19 5QD applesandhoney.org
Headteacher: Gila Godsi Total pupils: 30 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Barnes Montessori Nursery Barnes, SW13 9QL barnesmontessori.co.uk
Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Broomwood Hall
Wandsworth, SW12 8NR broomwood.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Katharine Colquhoun Total pupils: 631 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls • Co-Ed
Cameron House
Chelsea, SW3 6AH cameronhouseschool.org
Queen’s Gate offers girls a warm, supportive environment where individuality is nurtured, academic standards are high and a broad-based curriculum ensures a well-rounded education.
Acting Headmistress: Mary-Anne Malloy Total pupils: 120 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Clapham Montessori
For a prospectus or to arrange a visit, please contact the Registrar, Miss Isabel Carey: registrar@queensgate.org.uk · 020 7594 4982
Clapham, SW4 0DX montessoriclapham.co.uk
Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Clapham Park Montessori Clapham, SW4 9EH montessoriclapham.co.uk
Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Queen’s Gate School, 131–133 Queen’s Gate, London SW7 5LE
Collingham College Earl’s Court, SW5 0HL collingham.co.uk
Headteacher: Dr Sally Powell Total pupils: 216 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Dolphin School
Wandsworth, SW11 6QW dolphinschool.org.uk Headteacher: Mr Tom Lewis Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
KNIGHTSBRIDGE SCHOOL
The Dominie
Battersea, SW11 4DX thedominie.co.uk
“Keep Studying, Keep Sporting, Keep Striving”
Headteacher: Anne O’Doherty Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Donhead School
Wimbledon, SW19 4NP donhead.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr P J J Barr Total pupils: 334 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Prep School
2016 ISI Report
Belgravia, SW1W 9BA eatonhouseschools.com See Advertisement
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Headteacher: Mr Huw May Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Eaton House Belgravia Prep School
Junior School tours are on Tuesday and Wednesday at 9.00am
Belgravia, SW7 5QH eatonhouseschools.com See Advertisement
Senior School tours are on Wednesday at 9.00am
Headteacher: Mr Huw May Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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St Olave’s Preparatory School
Eaton House The Manor Girls’ School
020 7590 9000
Headteacher: Miss C Holloway Total pupils: 220 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Oliver Snowball Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
New Eltham, SE9 3QS stolaves.org.uk
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LONDON | South West London Eaton House The Manor Nursery
Fulham Senior School
Ibstock Place School
The Park Kindergarten
Principal: Mr Neil Brooks Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Eaton House The Manor Pre-Prep and Prep
Fulham Pre-Prep School
Headteacher: Anna Sylvester-Johnson Total pupils: 950 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Roosha Sue Nursery • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mrs Nichola Borthwick and Mrs Sarah Segrave Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Eaton Square Nursery School Belgravia Belgravia, SW1W 9PY eatonsquareschool.com See Advertisement Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Eaton Square Nursery School Knightsbridge Knightsbridge, SW7 1BX eatonsquareschool.com See Advertisement Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Eaton Square Nursery School Pimlico Pimlico, SW1V 3DZ eatonsquareschool.com See Advertisement Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Eaton Square School Belgravia, SW1V 1PP eatonsquareschool.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Sebastian Hepher Total pupils: 519 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Emanuel School
Battersea, SW11 1HS emanuel.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Robert Milne Total pupils: 774 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Fairley House School
Westminster, SW1P 4AU fairleyhouse.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Michael Taylor Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Falcons Preparatory Girls School Putney, SW15 6PY falconsgirls.co.uk
Headteacher: Sophia Ashworth Jones Total pupils: 78 Prep • Day • Girls
Falkner House
South Kensington, SW7 4QB falknerhouse.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs A Griggs Total pupils: 200 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Falkner House
Earl’s Court, SW5 9SU falknerhouse.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs A Griggs Total pupils: 178 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Finton House
Balham, SW17 7HL fintonhouse.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Ben Freeman Total pupils: 322 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Francis Holland School, Sloane Square SW1W 8JF fhs-sw1.org.uk
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Fulham, SW6 3JJ fulhamprep.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Miss Di Steven Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Fulham Prep School Fulham, W14 9SD fulhamprep.co.uk See Advertisement
Roehampton, SW15 5PY ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
Kensington Prep School Fulham, SW6 5PA kensingtonprep.gdst.net See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs Prudence Lynch Total pupils: 293 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
King’s College School
Principal: Mr Neil Brooks Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Wimbledon, SW19 4TT kcs.org.uk
Garden House School
Headteacher: Mr AD Halls Total pupils: 853 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Chelsea, SW3 4TW gardenhouseschool.co.uk
Headteachers: Mrs Annie Lee, Mrs Julia Adlard, Mr Christian Warland Total pupils: 497 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Knightsbridge School
Glendower Preparatory School
Principal: Mr Magoo Giles Total pupils: 386 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Ms Sarah Knollys Total pupils: 255 Prep • Day • Girls
L’Ecole de Battersea
Hall School Wimbledon (Junior)
Total pupils: 250 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
South Kensington, SW7 5JX glendowerprep.org
Putney Vale, SW15 3EQ hsw.co.uk
Headteacher: Timothy Hobbs Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hall School Wimbledon (Senior) Wimbledon, SW20 8HF hsw.co.uk
Headteacher: Timothy Hobbs Senior • Day • Co-Ed
The Hampshire School Early Years
Chelsea, SW7 4NX thehampshireschoolchelsea.co.uk Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
The Hampshire School, Chelsea Chelsea, SW3 6NB thehampshireschoolchelsea.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Donal Brennan Total pupils: 255 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Harrodian School Barnes, SW13 9QN harrodian.com
Headteacher: James Hooke Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Hill House International School Knightsbridge, SW1X 0EP hillhouseschool.co.uk Headteacher: Richard Townend Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hornsby House School Balham, SW12 8RS hornsbyhouse.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Edward Rees Total pupils: 415 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hurlingham School
Putney, SW15 2NQ hurlinghamschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Brough Total pupils: 326 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hyde Park School
South Kensington, SW7 5NL hydeparkschool.co.uk Headteacher: Hilary Wyatt Total pupils: 117 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Knightsbridge, SW1X 0BD knightsbridgeschool.com See Advertisement
Battersea, SW11 3DS lecoledespetits.co.uk
Battersea, SW11 4LH thekindergartens.com
Parsons Green Prep
Fulham, SW6 4LJ parsonsgreenprep.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Tim Cannell Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Prospect House School Putney, SW15 3NT prospecths.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Michael Hodge Total pupils: 295 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Putney High School Putney, SW15 6BH putneyhigh.gdst.net
Headteacher: Mrs Suzie Longstaff Total pupils: 911 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Queen’s Gate School
South Kensington, SW7 5LE queensgate.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs Rosalynd Kamaryc Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Redcliffe School
Chelsea, SW10 9JH redcliffeschool.com
L’Ecole des Petits
Headteacher: Mrs S M Bourne Total pupils: 174 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Total pupils: 136 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Roche Nursery Keswick
Fulham, SW6 2NB lecoledespetits.co.uk
Mander Portman Woodward South Kensington, SW7 5AB mpw.ac.uk Headteacher: Mr John Southworth Total pupils: 595 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Merlin Pre-Prep School Putney, SW15 2BZ merlinschool.net
Headteacher: Mrs Kate Prest Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Moat School Fulham, SW6 6EG moatschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Clare King Senior • Day • Co-Ed
More House School
Knightsbridge, SW1X 0AA morehouse.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Amanda Leach and Mr Michael Keeley Total pupils: 191 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Newton Prep
Battersea, SW8 4BX newtonprepschool.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs Alison Fleming Total pupils: 624 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Noah’s Ark Nursery School
Wandsworth, SW11 6QW noahsarknurseryschools.org.uk Headteacher: Mr Tom Lewis Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Northcote Lodge
Battersea, SW11 6EL northcotelodge.co.uk Headteacher: Mark Smith Total pupils: 221 Prep • Day • Boys
Oliver House School Clapham, SW4 9AH oliverhouse.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Rob Farrell Total pupils: 178 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
East Putney, SW15 2JE therocheschool.com/nurseryschools Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
The Roche Nursery Wandsworth Wandsworth, SW18 1HW therocheschool.com/nurseryschools Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
The Roche School
Wandsworth, SW18 1HW therocheschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs Vania Adams Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Nicholas Prep School
South Kensington, SW7 1PT stnicholasprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Jill Walker Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Paul’s Juniors
Barnes, SW13 9JT stpaulsschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Maxine Shaw Total pupils: 439 Prep • Day • Boys
St Paul’s School
Barnes, SW13 9JT stpaulsschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Professor Mark Bailey Total pupils: 939 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Boys
St Philip’s Prep School for Boys South Kensington, SW7 4NE stphilipschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Alexander Wulffen Thomas Prep • Day • Boys
Sinclair House School Nursery Fulham, SW6 6DA sinclairhouseschool.co.uk Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Sinclair House School, Preparatory Fulham, SW6 3JJ sinclairhouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Carlotta O’Sullivan Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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LONDON | South West London | Greater London Streatham & Clapham Prep School - Prep and Nursery Streatham, SW2 3SR schs.gdst.net
Headteacher: Mr Tom Mylne Total pupils: 242 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Streatham & Clapham High School - Senior Streatham, SW16 1AW schs.gdst.net
Headteacher: Dr Millan Sachania Total pupils: 694 (Prep & Senior) Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
The Study Preparatory School Wimbledon Village, SW19 5ER thestudyprep.co.uk See Advertisement Headteacher: Mrs Susan Pepper Total pupils: 322 Prep • Day • Girls
Sussex House
Belgravia, SW1X 0EA sussexhouseschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr N P Kaye Total pupils: 182 Prep • Day • Boys
Thomas’s Kindergarten Battersea Battersea, SW11 3NA thomas-s.co.uk
Acting Headteacher: Miss Kathy Ballantine Total pupils: 48 Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Thomas’s Battersea Battersea, SW11 3JB thomas-s.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Simon O’Malley Total pupils: 540 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Thomas’s Fulham Fulham, SW6 3ES thomas-s.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Annette Dobson Total pupils: 399 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Thomas’s Clapham
Wandsworth, SW11 6LZ thomas-s.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Phil Ward Total pupils: 650 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Westminster Under School Westminster, SW1P 2NN westminster.org.uk/wus
Headteacher: Mr Mark O’Donnell Total pupils: 284 Prep • Day • Boys
White House Preparatory School Clapham, SW12 0LF whitehouseschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Tony Lewis Total pupils: 110 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Wimbledon High School Wimbledon, SW19 4AB wimbledonhigh.gdst.net
Headteacher: Mrs Jane Lunnon Total pupils: 896 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Young England Kindergarten St. George’s Square, SW1V 2HP youngenglandkindergarten.co.uk Headteacher: Kay King Total pupils: 75
Greater London: Bromley Bromley High School Bromley, BR1 2TW bromleyhigh.gdst.net
Headteacher: Mrs Angela Drew Total pupils: 871 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Girls
Croydon Trinity School
Croydon, CR9 7AT trinity-school.org
Headteacher: Alasdair Kennedy Total pupils: 985 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys • Co-Ed
Whitgift
South Croydon, CR2 6YT whitgift.co.uk
Headteacher: Chris Ramsey Total pupils: 1449 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Boys
Edgware
Tower House School
North London Collegiate School
East Sheen, SW14 8LF thsboys.org.uk
Edgware, HA8 7RJ nlcs.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Greg Evans Total pupils: 185 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Acting Headteacher: Alex Wilson Total pupils: 1078 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Ursuline Preparatory School
Hampton
Wimbledon, SW20 8HR ursuline-prep.merton.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Chris McGrath Total pupils: 1264 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Westminster Abbey Choir School
Westminster, SW1P 3NY westminster-abbey.org/choir-school Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Milton Total pupils: 35 Prep • Boarding • Boys
Westminster Cathedral Choir School Westminster, SW1P 1QH choirschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Neil McLaughlan Total pupils: 169 Prep • Day • Boarding • Boys
Westminster School
Westminster, SW1P 3PF westminster.org.uk
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Hampton, TW12 2UQ hamptonprep.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Tim Smith Total pupils: 230 Pre-Prep • Co-Ed • Prep • Day • Boys
Hampton School
Hampton, TW12 3HD hamptonschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Kevin Knibbs Total pupils: 1279 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
The Lady Eleanor Holles School Hampton, TW12 3HF lehs.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Heather Hanbury Total pupils: 887 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Twickenham Preparatory School Hampton, TW12 2SA twickenhamprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr D Malam Total pupils: 273 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Marymount International School
Harrow, HA1 1SH alpha.harrow.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Margaret Frazier Total pupils: 263 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Alpha Preparatory School Headteacher: Mr Christopher Trinidad Total pupils: 154 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Harrow School
Harrow, HA1 3HP harrowschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr J B Hawkins Total pupils: 826 Senior • 6th Form • Boarding • Boys
The John Lyon School Harrow, HA2 0HN johnlyon.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Miss Katherine Haynes Total pupils: 600 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Orley Farm School
Harrow on the Hill, HA1 3NU orleyfarm.harrow.sch.uk Headteacher: Mr Tim Calvey Total pupils: 491 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Quainton Hall School Harrow, HA1 1RX quaintonhall.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Simon Ford Total pupils: 178 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hillingdon
ACS Hillingdon International School Hillingdon, UB10 0BE acs-schools.com
Headteacher: Mr Martin Hall Total pupils: 555 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
St Helen’s College
Hillingdon, UB10 9JX sthelenscollege.com Headteacher: Shirley Drummond Total pupils: 351 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Isleworth
Ashton House School Isleworth, TW7 4LW ashtonhouse.com
Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 7PE marymountlondon.com
Park Hill School and Nursery
Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 7SH parkhillschool.com Headteacher: Alistair Bond Total pupils: 99 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Rokeby School
Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 7PB rokebyschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Jason Peck Total pupils: 386 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Shrewsbury House Preparatory School Surbiton, KT6 6RL shrewsburyhouse.net
Headteacher: Mr Kevin Doble Total pupils: 325 Prep • Day • Boys
Surbiton High Girls’ Preparatory School Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT1 2HW surbitonhigh.com Headteacher: Miss Clementine Stewart Total pupils: 289 Prep • Day • Girls
Surbiton High Boys’ Preparatory School Surbiton, KT6 4SP surbitonhigh.com
Headteacher: Sally Ralph Total pupils: 147 Prep • Day • Boys
Surbiton High School
Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT1 2JT surbitonhigh.com Headteacher: Mr Silas Edmonds Total pupils: 1466 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Boys • Girls
Northwood Merchant Taylors’ School Northwood, HA6 2HT mtsn.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs Angela Stewart Total pupils: 119 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Simon Everson Total pupils: 891 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Kew
Northwood College
Kew College
Kew, TW9 3HQ kewcollege.com
Headteacher: Mrs Marianne Austin Total pupils: 295 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Kingston-UponThames Canbury School
Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 7LN canburyschool.co.uk Headteacher: Ms Louise Clancy Total pupils: 55 Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Holy Cross Preparatory School Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 7NU holycrossprepschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Hair Total pupils: 287 Prep • Day • Girls
Kingston Grammar School
Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 6PY kgs.org.uk Headteacher: Mr SR Lehec Total pupils: 819 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Northwood, HA6 2YE northwoodcollege.co.uk Headteacher: Miss Jacqualyn Pain Total pupils: 931 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
St Helen’s
Northwood, HA6 3AS sthelens.london See Advertisement Headteacher: Dr Mary Short Total pupils: 1127 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
St John’s School
Northwood, HA6 3QY st-johns.org.uk Headteacher: Mr Sean Robinson Total pupils: 349 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
St Martin’s School
Northwood, HA6 2DJ stmartins.org.uk Headteacher: Mr David Tidmarsh Total pupils: 404 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
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Headteacher: Mr Patrick Derham Total pupils: 741 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Boys • Co-Ed
Hampton Pre-Prep and Prep School
Harrow
LONDON
‘Excellent’ in all areas ISI Inspection Report, 2016
Whole School Open Morning Wednesday 13th June 9.30am – 12 noon Saturday 22nd September 9.30am – 12.30pm Please contact Admissions on 01923 843230 to book a place
2 mins walk from Northwood Tube
Located adjacent to Northwood Underground Station (Metropolitan Line), 30 mins from Baker Street. School coaches are available from many locations.
St Helen’s School An Independent Day School for Girls aged 3 - 18 Eastbury Road, Northwood, HA6 3AS admissions@sthelens.london
Taking education to a higher level Fulham Senior School, building on the success of Fulham Prep School, opened in September 2017. Meeting the increasing demand for an independent, co-educational, senior school in South West London that aims to equip our young men and woman to be committed, considerate and courteous ready to ful l their potential both personally and academically. Applications for Year 9 entry in September 2018 are now being accepted.
www.fulhamprep.co.uk Tel: 020 7386 2444
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LONDON | Greater London Twinkle Stars Montessori Northwood, HA6 1QS twinklestarsmontessori.com Headteacher: Parin Alibhai Total pupils: 60 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Pinner Buckingham Preparatory School Pinner, HA5 5DT buckprep.org
Headteacher: Sarah Hollis Total pupils: 113 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Reddiford School Pinner, HA5 5HH reddiford.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Jean Batt Total pupils: 350 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Richmond Falcons School for Boys Richmond, TW9 2SS falconboys.co.uk
Headteacher: Franciska Bayliss Total pupils: 354 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Kew Day Nursery
Richmond, TW9 4ES asquithnurseries.com Headteacher: Sarah Hodgson Total pupils: 66 Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Kew Green Preparatory School Richmond, TW9 3AF kgps.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Jem Peck Total pupils: 275 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
King’s House School Richmond, TW10 6ES kingshouseschool.org
Headteacher: Mr Mark Turner Total pupils: 456 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Old Vicarage School Richmond, TW10 6QX oldvicarageschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs Gillian Linthwaite Total pupils: 194 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Unicorn School
Richmond, TW9 3JX unicornschool.org.uk Headteacher: Mr Kit Thompson Total pupils: 172 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Shepperton Halliford School
Shepperton, TW17 9HX hallifordschool.co.uk
Newland House School
Headteacher: Mr James Davies Total pupils: 426 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys • Co-Ed
Staines Staines Preparatory School Staines, TW18 2BT stainesprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Samantha Sawyer Total pupils: 399 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Twickenham The Mall School
Twickenham, TW2 5NQ themallschool.org.uk Headteacher: Mr David Price Total pupils: 323 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Newland House School Twickenham, TW1 4TQ newlandhouse.net See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr David Alexander Total pupils: 407 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Catherine’s School Twickenham, TW1 4QJ stcatherineschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Sister Paula Thomas Total pupils: 415 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Wembley
Buxlow Prep School Wembley, HA9 7QJ buxlowschool.org.uk
Independent Nursery and Preparatory School for girls and boys aged 3 to 13 New term-�me nursery school for children aged 3 to 4 now open
Welcome Mornings • 9 March • 20 April • 25 May
Call to book your place or to make an individual appointment to see the school e et www.newlandhouse.net t: 020 8865 Ne 1305 e: admissions@newlandhouse.net www.newlandhouse.net TW1 4TQ Waldegrave Park, Twickenham 28 - 36 WALDEGRAVE PARK TWICKENHAM TW1 4TQ
Headteacher: Ralf Furse Total pupils: 73 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Happy Days Montessori
Wembley, HA9 0RG happydaysmontessori.co.uk Headteacher: Ms Margaret Dillane Total pupils: 32 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Harmony Montessori Nursery Wembley, HA9 8RG harmonymontessori.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Anita Mohindra Total pupils: 44 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Christopher’s School Wembley Park, HA9 8HE stchristophersschool.org.uk Headteacher: Mr G P Musetti Total pupils: 81 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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OPEN EVENING Tuesday 15th May 2018, 5.00pm - 7.00pm You are invited to Open Evening at The John Lyon School For entry into the School at age 11, 13 and into the Sixth Form. This is a ticketed event, admission only by online registration at: johnlyonopenevening.eventbrite.co.uk The evening will include a tour of the School and an address from the Head.
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This map illustrates the location of some of our leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.
Berkshire
Hampshire
1 Heathfield School 2 St George’s Ascot
16 Alton School
Ascot
Caversham
3 Queen Anne’s School
Crowthorne
4 Wellington College
Newbury
5 Cheam School 6 Horris Hill School
Reading
7 Pangbourne College
28 29
Oxford
OXFORDSHIRE 27
Andover
Swindon
17 Farleigh School
BERKSHIRE
Fareham Hook
19 Lord Wandsworth College
Liphook
Thatcham
Portsmouth
9 Downe House School
Windsor
22 The Portsmouth Grammar School
Wokingham
23 Churcher’s College
Buckinghamshire
Southsea
13 Maltman’s Green School
19 20
WEST SUSSEX
18 22 25
21
25 St John’s College
Oxfordshire
Amersham
Moulsford
15 The Beacon
17
23
24 Southampton
24 Hampshire Collegiate School
14 Stowe School
Stowe
10 2 1 12 11
16
Winchester
Petersfield Romsey
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HAMPSHIRE
21 Ballard School
11 Luckley House School 12 Ludgrove School
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Basingstoke
20 Highfield and Brookham Schools
8 Reading Blue Coat School
High Wycombe
9 Newbury 5 6
18 Boundary Oak School
New Milton
10 St George’s School
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Alton
Sonning-on-Thames
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26 Winchester House School 27 Moulsford Boy’s Prep School
Ludgrove Ludgrove
Oxford
28 Headington School 29 Summer Fields School
• 100% full boarding boys’ prep school • 100% full boarding boys’ prep school • Fortnightly exeat weekends • Fortnightly weekends • Glorious rural setting •exeat Excellent academic record • Glorious rural•setting • Excellent Bursaries availableacademic record • Bursaries available Ludgrove, Wokingham, Berks RG40 3AB · 0118 978 9881 registrar@ludgroveschool.co.uk www.ludgrove.net Ludgrove, Wokingham, Berks RG40· 3AB · 0118 978 9881 registrar@ludgroveschool.co.uk · www.ludgrove.net 86 | INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS | SPRING 2018
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Every Heathfield girl has verve! A character trait that we encourage as your daughter grows and develops into a confident young woman. As well as providing an excellent academic education coupled with top-class pastoral care, we help your daughter understand her unique strengths, live her ambitions, celebrate her talents and spirit and develop as the best version of herself. Live life like a Heathfield girl.
OPEN MORNINGS Saturday 17 March 10am to 12 noon Saturday 12 May 10am to 12 noon To book, email registrar@heathfieldschool.net
Boarding and Day for Girls 11-18
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SOUTH | Berkshire Berkshire The Abbey Junior School Reading, RG2 7AR theabbey.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Nicola Dick-Cleland Total pupils: 380 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
The Abbey School Reading, RG1 5DZ theabbey.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Rachel Dent Total pupils: 1050 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Bradfield College
Bradfield, RG7 6AU bradfieldcollege.org.uk
Headteacher: Dr Chris Stevens Total pupils: 756 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Brigidine School Windsor Windsor, SL4 2AX brigidine.org.uk
Headteachers: Mr Simon Larter and Mrs Dawn Fleming Total pupils: 120 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls • Co-Ed
Brockhurst School
Hermitage, RG18 9UL brockmarl.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr David J W Fleming Total pupils: 156 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Boys
Cheam School
Newbury, RG19 8LD cheamschool.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Martin Harris Total pupils: 248 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Claires Court Nursery, Girls and Sixth Form Maidenhead, SL6 6AW clairescourt.com
Headteacher: James and Hugh Wilding Total pupils: 442 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Claires Court Junior Boys Maidenhead, SL6 3QE clairescourt.com
Headteacher: Mr Justin Spanswick Total pupils: 223 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Claires Court Senior Boys Maidenhead, SL6 8TE clairescourt.com
Headteacher: Mr John Rayer Total pupils: 318 Senior • Day • Boys
Crosfields School Reading, RG2 9BL crosfields.com
Headteacher: Craig Watson Total pupils: 537 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Dolphin School
Hurst, RG10 0FR dolphinschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Tom Lewis Total pupils: 208 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Eagle House School Sandhurst, GU47 8PH eaglehouseschool.com
Headteacher: Mr A P N Barnard Total pupils: 390 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Elstree School
Reading, RG7 5TD elstreeschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Sid Inglis Total pupils: 258 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Boys
Eton College
Windsor, SL4 6DW etoncollege.com
Headteacher: Mr S Henderson Total pupils: 1313 Senior • 6th Form • Boarding • Boys
Eton End School Datchet, SL3 9AX etonend.org
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Stokes Total pupils: 185 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls • Boys
Heathfield School Ascot, SL5 8BQ heathfieldschool.net See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs Marina Gardiner Legge Total pupils: 190 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Hemdean House School Reading, RG4 7SD hemdeanhouse.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs G Y Sillitto Total pupils: 147 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls • Co-Ed
Herries School Dean, SL6 9BD herries.org.uk
Headteacher: Ms Fiona Long Total pupils: 101 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Highfield Prep School Maidenhead, SL6 1PD highfieldprep.org
Headteacher: Joanna Leach Total pupils: 159 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Holme Grange School Wokingham, RG40 3AL holmegrange.org
Headteacher: Mrs Jane Tudor Total pupils: 230 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Ludgrove
Wokingham, RG40 3AB ludgrove.net See Advertisement Headteacher: Mr Simon Barber Total pupils: 188 Prep • Boarding • Boys
LVS Ascot
Ascot, SL5 8DR lvs.ascot.sch.uk Headteacher: Mrs Christine Cunniffe Total pupils: 889 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
The Marist Schools
Ascot, SL5 7PS themaristschools.com Headteacher: Mr Karl McCloskey Total pupils: 521 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Marlston House School Hermitage, RG18 9UL brockmarl.org.uk
Reddam House
Winnersh, RG41 5BG reddamhouse.org.uk Headteacher: Mrs T.A.M. Howard Total pupils: 302 Nursery • Pre-prep • Prep • Senior • Co-Ed
St Andrew’s Pangbourne Reading, RG8 8QA standrewspangbourne.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Bartlett Total pupils: 272 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Co-Ed
St Bernard’s Prep School Slough, SL1 1TB stbernardsprep.org
Headteacher: Mr Nathan Cheesman Total pupils: 270 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Edward’s Prep School Reading, RG30 2JH stedwardsprep.com
Headteacher: Stuart Morgan-Nash Total pupils: 126 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
St Gabriel’s School Newbury, RG20 9BD stgabriels.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Ricki Smith Total pupils: 437 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Riley Total pupils: 178 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding• Girls
St George’s School
Oratory Prep School
Headteacher: Mrs Liz Hewer Total pupils: 269 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Girls
Reading, RG8 7SF oratoryprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Rob Stewart Total pupils: 410 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
The Oratory School Reading, RG8 0PJ oratory.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr J. J. Smith Total pupils: 366 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Boys
Padworth College Reading, RG7 4NR padworth.com
Ascot, SL5 7DZ stgeorges-ascot.org.uk See Advertisement
St George’s School Windsor, SL4 1QF stgwindsor.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Chris McDade Total pupils: 355 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
St John’s Beaumont Old Windsor, SL4 2JN sjbwindsor.uk
Headteacher: Mr G E F Delaney Total pupils: 310 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Boys
Headteacher: Mr John Aguilar Total pupils: 104 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Horris Hill School
Pangbourne College
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Colpus Total pupils: 442 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Giles Tollit Total pupils: 114 Prep • Day • Boarding • Boys
Headteacher: Mr Thomas Garnier Total pupils: 404 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Mary’s School, Ascot
Newbury, RG20 9DJ horrishill.com See Advertisement
Hurst Lodge School Ascot, SL5 9JU hurstlodge.co.uk
Headteacher: Miss Victoria Smit Total pupils: 198 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Lambrook School
Nr Ascot, RG42 6LU lambrook.berks.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Perry Total pupils: 521 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs E McKendrick Total pupils: 574 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Headteacher: Mr Nigel Williams Total pupils: 473 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Reading, RG2 7ED leightonpark.com
Reading, RG8 8LA pangbournecollege.com See Advertisement
Papplewick School Ascot, SL5 7LH papplewick.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr T W Bunbury Total pupils: 199 Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Boys
Queen Anne’s School Caversham, RG4 6DX qas.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs J Harrington Total pupils: 443 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Reading Blue Coat School
Sonning-on-Thames, RG4 6SU rbcs.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Jesse Elzinga Total pupils: 740 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys • Co-Ed
St Joseph’s College Reading, RG1 5JT sjcr.org.uk
Ascot, SL5 9JF st-marys-ascot.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Mary Breen Total pupils: 385 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
St Piran’s School
Maidenhead, SL6 7LZ stpirans.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Carroll Total pupils: 398 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Sunningdale School
Sunningdale, SL5 9PY sunningdaleschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr T A C N Dawson Total pupils: 105 Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Boys
Upton House School Windsor, SL4 3DF uptonhouse.org.uk
Headteacher: Rhian Thornton Total pupils: 265 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls • Co-Ed
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Wokingham, RG40 3EU luckleyhouseschool.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Robinson Total pupils: 324 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Downe House School Thatcham, RG18 9JJ downehouse.net See Advertisement
Luckley House School
SOUTH
Luckle HOUSE SCHOOL
Coeducational Day & Boarding School for Pupils Aged 11-18
OPEN
DAY
th May
Friday 11
Luckley House School offers an exciting alternative to the London Day School. Transport available from the West London area for weekly boarders.
OPEN MORNING - TUESDAY 13 MARCH 2018, 9AM
Book online at: www.luckleyhouseschool.org Luckley House School, Wokingham, Berkshire T: 0118 978 4175
E: Registrar@luckleyhouseschool.org
Getting the Best out of Boys To attend an Open Day please contact
pa.registrar@moulsford.com
• 01491 651438
Moulsford Preparatory School, Moulsford-on-Thames, Oxon, OX10 9HR Independent day and boarding school for boys aged 4-13
• www.moulsford.com
admissions@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk | www.stgeorges-ascot.org.uk | 01344 629920
OPEN MORNING
Saturday 3 March 2018, 10.30am Independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18. Private transport available for day girls and weekly transport service to and from Central London for London boarders.
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SOUTH | Berkshire | Buckinghamshire The Village Montessori Nursery School Bradfield, RG7 6HW montessorinursery.org.uk
Headteacher: Ms Jacqueline Maclean Total pupils: 36 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Waverley School
Wokingham, RG40 4YD waverleyschool.org.uk Headteacher: Guy Shore Total pupils: 210 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Wellington College
Crowthorne, RG45 7PU wellingtoncollege.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Julian Thomas Total pupils: 1045 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Buckinghamshire Akeley Wood School Junior Buckingham, MK19 6DA akeleywoodschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Clare Page Total pupils: 286 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Akeley Wood School Senior (11-13 years) Buckingham, MK18 5AN akeleywoodschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs M Parker Total pupils: 565 Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Akeley Wood School Senior (13-18 years) Buckingham, MK18 5AE akeleywoodschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs G Masefield and Mr J Brown Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Ashfold Preparatory School Aylesbury, HP18 9NG ashfoldschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr M O M Chitty Total pupils: 272 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
The Beacon
Amersham, HP6 5PF beaconschool.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: William Phelps Total pupils: 508 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Broughton Manor Preparatory School
Milton Keynes, MK10 9AA bmprep.co.uk Headteacher: Mr James Canwell Total pupils: 350 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Caldicott
Slough, SL2 3SL caldicott.com Acting Head: Theroshene Naidoo Total pupils: 285 Prep • Day • Boarding • Boys
The Chalfonts Independent Grammar School Gorelands Lane, HP8 4AD thechalfontsgrammar.co.uk Headteacher: Mr David Shandley Senior • Boarding • Co-Ed
Chesham Preparatory School Chesham, HP5 3QF cheshamprep.co.uk
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Farnham Royal, SL2 3BY dairhouse.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Terence Wintle Total pupils: 124 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Davenies School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1AA davenies.co.uk
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Gateway School
Great Missenden, HP16 9AA gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk
Wonderful rural setting with easy access to M4/London
Headteacher: Mrs Sue La Farge Total pupils: 329 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Outstanding academic reputation
Gayhurst School
Huge breadth of co-curricular opportunities
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8RJ gayhurstschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr G R A Davies Total pupils: 352 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Godstowe Preparatory School High Wycombe, HP13 6PR godstowe.org
Headteacher: Ms Sophie Green Total pupils: 434 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Girls
Griffin House Preparatory School Aylesbury, HP 17 0XP griffinhouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Tim Walford Total pupils: 112 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Grove Independent School
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Headteacher: Mrs Deborah Berkin Total pupils: 242 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Heatherton House School Amersham, HP6 5QB heathertonhouse.co.uk
ALTON SCHOOL
Headteacher: Debbie Isaachsen Total pupils: 146 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Inspiring intellectually brave, morally sound and confident young people
High March School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2PZ highmarch.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Sue Clifford Total pupils: 306 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Maltman’s Green
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8RR maltmansgreen.com See Profile Listing
Headteacher: Mrs J R Pardon Total pupils: 425 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Milton Keynes Preparatory School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7EG mkprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr S Driver and Mr C Bates Total pupils: 450 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Pipers Corner School
High Wycombe, HP15 6LP piperscorner.co.uk
Co-educational Catholic school with Nursery, Prep, Senior and Sixth Form. Welcoming boys in Year 7 and 12 from September 2018.
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Ness-Gifford Total pupils: 525 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
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St Mary’s School
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Gerrards Cross, SL9 8JQ stmarysschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Jean Ross Total pupils: 276 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Saturday 28 April: 10:00-13:00 s
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Beale Total pupils: 402 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Dair House School
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Bedales School
Headteacher: Simon Detre Total pupils: 150 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Keith Budge Total pupils: 455 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Stowe School
Boundary Oak School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0JW st-teresas.com
Stowe, MK18 5EH stowe.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Dr A Wallersteiner Total pupils: 768 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Swanbourne House School Milton Keynes, MK17 0HZ swanbourne.org
Headteacher: Mr Simon Hitchings Total pupils: 370 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Thornton School
Milton Keynes, MK17 0HJ thorntoncollege.com
Headteacher: Mrs Jo Storey Total pupils: 383 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Thorpe House School
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8QA thorpehouse.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Terence Ayres Total pupils: 296 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Boys
Walton Pre-Prep School and Nursery Milton Keynes, MK7 6BB waltonpps.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Chantelle McLaughlan Total pupils: 150 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Webber Independent School Milton Keynes, MK14 6DP webberindependentschool.com Headteacher: Mrs Hilary Marsden Total pupils: 146 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Wycombe Abbey School High Wycombe, HP11 1PE wycombeabbey.com
Headteacher: Mrs Rhiannon Wilkinson Total pupils: 552 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Hampshire Alton School
Alton, GU34 2NG altonschool.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Graham Maher Total pupils: 486 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form• Day • Co-Ed
Ballard School
New Milton, BH25 5SU ballardschool.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Alastair Reid Total pupils: 488 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Petersfield, GU32 2DG bedales.org.uk
Bramdean, SO24 0LQ brockwood.org.uk
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Churcher’s College
Petersfield, GU31 4AS churcherscollege.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Simon Williams Total pupils: 1065 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Daneshill Preparatory School Hook, RG27 0AR daneshillprepschool.com
Headteacher: Mr David Griffiths Total pupils: 271 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Ditcham Park School
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Petersfield, GU31 5RN ditchampark.com
Headteacher: Mr G Spawforth Total pupils: 347 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Durlston Court School New Milton, BH25 7AQ durlstoncourt.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Richard May Total pupils: 311 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
We are an independent boarding school for girls aged 11-18
Farleigh School
Andover, SP11 7PW farleighschool.com See Advertisement
Open Days 2018: 21 April 16 June 8 September 24 November
Headteacher: Fr Simon Everson Total pupils: 429 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Email: registrar@downehouse.net to arrange a visit
Farnborough Hill
Farnborough, GU14 8AT farnborough-hill.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Alexandra Neil Total pupils: 560 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Forres Sandle Manor
Fordingbridge, SP6 1NS fsmschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Mark Hartley Total pupils: 222 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Hook, RG27 0HU sherfieldschool.co.uk
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The Gregg School
Southampton, SO18 2GF gregg.southampton.sch.uk Headteacher: Mrs S Sellers Total pupils: 300 Senior • Day • Co-Ed
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Churcher’s College Junior School
Headteacher: Mr Nick Fisher Total pupils: 436 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Colin Baty Total pupils: 189 Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
To book a visit please contact registrar@horrishill.com
Headteacher: Alex Massie Total pupils: 90 Senior • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Jo Webbern Total pupils: 91 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Petersfield, GU32 2DR bedales.org.uk
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Headteacher: Mr James Polansky Total pupils: 113 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bedales School - Dunannie Petersfield, GU32 2DP bedales.org.uk
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Learn more about why students thrive at St John’s College. We believe in every child which is why we seek to provide a quality education to students of all ages and abilities. Call us on 023 9281 5118 to book a tour.
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Co-educational boarding and day 3–13 Years
Cheam School, Headley, Newbury, Berkshire, RG19 8LD registrar@cheamschool.co.uk +44 (0)1635 268242 www.cheamschool.com @cheamschool
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St John’s College
Headteacher: Mr Cliff Canning Total pupils: 499 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Tim Bayley Total pupils: 457 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Romsey, SO51 6ZE hampshirecs.org.uk See Advertisement
Highfield and Brookham Schools Liphook, GU30 7LQ highfieldschool.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Phillip Evitt and Mrs Sophie Baber Total pupils: 481 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
King Edward VI School Southampton, SO15 5UQ kes.hants.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Julian Thould Total pupils: 979 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Lord Wandsworth College Hook, RG29 1TB lordwandsworth.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Adam Williams Total pupils: 540 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Mayville High School Southsea, PO5 2PE mayvillehighschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Parkyn Total pupils: 457 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Moyles Court School Ringwood, BH24 3NF moylescourt.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Richard Milner-Smith Total pupils: 237 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
The Pilgrims’ School
Winchester, SO23 9LT thepilgrims-school.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Tom Burden Total pupils: 155 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Boys
The Portsmouth Grammar School Portsmouth, PO1 2LN pgs.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr James Priory Total pupils: 1,116 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Portsmouth High Nursery and Junior School Southsea, PO5 3ES portsmouthhigh.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Paul Marshallsay Total pupils: 110 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Portsmouth High School Senior and Sixth Form Southsea, PO5 3EQ portsmouthhigh.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Jane Prescott Total pupils: 350 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Prince’s Mead School
Winchester, SO21 1AN princesmeadschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Miss P Kirk Total pupils: 272 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Rookwood School
Andover, SP10 3AL rookwood.hants.sch.uk
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St Neot’s Preparatory School Hook, RG27 0PN st-neots-prep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Deborah Henderson Total pupils: 308 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Co-Ed
St Nicholas’ School
Fleet, GU52 0RF st-nicholas.hants.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Annette Whatmough Total pupils: 410 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Girls • Co-Ed
Maltmans Lane, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8RR
St Swithun’s School
T: 01753 883022 W: www.maltmansgreen.com Headmistress: Mrs Joanna Pardon Registrar: Mrs Katherine Day 01753 883022 E: KDay@maltmansgreen.com
Winchester, SO21 1HA stswithuns.com
Headteacher: Ms Jane Gandee Total pupils: 510 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Girls • Co-Ed
St Winifred’s School
Key facts
Southampton, SO17 1EJ stwinifreds.southampton.sch.uk
Gender / Ages: Girls, 2-11 years Total pupils: 420 Type: Day Fees: Prep – Little Malties Day Care (fees on request). Nursery mornings, £1795 per week (optional afternoon sessions available). Reception £3590. Yr1-2 £4120. Yr3-4 £4680. Yr5-6 £4845. All fees are per term. Typical class size: 14-20 depending upon year group! Faith: Non-denominational. Motto: Excellence with a sense of fun. Entrance procedure: Non-selective. £100 registration fee.
Headteacher: Miss Margaret Hanrahan Total pupils: 85 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Salesian College
Farnborough, GU14 6PA salesian.hant.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Gerard Owens Total pupils: 642 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys • Co-Ed
Seedlings Montessori
Southampton, SO18 5RJ seedlingsmontessori.co.uk
Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
School Philosophy: At Maltman’s Green we believe in the pursuit of excellence whilst maintaining a sense of enjoyment. Our girls’ impressive achievements across academic subjects, sport, music and drama affirm our position as one of the foremost prep schools in the country. Providing an encouraging, caring and secure environment, we ensure our girls feel happy, confident and valued – a perfect foundation for academic enrichment. Quick to adapt our approach to the needs of the individual, we ensure that the unique qualities of each girl are celebrated and a sense of self is achieved. Not only do we prepare girls for the challenges of senior school but we also focus on emotional, social and physical wellbeing giving them a firm grounding for life..
Sherborne House School Chandler’s Ford, S053 1EU sherbornehouse.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Heather Hopson-Hill Total pupils: 297 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Stroud School
Romsey, SO51 9ZH stroud-kes.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Joel Worrall Total pupils: 342 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Academic Record: 82% 11+ pass rate in 2017. Many of our pupils have gained places and numerous scholarships to independent schools including Berkhamsted, St Mary’s, St Helen’s (Northwood), Wycombe Abbey, Queen Anne’s, Pipers Corner, St George’s, St Paul’s Girls’, The Royal Masonic, Cheltenham Ladies’ College and Godstowe Prep and local grammar schools such as Beaconsfield High and Dr. Challoner’s.
Twyford School
Winchester, SO21 1NW twyfordschool.com
Headteacher: Dr Steve Bailey Total pupils: 408 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Extra-curricular: Our exceptional extra-curricular provision has propelled our girls to regional and national success across sport and music. Before school, lunchtime and after school clubs across core curriculum, ICT, languages and mental reasoning challenge our girls’ academic capacities while creative and outdoor clubs nurture artistic talents and a thirst for nature. We also offer plenty of opportunities for dance and drama including ballet, modern and pom dance..
Walhampton School Lymington, SO41 5ZG walhampton.com
Headteacher: Mr Titus Mills Total pupils: 333 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
West Hill Park
Notable Achievements and Alumni: We are immensely proud of our girls who continually amaze us with their dedication, commitment, passion and perseverance. There are many opportunities to represent the school at local, regional and national competitions and festivals. Multiple National Champions at IAPS 2017 Gymnastics National Finals, Tumbling National Champions at 2017 British Schools Gymnastics Association Championships, 1st place at IAPS 2017 Swimming National Championships, 1st place 2017 IAPS Judo Tournament ‘Just for Girls’, 2nd place at ISGA 2017 Gymnastics National Finals. We also have Green Flag Eco School Status, a SafetyMARK award and are IAPS accredited.
Titchfield, PO14 4BS westhillpark.com
Headteacher: Mr Alastair Ramsay Total pupils: 262 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Winchester College
Winchester, SO23 9NA winchestercollege.org
Headteacher: Dr Timothy Hands Total pupils: 678 Senior • 6th Form • Boarding • Boys
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Headteacher: Mr A Kirk-Burgess Total pupils: 314 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Maltman’s Green School
Southsea, PO5 3QW stjohnscollege.co.uk See Advertisement
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“A school with mind, heart and constant fizz . . . hard to imagine it done better.” The Good Schools Guide, 2016
Inspired | Intellectual | Independent | Individual | Inclusive Discover more about the Wellington Identity at wellingtoncollege.org.uk
Leading HMC Co-educational Boarding and Day School for 11 – 18 Year Olds Next Open Morning: 28 April 2018, 09:00am - 12:30pm Please contact Margaret Smith, the Registrar, on 0118 976 7415 or Fonny Morton, Deputy Registrar, on 0118 9766 696, or email registrar@pangbourne.com Pangbourne College Pangbourne Reading Berkshire RG8 8LA Tel: 0118 984 2101 pangbourne.com
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SOUTH | Hampshire | Oxfordshire Wykeham House School
Dragon School
Headteacher: Mrs Jan Caddy Total pupils: 153 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Dr Crispin Hyde-Dunn Total pupils: 813 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Fareham, PO16 0BW wykehamhouse.com
Yateley Manor School Yateley, GU46 7UQ yateleymanor.com
Headteacher: Robert Upton Total pupils: 394 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Abingdon Preparatory School Frilford, OX13 5NX abingdon.org.uk/prep
Oxford, OX2 6SS dragonschool.org
Greene’s Tutorial College Oxford, OX1 1BP greenes.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Christopher Upton Total pupils: 300 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headington Preparatory School Oxford, OX3 7PB headington.org
Headteacher: Mr Craig Williams Total pupils: 252 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Headteacher: Mrs Jane Crouch Total pupils: 280 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Abingdon School
Headington School
Abingdon, OX14 1DE abingdon.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Michael Windsor Total pupils: 961 Senior • Day • Boarding • Boys
Bloxham School
Banbury, OX15 4PE bloxhamschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Paul Sanderson Total pupils: 399 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bruern Abbey School Chesterton, OX26 1UY bruernabbey.org
Headteacher: Mr John Floyd Total pupils: 112 Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Boys
Carrdus School
Banbury, OX17 2BS carrdusschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Edward Way Total pupils: 118 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys • Girls
Chandlings School Oxford, OX1 5ND chandlings.org.uk
Headteacher: Eddy Newton Total pupils: 494 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Christ Church Cathedral School Oxford, OX1 1QW cccs.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Richard Murray Total pupils: 157 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Cokethorpe School Witney, OX29 7PU cokethorpe.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr D J Ettinger Total pupils: 659 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Cothill House
Abingdon, OX13 6JL cothill.net
Headteacher: Mr Duncan Bailey Total pupils: 193 Prep • Boarding • Boys
Cranford House School Wallingford, OX10 9HT cranfordhouse.net
Headteacher: Dr James Raymond Total pupils: 375 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
d’Overbroeck’s
Oxford, OX2 7PL doverbroecks.com
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Oxford, OX3 7TD headington.org See Profile Listing
Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Jordan Total pupils: 805 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Girls
Kingham Hill School
Chipping Norton, OX7 6TH kinghamhill.org.uk Headteacher: Mr Nick Seward Total pupils: 289 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Magdalen College School Oxford, OX4 1DZ mcsoxford.org
Headteacher: Miss Helen Pike Total pupils: 902 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
The Manor Preparatory School Abingdon, OX13 6LN manorprep.org
Headteacher: Mr Piers Heyworth Total pupils: 375 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls • Boys • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mr Ben Beardmore-Gray Total pupils: 335 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Boys
New College School
“A First-Rate Education”
Oxford, OX1 3UA newcollegeschool.org
ISI 2014
Headteacher: Mr Robert Gullifer Total pupils: 160 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Our Lady’s Abingdon Junior School Abingdon, OX14 2HB olab.org.uk
Headteacher: Erika Kirwan Total pupils: 129 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
“Full Marks for Pastoral Care”
Our Lady’s Abingdon Senior School
Good Schools Guide
Abingdon, OX14 3PS olab.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Stephen Oliver Total pupils: 470 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Oxford High School Oxford, OX2 6XA oxfordhigh.gdst.net
Headteacher: Dr Philip Hills Total pupils: 893 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
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Headteacher: Mrs Emma-Kate Henry Total pupils: 500 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
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SOUTH | Oxfordshire | Brackley Oxford Tutorial College
Shiplake College
Headteacher: Mr Mark Love 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Gregg Davies Total pupils: 421 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Boys • Co-Ed
Oxford, OX1 4HT oxfordtutorialcollege.com
Radley College
Abingdon, OX14 2HR radley.org.uk
Warden: Mr John Moule Total pupils: 687 Senior • 6th Form • Boarding • Boys
Sibford School
Banbury, OX15 5QL sibfordschool.co.uk
Rupert House School
Headteacher: Toby Spence Total pupils: 419 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Clare Lynas Total pupils: 208 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls • Co-Ed
Summer Fields
Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2BN ruperthouse.org
Rye St Antony
Oxford, OX3 0BY ryestantony.co.uk
Headteacher: Miss Alison Jones Total pupils: 326 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls • Co-Ed
St Clare’s, Oxford Oxford, OX2 7AL stclares.ac.uk
Headteacher: Andrew Rattue Total pupils: 274 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Edward’s Oxford Oxford, OX2 7NN stedwardsoxford.org
Headteacher: Mr Stephen Jones Total pupils: 662 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Helen and St Katharine Abingdon, OX14 1BE shsk.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Dougall Total pupils: 715 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
St Hugh’s
Faringdon, SN7 8PT st-hughs.co.uk Headteacher: Mr A J P Nott Total pupils: 330 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
St John’s Priory
Banbury, OX16 5HX stjohnspriory.co.uk
Headington School
Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4BW shiplake.org.uk
Oxford, OX2 7EN summerfields.com See Advertisement Headteacher: Mr David Faber Total pupils: 240 Prep • Day • Boarding • Boys
Tudor Hall
Banbury, OX16 9UR tudorhallschool.com Headteacher: Miss W Griffiths Total pupils: 335 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Windrush Valley School Ascott-under-Wychwood, OX7 6AN windrushvalleyschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr A Wood Total pupils: 109 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Wychwood School Oxford, OX2 6JR wychwoodschool.org
Headteacher: Mrs Andrea Johnson Total pupils: 110 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Brackley Winchester House School Brackley, NN13 7AZ winchester-house.org See Profile Listing
Headteacher: Mrs Emma Goldsmith Total pupils: 325 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Tracey Wilson Total pupils: 93 Nursery • Pre-prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headington Road, Oxford, OX3 7TD
T: 01865 759861/872 W: www.headington.org Head Teacher: Mrs Caroline Jordan Admissions: Mrs Julia Mullen E: admissions@headington.org E: enquiries@headington.org
Key facts
Gender / Ages: girls, 3-18 years Total pupils: 1,090 Type: Day and Boarding with full, weekly, half-weekly and occasional boarding options Fees: Nursery and Reception – Day from £1,290 for one day a week to £3,000 for full time per term Key Stage 1 – Day from £3,565 per term Key Stage 2 – Day from £4,015 per term Senior – Day from £5,685 per term. Half-weekly Boarding from £7,735 per term. Weekly Boarding from £9,780 per term. Full Boarding from £11,235. Typical class size: Prep – 16-18, Senior – Up to 24, Sixth Form – Maximum of 15, individual subjects can be much smaller Faith: Church of England. Motto: Fight the Good Fight of Faith Entrance procedure: The School’s main entry points are, in the Prep School Reception and Key Stage 2, and 11+, 13+ and 16+ in the Senior School, please see our website for details
School Philosophy: Headington is a ‘non-girly’ girls school which supports and inspires girls to achieve their potential in all areas of life, free from prejudice and stereotypes. While not aggressively selective, girls achieve phenomenal results and go on to study at some of the best academic institutions in the world. What Headington offers girls is opportunity - to be taught in a way that suits them, to thrive, to be taught and inspired by the best teachers in their fields and to join, run and form teams, clubs and societies in a whole host of different areas. Academic Record: Headington is regularly in the top 50 schools in the UK based on GCSE and A Level results and the top 10 in the UK for the International Baccalaureate, or IB. Around 10 per cent of the year group each year go on from Headington to Oxford and Cambridge, with many more attending Russell Group and Ivy League universities. Extra-curricular: Headington offers more than 150 different activities and clubs each week ranging from help clubs for specific subjects, to a wide range of different sports, to activities such as Duke of Edinburgh and Combined Cadet Force which encourage and develop leadership skills. Notable Achievements and Alumni: Headington’s Boat Club is one of the most successful in the UK, ranking high in national and international events. Alumae include Baroness Young, Julia Somerville, Emma Watson and Lily van den Broecke.
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Winchester House School
44 High Street, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 7AZ T: 01280 702483 E: office@winchester-house.org W: www.winchester-house.org Head Teacher: Emma Goldsmith Admissions: Jessica Baker E: Jessica.baker@winchester-house.org
Key facts
Gender / Ages: boys and girls, 3-13 years Total pupils: 307, boys 178, girls 129 Type: Day, Flexi, Weekly, Boarding Fees: Nursery – Daily from £260, Weekly from £2,870. Pre-Prep – Day from £3,600. Year 3-4 – Day from £5,145, Year 5-8 – Daily from £6,345, Full weekly boarding from £8,030 per term Entrance Procedure: Non selective
School Philosophy: Nominated as Tatler’s Best Prep School 2017, Winchester House is a thriving prep school. Small class sizes and outstanding teachers ensure each child is nurtured and receives individual care so they can thrive and ‘be their best self ’, preparing each child for life beyond Winchester House. Open Days: Friday 23rd February, Saturday 3rd March and Saturday 12th May 2018 or please call our Registrar to arrange a private visit
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South East
4 Letchworth
HERTFORDSHIRE
This map illustrates the location of some of our leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.
2 3 Watford
London Windsor
Hertfordshire
6
Mount House School
Hatfield
18 16 17 15 12
2 Queenswood School
Hemel Hempstead
Maidstone
21
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24 20
3 Westbrook Hay Prep School
Rickmansworth
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WEST SUSSEX 29
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EAST SUSSEX
Hastings
25 26
Godalming
Cranbrook
Guildford
7 Marlborough House School
16 Longacre School
Rochester
17 Tormead School
8 King’s Rochester
18 St Catherine’s School, Bramley
Tonbridge
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6 St Michael’s Preparatory School
15 Aldro School
Eastbourne
East Sussex Brighton
25 Brighton College 26 Roedean School
Mayfield 27 Mayfield School
9 Tonbridge School
Leatherhead
Robertsbridge
Surrey
19 Downsend School
28 Vinehall School
Nr Godalming
West Sussex
Camberley
20 Barrow Hill School
10 Hawley Hurst School
Redhill
Cobham
21 The Hawthorns School
11 Feltonfleet School
Runnymede
Cranleigh
30 Hurstpierpoint College
12 Cranleigh School
22 TASIS The American School in England
Dorking
Weybridge
31 Cottesmore School
13 Hurtwood House School
23 St George’s Weybridge
Washington
Esher
Witley
32 Windlesham House School
14 Rowan Preparatory School
24 King Edward’s Witley
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Kent
Chislehurst
Ashford
31
SURREY
5 The Royal Masonic School for Girls
KENT
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Horsham
Letchworth 4 St Francis’ College
Margate
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Arundel
29 Slindon College
Hurstpierpoint Pease Pottage
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SOUTH EAST | Hertfordshire | Kent Hertfordshire Abbot’s Hill School Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RP abbotshill.herts.sch.uk Headteacher: Mrs Elizabeth Thomas Total pupils: 443 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Girls
Aldenham School
Elstree, Nr Watford WD6 3AJ aldenham.com Headteacher: Mr James Fowler Total pupils: 737 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Aldwickbury School Harpenden, AL5 1AD aldwickbury.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Vernon Hales Total pupils: 335 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Boys
Beechwood Park
St Albans, AL3 8AW beechwoodpark.com Headteacher: Mr Edward Balfour Total pupils: 524 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Berkhamsted Pre-Preparatory School Berkhamsted, HP4 2SZ berkhamstedschool.org
Headteacher: Ms K O’Connor Total pupils: 119 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Berkhamsted Preparatory School Berkhamsted, HP4 3DW berkhamstedschool.org Headteacher: Mr Jamie Hornshaw Total pupils: 621 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Berkhamsted School Berkhamsted, HP4 2DJ berkhamstedschool.org Headteacher: Mr R P Backhouse Total pupils: 1680 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Boys • Girls
Bishop’s Stortford College Bishop’s Stortford, CM23 2PJ bishopsstortfordcollege.org Headteacher: Mr Jeremy Gladwin Total pupils: 1169 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Charlotte House Prep School Rickmansworth, WD3 4DU charlottehouseprepschool.co.uk Headteacher: Miss Penny Woodcock Total pupils: 138 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Edge Grove Radlett, WD25 8NL edgegrove.com
The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School Elstree, WD6 3AF habsboys.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr P B Hamilton Total pupils: 1162 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls Elstree, WD6 3BT habsgirls.org.uk
Headteacher: Miss Biddie O’Connor Total pupils: 1186 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Haileybury
Hertford, SG13 7NU haileybury.com
Headteacher: Mr Martin Collier Total pupils: 770 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Heath Mount School Hertford, SG14 3NG heathmount.org
Headteacher: Mr Chris Gillam Total pupils: 442 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Howe Green House School
Headteacher: Miss Sarah Jane Styles Total pupils: 174 Nursery • Co-Ed • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
St Joseph’s In The Park School
Acting Headteacher: Mr James Harding Total pupils: 179 Senior • 6th Form • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Douglas Brown Total pupils: 150 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Bushey, WD23 2TS purcell-school.org
Queenswood School Hatfield, AL9 6NS queenswood.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Gary Griffin Total pupils: 477 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Kingshott School
Hitchin, SG4 7JX kingshottschool.com
Headteacher: Mr M Seymour Total pupils: 397 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Lochinver House School Potters Bar, EN6 1LW lochinverhouse.com
Headteacher: Mr Ben Walker Total pupils: 349 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Lockers Park
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TL lockerspark.herts.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Christopher Wilson Total pupils: 151 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Boys
Lyonsdown School
New Barnet, EN5 1SA lyonsdownschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Christopher Hammond Total pupils: 197 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Manor Lodge School Shenley, WD7 9BG manorlodgeschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Gil Dunn Total pupils: 434 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Merchant Taylors’ Prep
Rickmansworth, WD3 1LW mtpn.org.uk
Egerton Rothesay School
Mount House School
St Margaret’s School
Bushey, WD23 1DT stmargaretsbushey.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Rose Hardy Total pupils: 433 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
The Royal Masonic School for Girls
Sherrardswood School
Rickmansworth, WD3 4HF royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Kevin Carson Total pupils: 964 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Wheathampstead, AL4 8DJ stahs.org.uk
St Albans High School for Girls St Albans, AL1 3SJ stahs.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Jenny Brown Total pupils: 653 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
St Albans School
St Albans, AL3 4HB st-albans.herts.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Gillespie Total pupils: 825 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys • Co-Ed
St Christopher School
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3JZ stchris.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Richard Palmer Total pupils: 486 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Welwyn, AL6 0BJ sherrardswood.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Anna Wright Total pupils: 284 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Stanborough Primary and Nursery School Watford, WD25 0DQ stanboroughprimary.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs A Horwood Total pupils: 105 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Stanborough School Watford, WD25 9JT spsch.org
Headteacher: Mrs Lorraine Dixon Total pupils: 83 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Stormont School
Potters Bar, EN6 5HA stormountschool.org
Headteacher: Mrs Sharon Martin Total pupils: 167 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Tring, HP23 5LX tringpark.com
Headteacher: Mr S Anderson Total pupils: 333 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Columba’s College
Westbrook Hay Prep School
Headteacher: Mr David Buxton Total pupils: 864 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Headteacher: Mr Keith Young Total pupils: 336 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Co-Ed
St Albans, AL3 4AW stcolumbascollege.org
St Edmund’s College & Prep School Ware, SG11 1DS stedmundscollege.org
Headteacher: Paulo Duràn Total pupils: 811 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Francis’ College
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3PJ st-francis.herts.sch.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs Bronwen Goulding Total pupils: 423 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
St Hilda’s School
Harpenden, AL5 2ES sthildasharpenden.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Daniel Sayers Total pupils: 165 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RF westbrookhay.co.uk See Advertisement
York House School
Rickmansworth, WD3 4LW york-house.com
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Gray Total pupils: 303 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Isle of Wight Ryde School
Ryde, PO33 3BE rydeschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr M A Waldron Total pupils: 500 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Kent Ashford Prep School Ashford, TN23 3DJ ashfordschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Penny Willetts Total pupils: 238 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mr Matthew Burke Total pupils: 191 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Hertingfordbury, SG14 2LX stjosephsinthepark.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs J Cameron Total pupils: 438 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Headteacher: Mrs Jenny Brown Total pupils: 293 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Bushey, WD23 4EB immanuelcollege.co.uk
Bushey, WD23 3DA sthildasbushey.com
Purcell School of Music
Immanuel College
Headteacher: Mrs Deborah Mills Total pupils: 176 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hadley Wood, EN4 0NJ mounthouse.org.uk See Advertisement
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Headteacher: Mrs Sue Wallace-Woodroffe Total pupils: 182 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
St Albans High School for Girls Preparatory School
Headteacher: Dr Karen McNerney Total pupils: 350 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Headteacher: Mr Colin Parker Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
St Hilda’s School
Hitchin, SG4 7RT princesshelenacollege.co.uk
Bishop’s Stortford, CM22 7UF howegreenhouse.essex.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Ben Evans Total pupils: 400 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Berkhamsted, HP4 3UJ eger-roth.co.uk
Princess Helena College
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Ashford, TN24 8PB ashfordschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Tom Wilding Total pupils: 476 Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Babington House School Chislehurst, BR7 5ES babingtonhouse.com
Headteachers: Mr Tim Lello Total pupils: 307 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Farringtons School Chislehurst, BR7 6LR farringtons.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Dorothy Nancekievill Total pupils: 680 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Fosse Bank School
Hildenborough, TN11 8ND fossebankschool.co.uk Headteacher: Ms Alison Cordingley Total pupils: 73 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Beechwood Sacred Heart School
Gad’s Hill School
Headteacher: Mr Aaron Lennon Total pupils: 419 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr D G Craggs Total pupils: 388 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Benenden School
The Granville School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QD beechwood.org.uk
Cranbrook, TN17 4AA benenden.kent.sch.uk
Rochester, ME3 7PA gadshill.org
Sevenoaks, TN13 3LJ granvilleschool.org
Headteacher: Mrs Samantha Price Total pupils: 544 Senior • 6th Form • Boarding • Girls
Headteacher: Mrs Jane Scott Total pupils: 204 Nursery • Co-Ed • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Bethany School
Hilden Grange School
Cranbrook, TN17 1LB bethanyschool.org.uk Headteacher: Mr Francie Healy Total pupils: 353 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bickley Park School
Bromley, BR1 2DS bickleyparkschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Patrick Wenham Total pupils: 322 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Bishop Challoner School Bromley, BR2 0BS bishopchallonerschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs Paula Anderson Total pupils: 373 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Breaside Preparatory School Bromley, Kent BR1 2PR breaside.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Karen A Nicholson Total pupils: 364 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
CATS College Canterbury
Tonbridge, TN10 3BX hildengrange.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr J Withers Total pupils: 336 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hilden Oaks School & Nursery Tonbridge, TN10 3BU hildenoaks.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Emma Károlyi Total pupils: 340 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Cobham Hall
Derwent Lodge Girls Prep School Tonbridge, TN11 0NJ somerhill.org
Headteacher: Helen Hoffman Total pupils: 133 Prep • Day • Girls
Dover College
Dover, CT17 9RH dovercollege.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Gareth Doodes Total pupils: 296 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Dulwich Preparatory School Cranbrook, TN17 3NP dcpskent.org
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The King’s School Canterbury, CT1 2ES kings-school.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Peter Roberts Total pupils: 826 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Lorenden Preparatory School Faversham, ME13 0EN lorenden.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs K Uttley Total pupils: 107 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Marlborough House School
Cranbrook, TN18 4PY marlboroughhouseschool.co.uk See Advertisement Headteacher: Mr Martyn Ward Total pupils: 301 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Co-Ed
Kent College
Canterbury, CT2 9DT kentcollege.com
Headteacher: Julian Waltho Total pupils: 690 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Kent College
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AX kent-college.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Julie Lodrick Total pupils: 438 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Girls
King’s Rochester Pre-Preparatory and Nursery Rochester, ME1 1RH kings-rochester.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Catherine Openshaw Total pupils: 60 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5SN meadschool.info
Sevenoaks, TN13 2PB newbeacon.org.uk Headteacher: Mr Michael Piercy Total pupils: 399 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Boys
Northbourne Park School Deal, CT14 0NW northbournepark.com
Headteacher: Mr Sebastian Rees Total pupils: 140 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Radnor House Sevenoaks
Headteacher: Mr William Trelawny-Vernon Total pupils: 376 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Sevenoaks, TN15 0JU theprep.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr L Harrison Total pupils: 384 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Sevenoaks School
Sevenoaks, TN13 1HU sevenoaksschool.org Headteacher: Dr Katy Ricks Total pupils: 1035 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Solefield School
Sevenoaks, TN13 1PH solefieldschool.org Headteacher: Mr Dougal A Philps Total pupils: 179 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Somerhill Pre-Prep Tonbridge, TN11 0NJ somerhill.org
Headteacher: Ms Zoë Humm Total pupils: 130 Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Spring Grove School
Wye, TN25 5EZ springgroveschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Bill Jones Total pupils: 193 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St David’s College
West Wickham, BR4 0QS stdavidsprep.com
Headteachers: Mrs Julia Foulger Total pupils: 147 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Edmund’s School Canterbury Canterbury, CT2 8HU stedmunds.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Louise Moelwyn-Hughes Total pupils: 535 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Sevenoaks, TN14 6AE radnor-sevenoaks.org
St Joseph’s Convent School
Headteacher: Mr David Paton Total pupils: 237 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Co-Ed • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Gravesend, DA12 1NR sjcps.org
Headteacher: Miss Buckley Total pupils: 143 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Rochester Independent College
St Lawrence College Junior School
Rochester, ME1 1XF rochester-college.org
Headteacher: Mr Alistair Brownlow Total pupils: 255 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Ramsgate, CT11 7AF slcuk.com
Headteacher: E Rowe Total pupils: 200 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Rose Hill School
St Lawrence College
Headteacher: Ms Emma Neville Total pupils: 304 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Antony Spencer Total pupils: 410 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SY rosehillschool.co.uk
Russell House School
Sevenoaks, TN14 5QU russellhouseschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Craig McCarthy Total pupils: 206 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Ramsgate, CT11 7AE slcuk.com
St Michael’s Preparatory School Otford, TN14 5SA stmichaels.kent.sch.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs Jill Aisher Total pupils: 471 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mr Paul David Total pupils: 509 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Co-Ed
Canterbury, CT2 9AQ kentcollege.com
Saint Ronan’s
Sevenoaks Preparatory School
The New Beacon
Canterbury, CT2 OAY junior-kings.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Justin Foster-Gandey Total pupils: 160 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Jeremy Walker Total pupils: 272 Senior • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Rochester, ME1 1TE kings-rochester.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: S.G. Carnochan Total pupils: 440 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Junior King’s School
Hildenborough, TN11 9HN sackvilleschool.co.uk
Hawkhurst, TN18 5DJ saintronans.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Webster Total pupils: 197 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0EB holmewoodhouse.co.uk
Sackville School
King’s Rochester Senior School
Holmewood House School
Headteacher: Mr A J Carter Total pupils: 167 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Dr Sandra Coates-Smith Total pupils: 185 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Headteacher: Mr Roger Overend Total pupils: 290 Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Mead School
Canterbury, CT1 3LQ catscollege.com
Cobham, DA12 3BL cobhamhall.com
Rochester, ME1 1UB kings-rochester.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Katy Joiner Total pupils: 218 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Ullmer MBE Total pupils: 444 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
King’s Rochester Preparatory School
SOUTH EAST We are delighted to announce a new early years initiative for Greenwich Steiner School
Rosebuds
A pre-kindergarten for three year olds From January 2018 the outstanding early years provision at Greenwich Steiner School will welcome a small group of three year old children into Rosebuds. This unique new provision has been designed to meet the needs of the young child in a sensorially gentle, seasonal, rhythmical and home like environment. Rosebuds will slowly introduce the children to many aspects of kindergarten life without the hurly burly of
older children and the larger group size of a full kindergarten. Children will experience the making and eating of meals together, seasonal songs, ring times, crafts and festivals at a pace which is suited to them. Within this warm and loving environment the children will be nurtured and prepared for their next big step: the transition into kindergarten.
An outstanding Independent Prep School for boys and girls aged 3-13 years
Happiness, Confidence, Success
Rosebuds will run from Monday to Friday 9.15am to 1.15pm.
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Open Days 2018: Friday 9th March • Saturday 21st April • Friday 27th April Excellent independent boarding and day
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school located in Letchworth Garden City
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for girls aged 3 - 18 years
www.st-francis.herts.sch.uk
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SOUTH EAST | Kent | Surrey Steephill School
Longfield, DA3 7BG steephill.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Birtwell Total pupils: 122 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Sutton Valence Preparatory School Maidstone, ME17 3RF svs.org.uk
Aldro
Godalming, GU8 6AS aldro.org See Advertisement
Amesbury School
Hindhead, GU26 6BL amesburyschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Claire Corkran Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr N G Taylor Total pupils: 334 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Sutton Valence School
Barfield School
Maidstone, ME17 3HL svs.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Bruce Grindlay Total pupils: 816 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr James Reid Total pupils: 156 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Barrow Hills School
Headteacher: Mr T H P Haynes Total pupils: 788 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Boys
Headteacher: Mr Sean Skehan Total pupils: 230 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Belmont Preparatory School
Headteachers: Mrs Diane Wood Total pupils: 621 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Mrs H Skrine Total pupils: 186 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Co-Ed
Walthamstow Hall
Bishopsgate School
Sevenoaks, TN13 3UL walthomstow-hall.co.uk
Headteachers: Miss Stephanie Ferro Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Wellesley House
Broadstairs, CT10 2DG wellesleyhouse.org
Headteacher: G.D. Franklin Total pupils: 138 Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
West Lodge School Sidcup, DA15 7DU westlodge.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Robert Francis Total pupils: 163 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Wickham Court School West Wickham, BR4 9HW wickhamcourt.org
Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Harries Total pupils: 95 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Yardley Court Boys Prep School Tonbridge, TN11 0NJ somerhill.org
Headteacher: Mr J T Coakley Total pupils: 470 Prep • Day • Boys
Surrey Aberdour School
Tadworth, KT20 6AJ aberdourschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr S Collins Total pupils: 358 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Dorking, RH5 6LQ belmont-school.org
Prep School 2 March & 12 May T: 01372 372311
Dorking, RH5 6EA boxhillschool.com
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New Senior School Opening from September 2020
Headteacher: Mr Corydon Lowde Total pupils: 416 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bringing out ‘‘ the best in boys’’
Bramley School and Nursery Tadworth, KT20 7ST bramleyschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms P Burgess Total pupils: 89 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Cambridge Tutors College Croydon, CR0 5SX ctc.ac.uk
Headteacher: Dr Chris Drew Total pupils: 212 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Caterham Preparatory School Caterham, CR3 6YB caterhamprepschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr H W G Tuckett Total pupils: 293 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Caterham School
Caterham, CR3 6YA caterhamschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Ceri Jones Total pupils: 897 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Dr Alex Peterken Total pupils: 793 Senior • Day • Boarding • Boys • 6th Form • Co-Ed
ACS Egham International School
Chinthurst School
A day in the life of Aldro... come and see for yourself
Godalming, GU7 2DX charterhouse.org.uk
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Tadworth, KT20 5QZ chinthurstschool.co.uk Headteacher: Miss C Trundle Total pupils: 152 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
If you would like to attend an Open Morning / Afternoon, request a prospectus, or arrange an individual tour, please contact the Admissions Office on 01483 813535 or email: admissions@aldro.org Aldro, Lombard Street, Shackleford, Godalming, Surrey GU8 6AS www.aldro.org s
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Open Week 26 February - 2 March Open Afternoon 12 May • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Daily tours – please call to book
Box Hill School
Headteacher: Mr Antony Eysele Total pupils: 1503 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Jeremy Lewis Total pupils: 617 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Pre-Prep Schools
Headteacher: Mr Rob Williams Total pupils: 350 Nursery • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Charterhouse
Egham, TW20 0HS acs-schools.com
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Englefield, TW20 0YJ bishopsgate-school.co.uk
ACS Cobham International School Cobham, KT11 1BL acs-schools.com
No two children are the same. Which is why we keep a high ratio of teaching staff to children, inspiring them academically and developing their talents in equal measure.
Nr Godalming, GU8 5NY barrowhills.org See Advertisement
Walthamstow Hall Junior School Sevenoaks, TN13 3LD walthomstow-hall.co.uk
At Downsend we nurture young minds with an individualised approach to learning.
Farnham, GU10 1PB barfieldschool.com
Tonbridge School
Tonbridge, TN9 1JP tonbridge-school.co.uk See Profile Listing
There’s no such thing as the average child
Headteacher: Mr James Hanson Total pupils: 220 Prep • Day • Boarding • Boys
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SOUTH EAST | Surrey City of London Freemen’s School Ashstead, KT21 1ET clfs.surrey.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Roland Martin Total pupils: 887 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Claremont Fan Court School Esher, KT10 9LY claremont-school.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Helen Hutton-Attenborough, Mr Duncan Murphy, Mr Jonathan Insall-Reid Total pupils: 739 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Downsend School
Headteacher: Mr Ian Thorpe Total pupils: 464 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Duke of Kent School
Ewhurst, GU6 7NS dukeofkentschool.org.uk Headteacher: Mrs Judith Fremont-Barnes Total pupils: 289 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Collingwood School
Dunottar School
Headteacher: Leigh Hardie Total pupils: 101 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Mark Tottman Total pupils: 165 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Wallington, SM6 0BD collingwoodschool.org.uk
Coworth Flexlands School Woking, GU24 8TE coworthflexlands.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Anne Sweeney Total pupils: 135 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls • Boys to 5
Cranleigh Preparatory School Cranleigh, GU6 8QH cranprep.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Michael T Wilson Total pupils: 302 Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Cranleigh School
Cranleigh, GU6 8QQ cranleigh.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Martin Reader Total pupils: 628 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Cranmore School
Reigate, RH2 7EL dunottarschool.com
Edgeborough School
Elmhurst School
South Croydon, CR2 7DW elmhurstschool.net
South Croydon, CR2 6DH cumnorhouse.com Headteacher: Mrs Carole Finch Total pupils: 110 Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Cumnor House School for Boys South Croydon, CR2 6DA cumnorhouse.com
Headteacher: Mr Daniel Cummings Total pupils: 390 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Cumnor House School for Girls Purley, CR8 3HB cumnorhouse.com
Headteacher: Dina Mallett Total pupils: 180 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Danes Hill Pre-Prep Oxshott, KT22 OQQ daneshillschool.co.uk
Epsom, KT17 4JQ epsomcollege.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Jay Piggot Total pupils: 742 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Ewell Castle School Ewell, KT17 2AW ewellcastle.co.uk
Feltonfleet School
Frensham Heights
A well-established house system at the heart of the school fosters a strong sense of belonging. Tonbridge seeks to celebrate its distinctive mixture of boarders and day boys; this helps to create a unique broadening and deepening of opportunity. We want boys to enjoy their time here, but also to be made aware of their social and moral responsibilities
Farnham, GU10 4EA frenshamheights.org
Headteacher: Mr A Fisher Total pupils: 523 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Glenesk Pre-Preparatory School
Academic Record: Tonbridge School has a formidable academic reputation. This is achieved by high quality teachers, assisted by dedicated support staff, who together foster a broad curriculum for able boys. The ‘average’ marks were 7A*s and 3As at GCSE last year, and 2A*s and an A at A-level.
East Horsley, KT24 6NS gleneskschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Bradley Total pupils: 133 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Extra-curricular: Tonbridge School aims to provide an unsurpassed education of excellence and breadth. We focus our efforts and resources on achieving this by offering, amongst other things, a vibrant and balanced programme of Co-Curricular Breadth and Depth. Involvement in sport, music, art, drama and many other activities underpins a culture of creativity, innovation and excellence. The Co-Curricular programme also provides opportunities for service to others, and the development of self-reliance and leadership skills.
Greenfield
Woking, GU22 7TP greenfield.surrey.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Tania Botting Total pupils: 199 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Guildford High School
Guildford, GU1 1SJ guildfordhigh.surrey.sch.uk
Headteacher: Ms Ruth Samson Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Danes Hill School
Hall Grove School
Headteacher: Mr William Murdock Total pupils: 880 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Alastair Graham Total pupils: 409 Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Notable Achievements and Alumni: Tonbridge aims to prepare boys for future careers in all walks of life. Alumni include; EM Forster, Norman Heatley OBE (who turned the discovery of penicillin into useable medicine), Frederick Forsyth, Colin Cowdrey, Dan Stevens and all members of the band ‘Keane’.
Bagshot, GU19 5HZ hallgrove.co.uk
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School Philosophy: The school aims to provide a caring and enlightened environment in which the talents of each individual flourish. We encourage boys to be creative, tolerant and to strive for academic, sporting and cultural excellence. Respect for tradition and an openness to innovation are equally valued.
Headteacher: Mrs Shelley Lance Total pupils: 400 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Fiona Boulton Total pupils: 986 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Oxshott, KT22 OJG daneshillschool.co.uk
Gender / Ages: Boys 13-18 years Total pupils: 787 Type: Boarding and day Fees: Senior – Day from £9,743 per term, Full Boarding from £12,988 per term Typical class size: Senior – Approx 18, Sixth Form – Approx 10 Faith: Christian Motto: Deus Dat Incrementum Entrance procedure: Most of Tonbridge’s boys join the school at age 13 in the First Year (Year 9), but we also accept a smaller entry into the Lower Sixth (Year 12) at the start of Sixth Form courses and into the Second Year (Year 10). Most boys entering the school at 13 will have completed an assessment during Year 6.
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Headteacher: Mr Antony Padfield Total pupils: 158 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Cobham, KT11 1DR feltonfleet.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Emma Pattison Total pupils: 564 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
T: 01732 365555 W: www.tonbridge-school.co.uk Head Teacher: Mr Tim Haynes Admissions: Mr Andrew Leale E: admissions@tonbridge-school.org
Headteacher: Mr Dan Thornburn Total pupils: 330 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Peter Harris Total pupils: 531 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Co-Ed • Senior • Boys
South Croydon, CR2 8YB croydonhigh.gdst.net
High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1JP
Frensham, GU10 3AH edgeborough.co.uk
West Horsley, KT24 6AT cranmoreprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Michael Connolly Total pupils: 467 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Tonbridge School
Leatherhead, KT22 8TJ downsend.co.uk See Advertisement
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The Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 4HF 01923 773168
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SOUTH EAST | Surrey Halstead Preparatory School for Girls Woking, GU21 4EE halstead-school.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Penelope Austin Total pupils: 215 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Hampton Court House
Leatherhead, KT8 9BS hamptoncourthouse.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Guy Holloway Total pupils: 235 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Hawley Hurst School Camberley, GU17 9HU hawleyhurst.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Victoria Smit Total pupils: 500 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
The Hawthorns School Redhill, RH1 4QJ hawthorns.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Adrian E Floyd Total pupils: 528 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hazelwood School
Oxted, RH8 0QU hazelwoodschool.co.uk Headteacher: Lindie Louw Total pupils: 570 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hoe Bridge School
Old Woking, GU22 8JE hoebridgeschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Nick Arkell Total pupils: 493 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Homefield Preparatory School Sutton, SM1 2TE homefield.sutton.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr John Towers Total pupils: 348 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Hurtwood House School
Lanesborough School
Guildford, GU1 2EL lanesborough.surrey.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Richard Bool Total pupils: 928 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Longacre School
Guildford, GU5 0NQ longacre.surrey.sch.uk See Advertisement
Acting Headteacher: Mr Matthew Bryan Total pupils: 211 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Lyndhurst School
Camberley, GU15 3NE lyndhurstschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Rudkin Total pupils: 118 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Nr Godalming, GU8 5SG kesw.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr John Attwater Total pupils: 410 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Kingswood House School Epsom, KT19 8LG kingswoodhouse.org
Headteacher: Ms Tracey Fantham Total pupils: 293 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Girls
Micklefield School
Reigate, RH2 9DU micklefieldschool.co.uk
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Headteacher: Mrs L Rose Total pupils: 298 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Milbourne Lodge School
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Esher, KT10 9EG milbournelodge.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Judy Waite Total pupils: 215 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Godalming, Surrey GU8 5SG
An independent boarding and day school for girls and boys aged 11-18
Moon Hall School
Leigh, RH2 8RE moonhallschoolregiate.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Alison Hedley Total pupils: 110 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Nr Dorking, RH5 6LQ moonhallschool.co.uk
More House School Farnham, GU10 3AP morehouse.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Hetherington Total pupils: 444 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Boys
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Notre Dame School Cobham, KT11 1HA notredame.co.uk
Visit our beautiful 25-acre day and flexi-boarding school, where boys and girls aged 3-13 thrive on personalised learning.
Headteacher: Mrs Anna King Total pupils: 600 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Oakhyrst Grange School
Laleham Lea School
Oakwood School
Purley, CR8 3JJ lalehamlea.co.uk
Purley, CR8 2AN oakwoodschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Ms Karen Barry Total pupils: 110 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Ciro Candia Total pupils: 174 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mr Alex Gear Total pupils: 154 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Contact Jackie Williams on 01932 862 264, at admissions@feltonfleet.co.uk or visit www.feltonfleet.co.uk Means-tested bursaries are available.
Caterham, CR3 6AF oakhyrstgrangeschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Duncan Murphy Total pupils: 175 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Little Bookham, KT23 4EN manorhouseschool.org
Headteacher: Ms Emma Fraser Total pupils: 45 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
King Edward’s Witley
Open Mornings
Manor House
Headteacher: Mr C M Jackson Total pupils: 347 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Richard Parker Total pupils: 250 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
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Lingfield, RH7 6PH lingfieldcollege.co.uk
Moon Hall School
Woking, GU22 8HY islschools.org/surrey
Excellent” in every category
Lingfield College
Dorking, RH5 6NU hurtwoodhouse.com See Advertisement
International School of London, Surrey
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Want to view school differently? An Independent day and boarding school offering a tailored, supportive education for boys with additional educational needs from ages 8-18.
Slindon College offers outstanding support and pastoral care for boys aged 8 to 18 with learning challenges in a variety of areas, particularly mild/high functioning ASD. Between 75 and 90 boys attend the school at any one time, with typical class sizes of six to eight and never more than twelve. All classes enjoy the benefit of at least one Learning Support Assistant in addition to the subject specialist. The staff: pupil ratio is also high and there is great emphasis on supporting individual needs. Day boys are admitted from Year 4 and boarders from Year 6. There is a thriving Sixth Form where pupils can study a variety of Level 3 courses and many of who go onto study at University. There is also a purpose built bespoke “primary� department for boys in years 4, 5 & 6.
OPEN MORNING Saturday 10th March 2018 10am-12pm OPEN MORNING Saturday Saturday 10th 10th March March 2018 2018 10am-12pm 10am-12pm
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SOUTH EAST | Surrey Old Palace of John Whitgift School Junior South Croydon, CR2 7YN oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Tim Horton Total pupils: 150 Nursery • Prep • Day • Girls • Co-Ed
Old Palace of John Whitgift School Senior Croydon, CR0 1AX oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk Headteacher: Mrs Carol Jewell Total pupils: 700 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Parkside School
Cobham, KT11 3PX parkside-school.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Mark Beach Total pupils: 255 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Prior’s Field
Godalming, GU7 2RH priorsfieldschool.com Headteacher: Tracy Kirnig Total pupils: 453 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Priory Preparatory School Banstead, SM7 2AJ priory-banstead.surrey.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Graham Malcolm Total pupils: 208 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Reed’s School
Cobham, KT11 2ES reeds.surrey.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Mark Hoskins Total pupils: 656 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Boys • Girls
Reigate St Mary’s Preparatory and Choir School Reigate, RH2 7RN reigatestmarys.org
Headteacher: Mr Marcus Culverwell Total pupils: 336 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Reigate Grammar School Reigate, RH2 0QS reigategrammar.org
Royal Russell School Croydon, CR9 5BX royalrussell.co.uk
Rydes Hill Preparatory School and Nursery Guildford, GU2 8BP rydeshill.com
Headteacher: Mrs Stephanie Bell Total pupils: 190 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Andrew’s School
Woking, GU21 4QW st-andrews.woking.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Adrian Perks Total pupils: 313 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Mark Dixon Total pupils: 960 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Royal Grammar School Guildford, GU1 3BB rgs-guildford.co.uk
St David’s School
Purley, CR8 3AL stdavidsschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Cressida Mardell Total pupils: 149 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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St Edmund’s School Hindhead, GU26 6BH saintedmunds.co.uk
Listed in The Sunday Times Top 100 Independent Preparatory Schools 2017
Headteacher: Mr A J Walliker Total pupils: 294 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
St George’s Weybridge Weybridge, KT15 2QS stgeorgesweybridge.com See Advertisement
Godalming, GU7 1RZ sthilarysschool.com
St Ives School
Haslemere, GU27 2ES stiveshaslemere.com
Headteacher: Mrs Kay Goldsworthy Total pupils: 115 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys • Girls
Independent Preparatory School for Boys and Girls aged 2½-11 years
St James Senior Boys’ School Ashford, TW15 3DZ stjamesschool.co.uk
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Headteacher: Mr David Brazier Total pupils: 382 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Boys
2nd May 9.30-12.00 To attend please telephone 01483 893225 or email admissions@longacreschool.co.uk
St John’s School
Leatherhead, KT22 8SP stjohnsleatherhead.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Rowena Cole Total pupils: 656 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
www.longacreschool.co.uk Hullbrook Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey GU5 0NQ s
Headteacher: Dr J M Cox Total pupils: 924 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
To reserve a place at an open morning or book an individual tour, please call Pauline on 01428 681032 or email registrar@barrowhills.org
Headteacher: Mrs Anne Caroline Thackray Total pupils: 165 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Jane Wittingham Total pupils: 268 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Reigate, RH2 0TD raa-school.co.uk
Nursery for ages 2+
Epsom, KT18 5HE st-christophers.surrey.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr A J Gough Total pupils: 267 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Royal Alexandra & Albert School
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St Christopher’s Nursery and Pre-Prep
St Hilary’s School
Headteacher: Mrs Susan Clarke Total pupils: 320 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
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Headteacher: Mrs Alice Phillips and Miss Naomi Bartholomew Total pupils: 892 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Ripley Court
Esher, KT10 0LX rowanprepschool.co.uk See Advertisement
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Guildford, GU5 0DF stcatherines.info See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Antony Hudson and Mrs Rachel Owens Total pupils: 950 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Rowan Preparatory School
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St Catherine’s School, Bramley
Headteacher: Mr Shaun Fenton Total pupils: 947 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Ripley, GU23 6NE ripleycourt.co.uk
we are prepared for greater things
Headteacher: Mr C J Hutchinson Total pupils: 919 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
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St Teresa’s School Dorking, RH56ST st-teresas.com
Headteacher: Mr Mike Farmer Total pupils: 331 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Seaton House School
Sutton, SM2 5LH seatonhouse.sutton.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Debbie Morrison Total pupils: 160 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys • Girls
Shrewsbury Lodge School Esher, KT10 9EA shrewsburylodge.com
Headteacher: Mr James Tilly Total pupils: 143 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Sir William Perkin’s School Chertsey, KT16 9BN swps.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Chris Muller Total pupils: 606 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
The Study School
New Malden, KT3 5DP thestudyschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Donna Brackstone-Drake Total pupils: 134 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Sutton High School Sutton, SM1 2AX suttonhigh.gdst.net
Headteacher: Mrs Katharine Crouch Total pupils: 642 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
TASIS The American School in England Thorpe, TW20 8TE england.tasis.com See Advertisement
Interim Headteacher: Mr Bryan Nixon Total pupils: 720 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Tormead School
Guildford, GU1 2JD tormeadschool.org.uk See Advertisement Headteacher: Mrs Christina Foord Total pupils: 750 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Westward School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 1LE westwardschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Shelley Stevenson Total pupils: 151 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Woldingham School
Woldingham, CR3 7YA woldinghamschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Alex Hutchinson Total pupils: 543 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Girls
East Sussex Ashdown House Preparatory School Forest Row, RH18 5JY ashdownhouse.co.uk
Bexhill, TN40 2NH battleabbeyschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs M Maslin Total pupils: 98 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Battle Abbey School Battle, TN33 0AD battleabbeyschool.com
Headteacher: Mr David Clark Total pupils: 378 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Eastbourne, BN20 7XL bedes.org.uk/prep-school
Headteacher: Mr Giles Entwisle Total pupils: 373 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bede’s School
Upper Dicker, BN27 3QH bedes.org
Headteacher: Mr Peter Goodyer Total pupils: 750 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bellerbys College Brighton Brighton, BN1 4LF bellerbys.com
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Headteacher: Mr Simon Mower Total pupils: 888 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bricklehurst Manor Wadhurst, TN5 7EL bricklehurst.co.uk
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Headteacher: Mrs Kate Elliot Total pupils: 122 Nursery • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Brighton & Hove High School Junior School Hove, BN3 6NH bhhs.gdst.net
Headteacher: Ms Sian Cattaneo Total pupils: 243 Nursery • Prep • Day • Girls
Brighton & Hove High School Brighton, BN1 3AT bhhs.gdst.net
Headteacher: Ms Jennifer Smith Total pupils: 338 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Brighton College Pre-Prep School Brighton, BN2 5JF brightoncollege.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Jo Williams Total pupils: 223 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Brighton College
Brighton, BN2 0AL brightoncollege.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr R J Cairns Total pupils: 1081 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Bede’s Preparatory School
Headteacher: Mr John Weeks Total pupils: 302 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Kate Clanchy Total pupils: 77 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mr D. M. K. Paterson Total pupils: 93 Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Boys
Cobham, KT11 3QQ yehudimenuhinschool.co.uk
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Battle Abbey Preparatory School
Brighton College Prep School
The Yehudi Menuhun School
“MOST FORWARD THINKING SCHOOL”
BRIGHTON COLLEGE
Headteacher: Mr Haydon Moore Total pupils: 119 Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Woodcote House
Windlesham, GU20 6PF woodcotehouseschool.co.uk
“THE FOCUS ON KINDNESS WE LOVE”
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The outstanding and independent prep school for girls aged 2-11 Claygate, Surrey.
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Eastbourne College
Eastbourne, BN21 4JY eastbourne-college.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Tom Lawson Total pupils: 631 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Frewen College
Nr Rye, TN31 6NL frewencollege.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr N Goodman Total pupils: 111 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Greenfields School
Forest Row, RH18 5JD greenfieldsschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Jeff Smith Total pupils: 135 Nursery • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Lancing College Preparatory School at Hove Hove, BN3 6LU lancingcollege.co.uk
Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School Headteacher: Mr Mark Hammond Total pupils: 136 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Vinehall School
Robertsbridge, TN32 5JL vinehallschool.com See Profile Listing
Headteacher: Joff Powis Total pupils: 251 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
West Sussex Ardingly College
Nr Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ ardingly.com Headteacher: Mr Ben Figgis Total pupils: 932 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Kirsty Keep Total pupils: 244 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Brambletye
Lewes Old Grammar School
Headteacher: Mr Will Brooks Total pupils: 264 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Lewes, BN7 1XS logs.uk.com
Headteacher: Mr R Blewitt Total pupils: 574 Nursery • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Mayfield School
Mayfield, TN20 6PH mayfieldgirls.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Miss Antonia Beary Total pupils: 357 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Moira House Girls School Eastbourne, BN20 7TE moirahouse.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Elodie Vallantine Total pupils: 306 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Northease Manor School Lewes, BN7 3EY northease.co.uk
Headteacher: Claire Farmer Total pupils: 96 Prep • Senior • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Roedean School
Brighton, BN2 5RQ roedean.co.uk See Profile Listing
Headteacher: Mr Oliver Blond Total pupils: 423 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Girls
Sacred Heart School
Wadhurst, TN5 6DQ sacredheartwadhurst.org.uk
Christ’s Hospital School Horsham, RH13 0LJ christs-hospital.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Simon Reid Total pupils: 863 Senior • 6th Form • Boarding • Co-Ed
Copthorne Preparatory School Copthorne, RH10 3HR copthorneprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr C J Jones Total pupils: 319 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
School Philosophy: Our intake is broad and one of Vinehall’s strengths is working with each individual child to encourage them to make the most of every opportunity, to develop self-confidence and to help them achieve their very best. We combine high expectations with a flexible approach and the latest ideas in teaching. The recent ISI Inspection rated Vinehall as OUTSTANDING commenting, “Teachers enthusiasm for their subjects and their wide subject knowledge inspire and motivate pupils, and lessons are full of pace and challenge” and “Thanks to the excellent relationships and the warm caring atmosphere, pupils thrive and develop confidence in their abilities”.
Cottesmore School
Pease Pottage, RH11 9AU cottesmoreschool.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Thomas Rogerson Total pupils: 155 Prep • Boarding • Co-Ed
Cumnor House Sussex
Danehill, Haywards Heath RH17 7HT cumnor.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Christian Heinrich Total pupils: 385 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-ed
Academic Record: Vinehall is delighted its pupils have always achieved 100% pass rate at Common Entrance which ensures that all pupils are accepted into their first choice senior school for September 2017. Eleven scholarships were awarded by eight senior schools and once again all pupils entered were awarded places at Cranbrook School.
Dorset House
Pulborough, RH20 1PB dorsethouseschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Gareth Jones Total pupils: 374 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Ms Louise Higson Total pupils: 324 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Extra-curricular: Vinehall offers pupils from Year 3 up a comprehensive programme of activities both after school and on Saturday mornings. Children are able to participate in a wide range of academic, sporting and fun clubs including judo, archery, drama, fencing, gymnastics, music, golf (on the schools 9 hole course), cookery and carpentry. Additionally children in Years 6-8 are encouraged to participate in the incredible theatrical performances staged termly.
Horsham, RH12 3PN farlingtonschool.net
Notable Achievements and Alumni: Tom Chaplin, Richard Hughes, Tim Rice-Oxley (members of rock group Keane). Tom Avery (British explorer and author who has travelled by foot to both the North and South Poles). Tim Smit (founder of the Eden Project in Cornwall)
Great Ballard
Chichester, PO18 OLR greatballard.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Richard Evans Total pupils: 125 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Gender / Ages: boys and girls, 2-13 years Total pupils: 257, boys 133, girls 124 Type: Day, Weekly, Flexi, Full Boarding Fees: Nursery – Day £32.40 (with EYF), Pre-Prep – Day from £3,125, Prep – Day from £5,650, Flexi Boarding from £35 per night, Weekly Boarding from £6,845, Full Boarding from £7,410 per term Typical class size: Prep – 18 Main exit schools: Eastbourne College, Tonbridge School, Cranbrook School, King’s Canterbury School, Sevenoaks School, Benenden School, Battle Abbey School, Winchester College, Eton College, Mayfield School Faith: We actively welcome children of all faiths Motto: pro aliis optimum agere (to do our best for the benefit of others) Entrance procedure: Assessment papers in Maths, English and Verbal Reasoning (for entry into Year 4 and above). Scholarships are available in Academia, Sport, Music and Art from Year 3 entry
Headteacher: Mrs Liz Laybourn Total pupils: 526 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Farlington School
Headteacher: Mr Julian Withers Total pupils: 284 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Key facts
Burgess Hill, RH15 0EG burgesshillgirls.com
St Andrew’s Prep
Hove, BN3 4AD stchristophershove.org.uk
T: 01580 880413 E: admissions@vinehallschool.com W: www.vinehallschool.com Head Teacher: Joff Powis Admissions: Karen Cooper T: 01580 883090
Burgess Hill Girls
Headteacher: Mr Matt Thomas Total pupils: 134 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Christopher’s School
Vinehall Road, Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5JL
East Grinstead, RH19 3PD brambletye.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Hilary Blake Total pupils: 117 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Eastbourne, BN20 7RP standrewsprep.co.uk
Vinehall School
Mayfield, TN20 6HR skippershill.com
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Independent Day School for Girls 4 -18 years 4-18 www.tormeadschool.org.uk @TormeadSchool independentschoolparent.com
Tormead School, Cranley Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 2JD
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SOUTH EAST | West Sussex Great Walstead School
Prebendal School
Headteacher: Chris Calvey Total pupils: 430 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Ms Louise Salmond Smith Total pupils: 188 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Haywards Heath, RH16 2QL greatwalstead.co.uk
Handcross Park School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6HF handcrossparkschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Richard Brown Total pupils: 336 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Hurst College
Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9JS hppc.co.uk See Advertisement
Seaford College
Petworth, GU28 0NB seaford.org Headteacher: Mr J Green Total pupils: 689 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Shoreham College
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YW shorehamcollege.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr T J Manly Total pupils: 738 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Richard Taylor-West Total pupils: 368 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing
Slindon College
Headteacher: Mrs Heather Beeby Total pupils: 152 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr David Quick Total pupils: 84 Prep • Senior • Day • Boarding • Boys
Worthing, BN14 8HU lancingcollege.co.uk
Lancing College
Lancing, BN15 0RW lancingcollege.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Dominic Oliver Total pupils: 538 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Oakwood School
Chichester, PO18 9AN oakwoodschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Clare Bradbury Total pupils: 256 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Our Lady of Sion Junior School Worthing, BN11 1RE sionschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Dr Simon Orchard Total pupils: 109 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Our Lady of Sion Senior School Worthing, BN11 4BL sionschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Dr Simon Orchard Total pupils: 339 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Arundel, BN18 0RH slindoncollege.co.uk See Advertisement
Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School Sompting, BN15 OAZ somptingabbotts.com
Headteacher: Mr Stuart Douch Total pupils: 97 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Towers Convent School Steyning, BN44 3TF thetowersconventschool.org
Headteacher: Mrs Clare Trelfa Total pupils: 314 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Flexi • Girls • Boys
Westbourne House School Chichester, PO20 2BH westbournehouse.org
Headteacher: Mr M Barker Total pupils: 442 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Windlesham House School
Pennthorpe School
Washington, RH20 4AY windlesham.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs A. Bolton Total pupils: 313 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Richard Foster Total pupils: 356 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Rudgwick, Nr Horsham, RH12 3HJ pennthorpe.com
Roedean
Chichester, PO19 1RT prebendalschool.org.uk
Roedean Way, Brighton, BN2 5RQ
T: 01273 667500 E: info@roedean.co.uk W: www.roedean.co.uk Head Teacher: Mr Oliver Blond Admissions: Mrs Diana Banham E: dba@roedean.co.uk
Key facts
Gender / Ages: girls, 11-18 years Total pupils: 570 Type: Day, Weekly, Flexi, Full Boarding Fees: Senior – Day from £5,320, Weekly Boarding from £9,410, Flexi Boarding from £7,650, Full Boarding from £10,310 per term Typical class size: Senior – 15-22, Sixth Form – 7-10 Faith: Broadly Christian ethos. Motto: Honneur Aulx Dignes – Honour the Worthy. Entrance procedure: Entrance testing (English, Maths, and NVR), followed by interviews
School Philosophy: Roedean prides itself on providing an outstanding academic and holistic education, and we know that successes in one area of school life build the confidence and self-belief to succeed in other areas – they all complement each other perfectly. The result is that we have top academics who have also excelled in other areas of school life: one student has a place to read Medicine at university, and is also a talented artist and has passed RAD Advanced 2 Ballet with Distinction; another has place to read Chemistry at Oxford, but she also runs half-marathons for charity, is doing Latin A Level, and loves volunteering; a third has been World Karate Champion for 7 years running, but she is also the Charity Prefect and plans to read Criminology at university. Roedean produces rounded individuals who will make their mark in the world. Academic Record: Over the past two years, the School has achieved its best ever A Level and GCSE results – at GCSE last year, 75% A*-A, and 50% A*, and 1/3 of the year-group achieved 3 or more A*-A grades at A Level. 5 girls have offers from Oxbridge this year, and others have places at top US universities. Extra-curricular: There are 114 activities on offer each week, in two dedicated slots each day – they range from academic clubs and clinics to volunteering at local primary schools, and from building and racing a Formula 24 electric car to street-dance and ballet.
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Notable Achievements and Alumni: A flood-lit all-weather pitch on site is due for completion by Easter 2018, and the School Farm is flourishing, with sheep and chickens. These developments follow the refurbishment of 5 boarding houses over 5 years, costing over £10 million – Tatler and The Sunday Times described them as the best boarding accommodation in the UK. Open Days: Saturday 3 March 2018 & Bank Holiday Monday 7 May 2018
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Windlesham INDEPENDENT BOARDING & DAY SCHOOL FOR BOYS & GIRLS AGED 4 TO 13
Open Morning 19th May
• Excellent rating received in 2017 ISI Report • A record number of scholarships gained to senior schools this year • Outstanding pastoral care & extra curricular programme To arrange an individual tour of the school please call 01903 874701 | email admissions@windlesham.com | visit windlesham.com Windlesham House School, Washington, West Sussex, RH20 4AY
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This map illustrates the location of some of our leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.
Devon Exeter 1
Exeter School
Dorset
Blandford Forum
Somerset Bath
10 Millfield School
0Crewkerne
11 Perrott Hill School
2 Hanford School
Sparkford
3 Talbot Heath School
Taunton
Bournemouth Shaftesbury
4 St Mary’s School
12 Hazlegrove Prep School 13 King’s College Taunton 14 King’s Hall School Taunton
Wimborne
5 Canford School
Gloucestershire Cirencester
6 Rendcomb College
Cheltenham
7 St Edward’s Senior School
Stroud
Wiltshire Calne
15 St Margaret’s Preparatory School
Salisbury 19 Godolphin School
8 Beaudesert Park School
Tetbury
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Spring Open Mornings
Junior School Fri 2 March
Senior School Sat 3 March
Rendcomb College is an independent, co-ed day and boarding school, Junior School and Nursery for ages 3 to 18 01285 832306 www.rendcombcollege.org.uk admissions@rendcombcollege.org.uk Rendcomb College, Cirencester GL7 7HA
Your adventure starts here
Summer Open Evening Tuesday 10 July 6 - 9pm Impressive Summer 2017 public exam results • 62% of A Level grades at A* or A • 81.8% of GCSE results at grades A* or A A wealth of extra-curricular activities Eight free places: three at 11+ and five at 16+
www.exeterschool.org.uk 01392 273679
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Devon
Elizabeth College
Blundell’s School
Headteacher: Ms Jenny Palmer Total pupils: 891 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Headteacher: Mr Bart Wielenga Total pupils: 584 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
The Ladies’ College
Bramdean School
Headteacher: Mrs Ashley Clancy Total pupils: 588 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Miss Diane Stoneman Total pupils: 200 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Guernsey, GY1 2PY elizabethcollege.gg
Guernsey, GY1 1RW ladiescollege.com
St George’s Preparatory School Jersey, JE3 7DB stgeorgesprep.co.uk
Tiverton, EX16 4DN blundells.org
Exeter, EX1 2QR bramdeanschool.co.uk
Exeter Cathedral School Exeter, EX1 1HX exetercs.org
Headteacher: Mr Cormac Timothy Total pupils: 219 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr James Featherstone Total pupils: 298 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Michael’s Preparatory School
Exeter School
Jersey, JE2 7UG stmichaelsschool.je
Headteacher: Mr Mike Rees Total pupils: 300 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Victoria College Jersey, JE1 4HT victoriacollege.je
Headteacher: Mr Alun Watkins Total pupils: 693 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Cornwall Polwhele House School Truro, TR4 9AE polwhelehouse.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Alex McCullough Total pupils: 95 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Roselyon School
Par, PL24 2HZ roselyonschool.com Headteacher: Mrs Hilary Mann Total pupils: 98 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Joseph’s School
Launceston, PL15 8HN stjosephscornwall.co.uk
Headteacher: Oliver Scott Total pupils: 229 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
St Piran’s School Hayle, TR27 4HY stpiranshayle.net
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Carroll Total pupils: 55 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Truro High School for Girls Truro, TR1 2HU trurohigh.co.uk
Headteacher: Dr Glenn Moodie Total pupils: 350 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Girls
Truro School
Truro, TR1 1TH truroschool.com
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Exeter, EX2 4NS exeterschool.org.uk See Advertisement
28 scholarships awarded to girls in the past 3 years
Headteacher: Mr R Griffin Total pupils: 922 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
HANFORD
Mount Kelly
Tavistock, PL19 0HZ mountkelly.com
traditionally modern
Headteacher: Mark Semmence Total pupils: 575 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Sixth Form • Day • Full Boarding • Weekly Boarding • Flexi- Boarding • Co-Ed
OPEN MORNING 24TH FEBRUARY www.hanfordschool.co.uk or call Karen on 01258 860219
Kingsley School
Bideford, EX39 3LY kingsleyschoolbideford.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Pete Last Total pupils: 398 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
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The Maynard School Exeter, EX1 1SJ maynard.co.uk
Headteacher: Miss Sarah Dunn Total pupils: 353 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Plymouth College Prep Plymouth, PL1 3JL plymouthcollege.com
Headteacher: Mr Christopher Gatherer Total pupils: 230 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Plymouth College
Plymouth, PL4 6RN plymouthcollege.com
Headteacher: Jonathan Standen Total pupils: 508 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Christopher’s School
Totnes, TQ9 6PF st-christophers.devon.sch.uk
Headteacher: Ms Victoria Kennington Total pupils: 89 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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St John’s School
Art | Literature | Music | World cinema | Global issues Cookery | Life drawing | Photography
Sidmouth, EX10 8RG stjohnsdevon.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Caroline Ward Total pupils: 149 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Peter’s School
Nr Exmouth, EX8 5AU stpetersprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Charlotte Johnston Total pupils: 302 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mr Andrew Gordon-Brown Total pupils: 751 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
SOCIAL CLIMBING AT HANFORD
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“Westonbirt is very welcoming and I am learning many interesting new subjects” Amy, Year 8
OPEN DAY: SATURDAY 3RD MARCH 9AM-12PM Bookings at www.westonbirt.org/admissions/open-days Day Fee £4,995/term; Boarding Fee £9,750/term. E: admissions@westonbirt.org T: 01666 881301 www.westonbirt.org
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SOUTH WEST | Devon | Dorset Shebbear College
Hanford School
Headteacher: Mr S D Weale Total pupils: 331 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr R.W.R Johnston Total pupils: 101 Prep • Day • Boarding • Girls
Shebbear, EX21 5HJ shebbearcollege.co.uk
Stover School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 6QG stover.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Richard Notman Total pupils: 326 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Trinity School
Teignmouth, TQ14 8LY trinityschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Lawrence Coen Total pupils: 438 Nursery • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
West Buckland School
Barnstaple, EX32 0SX westbuckland.devon.sch.uk
Headteacher: Phillip Stapleton Total pupils: 604 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Dorset Bournemouth Collegiate Prep School
Poole, BH14 9JY bournemouthcollegiateschool.co.uk Headteacher: Ms Kay Smith Total pupils: 111 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bournemouth Collegiate School Bournemouth, BH5 2DY bournemouthcollegiateschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Russell Slatford Total pupils: 395 Prep • Senior • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bryanston School
Blandford Forum, DT11 OPX bryanston.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms S J Thomas Total pupils: 671 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Canford School
Wimborne, BH21 3AD canford.com See Profile Listing
Headteacher: Mr Ben A M Vessey Total pupils: 640 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Castle Court School Wimborne, BH21 3RF castlecourt.com
Knighton House
Blandford, DT11 0PY knightonhouse.co.uk Headteacher: Robin Gainher Total pupils: 114 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls • Co-Ed
Leweston School
Sherborne, DT9 6EN leweston.co.uk
Milton Abbey School Nr Blandford, DT11 0BZ miltonabbey.co.uk
The Park School
Bournemouth, BH8 9BJ parkschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs M Dowler Total pupils: 362 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Port Regis Preparatory School Shaftesbury, SP7 9QA portregis.com
Headteacher: Mr Stephen Ilett Total pupils: 306 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Shaftesbury, SP7 9LP stmarys.eu See Profile Listing Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Matthews Total pupils: 250 Prep (from age 9) • Senior • Day • Boarding • Girls
Sherborne Preparatory School Sherborne, DT9 3NY sherborneprep.org
Headteacher: Mr N Folland Total pupils: 238 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Sherborne International
Sherborne, DT9 4EZ sherborne-international.org
Sherborne School
Headteacher: Mr William Dunlop Total pupils: 239 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Dominic Luckett Total pupils: 554 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Boys
Sherborne, DT9 3AP sherborne.org
Clayesmore Senior School
Sherborne Girls
Headteacher: Mrs Jo Thomson Total pupils: 481 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs J Dwyer Total pupils: 445 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Sherborne, DT9 3QN sherborne.com
Dumpton School
Sunninghill Preparatory School
Headteacher: Mr A W Browning Total pupils: 352 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr John Thorpe Total pupils: 177 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Dorchester, DT1 1EB sunninghillprep.co.uk
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Wimborne, BH21 7AF dumpton.com
St Edward’s Cheltenham encompasses Preparatory, Senior and Sixth Form, providing quality education for boys and girls from ages 1 to 18. Book your visit online for one of our upcoming working open days. www.stedwards.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Magnus Bashaarat Total pupils: 229 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Tim Waters Total pupils: 138 Senior • Boarding • Co-Ed
Blandford Forum, DT11 8LL clayesmore.com
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Headteacher: Mrs Kate Reynolds Total pupils: 300 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Headteacher: Mr Richard Stevenson Total pupils: 355 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Blandford Forum, DT11 8PH clayesmore.com
St Edward’s Cheltenham
Blandford, DT11 8HN hanfordschool.co.uk See Advertisement
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Canford School
Canford Magna, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3AD T: 01202 847207 W: www.canford.com Head Teacher: Mr Ben Vessey, MA, MBA Admissions: The Registrar E: admissions@canford.com
OPEN DAY
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Gender / Ages: boys and girls, 13-18 years. Total pupils: 653, boys 380, girls 273. Type: Day, Full Boarding. Fees: Senior – Daily from £26,466, Full Boarding from £34,770 per annum. Faith: Church of England. Motto: Nisi Dominus Frustra. Entrance procedure: Pre-assessment in Year 6 or 7 leading to Common Entrance, scholarship or our own entry tests in Year 8. At 16+, scholarship or our own entry test in the Autumn of Year 11.
School Philosophy: A sense of place and the restorative powers of gracious surroundings are valuable things in a fast-moving age. When that place is as beautiful and inspiring as Canford, it enhances the quality of daily lives and encourages our pupils to set their sights high and to achieve their very best. The education is structured yet allows pupils to grow as individuals through exposure to a very wide range of opportunities. A vibrant atmosphere of intellectual curiosity aims to promote a lifelong love of learning and the school strives to ensure that pupils recognise the coherence across and connections between that learning in all contexts. It is an environment where pupils can truly flourish. Academic Record: Canford ranks highly among the top co-educational boarding schools in the UK based on A Level statistics, and is a leader regionally. Last year, nearly 1 in 5 of all grades were A*. 111 pupils have gained places at Oxbridge in the past decade, and over 95% of pupils move on to university with the majority to Russell Group/Top 12. Over 100 pupils have gained coveted places at Medical Schools in the past 10 years, with scholarships to Ivy League universities on the increase. Co-curricular: Our success in external examinations and university offers derives, we believe, from a culture of learning, intellectual stimulation and a coherent education where pupils make connections between and across learning experiences, both inside and outside the classroom. Notable Achievements and Alumni: Public School of the Year (runner up) twice in 3 years (Tatler). Recent National representation at U18s England Hockey and Welsh Athletics. Clean sweep of Hockey titles at County level. Hampshire Cricket and Bath Rugby selection. Places with the National Youth Theatre, National Youth Orchestra, National Wind Orchestra and National Youth Choir. Alumni: Sir Henry Cecil, Sir John Drummond, Ben Gollings, Alan Hollingsworth, Derek Jarman, General Sir Brian Kenny, Ore Oduba, Air Chief Marshal Sir Roger Palin, Viscount Portman, Nick Robertson, Earl of Shaftesbury. Open Days: Saturday 21 April and Saturday 6 October 2018
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SOUTH WEST | Dorset | Gloucestershire Talbot Heath School
Bournemouth, BH4 9NJ talbotheath.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Angharad Holloway and Sally Weber-Spokes Total pupils: 521 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Yarrells School
Upton, BH16 5EU yarrells.co.uk
Clifton College Preparatory School
Headteacher: Mr Jim Walton Total pupils: 400 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Clifton College
Bristol, BS8 3JH cliftoncollegeuk.com/upper
Headteacher: Mrs L Sharpe Total pupils: 252 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Dr Tim Greene Total pupils: 695 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Gloucestershire
Clifton High School
Airthrie School
Cheltenham, GL50 2NY airthrie-school.co.uk
Bristol, BS8 3JD cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Jackson Total pupils: 171 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Dr A Neill Total pupils: 502 Nursery • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Badminton School
Colston’s School
Bristol, BS9 3BA badmintonschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Tear Total pupils: 448 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Beaudesert Park School Stroud, GL6 9AF beaudesert.gloucs.sch.uk See Profile Listing
Headteacher: Richard Backhouse Total pupils: 270 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr B Salisbury Total pupils: 489 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bredon School
The Downs School
Headteacher: Koen Claeys Total pupils: 231 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • 6th Form • Senior • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Chris Prosser Total pupils: 281 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr R I MacKinnon Total pupils: 956 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Butcombe, Clifton College Pre-Preparatory School Bristol, BS8 3EZ cliftoncollege.com
Headteacher: Mrs Jo Newman Total pupils: 240 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hatherop Castle Preparatory School Cirencester, GL7 3NB hatheropcastle.co.uk
Stonehouse, GL10 2AD hopelands.org.uk
The King’s School
Headteacher: Mr David Morton Total pupils: 541 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Talbot Heath Talbot Heath
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Kitebrook House
Independent School for Girls aged 3-18
Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0RP kitebrookhouse.com Headteacher: Mrs Susan McLean Total pupils: 108 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mr Nigel Reed Total pupils: 158 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Gloucester, GL1 2BG thekingsschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Eve Jardine-Young Total pupils: 656 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Study International, Oct 2015
Headteacher: Mrs L Barton Total pupils: 103 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Cheltenham College
Cheltenham, GL50 3EP cheltladiescollege.org
Voted in the top 5 boarding schools for girls in the UK.
Bristol, BS48 3PD fairfield.school
Headteacher: Mrs Sheila Bradburn Total pupils: 88 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Cheltenham Ladies’ College
Study International, Oct 2015
Fairfield School
Headteacher: Mr Jim Walton Total pupils: 392 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Huggett Total pupils: 661 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
VotedOpen in the 5 boarding schools for girls in the UK. Days:top Friday 16th March between 9.30am and 12noon, Study International, Oct 2015 or at other times to suit. Voted in the top 5 boarding schools for girls in the UK.
Bristol, BS48 1PF thedownsschool.co.uk
Hopelands School
Cheltenham, GL53 7LD cheltenhamcollege.org
School Philosophy: Perennially popular, Beaudesert is a country school where children can really enjoy being children while receiving an outstanding all-round education. Thirty acre grounds, small class sizes, fantastic facilities and a flexible approach to boarding and after-school care all help make Beaudesert a family-friendly choice.
Cheltenham, GL51 6HE deanclose.org.uk
Cheltenham College Prep School Cheltenham, GL53 7AB cheltenhamcollege.org
Gender / Ages: boys and girls, 3-13 years Total pupils: 450, boys 238, girls 212 Type: Day, weekly and flexi-boarding. Fees: Nursery – From £1,840 per term based on 5 sessions or 3 days per week. Pre-Prep – Daily from £2,945 per term. Prep: Daily from £4,020 per term. Weekly boarding £7,272 per term. Flexi-boarding is £36 per night. Entrance procedure: Please email or telephone to arrange a visit.
Cheltenham, GL51 6QS deanclose.org.uk
Dean Close School
Bristol, BS8 1SR bristolgrammarschool.co.uk
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Dean Close Preparatory School
Berkhamsted School
Bristol Grammar School
T: 01453 832 072 E: office@bps.school W: www. beaudesert.gloucs.sch.uk Head Teacher: James Womersley Admissions: Theresa Yates-Round
Headteacher: Mr Jeremy McCullough Total pupils: 502 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Paddy Moss Total pupils: 400 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Nr Tewkesbury, GL20 6AH bredonschool.org
Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire GL6 9AF
Bristol, BS16 1BJ colstons.bristol.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr James Womersley Total pupils: 436 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Co-Ed
Cheltenham, GL52 2QA berkhamsted.org
Beaudesert Park School, Gloucestershire
Bristol, BS8 3HE cliftoncollegeuk.com/prep
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St Mary’s Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9LP
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T: 01747 852416 W: www.stmarys.eu Head Teacher: Sarah Matthews Admissions: Catherine Kelleher E: registrar@stmarys.eu E: enquiries@stmarys.eu
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Gender / Ages: girls, 9 to 18 years Total pupils: 220, Type: Day and Boarding Fees: Prep – Day from £5,250, Full Boarding from £6,500 per term Fees: Senior – Day from £6,750, Full Boarding from £10,185 per term Typical class size: Prep – 12, Senior – 15, Sixth Form – 5 Faith: Catholic Motto: Individually Known, Individually Nurtured Entrance procedure: Parents are encouraged to register their daughters as early as possible. An entrance exam day is held in January each year and each pupil is also personally assessed by interview.
School Philosophy: St Mary’s provides a vibrant and varied curriculum, inspiring our students to be academically ambitious and intellectually curious, while the pastoral and co-curricular programmes support their development towards becoming engaged, empowered young women. Happiness, wellbeing and personal development are intrinsic to success in the classroom and our holistic approach follows in our founder’s pioneering footsteps in education. A strong, Catholic spiritual formation, secure interpersonal skills and deep bonds of friendship mean St Mary’s girls flourish throughout their lives. Academic Record: With Oxbridge and Russell Group success every year, St Mary’s results speak for themselves. 41% A*-A at A Level with A*s and As across the board in Languages, Geography and Philosophy. 82% A*-B at GCSE with excellent Value Added scores. Extra-curricular: No Saturday school means St Mary’s mirrors the working week- with time to develop courage and confidence at the weekend with the Saturday Enrichment Programme, weekend socials and outings every Sunday. Clubs and societies throughout the week for all ages. Day girls welcome to all activities. The focus is on the full development of the pupil; being able to access a wide range of co-curricular activities and to discover and develop personal passions is one of the great joys of an independent education. Old Girls’ deep connection with the school enhances pupils’ co-curricular experience, and they regularly return to lend their expertise via lectures, seminars, careers fairs and a bespoke Enterprise event. Open Days: 9th March and 4th May 2018. Dance Workshop showcasing St Mary’s Elite Dance programme on 9th March
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Please contact us to reserve your place Co-educational day & boarding ages: 13-18 telephone: 01823 328204 admissions@kings-taunton.co.uk www.kings-taunton.co.uk A Woodard School
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SOUTH WEST | Gloucestershire | Somerset Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital
Bruton School for Girls
Headteacher: Mr S W Holliday Total pupils: 673 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Botterill Total pupils: 227 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Bristol, BS8 1JX qehbristol.co.uk
The Red Maids’ Junior School Bristol, BS9 4DP redmaids.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Brown Total pupils: 116 Prep • Day • Girls
The Red Maids’ School Bristol, BS9 3AW redmaids.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs I Tobias Total pupils: 470 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Rendcomb College
Cirencester, GL7 7HA rendcombcollege.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Rob Jones Total pupils: 411 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
The Richard Pate School Cheltenham, GL53 9RP richardpate.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Robert A MacDonald Total pupils: 296 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Edward’s Prep School Cheltenham, GL52 6NR stedwards.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Stephen McKernan Total pupils: 310 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Edward’s Senior School Cheltenham, GL53 8EY stedwards.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs Pat Clayfield Total pupils: 340 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Tockington Manor
Bristol, BS32 4NY tockingtonmanorschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Stephen Symonds Total pupils: 196 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Westonbirt Prep School Tetbury, GL8 8QG westonbirt.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Sean Price Total pupils: 140 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Westonbirt School Tetbury, GL8 8QG westonbirt.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs Natasha Dangerfield Total pupils: 172 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Wycliffe College
Stonehouse, GL10 2JQ wycliffe.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Nick Gregory Total pupils: 399 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Somerset
All Hallows Preparatory School Shepton Mallet, BA4 4SF allhallowsschool.co.uk
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Downside School Bath, BA3 4RJ downside.co.uk
Headteacher: Dr James Whitehead Total pupils: 348 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Hazlegrove
Sparkford, BA22 7JA hazlegrove.co.uk See Profile Listing
Headteacher: Mark White Total pupils: 378 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Hazlegrove, Sparkford, Somerset BA22 7JA
King Edward’s Junior School
T: 01963 442606 E: admissions@hazlegrove.co.uk W: hazlegrove.co.uk Head Teacher: Mr Mark White MA (Hons) Admissions: Miss Ali Rogers
Bath, BA2 6JA kesbath.com
Headteacher: Mr Greg Taylor Total pupils: 190 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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King Edward’s School Bath, BA2 6HU kesbath.com
Gender / Ages: boys and girls, 21/2 - 13 years Total pupils: 356, boys 191, girls 165 Type: Day and Boarding Fees: Pre-Prep - £2,843. Prep – Day: £4,519-£5,764, Boarding: £6,686-£8,531 per term, Flexi boarding £40 per night Typical class size: Prep 14 Main exit schools: Bryanston, Eton, King’s Bruton, Marlborough, Millfield, Sherborne, Sherborne Girls, Wells Cathedral and Winchester. Motto: Deo Juvante (With God’s Help) Entrance procedure: Taster day, assessment and school reports.
Headteacher: Mr Martin J Boden Total pupils: 744 Nursery • Pre-prep • Junior • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
King’s College Taunton Taunton, TA1 3LA kings-taunton.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr RR Biggs Total pupils: 448 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
School Philosophy: At Hazlegrove, it is OK to be yourself – we believe children can only really develop, really learn, and really reach their potential when they feel good about themselves. It simply doesn’t work if they are having to look over their shoulders all the time. We aim to equip our children not just to survive but to thrive in this undoubtedly turbulent and fast changing world. The academic curriculum instils a love of learning, of enquiry and of intellectual rigour; the varied games programme promotes physical fitness and engenders a real sense of teamwork; music, drama and year-group productions ensure that the stage holds no fears for anyone and outdoor education promotes selfreliance and resourcefulness. It’s all about ordinary children getting caught up in the spirit of the place and achieving extraordinary things.
King’s Hall School
Taunton, TA2 8AA kingshalltaunton.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Justin Chippendale Total pupils: 289 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
King’s Bruton
Bruton, BA10 0ED kingsbruton.com
Headteacher: Mr I S Wilmshurst Total pupils: 330 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Academic Record: Hazlegrove pupils have achieved an outstanding scholarship record with Year 8 pupils gaining over 97 scholarships and awards, to 22 different senior schools, in the last three years. Of these awards, 21 were academic scholarships and 1 academic award and include schools such as Bryanston, Winchester, Marlborough, Sherborne and St Mary’s Ascot.
Kingswood Preparatory School Bath, BA1 5SD kingswood.bath.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Mark Brearey Total pupils: 331 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Extra-curricular: With around 100 boarders the after-school and weekend activity programme is extensive and varied. Day pupils clearly benefit from this wrap-around care. Activity options include music ensembles, arts and creativity, film and animation, chess, cooking, beekeeping, horse riding and many other sporting options - there is something for everyone!
Kingswood School
Bath, BA1 5RG kingswood.bath.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Simon Morris Total pupils: 709 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Notable Achievements: Excellent in all nine areas of judgement in latest ISI Inspection. Sports teams regularly achieve regional success going on to compete on a national stage with some acclaim. The level of achievement in music is exceptionally high with pupils often taking Grade 6 or over and Grade 5 theory.
Mark College
Highbridge, TA9 4NP priorychildrensservices.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Chris Sweeney Total pupils: 78 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Millfield School
Street, BA16 0YD millfieldschool.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Craig Considine Total pupils: 1237 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Hazlegrove Preparatory School
Bruton, BA10 0NT brutonschool.co.uk
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St Margaret’s Preparatory School, Calne
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Gender / Ages: boys and girls, 3-11 years Total pupils: 200, boys 90, girls 110 Type: Day Fees: Nursery: Daily from £27.60 (morning sessions), Weekly £258.75 (5 full days). Pre-Prep: £3,275-£3,635 per term Prep: £3,900-£4,340 per term Typical class size: Prep – 16-18 Main exit schools: St Mary’s Calne, Dauntsey’s, Prior Park College, Kingswood, King Edward’s Bath, The Royal High Bath, Warminster and Sherborne Girls. Faith: Christian Motto: Commit to Excellence Entrance procedure: Taster Days, School Report, Interview and Skills Assessment for children entering Prep.
School Philosophy: Teaching throughout St Margaret’s is tailored to meet the needs of the individual child. Children are encouraged to reflect and evaluate their own learning and with support identify their next steps. Specialist teachers offer a wide range of experiences and as a result, teaching delivers truly personalised learning for each child. Your child will join a school with real spirit and energy, which lives each day to the full. We purposefully pack excitement and learning experiences into every moment. Our staff are passionate about teaching and lessons are fun, vibrant and engaging. St Margaret’s is a place where friendships and special memories are created and where a love of learning is established.
Excellence in independent education for rising 3-13 year olds
TERM OPEN Summer MORNINGS
T: 01249 857220 E: office@stmargaretsprep.org.uk W: stmargaretsprep.org.uk Headmistress: Mrs Karen Cordon GLCM LLCM (TD) ALCM Admissions: Mrs Simone Hughes E: hughess@stmargaretsprep.org.uk
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SOUTH WEST| Somerset | Wiltshire Monkton Pre-Prep
Sidcot School
Heywood Prep School
Sandroyd School
Headteacher: Mrs C Winchcombe Total pupils: 120 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Iain Kilpatrick Total pupils: 583 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Ms Rebecca Mitchell Total pupils: 181 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Monkton Prep
Headteacher: Mr Alastair Speers Total pupils: 204 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Sunny Hill Preparatory School
Headteacher: Mr M P Davis Total pupils: 115 Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Snow Total pupils: 50 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Boys • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Roger Leake Total pupils: 288 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Taunton School
Marlborough College
Headteachers: Mr Lee Glaser and Mr Andrew Edwards Total pupils: 1009 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr J Leigh Total pupils: 926 Senior • 6th Form • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bath, BA2 5JN monktoncombeschool.com
Bath, BA2 7ET monktoncombeschool.com
Monkton Senior
Bath, BA2 7HG monktoncombeschool.com
Headteacher: Chris Wheeler Total pupils: 641 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Paragon School
Bath, BA2 4LT paragonschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Harvey Total pupils: 279 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Park School Yeovil, BA20 1DH parkschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs Jane M Huntington Total pupils: 186 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Perrott Hill
Crewkerne, TA18 7SL perrotthill.com See Advertisement
Acting Headteachers: Will Silk and Bryan Kane Total pupils: 228 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Prior Park College
Bath, BA2 5AH priorparkcollege.com
Headteacher: Mr James Murphy-O’Connor Total pupils: 579 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Queen’s College
Taunton, TA1 4QS queenscollege.org.uk
Headteacher: Dr Lorraine Earps Total pupils: 553 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
The Royal High School Junior and Nursery Bath, BA1 5ES royalhighbath.gdst.net
Headteacher: Miss Heidi Hughes Total pupils: 150 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
The Royal High School Senior and Sixth Bath, BA1 5SZ royalhighbath.gdst.net
Headteacher: Mrs Jo Duncan Total pupils: 691 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Shapwick Prep
Burtle, TA7 8NJ shapwickschool.com
Headteacher: Mr A Wylie Total pupils: 40 Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Shapwick School
Nr Bridgwater, TA7 9NJ shapwickschool.com
Headteacher: Mr A Wylie Total pupils: 115 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Winscombe, BS25 1PD sidcot.org.uk
Bruton, BA10 0NT brutonschool.co.uk
Taunton, TA2 6AD tauntonschool.co.uk
Wellington School
Wellington, TA21 8NT wellington-school.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Henry Price Total pupils: 814 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Wells Cathedral School Wells, BA5 2ST wells.cathedral.school
Headteacher: Mrs E Cairncross Total pupils: 706 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Wiltshire Appleford School
Corsham, SN13 0AP heywoodprep.com
Leehurst Swan School Salisbury, SP1 3BQ leehurstswan.org.uk
Marlborough, SN8 1PA marlboroughcollege.org
Meadowpark School
Swindon, SN6 6DD meadowparkschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Rajvinder Kular Total pupils: 173 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Pinewood School
Shrivenham, SN6 8HZ pinewoodschool.co.uk
Salisbury, SP1 1LR chafyngrove.co.uk
Headteacher: Simon Head Total pupils: 302 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Cricklade Manor Prep Cricklade, SN6 6BB priorparkprep.com
Stonar School
Melksham, SN12 8NT stonarschool.com
Headteacher: Dr Sally Divall Total pupils: 321 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Warminster School
Warminster, BA12 8PJ warminsterschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Mark D Mortimer Total pupils: 498 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr David Sibson Total pupils: 241 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs K E Cordon Total pupils: 220 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Chafyn Grove School
Headteacher: Sue Corfield Total pupils: 109 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Pewsey, SN9 5NT st-francis.wilts.sch.uk
Ashwicke Hall School
Headteacher: Mr John Nicholson Total pupils: 81 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Marlborough, SN8 3JT steppingstonesfroxfield.com
St Francis School
St Margaret’s Preparatory School
Wiltshire, SN14 8AG ashwickehallschool.sabis.net
Stepping Stones Pre-Prep and Nursery School
Headteacher: Mr Philip John Hoyland Total pupils: 406 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Nr Salisbury, SP3 4HL applefordschool.org
Headteacher: Mr David King Total pupils: 105 Prep • Senior • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Salisbury, SP5 5QD sandroyd.org
Calne, SN11 0DF stmargaretsprep.org.uk See Profile Listing
St Mary’s Calne Calne, SN11 0DF stmaryscalne.org
Headteacher: Dr Felicia Kirk Total pupils: 348 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Salisbury Cathedral School Salisbury, SP1 2EQ salisburycathedralschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Clive Marriott Total pupils: 185 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Guy Barrett Total pupils: 220 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Dauntsey’s School Devizes, SN10 4HE dauntseys.org
Headteacher: Mr Mark Lascelles Total pupils: 799 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Godolphin Preparatory School
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Salisbury, SP1 2RB godolphin.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Ms Julia Miller Total pupils: 85 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Girls
Godolphin School Salisbury, SP1 2RA godolphin.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs Emma Hattersley Total pupils: 415 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
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East Anglia
This map illustrates the location of some of our leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.
Cambridgeshire
Norfolk
1
6 Norwich High School
Cambridge
St Mary’s School
Essex
Norwich
King’s Lynn
7
Wisbech
NORFOLK
Peterborough
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
2 St Mary’s School
Felsted 3 Bancroft’s School
6
Thetford
Wisbech 7 Wisbech Grammar School
Colchester
Norwich
SUFFOLK Cambridge
Suffolk
1
Ipswich
Ipswich
8 The Royal Hospital School
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Southend-on-Sea 4 St Michael’s Preparatory School
Felixstowe
Colchester
Woodford Green
2
ESSEX
3
5 St Aubyn’s School
Brentwood
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An HMC & IAPS Independent School for pupils aged 4-18
Southend-on-Sea
4
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At Wisbech Grammar School, we don’t just focus on academic success but on developing and nurturing young people to reach their full potential. We believe educational development is not simply confined to the classroom or laboratory, but can be found in the art rooms, dance and performing studios, music rooms and sports fields. We have regular open days where you can visit and see for yourself what makes our School so special and the education that we provide so inspiring. Visit our website to see open event dates, or book a personalised tour at your convenience.
01945 586750 admissions@wisbechgrammar.com www.wisbechgrammar.com Dedicated bus routes across Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire to Wisbech Grammar School
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EAST ANGLIA | Cambridgeshire | Essex Cambridgeshire Bellerbys College Cambridge Cambridge, (Queens Campus), CB2 1LU bellerbys.com
Headteacher: Mr Nicholas Waite Total pupils: 234 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Cambridge Centre for Sixth Form Studies (CCSS) Cambridge, CB1 2JF ccss.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Stuart Nicholson Total pupils: 151 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Cambridge International School Cambridge, CB1 8DW cambridgeinternationalschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Philippa Mills Total pupils: 337 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
CATS College Cambridge Cambridge, CB5 8AD catscollege.com
Headteacher: Craig Wilson Total pupils: 384 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Kimbolton School
Huntingdon, PE28 0EA kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr J Belbin Total pupils: 973 Prep • Senior • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
King’s College School Cambridge, CB3 9DN kcs.cambs.sch.uk
Headteacher: Yvette Day Total pupils: 417 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
King’s Ely
Ely, CB7 4DB kingsely.org
Headteacher: Mrs Susan Freestone Total pupils: 465 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
The Leys School
Cambridge, CB2 7AD theleys.net
Headteacher: Mr Martin Priestley Total pupils: 566 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Mander Portman Woodward Cambridge, CB2 1JE mpw.ac.uk
Headteacher: Mr Markus Bernhardt Total pupils: 200 6th Form • Boarding • Day • Co-Ed
The Perse School
Cambridge, CB2 8QF perse.co.uk
Headteachers: Mr James Piper, Mrs Sarah Waddington, Mr Edward Elliott Total pupils: 1529 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
The Peterborough School
Peterborough, PE3 6AP thepeterboroughschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Adrian Meadows Total pupils: 525 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
St Faith’s School
Cambridge, CB2 8AG stfaiths.co.uk
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Cambridge, CB3 9AA sjcs.co.uk
Providing a first class education
Headteacher: Neil Chippington Total pupils: 457 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Mary’s Junior School Cambridge, CB2 7EB stmaryscambridge.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Matthew O’Reilly Total pupils: 165 Prep • Day • Girls
We provide all children with a broad and balanced curriculum which focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer and learner. The curriculum comprises four connected themes of knowledge, skills, preparation for life and personal, social and emotional development.
St Mary’s Senior School Cambridge, CB2 1LY stmaryscambridge.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Charlotte Avery Total pupils: 663 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Girls
Sancton Wood School Cambridge, CB1 2EZ sanctonwood.co.uk
Visit St. Michael’s on our open mornings: Friday, 2nd March 10.30am – 12 noon & Saturday, 3rd March 10.30a.m – 12.30 p.m
Headteacher: Mr Richard Settle Total pupils: 202 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
The Stephen Perse Foundation Cambridge, CB2 1HF stephenperse.com
198 Hadleigh Road Leigh-on-Sea Essex SS9 2LP 01702 478719 admissions@stmichaelsschool.com www.stmichaelsschool.com
Headteacher: Miss Tricia Kelleher Total pupils: 1078 Pre-prep • 6th form • Day • Co-Ed • Junior • Senior • Day • Girls
Whitehall School
Somersham, PE28 3EH whitehallschool.com
Headteacher: Ms Rebecca Hutley Total pupils: 64 Nursery • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Wisbech Grammar School Wisbech, PE13 1JX wisbechgrammar.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Chris N Staley Total pupils: 545 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Essex Alleyn Court Preparatory School Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0PW alleyn-court.co.uk Headteacher: Mr R Snow Total pupils: 311 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Avon House Preparatory School Woodford Green, IG8 0PN avonhouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Amanda Campbell Total pupils: 197 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Bancroft’s School
Woodford Green, IG8 0RF bancrofts.org See Advertisement
Headteachers: Simon Marshall Total pupils: 1131 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Belmont Day Nursery Ilford, IG1 1YW belmontdaynursery.com Total pupils: 53 Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Braeside School for Girls Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SD braesideschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Claire Osborn Total pupils: 175 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Girls
Brentwood Prep School Brentwood, CM15 8EQ brentwoodschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Jason Whiskerd Total pupils: 408 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mr Nigel Helliwell Total pupils: 546 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St John’s College School
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EAST ANGLIA | Essex Brentwood School
Brentwood, CM15 8EE brentwoodschool.co.uk
Headteachers: Mr Ian Davies Total pupils: 1591 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Chigwell School
Chigwell, IG7 6QF chigwell-school.org Headteacher: Mr Michael Punt Total pupils: 886 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Colchester High School
Colchester, CO3 3HD colchesterhighschool.co.uk
Holmwood House Preparatory School
Headteacher: Mr Alexander J Mitchell Total pupils: 285 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Kirsty Anthony Total pupils: 199 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5LG daiglenschool.co.uk Headteacher: P Dear Total pupils: 155 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Dame Bradbury’s School Saffron Walden, CB10 2AL damebradburys.com
Headteacher: Mrs Tracy Handford Total pupils: 220 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Elm Green Preparatory School
Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NH loyola.essex.sch.uk
Maldon Court School Maldon, CM9 4QE maldoncourtschool.org
Headteachers: Mrs Elaine Mason and Mrs Loraine Guest Total pupils: 148 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Chelmsford, CM3 3HS newhallschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Katherine Jeffrey Total pupils: 1166 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs A E Milner Total pupils: 200 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs S Belej Total pupils: 245 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Felsted Preparatory School
Park School for Girls
Headteacher: Mr Simon James Total pupils: 487 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Androulla Nicholas Total pupils: 172 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Girls
Felsted, CM6 3LL felsted.org
Headteacher: Mr Christopher Townsend Total pupils: 534 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Gidea Park College
Romford, RM 2 5JR gideaparkcollege.co.uk
Acting Headteacher: Ms Katherine Whiskerd Total pupils: 173 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Ilford, IG1 4RS parkschool.org.uk
Raphael Independent School Hornchurch, RM11 1XY raphaelschool.com
Headteacher: Ms Claudette Salmon Total pupils: 135 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
St Anne’s Preparatory School Chelmsford, CM2 0AW stannesprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs F Pirrie Total pupils: 153 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Aubyn’s School
Gosfield School
Woodford Green, IG8 9DU staubyns.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Guy Martyn Total pupils: 213 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Leonard Blom Total pupils: 521 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Heathcote School
Chelmsford, CM2 0AR stcedds.co.uk
Halstead, CO9 1PF gosfieldschool.org.uk
Danbury, CM3 4QB heathcoteschool.co.uk Headteacher: Ms Caroline Forgeron Total pupils: 98 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Holmwood House Nursery School Colchester, CO6 4DX holmwood.essex.sch.uk
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St Cedd’s School
Headteacher: Dr Pamela Edmonds Total pupils: 405 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St John’s School
Billericay, CM12 0AR stjohnsschool.net Headteacher: Mrs F S Armour Total pupils: 325 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
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Headteachers: Mrs F C Taylor Total pupils: 45 Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
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Oaklands School
Loughton, IG10 4RA oaklandsschool.co.uk
Felsted School
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New Hall School
Chelmsford, CM3 4SU elmgreen.essex.sch.uk
Felsted, CM6 3JL felsted.org
IG8 0RF IG8 0RF IG8 IG8 0RF 0RF IG8 0RF
Headteacher: Mr Peter Jones Total pupils: 340 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Coopersale Hall School
The Daiglen School
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Colchester, CO6 4JR littlegarth.essex.sch.uk
Loyola Preparatory School
Headteacher: Miss Kaye Lovejoy Total pupils: 264 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Littlegarth School
Headteacher: Mr David J Young Total pupils: 502 Nursery • Junior • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Epping, CM16 7PE coopersalehallschool.co.uk
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Colchester, CO3 9ST holmwood.essex.sch.uk
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Open Morning
Thursday, 15 March 2018 10.00am to 12.00pm
Headmaster’s introduction at 10.00am
Full tour of the School
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For further information please contact the Admissions Registrar.
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To book your personalised tour: Call: 01603 453 265 Email: admissions@nor.gdst.net Visit our new website: www.norwichhigh.gdst.net
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Monday 12th to Friday 16th March 2018 95 Newmarket Road, Norwich NR2 2HU
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EAST ANGLIA | Essex | Norfolk St Margaret’s Preparatory School
Woodlands Schools, Hutton Manor
Notre Dame Preparatory School
Framlingham College Prep
Headteacher: Callum Douglas Total pupils: 192 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Ms Paula Hobbs Total pupils: 197 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Kieran J O’Herlihy Total pupils: 202 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Matthew King Total pupils: 224 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Mary’s School
Norfolk
Riddlesworth Hall Preparatory School
Ipswich High School
Halstead, CO9 1SE stmargaretsprep.com
Colchester, CO3 3RB stmaryscolchester.org.uk See Advertisement Headteacher: Mrs Hilary Vipond Total pupils: 384 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Girls
St Michael’s Preparatory School Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2LP stmichaelsschool.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Stephen Tompkins Total pupils: 280 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Nicholas School
Old Harlow, CM17 0NJ saintnicholasschool.net Headteacher: David Brown Total pupils: 402 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
St Philomena’s Catholic School Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9HQ stphilomenas.com
Headteacher: Mrs Barbara McKeown Total pupils: 115 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Thorpe Hall School
Southend-on-Sea, SS1 3RD thorpehall.southend.sch.uk
Brentwood, CM13 1SD woodlandsschools.co.uk
Aurora Eccles School Nr Norwich, NR16 2NZ the-aurora-group.com
Headteacher: Chris Brown Total pupils: 130 Junior • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Beeston Hall School Cromer, NR27 9NQ beestonhall.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Fred de Falbe and Mrs Juliet de Falbe Total pupils: 150 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Glebe House School and Nursery Hunstanton, PE36 6HW glebehouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr John Crofts Total pupils: 176 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Gresham’s Pre-Prep School Holt, NR25 6BB greshams.com
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Hollingsworth Total pupils: 127 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Gresham’s Prep School Holt, NR25 6EY greshams.com
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Hampton Total pupils: 360 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr J H W Quick Total pupils: 321 Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Trinity School
Holt, NR25 6EA greshams.com
Brentwood, CM14 5TB trinityschool.ac
Headteacher: Magali Ellis Total pupils: 180 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Ursuline Preparatory School Brentwood, CM13 3HR ursulineprepwarley.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs P Wilson Total pupils: 165 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Ursuline Preparatory School Ilford Ilford, IG1 4QR urspsi.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs McNaughton Total pupils: 199 Nursery • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Widford Lodge
Chelmsford, CM2 9AN widfordlodge.co.uk
Gresham’s School Headteacher: Mr Douglas Robb Total pupils: 463 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Hethersett Old Hall School Norwich, NR9 3DW hohs.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Stephen Crump Total pupils: 164 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls • Co-Ed
Langley School
Norwich, NR14 6BJ langleyschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Dominic Findlay Total pupils: 720 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Langley Prep School at Taverham Hall Norwich, NR8 6HU taverhamhall.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr S C Trowell Total pupils: 254 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Mike Crossley Total pupils: 290 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Woodford Green Prep School
Norwich High School for Girls
Woodford Green, IG8 0BZ wgprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan P Wadge Total pupils: 371 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Woodlands Schools, Great Warely
Brentwood, CM13 3LA woodlandsschools.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr David Bell Total pupils: 126 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Norwich, NR2 2HU norwichhigh.gdst.net See Advertisement
Headteacher: Kirsty von Malaisé Total pupils: 609 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Norwich, NR2 3TA notredameprepschool.co.uk
Nr Diss, IP22 2TA riddlesworthhall.com
Headteacher: Mrs S Judd Total pupils: 57 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Sacred Heart School
Swaffham, PE37 7QW sacredheartschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Sister Francis Ridler Total pupils: 108 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Nicholas House School North Walsham, NR28 9AT stnicholashouse.com
Headteacher: Mr Philip Oldroyd Total pupils: 59 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Thetford Grammar School Thetford, IP24 3AF thetgram.norfolk.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mark S Bedford Total pupils: 262 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Town Close House Prep School Norwich, NR2 2LR townclose.com
Headteacher: Mr Nick Bevington Total pupils: 468 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Suffolk The Abbey Preparatory, Woodbridge School
Ipswich, IP9 1AZ ipswichhighschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Oona Carlin Total pupils: 476 Nursery • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed • Diamond Model
Ipswich Preparatory School Ipswich, IP1 3QW ipswich.suffolk.sch.uk
Headteacher: Ms Amanda Childs Total pupils: 310 Nursery • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Ipswich School
Ipswich, IP1 3SG ipswich.suffolk.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Nicholas Weaver Total pupils: 747 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Moreton Hall Preparatory School Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BJ moretonhallprep.org
Headteacher: Mr Chris Moxon Total pupils: 109 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Old Buckenham Hall School Ipswich, IP7 7PH obh.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Thomas O’Sullivan Total pupils: 195 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
The Old School Henstead Nr Beccles, NR34 7LG theoldschoolhenstead.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr W J McKinney Total pupils: 97 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Woodbridge, IP12 1DS woodbridge.suffolk.sch.uk
Orwell Park
Barnardiston Hall Preparatory
Headteacher: Mr Adrian Brown Total pupils: 279 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Ms Nicola Mitchell Total pupils: 230 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Nr Haverhill, CB9 7TG barnardiston-hall.co.uk
Ipswich, IP10 0ER orwellpark.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Keith Boulter Total pupils: 218 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Queen’s House Pre-Preparatory, Woodbridge School
Culford School
Headteacher: Mr John Brett Total pupils: 112 Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6TX culford.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr J F Johnson Munday Total pupils: 660 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Fairstead House School Newmarket, CB8 7AA fairsteadhouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Dr Lynda Brereton Total pupils: 99 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Finborough School
Stowmarket, IP14 3EF finboroughschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr James Sinclair Total pupils: 321 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Norwich School
Framlingham College
Headteacher: Mr Steffan Griffiths Total pupils: 1044 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr P B Taylor Total pupils: 409 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Norwich, NR1 4DD norwich-school.org.uk
Nr Woodbridge, IP13 7AH framcollege.co.uk/our-school/ prep-school
Woodbridge, IP13 9EY framcollege.co.uk
Woodbridge, IP12 4NH woodbridgeschool.org.uk/pre-prep
The Royal Hospital School Ipswich, IP9 2RX royalhospitalschool.org See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr S Lockyer Total pupils: 687 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Saint Felix School
Southwold, IP18 6SD stfelix.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr James Harrison Total pupils: 292 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Joseph’s College Ipswich, IP2 9DR stjos.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs D Clarke Total pupils: 551 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Woodbridge School
Headteacher: Mr M Watch Total pupils: 244 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Neil Tetley Total pupils: 578 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2BT southlee.co.uk
Woodbridge, IP12 4JH woodbridgeschool.org.uk
Stoke College
Sudbury, CO10 8JE stokecollege.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr F Thompson Total pupils: 166 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
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EAST MIDLANDS
East Midlands
This map illustrates the location of some of our leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.
Sheffield
DERBYSHIRE
Bedfordshire
LINCOLNSHIRE
Bedford
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
1 Bedford School
Northamptonshire
Derby
Nottingham
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2 Beachborough School 3 Northampton High School
RUTLAND LEICESTERSHIRE Leicester
Birmingham Coventry
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Northampton
3
BEDFORDSHIRE
2
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Ockbrook School
Bedford, MK42 0BX bedfordgirlsschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Tom Brooksby Total pupils: 374 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bedford Girls’ School
Headteacher: Miss Jo MacKenzie Total pupils: 950 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Bedford Modern School Bedford, MK41 7NT bedmod.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Alex Tate Total pupils: 1199 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Bedford School
Bedford, MK40 2TU bedfordschool.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr James Hodgson Total pupils: 1079 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Boys
Orchard School and Nursery Barton-Le-Clay, MK45 4RB orchardschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Anne Burton Total pupils: 100 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School Bedford, MK41 7QZ pilgrims-school.info
Headteacher: Mrs Jo Webster Total pupils: 348 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Rushmoor School
Bedford, MK40 2DL rushmoorschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Ian M Daniel Total pupils: 327 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
St Andrew’s School
Bedford, MK40 2PA standrewsschoolbedford.com Headteacher: Mr Ian Daniel Total pupils: 224 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Derbyshire Barlborough Hall School Chesterfield, S43 4TJ barlboroughhallschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs Karen Keeton Total pupils: 183 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Derby Grammar School Littleover, DE23 4BX derbygrammar.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Lesley Reynolds Total pupils: 272 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Derby High School
Derby, DE23 3DT derbyhigh.derby.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Denise Gould Total pupils: 541 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Foremarke Hall Milton, DE65 6EJ foremarke.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Richard Merriman Total pupils: 455 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Mount St Mary’s College Nr Sheffield, S21 3yL msmcollege.com
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Repton School
Derby, DE65 6FH repton.org.uk Headteacher: Alastair Land Total pupils: 656 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
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S. Anselm’s School Bakewell, DE45 1DP sanselms.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Peter Phillips Total pupils: 195 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Educating girls aged 2 to 18
St Peter and St Paul Chesterfield, S41 0EF stpeterpaul.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Steven Horsley Total pupils: 126 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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St Wystan’s School Repton, DE65 6GE stwystans.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Karan Hopkinson Total pupils: 107 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Leicestershire The Dixie Grammar School Market Bosworth, CV13 0LE dixie.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Richard Lynn Total pupils: 461 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Dyslexia
Fairfield Preparatory School Loughborough, LE11 2AE lesfairfield.org
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Earnshaw Total pupils: 487 Kindergarten • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Grace Dieu Manor School
Experts in placing children with Educational Learning Difficulties.
Thringstone, LE67 5UG gracedieu.com
Headteacher: Mrs Kewell Total pupils: 268 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
• Dyslexia • Dyspraxia • Dyscalculia • Dysgraphia • Autism • Asperger’s Syndrome • and other complex learning difficulties
Leicester Grammar School Leicester, LE8 9FL leicestergrammar.org.uk
Headteachers: Mr C P M King Total pupils: 1216 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Leicester High School for Girls Leicester, LE2 2PP leicesterhigh.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Holles Total pupils: 373 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
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Loughborough Grammar School
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Loughborough, LE11 2DU lesgrammar.org
Headteacher: Mr Duncan Byrne Total pupils: 1001 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Boys
Loughborough High School
Telephone: +44 (0) 1728 687 964 Mobile: +44 (0) 7754 756726 info@dyslexiaschoolsearch.com
Headteacher: Mrs Gwen Byrom Total pupils: 602 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
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Loughborough, LE11 2DU leshigh.org
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Headteacher: Dr Nicholas Cuddihy Total pupils: 259 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Ockbrook, DE72 3RJ ockbrooksch.co.uk
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EAST MIDLANDS | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | Northamptonshire | Nottinghamshire | Rutland Manor House School
St James’ School
St Peter’s School
Trent College
Headteacher: A Messent Total pupils: 78 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Dr John Malcolm Price Total pupils: 244 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs M Chapman Total pupils: 114 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Bill Penty Total pupils: 1131 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1BR manorhouseashby.co.uk
Our Lady’s Convent School Loughborough, LE11 2DZ olcs.leics.sch.uk
Headteacher: Dr Julian Murphy Total pupils: 245 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Co-Ed • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Ratcliffe College
Leicester, LE7 4SG ratcliffe-college.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr J P Reddin Total pupils: 802 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Tiny Tots Pre-School & Leicester International School Leicester, LE2 0AA tinytotspre-school.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr N Hussein Total pupils: 120 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Welbeck - The Defence Sixth Form College Loughborough, LE12 8WD dsfc.ac.uk
Headteacher: Mr Peter Middleton Total pupils: 321 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Lincolnshire
Ayscoughfee Hall School Spalding, PE11 2TE ahs.me.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Clare Ogden Total pupils: 147 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Copthill School
Stamford, PE9 3AD copthill.com Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Teesdale Total pupils: 315 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Grantham Preparatory School Grantham, NG31 7UF tgps.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Kathryn Korcz Total pupils: 135 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Kirkstone House School
Nr Peterborough, PE6 9PA kirkstonehouseschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Corinne Jones Total pupils: 170 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Lincoln Minster School
Lincoln, LN2 5RW lincolnminsterschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs B Wyman Total pupils: 647 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Lincolnshire Montessori
Stallingborough, DN41 8AJ lincolnshiremontessori.co.uk Headteacher: Ms Sylvia Fields Total pupils: 64 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Hugh’s School
Woodhall Spa, LN10 6TQ st-hughs.lincs.sch.uk Headteacher: Mr Chris Ward Total pupils: 185 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Grimsby, DN34 4SY saintjamesschool.co.uk
St Martin’s Preparatory School Grimsby, DN34 5AA stmartinsprep.co.uk
Kettering, NN15 6DJ st-peters.org.uk
Spratton Hall School
Northampton, NN6 8HP sprattonhall.com
Headteacher: Mr S Thompson Total pupils: 124 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Simon Clarke Total pupils: 388 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Stamford High School (Girls)
Wellingborough School
Stamford, PE9 2LL ses.lincs.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Vicky Buckman Total pupils: 601 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Wellingborough, NN8 2BX wellingboroughschool.org
Headteacher: Mr G R Bowe Total pupils: 890 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Stamford Junior School Stamford, PE9 2LR ses.lincs.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Emma Maria Smith Total pupils: 382 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Stamford School (Boys) Stamford, PE9 2BQ ses.lincs.sch.uk
Headteacher: Nick Gallop Total pupils: 672 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Boys
Witham Hall
Bourne, PE10 0JJ withamhall.com
Headteacher: Mr Charles Welch Total pupils: 248 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Northamptonshire Beachborough School Nr Brackley, NN13 5LB beachborough.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Jeremy Banks Total pupils: 380 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Co-Ed
Laxton Junior School Oundle, PE8 4BX laxtonjunior.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Sam Robertson Total pupils: 259 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Maidford Montessori Nursery Maidford, NN12 8HT Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Maidwell Hall
Northampton, NN6 9JG maidwellhall.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr R A Lankester Total pupils: 111 Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Northampton High School Northampton, NN4 6UU northamptonhigh.co.uk See Advertisement
Nottinghamshire The Elms School
Nottingham, NG10 4AD elmsschool.net Headteacher: Mr K B Morrow Total pupils: 400 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Highfields School
Newark, NG24 3AL highfieldsschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Richard Thomson Total pupils: 140 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Worksop College Preparatory School, Ranby House Retford, DN22 8HX wsnl.co.uk/prep
Headteacher: Mr Christian Pritchard Total pupils: 230 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Worksop College Worksop, S80 3AP wsnl.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr G W Horgan Total pupils: 368 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Rutland
Brooke Priory School Oakham, LE15 6QW brooke.rutland.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs E S Bell Total pupils: 185 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Nigel M Lashbrook Total pupils: 1041 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Nottingham Girls’ High Junior School
Uppingham School
Nottingham, NG1 4HX nottinghamgirlshigh.gdst.net Headteacher: Laura Fowler Total pupils: 285 Prep • Day • Girls
Oakham, LE15 6DT oakham.rutland.sch.uk
Rutland, LE15 9QE uppingham.co.uk
Headteacher: Dr Richard J Maloney Total pupils: 793 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Nottingham Girls’ High School
Nottingham, NG1 4JB nottinghamgirlshigh.gdst.net Headteacher: Miss Julie Keller Total pupils: 986 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Nottingham High School Nottingham, NG7 4ED nottinghamhigh.co.uk
Headteachers: Mrs Clare Bruce and Mr Kevin Fear Total pupils: 971 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Plumtree School
Nottingham, NG12 5ND plumtreeschool.co.uk
St Joseph’s School
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Kerr-Dineen Total pupils: 1100 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr A Crawshaw Total pupils: 147 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Noel Toone Total pupils: 312 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Nicola Matthews Total pupils: 149 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Pamela Hutley Total pupils: 156 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Oundle School
Pitsford, NN6 9AX pitsfordschool.com
Nr Newark, NG22 0EA wellowhouse.notts.sch.uk
Oakham School
Nottingham, NG3 4GF hollygirt.co.uk
Headteacher: Phil Simpson Total pupils: 100 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Pitsford School
Wellow House School
Hollygirt School
Headteacher: Dr Helen Stringer Total pupils: 681 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Oundle, PE8 4GH oundleschool.org.uk
Nottingham, NG10 4AD trentcollege.net
Nottingham, NG1 5AW st-josephs.nottingham.sch.uk
Salterford House School
Nottingham, NG14 6NZ salterfordhouseschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs M Venables Total pupils: 96 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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West Midlands This map illustrates the location of some of our leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.
Shropshire Ellesmere
1 Ellesmere College
Ludlow 2 Moor Park School
Shrewsbury
Wolverhampton 8 Tettenhall College 9 The Royal School
Worcestershire Abberley
3 Adcote School 4 Shrewsbury School
10 Abberley Hall School
Warwickshire
11 Bromsgrove School
Warwick
5 King’s High School
Stoke-on-Trent
STAFFORDSHIRE 1 Shrewsbury
3 4
Wolverhampton
SHROPSHIRE 2
Bromsgrove Malvern 12 The Downs Malvern
Derby
8 7 9 6 Birmingham
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WARWICKSHIRE
WORCESTERSHIRE
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HEREFORDSHIRE
West Midlands Birmingham
Tewkesbury
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WEST MIDLANDS | Herefordshire | Shropshire | Staffordshire | Warwickshire Herefordshire
Packwood Haugh
Edenhurst Preparatory School
Hereford, HR1 2NW herefordcs.com
Headteacher: Mr Clive Smith-Langridge Total pupils: 207 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr N H F Copestick Total pupils: 203 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hereford Cathedral Junior School
Headteacher: Mr Chris Wright Total pupils: 245 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hereford Cathedral School Hereford, HR1 2NG herefordcs.com
Headteacher: Mr Paul Smith Total pupils: 511 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Lucton School
Lucton, HR6 9PN luctonschool.org
Headteacher: Mrs Gill Thorne Total pupils: 348 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Shropshire
Adcote School for Girls Shrewsbury, SY4 2JY adcoteschool.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mrs D Browne Total pupils: 300 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Girls
Bedstone College Bucknell, SY7 0BG bedstone.org
Headteacher: Mr David Gajadharsingh Total pupils: 201 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Castle House School
Newport, TF10 7JE castlehouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mark Crewe-Read Total pupils: 109 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Concord College
Shrewsbury, SY5 7PF concordcollegeuk.com
Headteacher: Mr N G Hawkins Total pupils: 512 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Ellesmere College Ellesmere, SY12 9AB ellesmere.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr B J Wignall Total pupils: 558 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Moor Park School Ludlow, SY8 4DZ moorpark.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Charlie Minogue Total pupils: 290 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Moreton Hall School
Oswestry, SY11 3EN moretonhallschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Forster Total pupils: 479 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
The Old Hall School Wellington, TF1 3LB oldhall.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Martin C Stott Total pupils: 233 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Oswestry School
Oswestry, SY11 2TL oswestryschool.org.uk
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Prestfelde School
Shrewsbury, SY2 6NZ prestfelde.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Fiona Orchard Total pupils: 287 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Shrewsbury High Prep School Shrewsbury, SY3 9AH shrewsburyhigh.gdst.net
Headteacher: Kate Millichamp Total pupils: 200 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Shrewsbury High School Shrewsbury, SY1 1TN shrewsburyhigh.gdst.net
Headteacher: Mr Michael Getty Total pupils: 625 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury, SY3 7BA shrewsbury.org.uk See Advertisement
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2PU edenhurst.co.uk
Lichfield Cathedral School Lichfield, WS13 7LH lichfieldcathedralschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs Susan Hannam Total pupils: 413 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Little Chasers Nursery Cannock, WS11 0AL littlechasers.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Carla Corbett Total pupils: 31 Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Maple Hayes Dyslexia School Lichfield, WS13 8BL dyslexia.gb.com
Headteacher: Dr D J Brown Total pupils: 113 Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Newcastle-under-Lyme Junior School
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1BQ nuls.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Mark Turner Total pupils: 795 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Mike Erian Total pupils: 252 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Wrekin College
Newcastle-under-Lyme Senior School
Wellington, TF1 3BH wrekincollege.com
Headteacher: Tim Firth Total pupils: 385 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Staffordshire Abbots Bromley Preparatory School
Rugeley, WS15 3BW abbotsbromleyschool.com
Headteacher: Wendy Gordon Total pupils: 65 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Abbots Bromley School Rugeley, WS15 3BW abbotsbromleyschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs Victoria Musgrave Total pupils: 165 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Abbotsholme School Uttoxeter, ST14 5BS abbotsholme.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Matthew Boud-Self Total pupils: 350 Nursery • Prep • Senior • 6th Form Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Chase Grammar School Cannock, WS11 0UR chasegrammar.com
Headteacher: Dr. Paul Silverwood Total pupils: 202 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Denstone College
Uttoxeter, ST14 5HN denstonecollege.org
Headteacher: Mr David M Derbyshire Total pupils: 615 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Denstone College Prep School Uttoxeter, ST14 8NS denstoneprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Jerry Gear Total pupils: 154 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1DB nuls.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Nick Vernon Total pupils: 664 Nursery • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
St Bede’s Preparatory School Nr Stafford, ST17 0XN saintbedes.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Charles Stafford Northcote Total pupils: 101 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Dominic’s Brewood
Nr Wolverhampton, ST19 9BA stdominicsbrewood.co.uk Headteacher: Peter McNabb Total pupils: 199 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
St Dominic’s Priory School Stone, ST15 8EN stdominicspriory.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Harrison Total pupils: 191 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
St Joseph’s Preparatory School Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5RF stjosephsprepschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs S D Hutchinson Total pupils: 134 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Stafford Grammar School Stafford, ST18 9AT staffordgrammar.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr M R Darley Total pupils: 378 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Stafford Preparatory School
Warwickshire Arnold Lodge School
Leamington Spa, CV32 5TW arnoldlodge.com
Headteacher: David Preston Total pupils: 225 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Bilton Grange School Nr Rugby, CV22 6QU biltongrange.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Alex Osiatynski Total pupils: 300 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Crackley Hall School Kenilworth, CV8 2FT crackleyhall.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Robert Duigan Total pupils: 276 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Crescent School
Rugby, CV22 7QH crescentschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Joe Thackway Total pupils: 155 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Croft Preparatory School Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 7RL croftschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Marcus Cook Total pupils: 403 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
King’s High School
Warwick, CV34 4HJ kingshighwarwick.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Nicholson Total pupils: 611 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
The Kingsley School
Royal Leamington Spa, CV32 5RD thekingsleyschool.com Headteacher: Ms Heather Owens Total pupils: 337 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Merrydays & Henley Montessori School Henley-in-Arden, B95 5JP henleymontessori.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Helen Everley Total pupils: 48 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Princethorpe College Rugby, CV23 9PX princethorpe.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Ed Hester Total pupils: 868 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Rugby School
Rugby, CV22 5EH rugbyschool.net
Headteacher: Mr Peter Green Total pupils: 805 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Stratford Preparatory School Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BG stratfordprep.co.uk
Headteachers: Mrs C Quinn Total pupils: 122 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Twycross House Pre-Prep School
Stafford, ST18 9AT staffordprep.co.uk
Nr Atherstone, CV9 3PQ twycrosshouseschool.org.uk/thehollies
Yarlet School
Twycross House School
Headteacher: Mr IM Raybould Total pupils: 148 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr S D Assinder Total pupils: 328 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Clive O’Donnell Total pupils: 120 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Nr Stafford, ST18 9SU yarletschool.uk
Headteacher: Mrs R T Assinder Total pupils: 151 Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Nr Atherstone, CV9 3PL twycrosshouseschool.org.uk
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Headteacher: Mr Julian Noad Total pupils: 420 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Shrewsbury, SY4 1HX packwood-haugh.co.uk
“We were impressed by the pupils; ambitious, enthusiastic and focused. Ellesmere opens a lot of doors� - TATLER 2017
Excellent GCSE, A-Level, BTEC and International Baccalaureate Results | Superb Pastoral Care | Award-Winning Arts Provision and Co-Curricular Education | Excellent Sporting Traditions | Generous Scholarships | Innovative Careers Partnership Programme | Flexible Day and Boarding Options Become part of a 4,000 strong alumni community that includes entrepreneurs, Oscar winners, and professionals in sport, medicine, engineering, law and broadcasting.
To find out more or to book a personalised visit, please contact our admissions team on:
01691 626 510
www.ellesmere.com Ellesmere College, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9AB
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Headteacher: Hellen Dodsworth Total pupils: 457 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Warwick School
Warwick, CV34 6PP warwickschool.org
Headteacher: Mr Augustus Lock Total pupils: 1239 Junior • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Boys
West Midlands
King Edward VI High School for Girls Birmingham, B15 2UB kehs.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Ann Clark Total pupils: 567 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
King Edward’s School Birmingham, B15 2UA kes.org.uk
Headteacher: Dr Mark Fenton Total pupils: 852 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
King Henry VIII Preparatory School
Bablake Junior School
Coventry, CV3 6PT khps.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Neil Price Total pupils: 345 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
King Henry VIII School
Coventry, CV1 4AU bablakejuniorschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs G Bowser Total pupils: 507 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Bablake School
Coventry, CV3 6AQ khviii.com
Headteacher: Mr J W Watson Total pupils: 757 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Mander Portman Woodward
Coventry, CV1 4AU bablake.com
Birchfield Preparatory School Wolverhampton, WV7 3AF birchfieldschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Paul Reynolds Total pupils: 138 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Co-Ed
The Blue Coat School Birmingham, B17 0HR thebluecoatschool.com
Headteacher: Noel Neeson Total pupils: 569 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr J Slack Total pupils: 723 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Mark Shingleton Total pupils: 200 6th Form • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Walsall, WS1 2PD mayfieldprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Matthew Draper Total pupils: 210 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Newbridge Preparatory School
Headteacher: Mrs Susan Nalus Total pupils: 130 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Norfolk House School
Birmingham, B15 3TS edgbastonhigh.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Dr Ruth A Weeks Total pupils: 899 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Eversfield Preparatory School Solihull, B91 1AT eversfield.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr R Yates Total pupils: 310 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hallfield School
Birmingham, B15 3SJ hallfieldschool.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Richard Batchelor Total pupils: 566 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Highclare School, Woodfield Sutton Coldfield, B2 1EA highclareschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs P Bennett Total pupils: 259 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Highclare School, St Paul’s Sutton Coldfield, B4 2SY highclareschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Dr Richard Luker Total pupils: 172 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Highclare School, The Abbey Birmingham, B23 6QL highclareschool.co.uk
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Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Fisher Total pupils: 145 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Birmingham, B15 3PS norfolkhouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs S Morris Total pupils: 279 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Priory School
Birmingham, B15 2UR prioryschool.net
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Cramb Total pupils: 453 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
The Royal School Wolverhampton Wolverhampton, WV3 OEG theroyalschool.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Mark Heywood Total pupils: 560 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Ruckleigh School Solihull, B91 2AB ruckleigh.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Barbara Forster Total pupils: 233 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
FREE SCHOOL
St George’s School Birmingham, B15 1RX sgse.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Gary Neal Total pupils: 432 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Independent Education without fees
Affordable Boarding
The Royal School
St Martin’s School
Solihull, B91 3EN saintmartins-school.com
Headteacher: Ms Nicola Smillie Total pupils: 477 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Co-educational Boarding and Day School
Wolverhampton
Penn Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV3 OEG Tel: 01 902 341230
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Headteacher: Mrs A Moore Total pupils: 206 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
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Mayfield Preparatory School
Wolverhampton, WV6 0LH newbridgeprepschool.org.uk
Edgbaston High School
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Davenport Lodge School Coventry, CV5 6QA davenportlodgeschool.co.uk
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Look to CIFE for oustanding education at A level C
IFE (the Council of Independent Education) is an association of 20 private A level colleges in the UK which has sent over 50% of its graduates to Russell Group universities over the past two years.
To promote this vibrant sector many of Cife's colleges offer very generous scholarships. For details call 020 8767 8666 or visit www.cife.org.uk WWW.CIFE.ORG.UK
CO-EDUCATIONAL DA DAY & BOARDING
IN THE HEART EART OF SHROPSHIRE
Shrewsbury School provides an outstanding educational experience for boys and girls aged 13-18. We provide a rigorous approach to learning and an extraordinary variety of extra-curricular activities alongside personal pastoral support. Scholarships and bursaries are available for entry at 13+ and 16+. Please contact us for further information or to book a place at one of our Open Days. We look forward to welcoming you! OPEN DAYS 2018 | Saturday 24th February | Saturday 12th May | Saturday 9th June
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| West Midlands | Worcestershire
Solihull School
Heathfield Knoll School
Headteacher: Mr David E J J Lloyd Total pupils: 1028 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Lawrence Collins Total pupils: 251 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Solihull, B91 3DJ solsch.org.uk
Tettenhall College
Wolverhampton, WV6 8QX tettenhallcollege.co.uk See Advertisement Headteacher: Mr David Williams Total pupils: 312 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
West House School Birmingham, B15 2NX westhouseprep.com
Headteacher: Mr A M Lyttle Total pupils: 308 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Boys
Wolverhampton Grammar School
Wolverhampton, WV3 9RB wgs.org.uk Headteacher: Mrs Kathy Crewe-Read Total pupils: 714 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Worcestershire Abberley Hall School Worcester, WR6 6DD abberleyhall.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Will Lockett Total pupils: 300 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bowbrook House School
Nr Pershore, WR10 2EE bowbrookhouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr C D Allen Total pupils: 195 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Bromsgrove Preparatory School Bromsgrove, B60 2BU bromsgrove-school.co.uk See Profile Listing
Headteacher: Mrs Jacquelyne Deval-Reed Total pupils: 716 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bromsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 7DU bromsgrove-school.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Peter Clague Total pupils: 934 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Dodderhill School
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0BE dodderhill.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Mawston Total pupils: 239 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Girls
The Downs Malvern
Malvern, WR13 6EY thedownsmalvern.org.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Alastair S Cook Total pupils: 194 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
The Elms
Malvern, WR13 6EF elmsschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Chris Hattam Total pupils: 182 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Kidderminster, DY10 3QE heathfieldshool.co.uk
King’s Hawford Pre-Prep and Preparatory School Worcester, WR3 7SD ksw.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr J M Turner Total pupils: 328 An independent co-educational Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hallfield Hallfield Hallfield school Hallfield school edgbaston school school edgbaston edgbaston
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An independent co-educational day school from 3 months - 11 years King’s St Albans An independent co-educational day school from 3 months - 11 years Worcester, WR1 2NJ
An independent co-educational day school from 3 months - 11 years
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Headteacher: Mr Richard Chapman Total pupils: 211 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
King’s Worcester
Worcester, WR1 2LL ksw.org.uk Headteacher: Mr Matthew Armstrong Total pupils: 960 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Malvern College
Malvern, WR14 3DF malverncollege.org.uk Headteacher: Mr Antony Clark Total pupils: 654 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Malvern St James Girls’ School Great Malvern, WR14 3BA malvernstjames.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Olivera Raraty Total pupils: 430 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
Moffats School
Nr Bewdley, DY12 3AY moffats.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Robin McCarthy Total pupils: 60 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
RGS The Grange
Worcester, WR3 7RR rgsw.org.uk Headteacher: Mr Gareth Hughes Total pupils: 375 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
RGS Worcester
Worcester, WR1 1HP rgsw.org.uk Headteacher: Mr John Pitt Total pupils: 1272 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
RGS Springfield
Worcester, WR1 3DL rgsw.org.uk Headteacher: Mrs Laura Brown Total pupils: 151 Nursery • Pre-prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Michael’s College
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8PH uk-stmichaels.kingscollegeschools.org Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Walker Total pupils: 140 Senior • 6th Form • Boarding • Co-Ed
Outstanding Academic results: 83% Pass rate to Select Entry LA Grammar Schools 37 Scholarships to Independent Schools – a record number! (For September 2017)
www.hallfieldschool.co.uk 0121 454 1496 admissions@hallfieldschool.co.uk www.hallfieldschool.co.uk www.hallfieldschool.co.uk Church Road, Edgbaston, 0121 454 1496 0121 454 1496 B15 3SJ Birmingham,
www.hallfieldschool.co.uk admissions@hallfieldschool.co.uk admissions@hallfieldschool.co.uk 0121 454 1496Road, Edgbaston, Church Road, Edgbaston, Church Headteacher: Mrs Denise Toms admissions@hallfieldschool.co.uk Birmingham,Birmingham, B15 3SJ B15 3SJ Total pupils: 319 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3SJ Winterfold House
Chaddesley Corbett, DY10 4PW winterfoldhouse.co.uk
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Bromsgrove School
We are King’s High Join us!
Worcester Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B61 7DU
Scholarships and Bursaries are available at Year 7 and Year 12 entry For information, please contact our Registrar: 01926 494485 or registrar@kingshighwarwick.co.uk King’s High School for Girls Smith Street, Warwick CV34 4HJ www.kingshighwarwick.co.uk
@KHSWarwick
T: 01527 579679 W: Bromsgrove-school.co.uk Head Teacher: Peter Clague BA, MBA Admissions: Rachel Scannell E: admissions@bromsgrove-school.co.uk
Key facts
Gender / Ages: boys and girls, 7-18 years Total pupils: 1,467, boys 812, girls 655 Type: Day, Weekly Boarding and Full Boarding Fees: Prep: Day from £3,730 - £4,840, Weekly Boarding from £5,670 - £6,885, Full Boarding from £7,770 - £9,580 per term Senior: Day £5,340, Weekly Boarding £7,925, Full Boarding £11,950 per term Typical class size: Prep – 20, Senior – 16, Sixth Form – 2-12 Faith: Anglican Motto: Deo Regi Vicino (God, King and Neighbour) Entrance procedure: Entrance Test and Interview
School Philosophy: Bromsgrove’s scope is staggering: from A level to the International Baccalaureate, day to boarding, the arts to sport, pupils can soar. Utterly dedicated to the individual pupil, despite its size, Bromsgrove shuns public school drones and instead looks to produce creative citizens with a strong moral compass and a dash of pizzazz to boot. The Good Schools Guide says; “The pupils we met were delightful and genuine. They were articulate and thoughtful and all quite different from each other, which was refreshing. The situation of the school is an asset – it is in a good central England location, easy to reach from all corners of the country”, while the Tatler’s Good School Guide called us a “Great school with a fantastically global perspective”. Friendly, engaging and – despite its ranking - not driven by league tables, Bromsgrove is a local, national and international centre of learning. Academic Record: Bromsgrove achieves outstanding results at both A level and IB Diploma. Over 98% of Sixth Form leavers continue to world class universities with the majority going to the Russell Group of Research universities. Extra-curricular: The Extra-curricular life of the School is hugely important with activities sessions every afternoon and on Saturday mornings. Pupils are encouraged to reach their highest possible level at sport, music, drama, debating, CCF and in numerous other areas. Notable Achievements and Alumni: Alumni include: Lord Digby Jones of Birmingham, A E Housman, Poet. Lucilla Wright England Hockey team Olympics and Commonwealth games. Olivia Safe Opera singer. Andy Goode England Rugby. Ben Foden England Rugby. Individual visits welcome – contact Admissions
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Worcester, WR6 6DD T: 01299 896275 Worcester, WR6 6DD abberleyhall.co.uk T: 01299 896275 abberleyhall.co.uk Worcester, WR6 6DD T: 01299 896275 abberleyhall.co.uk
Where learning Where learning goes hand in hand Where learning goes hand in hand with discovery goes hand in hand with discovery with discovery Co-education Boarding & Day Prep School for 2-13 year olds, based in 90 acres of Worcestershire Co-education Boarding & Dayfrom PrepLondon, School for countryside. Two hours 2-13 year olds, in 90 and acres of Worcestershire an hour from thebased Cotswolds Birmingham Airport. countryside. Two hours Co-education Boarding & Dayfrom PrepLondon, School for an hour from thebased Cotswolds Birmingham Airport. 2-13 year olds, in 90 and acres of Worcestershire countryside. Two hours from London, an hour from the Cotswolds and Birmingham Airport.
More than just a school a community where individuals matter A co-educational country day and boarding prep school taking children from 3 months - 13 years in a beautiful setting, combining outstanding academic and extra-curricular success, with a culture of kindness founded on Catholic principles.
Moor Park Richards Castle - Ludlow - Shropshire - SY8 4DZ 01584876061 - www.moorpark.org.uk
Co-educational • 3 – 13 years Day, Weekly, Flexi and Full Boarding
Open Days Monday 7th May 09.30 – 16.30 Friday 12th October 14.00 – 16.30 Saturday 13th October 09.30 – 12.30 Private visits available throughout the year Mrs Katherine Cox, Registrar 01684 544108 registrar@thedowns.malcol.org www.thedownsmalvern.org.uk
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NORTH OF ENGLAND
North of England
This map illustrates the location of some of our leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.
Yorkshire
NORTHUMBERLAND TYNE & WEAR
Carlisle
CUMBRIA
COUNTY DURHAM Whitby
Bedale 1
1
Aysgarth Preparatory School
York
NORTH YORKSHIRE
2 Queen Ethelburga’s College 3 Queen Margaret’s School
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LANCASHIRE
EAST YORKSHIRE
Leeds
Hull
WEST YORKSHIRE GREATER SOUTH MANCHESTER YORKSHIRE MERSEYSIDE Liverpool
Sheffield
Lincoln
CHESHIRE Stoke-on-Trent
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South American Animal Adventure
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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING (16+)
Musical Theatre Performance
BTEC PERFORMING ARTS - ACTING (16+) LOWER SCHOOL (11+)
DATES FOR AUDITIONS
Full time Dance, Drama and Education Hammond Preparatory School Government Scholarships available for Dance and Musical Theatre (MDS and DaDA). Additional bursaries/scholarships may be obtainable through the school. South American Animal Adventure
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ENTRY 2018 COMING SOON PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE The Hammond, Chester T: 01244 305350 W: www.thehammondschool.co.uk E: info@thehammondschool.co.uk
Principal: Maggie Evans, BA (Hons), MA, PGCE, NPQH, FRSA.
Hall Road, Cromer NR27 9JG Tel. 01263 510741 Facebook.com/AmazonaZoo
BA (HONS)
Level 6 Trinity Diploma in Dance or Musical Theatre
The Hammond School Limited is a Registered Charity. Accredited by CDET.
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Greenbank School
The Ryleys
Chetwynde School
Chester, CH2 3HR abbeygateschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Janet Lowe Total pupils: 199 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Julia Langford Total pupils: 241 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Ms Jeffreys Total pupils: 427 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Abbey Gate Prep School Headteacher: Mrs Sally Ann Rhodes-Leader Total pupils: 56 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Abbey Gate College
Chester, CH3 6EN abbeygatecollege.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Tracy Pollard Total pupils: 498 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Abbey Gate College Infant and Junior School
Chester, CH3 6HZ abbeygatecollege.co.uk/infant-andjunior Headteacher: Mrs Marie Hickey Total pupils: 134 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Alderley Edge School for Girls Alderley Edge, SK9 7QE aesg.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Jeys Total pupils: 539 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Altrincham Preparatory School Altrincham, WA14 2RR altprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr A C Potts Total pupils: 332 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Beech Hall School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EG beechhallschool.org
Headteacher: Mr J D Allen Total pupils: 192 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Brabyns Preparatory School Stockport, SK6 7DB brabynsprepschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Lee Sanders Total pupils: 131 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Cheadle Hulme School
Cheadle, SK8 6EF cheadlehulmeschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Lucy Pearson Total pupils: 1418 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Cransley School
Nr Northwich, CW9 6HN cransleyschool.org
Headteacher: Richard Pollock Total pupils: 154 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
The Firs School Chester, CH2 2HJ firsschool.net
Headteacher: Mrs Lucy Davies Total pupils: 195 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Cheadle, SK8 6HU greenbankschool.co.uk
Hale Preparatory School
St Ambrose Preparatory School
Headteacher: Mr J F Connor Total pupils: 199 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Francis Driscoll Total pupils: 152 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
The Hammond School
Stockport Grammar School
Headteacher: Mrs Maggie Evans Total pupils: 260 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr A H Chicken Total pupils: 1047 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Hale, WA15 9AS haleprepschool.com
Chester, CH2 4ES thehammondschool.co.uk
Hulme Hall Grammar School Stockport, SK8 6LA hulmehallschool.org
Headteacher: Miss R Allen Total pupils: 323 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
The King’s School
Macclesfield, SK10 1DA kingsmac.co.uk
Headteacher: Dr S Hyde Total pupils: 1216 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
The King’s School, Chester Chester, CH4 7QL kingschester.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr George Hartley Total pupils: 988 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Lady Barn House School
Cheadle, SK8 1JE ladybarnhouse.stockport.sch.uk Headteacher: Mr Mark Turner Total pupils: 469 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Loreto Preparatory School Altrincham, WA14 4GZ loretoprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Anne Roberts Total pupils: 156 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
North Cestrian Grammar School Altrincham, WA14 4AJ northcestrian.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Lee Bergin Total pupils: 251 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Pownall Hall School
Wilmslow, SK9 5DW pownallhallschool.co.uk
The Grange School (Senior) Hartford, CW8 1LU grange.org.uk
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Headteacher: Mr Mark Mitchell Total pupils: 276 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Wilmslow Prep School Wilmslow, SK9 5EG wilmslowprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Rigby Total pupils: 116 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls • Co-Ed
County Durham
Barnard Castle Prep School Barnard Castle, DL12 8UW barnardcastleschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Tony Jackson Total pupils: 200 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Barnard Castle School
Barnard Castle, DL12 8UN barnardcastleschool.org.uk Headteacher: Mr Alan Stevens Total pupils: 705 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Flexi • Co-Ed
The Chorister School Durham, DH1 3EL thechoristerschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Ian Wicks Total pupils: 206 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Durham School
Durham, DH1 4SZ durhamschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Kieran McLaughlin Total pupils: 599 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Sue Wallace-Woodroffe Total pupils: 216 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Chester, CH1 2NN thequeensschool.co.uk
Durham, DH1 3TB dhsfg.org.uk
Cumbria Austin Friars
Carlisle, CA3 9PB austinfriars.cumbria.sch.uk
Acting Headteacher: Mrs J Keville Total pupils: 438 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Mr Matthew Harris Total pupils: 471 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Ramillies Hall School
Casterton, Sedbergh Prep School
Headteacher: Mrs Denise Anthony Total pupils: 143 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Will Newman Total pupils: 199 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Cheadle, SK8 7AJ ramillieshall.co.uk
Kirkby Lonsdsale, LA6 2SG sedberghschool.org.uk/junior
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 0NY chetwynde.co.uk
Hunter Hall School Penrith, CA11 8UA hunterhall.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Donna Vinsome Total pupils: 111 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Lime House School
Nr Carlisle, CA5 7BX limehouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Mary Robertson-Barnett Total pupils: 133 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Sedbergh School
Sedbergh, LA10 5HG sedberghschool.org
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Fleck Total pupils: 583 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Windermere Preparatory School Windermere, LA23 1AP windermereschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Rachael Thomas Total pupils: 150 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Windermere School
Windermere, LA23 1NW windermereschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr I A Lavender Total pupils: 394 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Greater Manchester Abbey College Manchester Manchester, M2 4WG abbeymanchester.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Liz Elam Total pupils: 226 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Abbotsford Preparatory School Manchester, M41 5PR abbotsfordprepschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Catherine Howard Total pupils: 177 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Bridgewater School
Worsley, M28 2WQ bridgewater-school.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Judy Nairn Total pupils: 410 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Chetham’s School of Music Manchester, M3 1SB chethamschoolofmusic.com Headteacher: Alun Jones Total pupils: 293 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School
Manchester, M30 9BJ clarendoncottage-school.co.uk Headteacher: Mr P J Orechoff Total pupils: 125 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Forest Park Preparatory School Sale, M33 6NB forestparkschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Nicholas Tucker Total pupils: 193 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mrs D Leonard Total pupils: 730 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Holmes Chapel, CW4 8BT tnschook.co.uk
The Queen’s Lower School
The Queen’s School
Headteacher: Mr Guy Rands Total pupils: 442 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Terra Nova School
Headteacher: Mrs Lynne Renwick Total pupils: 228 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Mr Rick Hyde Total pupils: 198 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Northwich, CW8 3AU grange.org.uk
Stockport, SK2 7AF stockportgrammar.co.uk
Durham High School for Girls
Forest Preparatory School
The Grange School (Junior)
Altrincham, WA15 0HE stambroseprep.org
Headteacher: Mr David Goulbourn Total pupils: 210 Nursery • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Chester, CH2 1AW thequeensschool.co.uk
Altrincham, WA15 6LJ forestschool.co.uk
Alderley Edge, SK9 7UY theryleys.com
NORTH OF ENGLAND Manchester Grammar School Manchester, M13 0XT mgs.org
Headteacher: Dr Martin Boulton Total pupils: 1509 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Manchester High School for Girls Manchester, M14 6HS manchesterhigh.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs A C Hewitt Total pupils: 929 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Moor Allerton School
Manchester, M20 2PW moorallertonschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Adriana Ewart-Jones Total pupils: 239 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Bede’s College
Manchester, M16 8HX sbcm.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Richard Robson Total pupils: 706 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Withington Girls’ School Manchester, M14 6BL wgs.org
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Haslam Total pupils: 635 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Isle Of Man The Buchan School Castletown, IM9 1RD kwc.im/buchan
Headteacher: Jane Billingsley-Evans Total pupils: 208 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
King William’s College Castletown, IM9 1TP kwc.im
Headteacher: Mr Joss Buchanan Total pupils: 371 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Lancashire AKS Lytham
Lytham, FY8 1DT arnoldkeqms.com Headteacher: Mr Mike Walton Total pupils: 763 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Beech House Lower Prep School Rochdale, OL16 1UT beechhouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr K A Sartain Total pupils: 115 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Beech House Upper Prep and Senior School
Bolton School Junior Boys’ School
Bolton, BL1 4RD boltonschool.org.uk/junior-boys Headteacher: Mrs Susan Faulkner Total pupils: 190 Prep • Day • Boys
Bolton School Junior Girls’ School
Headteacher: Mrs Carol Laverick Total pupils: 170 Prep • Day • Girls
Bolton School Boys’ Division Bolton, BL1 4PA boltonschool.org.uk/senior-boys Headteacher: Mr Philip Britton Total pupils: 1103 Senior • Day • Boys
Bolton School Girls’ Division Bolton, BL1 4PB boltonschool.org.uk/senior-girls Headteacher: Miss Sue Hincks Total pupils: 1284 Senior • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Mr D Cassidy Total pupils: 536 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Bury, BL9 OHH bgsg.bury.sch.uk
An independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 - 18
Clevelands Preparatory School Bolton, BL1 5DH clevelandsprepschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Lesley Parlane Total pupils: 129 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
“A friendly, caring environment in which each girl can feel confident and flourish”
Firwood Manor Prep School Oldham, OL9 OAD firwoodmanorschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Greenwood Total pupils: 86 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Highfield Priory School Preston, PR2 5RW highfieldpriory.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Jeremy Duke Total pupils: 258 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hulme Preparatory School
Oldham, OL8 1RE hulme-grammar.oldham.sch.uk Headteacher: Mr Craig Mairs Total pupils: 276 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Kirkham Grammar School Junior
Bolton School Nursery
Kirkham Grammar School
Headteacher: Joanne Hewitt Total pupils: 33 Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Daniel Berry Total pupils: 678 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Preston, PR4 2BH kirkhamgrammar.co.uk
Means -tested bursaries now available from Year 5 upwards
Moorland School
Clitheroe, BB7 2JA moorlandschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr J Harrison Total pupils: 181 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Jo Anderson Total pupils: 773 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Mrs Annette Roberts Total pupils: 230 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Tracey Taylor Total pupils: 143 Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Bury Grammar School Girls
Headteacher: Mr K A Sartain Total pupils: 137 Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Bolton, BL1 4PB boltonschool.org/infants
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Bury, BL9 OHN bgsboys.co.uk
Preston, PR4 2BD kirkhamgrammar.co.uk
Bolton School, Beech House Infants School
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Rochdale, OL11 4JQ beechhouseschool.co.uk
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NORTH OF ENGLAND | Lancashire | Northumberland | Tees Valley | Tyne & Wear | East Yorkshire | North Yorkshire | South Yorkshire Oakhill College
Clitheroe, BB7 9AF oakhillschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Carmel Crouch Total pupils: 270 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools Oldham, OL8 4BX ohgs.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Craig Mairs Total pupils: 767 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Rossall School
Fleetwood, FY7 8JW rossallschool.org.uk Headteacher: Miss Elaine Purves Total pupils: 615 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Scarisbrick Hall School
Ormskirk, L40 9RQ scarisbrickhallschool.co.uk Headteachers: Mr Jeff Shaw Total pupils: 463 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
St Joseph’s Park Hill School Burnley, BB12 6TG parkhillschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Annette Robinson Total pupils: 104 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Pius X Prep School Preston, PR2 8RD stpiusx.co.uk
Acting Headteacher: Mrs H Porter Total pupils: 264 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Stonyhurst College Clitheroe, BB7 9PZ stonyhurst.ac.uk
Headteacher: Mr John Browne Total pupils: 720 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall Clitheroe, BB7 9PU stonyhurst.ac.uk
Headteacher: Mr Ian Murphy Total pupils: 259 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Westholme Nursery & Infant School Blackburn, BB2 6PS westholmeschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Barnett Total pupils: 167 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Westholme Junior School
Birkenhead School
Wirral, CH43 2JD birkenheadschool.co.uk Headteacher: Paul Vicars Total pupils: 816 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Carleton House Preparatory School Liverpool, L18 3EE carletonhouse.co.uk
Headteacher: Sandy Coleman Total pupils: 184 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Kingsmead School
Wirral, CH47 0LL kingsmeadschool.com Headteacher: Mr Mark Gibbons Total pupils: 191 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Merchant Taylors’ Junior Boys’ School Liverpool, L23 0QP merchanttaylors.com/junior-boys Headteacher: Mrs Janet Thomas Total pupils: 149 Prep • Day • Boys
Merchant Taylors’ Infant School Liverpool, L23 0QP merchanttaylors.com/infants Headteacher: Miss Julie Yardley Total pupils: 47 Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Merchant Taylors’ Primary School Liverpool, L23 5TH merchanttaylors.com/junior-girls Headteacher: Miss Julie Yardley Total pupils: 283 Prep • Day • Girls
Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School Liverpool, L23 0QP merchanttaylors.com/senior-boys Headteacher: Mr Deiniol Williams Total pupils: 578 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Merchant Taylors’ Girls’ School Liverpool, L23 5SP merchanttaylors.com/senior-girls Headteacher: Mrs L A Robinson Total pupils: 490 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Prenton Preparatory School Wirral, CH43 5SY prentonprep.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr M T R Jones Total pupils: 110 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Redcourt - St Anselm’s Birkenhead, CH43 1TX redcourtstanselms.com
Blackburn, BB2 7AA westholmeschool.com
Headteacher: Miss Rachel Jones Total pupils: 216 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Barnett Prep • Day • Boys • Girls
Runnymede St Edward’s School
Westholme Senior School & Sixth Form Blackburn, BB2 6QU westholmeschool.com
Principal: Mrs Lynne M Horner Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys • Girls • Co-Ed 6th Form only
Merseyside Belvedere Preparatory School Liverpool, L8 3TF belvedereprep.com
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Headteacher: Mr Bradley Slater Total pupils: 231 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
St Mary’s College Crosby, L23 5TW stmarys.ac
Headteacher: Mr Michael Kennedy Total pupils: 661 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Tower College
Rainhill, Merseyside, L35 6NE towercollege.com Headteacher: Miss R J Oxley Total pupils: 398 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Newcastle Junior School for Boys
Berwick-Upon-Tweed, TD15 2XQ lts.org.uk
Headteacher: Miss Tiffany White Total pupils: 173 Prep • Day • Boys
Longridge Towers School
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Lee Total pupils: 276 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Mowden Hall School Stocksfield, NE43 7TP mowdenhall.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Neal Bailey Total pupils: 163 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Tees Valley Glenfield Nursery
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0DA glenfield-nursery.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Jean Brown Total pupils: 20 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 4ES newcastleschool.co.uk
Newcastle School for Boys
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1NH newcastleschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mr D J Tickner Total pupils: 400 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Royal Grammar School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4DX rgs.newcastle.sch.uk Headteacher: Mr J C Fern Total pupils: 1277 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Westfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 4HS westfield.newcastle.sch.uk
Red House School
Headteacher: Mr Neil Walker Total pupils: 238 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Ken James Total pupils: 410 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
East Yorkshire
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 1DX redhouseschool.co.uk
Teesside High School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 9AT teessidehigh.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Wilson Total pupils: 361 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Yarm Preparatory School
Nr Stockton-on-Tees, TS15 9ES yarmschool.org
Headteacher: Mr Bill Sawyer Total pupils: 361 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Yarm School
Nr Stockton-on-Tees, TS15 9EJ yarmschool.org Headteacher: Mr David M Dunn Total pupils: 1100 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Tyne & Wear Argyle House School
Sunderland, SR2 7LA argylehouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Christopher Johnson Total pupils: 191 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Central Newcastle High School (Junior) Gosforth, NE3 4ES newcastlehigh.gdst.net
Headteacher: Ms Angela Charlton Total pupils: 300 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Girls
Central Newcastle High School (Senior)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4DS newcastlehigh.gdst.net Headteacher: Ms Hilary French Total pupils: 1000 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Dame Allan’s Schools
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YJ dameallans.co.uk Headteacher: Dr John Hind Total pupils: 656 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Newcastle Preparatory School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4RH newcastleprepschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs M Coates Total pupils: 266 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Hull Collegiate School
Anlaby, HU10 7EH hullcollegiateschool.co.uk Headteacher: Alex Wilson Total pupils: 649 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Hymers College
Hull, HU3 1LW hymerscollege.co.uk Headteacher: Mr D Elstone Total pupils: 976 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
North Yorkshire Ampleforth College
York, YO62 4ER ampleforth.org.uk/college Headteacher: Fr Wulstan Peterburs Total pupils: 611 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Ashville College
Harrogate, HG2 9JP ashville.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Richard Marshall Total pupils: 850 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Aysgarth Preparatory School Bedale, DL8 1TF aysgarthschool.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr R Morse Total pupils: 225 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Boys • Co-Ed
Belmont Grosvenor School Harrogate, HG3 2JG belmontgrosvenor.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Jane Y Merriman Total pupils: 197 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Bootham Junior School York, YO30 6NP boothamschool.com
Headteacher: Ms Helen Todd Total pupils: 153 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Co-Ed
Bootham School
York, YO30 7BU boothamschool.com Headteacher: Chris Jeffrey Total pupils: 445 Senior • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Miss Clare Burnham Total pupils: 163 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Liverpool, L12 1LE runnymede-school.org.uk
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NORTH OF ENGLAND Clifton School and Nursery York, YO30 6AB stpetersyork.org.uk/Clifton
Headteacher: Mr Philip Hardy Total pupils: 212 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Fyling Hall School
Robin Hood’s Bay, YO22 4QD fylinghall.org Headteacher: Mr Steven Allen Total pupils: 165 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Giggleswick Junior School Settle, BD24 0DG giggleswick.org.uk
Headteacher: James Mundell Total pupils: 97 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Giggleswick School Settle, BD24 0DE giggleswick.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Mark M Turnbull Total pupils: 390 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Harrogate Ladies’ College Harrogate, HG1 2QG hlc.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Sylvia Brett Total pupils: 612 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls • Co-Ed
HLC Bankfield Pre-Prep Harrogate, HG1 2EY hlc.org.uk
Headteacher: Ms Susan Skinner Total pupils: 84 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Highfield Prep School Harrogate, HG1 2QG hlc.org.uk
Headteacher: James Savile Total pupils: 225 Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Minster School
York, YO1 7JA minsterschoolyork.co.uk Headteacher: Mr A Donaldson Total pupils: 163 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Mount School
York, YO24 4DD mountschoolyork.co.uk Headteachers: Miss Rachel Capper and Adrienne Richmond Total pupils: 287 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Pocklington Prep School Pocklington, YO42 2NH pocklingtonschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Ian Wright Total pupils: 182 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Pocklington School
York, YO42 2NJ pocklingtonschool.com Headteacher: Mr Mark Ronan Total pupils: 786 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Queen Ethelburga’s College York, YO26 9SS qe.org See Profile Listing
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Headteacher: Mrs Jessica Miles Total pupils: 320 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Queen Mary’s School Nr Thirsk, YO7 3BZ queenmarys.org
Headteacher: Carole Cameron Total pupils: 252 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
The Read School Selby, YO8 8NL readschool.co.uk
Acting Headteacher: M. A. Voisey Total pupils: 224 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Martin’s Ampleforth
York, YO62 4HP ampleforth.org.uk/stmartins Headteacher: Dr David Moses Total pupils: 170 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Olave’s School York, YO30 7WA stolavesyork.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Andy Falconer Total pupils: 341 Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
St Peter’s School York, YO30 6AB stpetersyork.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Leo Winkley Total pupils: 549 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Scarborough College
Scarborough, YO11 3BA scarboroughcollege.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Charles Ellison Total pupils: 350 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Terrington Hall School York, YO60 6PR terringtonhall.com
Headteacher: Mr Stephen Mulryne Total pupils: 145 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Flexi Boarding • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
South Yorkshire Birkdale Prep School Sheffield, S10 2NS birkdaleschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Chris Burch Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Birkdale School
Sheffield, S10 3DH birkdaleschool.org.uk
Headteacher: Dr Paul Owen Total pupils: 816 Senior • Boys • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Hill House School
Doncaster, DN9 3GG hillhouse.doncaster.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr David Holland Total pupils: 710 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery Sheffield, S11 9HJ mylnhurst.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Christopher Emmott Total pupils: 197 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
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Headteacher: Mr Steven Jandrell Total pupils: 980 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Queen Margaret’s School
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NORTH OF ENGLAND | South Yorkshire | West Yorkshire Sheffield High School Junior Sheffield, S10 2QH sheffieldhighschool.org.uk Headteacher: Mr Chris Hald Total pupils: 210 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Sheffield High School Senior
Lady Lane Park School and Nursery Bingley, BD16 4AP ladylaneparkschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Nigel Saunders Total pupils: 169 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Sheffield, S10 2PE sheffieldhighschool.org.uk
Moorfield School
Westbourne School
Headteacher: Mrs Jessica Crossley Total pupils: 120 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Valerie Dunsford Total pupils: 736 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Sheffield, S10 2QT westbourneschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr J B Hicks Total pupils: 339 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Co-Ed
West Yorkshire Ackworth School
Pontefract, WF7 7LT ackworthschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Anton Maree Total pupils: 474 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Bradford Grammar School Bradford, BD9 4JP bradfordgrammar.com
Headteacher: Simon Hinchliffe Total pupils: 1109 Senior • Day • Co-Ed
Dale House School Batley, WF17 8HL dhschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs S M G Fletcher Total pupils: 93 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Froebelian School
Ilkley, LS29 8RL moorfieldschool.co.uk
Wakefield, WF1 3QY wgsf.org.uk/qegs-junior
Headteacher: Mrs Louise Gray Total pupils: 380 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Wakefield, WF1 3QX wgsf.org.uk/qegs-senior
Headteacher: Mr David Craig Total pupils: 707 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Leeds, LS17 8GS gsal.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Sue Woodroofe Total pupils: 2100 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Hipperholme Grammar Junior School Halifax, HX3 8AQ hgsf.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Weller Total pupils: 137 Nursery • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Leeds, LS16 5LG rhschool.org
Headteacher: Helen Stiles Total pupils: 206 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Rishworth, HX6 4QA rishworth-school.co.uk
Silcoates Pre-School Horbury, WF4 6BB silcoates.org.uk
Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Silcoates School
Wakefield, WF2 0PD silcoates.org.uk
Acting Headteacher: Mr Philip Rowe Total pupils: 640 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Wakefield Girls’ High School (Junior) Wakefield, WF1 2QX wgsf.org.uk
Headteacher: Rachel Edwards Total pupils: 671 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Girls
Wakefield Girls’ High School
Headteacher: Mrs JD Griffiths Total pupils: 216 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Nina Gunson Total pupils: 671 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
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Queen Ethelburga’s College
Richmond House School
Hipperholme Grammar School Halifax, HX3 8JE hgsf.org.uk
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Brighouse, HD6 3HF rastrick-independent.co.uk
The Gleddings Preparatory School
The Grammar School at Leeds
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Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (Junior)
Headteacher: Mr Alastair Gloag Total pupils: 460 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly• Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Jill Wilson Total pupils: 194 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: James Lockwood Total pupils: 699 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Rachel Edwards Total pupils: 78 Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Rishworth School
Halifax, HX3 0JB thegleddings.co.uk
Apperley Bridge, BD10 0NR woodhousegrove.co.uk
Wakefield, WF1 2DG wgsf.org.uk/mulberry-house
Leeds, LS17 9LE gatewaysschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Dr Tracy Johnson Total pupils: 356 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Co-Ed • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Headteacher: Mr Simon Dunn Total pupils: 310 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Mulberry House Nursery
Fulneck School
Gateways School
Woodhouse Grove School
Apperley Bridge, BD10 0PQ woodhousegrove.co.uk/bronte-house
Headteacher: Ms Jacqueline Atkinson Total pupils: 142 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs S A Vaughey Total pupils: 124 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Deborah Newman Total pupils: 390 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Ian D Shuttleworth Total pupils: 129 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Woodhouse Grove School, Bronte House
Leeds, LS16 5PF moorlands-school.co.uk
Rastrick Independent School
Leeds, LS28 8DS fulneckschool.co.uk
Ilkley, LS29 0DQ westvillehouseschool.co.uk
Moorlands School
Leeds, LS18 4LB froebelian.com
Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Dodds Total pupils: 180 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Westville House School
Wakefield, WF1 2QS wgsf.org.uk
Thorpe Underwood Hall, Ouseburn, York YO26 9SS T: 01423 333330 E: info@qe.org W: qe.org Head Teacher: Steven Jandrell Admissions: Pat Jewitt
Key facts
Gender / Ages: boys and girls, 5-19 years Total pupils: 1604, boys 816, girls 888 Type: Day, Flexi, Full Boarding Fees: Prep – Day from £2,795, Flexi POA, Full Boarding from £9,972. Senior: Day from £5,125, Flexi POA, Full Boarding from £11,881 per term
School Philosophy: To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have. Open Days: 10th March and 28th April
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Scotland
This map illustrates the location of some of our leading independent schools in this region. A directory of schools, listed by county, follows this page.
Perth and Kinross 1
Glenalmond College
WESTERN ISLES 3
Moray
Inverness
3 Gordonstoun School
HIGHLAND
2 Strathallan School
Aberdeenshire Robert Gordon’s College Aberdeen, AB10 1FE rgc.aberdeen.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Simon Mills Total pupils: 1667 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
St Margaret’s School for Girls Aberdeen, AB10 1RU st-margaret.aberdeen.sch.uk
Headteacher: Miss Anna Tomlinson Total pupils: 416 Nursery • Co-Ed • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
Angus High School of Dundee
Dundee, DD1 1HU highschoolofdundee.org.uk
Headteacher: Dr John D Halliday Total pupils: 1045 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Lathallan School
Johnshaven, DD10 0HN lathallan.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Richard Toley Total pupils: 220 Nursery • Prep • Senior • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Argyll and Bute Lomond School
Helensburgh, G84 9JX lomondschool.com
Headteacher: Mrs Johanna Urquhart Total pupils: 405 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Ayrshire Wellington School Ayr, KA7 2XH wellingtonschool.org
Headteacher: Mr S P Johnson Total pupils: 480 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Clackmannanshire Dollar Academy
Dollar, FK14 7DU dollaracademy.org
Headteacher: Mr David Knapman Total pupils: 1216 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
East Lothian Belhaven Hill
Dunbar, EH42 1NN belhavenhill.com
Headteacher: Mr Henry Knight Total pupils: 119 Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
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MORAY
ABERDEENSHIRE
Loretto Junior School Musselburgh, EH21 6JA lorettoschool.co.uk
Fort William
Headteacher: Mr Philip Meadows Total pupils: 191 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
ANGUS 1 2
ARGYLL AND BUTE
Loretto School
Musselburgh, EH21 7RE lorettoschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Dr Graham Hawley Total pupils: 619 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Glasgow
LOTHIAN
South Lanarkshire East Ayrshire South Ayrshire
Edinburgh
Cargilfield Preparatory School Edinburgh, EH4 6HU cargilfield.com
FIFE
BORDERS
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Headteacher: Mr Robert Taylor Total pupils: 305 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
The Edinburgh Academy Nursery and Junior School Edinburgh, EH3 5PL edinburghacademy.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Gavin A Calder Total pupils: 375 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The Edinburgh Academy Senior School Edinburgh, EH3 5BL edinburghacademy.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Barry Welsh Total pupils: 909 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Edinburgh Montessori Arts School Edinburgh, EH16 6AE emaschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms Emma Rattigan Total pupils: 53 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
ESMS Junior School Edinburgh, EH4 3NT esms.org.uk
George Watson’s College
St Mary’s Music School
Headteacher: Mr Melvyn Roffe Total pupils: 2363 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Kenneth Taylor Total pupils: 83 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Edinburgh, eh10 5eG gwc.org.uk
The Mary Erskine School Edinburgh, EH4 3NT esms.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Linda Moule Total pupils: 748 Senior • Girls • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Merchiston Castle School Edinburgh, EH13 0PU merchiston.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Mike Kane Total pupils: 1255 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Hunter Total pupils: 471 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Boys
Fettes College
St George’s School for Girls
Edinburgh, EH4 1QX fettes.com
Edinburgh, EH12 6BG stge.org.uk
Headteacher: G. E. O. Stanford Total pupils: 758 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Alex Hems Total pupils: 824 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
George Heriot’s School
Stewart’s Melville College
Edinburgh, EH3 9EQ george-heriots.com
Headteacher: Mr Cameron Wyllie Total pupils: 1645 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Edinburgh, EH4 3EZ esms.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Linda Moule Total pupils: 743 Senior • Boys • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Edinburgh, EH12 5EL st-marys-music-school.co.uk
Fife St Leonards
St Andrews, KY16 9QJ stleonards-fife.org
Headteacher: Dr Michael Carslaw Total pupils: 518 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Flexi • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Glasgow Belmont House School Glasgow, G77 5DU belmontschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr M D Shanks Total pupils: 260 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Craigholme School Glasgow, G41 4HS craigholme.co.uk
Headteacher: June Gilliland Total pupils: 308 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls
The Glasgow Academy
Glasgow, G12 8HE theglasgowacademy.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr P J Brodie Total pupils: 1363 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
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SCOTLAND | Glasgow | Inverclyde | Moray | Perth and Kinross | Scottish Borders | South Lanarkshire | Stirling The High School of Glasgow (Junior) Glasgow, G61 4AE highschoolofglasgow.co.uk
Headteacher: Miss Heather Fuller Total pupils: 359 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
The High School of Glasgow (Senior) Glasgow, G13 1PL highschoolofglasgow.co.uk Headteacher: Mr John O’Neill Total pupils: 1039 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Hutchesons’ Grammar School Primary Glasgow, G42 7RN hutchesons.org
Craigclowan Preparatory School Perth, PH2 8PS craigclowan-school.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr John Gilmour Total pupils: 252 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Glenalmond College
Perth, PH1 3RY glenalmondcollege.co.uk See Advertisement Warden: Ms Elaine Logan Total pupils: 377 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Kilgraston
Perth, PH2 9BQ kilgraston.com
Headteacher: Miss Fiona Macphail Total pupils: 470 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs Dorothy MacGinty Total pupils: 308 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Hutchesons’ Grammar School
Morrison’s Academy
Headteacher: Mr Colin Gambles Total pupils: 1482 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr G Warren Total pupils: 486 Nursery • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Glasgow, G41 4NW hutchesons.org
Kelvinside Academy
Crieff, PH7 3AN morrisonsacademy.org
Glasgow, G12 0SW kelvinsideacademy.org.uk
The New School Butterstone
St Aloysius’ College
Headteacher: Chris Holmes Total pupils: 40 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Ian H Munro Total pupils: 565 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Glasgow, G3 6RJ staloysius.org
Headteacher: Mr Matthew Bartlett Total pupils: 1092 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
West End Montessori Pre-School Glasgow, G3 6AP westendmontessoripre-school.com Headteacher: Ms Denise Guthrie Total pupils: 35 Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
Inverclyde St Columba’s Junior School Kilmacolm, PA13 4EQ st-columbas.org
Headteacher: Ms Alison Duncan Total pupils: 337 Nursery • Prep • Junior • Day • Co-Ed
St Columba’s School Kilmacolm, PA13 4AU st-columbas.org
Headteacher: Mrs Andrea Angus Total pupils: 715 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Moray Gordonstoun School Elgin, IV30 5RF gordonstoun.org.uk See Advertisement
Dunkeld, PH8 0HJ thenewschool.co.uk
Strathallan School Perth, PH2 9EG strathallan.co.uk See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mr Mark Lauder Total pupils: 552 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Scottish Borders St Mary’s Preparatory School Melrose, TD6 9LN stmarysmelrose.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr W J Harvey Total pupils: 177 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
South Lanarkshire Fernhill School
Rutherglen, G73 4SG fernhillschool.co.uk Headteacher: Dr Laura Murphy Total pupils: 200 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Hamilton College
Hamilton, ML3 0AY hamiltoncollege.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Titus Edge Total pupils: 600 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Tom McPhail Total pupils: 600 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Perth and Kinross
Stirling
Ardvreck School
Crieff, PH7 4EX ardvreckschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Dan Davey Total pupils: 119 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
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Beaconhurst School Stirling, FK9 4RR beaconhurst.com
Headteacher: Ms Sandra Bannerman Total pupils: 600 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
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WALES
Wales
This map illustrates the location of some of our leading independent schools in this region. Holyhead
Denbighshire
Bangor
1 Myddelton College
Carmarthenshire
Cardiff, CF5 2YD howells-cardiff.gdst.net
Warden: Mr Guy Ayling Total pupils: 323 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
Kings Monkton School
Llandovery, SA20 0EE llandoverycollege.com
St Michael’s School Llanelli, SA14 9TU stmikes.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr Benson Ferrari Total pupils: 382 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Denbighshire Myddelton College
Denbigh, LL16 3EN myddeltoncollege.com See Advertisement
Headteacher: Mark Roberts Total pupils: 83 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Cardiff, CF24 3XL kingsmonkton.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Paul Norton Total pupils: 215 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mr Gareth Lloyd Total pupils: 482 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Mrs G Murphy Total pupils: 178 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Rydal Penrhos School Conwy, LL29 7BT rydalpenrhos.com
Headteacher: Mr Simon Smith Total pupils: 255 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Boarding • Co-Ed
St David’s College
Conwy, LL30 1RD stdavidscollege.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Andrew Russell Total pupils: Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Headteacher: Clare Sherwood Total pupils: 743 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
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Swansea
Cardiff
Westbourne School - Senior Penarth, CF64 2AJ westbourneschool.com
Headteacher: Mr Kenneth Underhill Total pupils: 93 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Gwynedd St Gerard’s School Bangor, LL57 2EL st-gerards.org
Headteacher: Mr Campbell Harrison Total pupils: 182 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Cardiff, CF24 0AA ccoex.com
Cardiff, CF5 2YH cathedral-school.co.uk
MONMOUTHSHIRE
Headteacher: Dr Gerard Griffiths Total pupils: 61 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Haberdashers’ Monmouth School for Girls
The Cathedral School Llandaff
CARMARTHENSHIRE
Penarth, CF64 2EF westbourneschool.com
Monmouthshire
Headteachers: Gareth Collier and Dr Liam Hughes Total pupils: 309 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
PEMBROKESHIRE
Llantwit Mayor, CF61 1WF atlanticcollege.org
Glamorgan Cardiff Sixth Form
CEREDIGION
UWC Atlantic College
Westbourne School Nursery and Junior
Conwy, LL29 7BP rydalpenrhos.com
POWYS
Cardiff, CF3 5YX stjohnscollegecardiff.com
Headteacher: Mr Toby Belfield Total pupils: 262 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Rydal Penrhos Preparatory School
Aberystwyth
St John’s College
Headteacher: Mr Peter T. Howe Total pupils: 370 6th Form • Boarding • Co-Ed
Conwy
GWYNEDD
Headteacher: Mrs Sally Davis Total pupils: 832 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys • Girls
Ruthin School
Ruthin, LL15 1EE ruthinschool.co.uk
CONWY 1 DENBIGHSHIRE
Howell’s School, Llandaff
Llandovery College
Flint
Monmouth, NP25 5XT hmsg.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Hilary Phillips Total pupils: 572 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls
Inglefield House
Monmouth, NP25 5XT inglefieldhouse.org
Headteacher: Mrs Hilary Phillips Total pupils: 112 Prep • Day • Boarding • Girls
Monmouth School for Boys Monmouth, NP25 3XP habsmonmouth.org/boys
Headteacher: Dr Andrew Daniel Total pupils: 563 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Boys
Monmouth School Boys’ Prep Monmouth, NP25 3NG habsmonmouth.org/boysprep
Headteacher: Mr Neil Shaw Total pupils: 110 Prep • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Boys
Monmouth Schools Pre-Prep and Nursery Monmouth, NP25 3SY habsmonmouth.org/pre-prep Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer Phillips Total pupils: 126 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Rougemont School
Newport, NP20 6QB rougemontschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mr R A Carnevale Total pupils: 568 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
St John’s-on-the-Hill School, St Arvans Day Nursery Chepstow, NP16 6DN stjohnsonthehill.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs J Ruddy Total pupils: 58 Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
St John’s-on-the-Hill School Chepstow, NP16 7LE stjohnsonthehill.co.uk
Headteacher: Ruth Frett Total pupils: 524 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Flexi • Boarding • Co-Ed
Powys Christ College
Brecon, LD3 8AF christcollegebrecon.com
Headteacher: Mr Gareth Pearson Total pupils: 375 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
St John’s-on-the-Hill School, Celtic Springs Day Nursery Newport, NP10 8FZ stjohnsonthehill.co.uk Nursery • Day • Co-Ed
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NORTHERN IRELAND
WALES
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Northern Ireland
Coleraine
LONDONDERRY COUNTY ANTRIM
This map illustrates the location of some of our leading independent schools in this region.
County Antrim Belfast Royal Academy Belfast, BT14 6JL belfastroyalacademy.com Headteacher: Ms Hilary Woods Total pupils: 1555 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
Ben Madigan Preparatory School, Belfast Royal Academy Belfast, BT15 5GP benmadigan.com
Headteacher: Mr Wilson Total pupils: 124 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed
Campbell College Belfast, BT4 2ND campbellcollege.co.uk Headteacher: Mr Robert Robinson Total pupils: 1209 Prep • Senior • Day • Boarding • Boys
Methodist College Belfast, BT9 6BY methody.org Headteacher: Mr Scott Naismith Total pupils: 2082 Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
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Ballymena
Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Inchmarlo Preparatory School
TYRONE
Omagh
Belfast, BT9 6JR inchmarlo.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr A Smyth Total pupils: 190 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys
Royal Belfast Academical Institution
Enniskillen
ARMAGH
Headteacher: Ms Patricia Slevin Total pupils: 1093 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Weekly • Flexi • Boarding • Girls
County Down Rockport School
Holywood, BT18 0DD rockportschool.com
Headteacher: Mr George Vance Total pupils: 180 Nursery • Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed
Belfast
COUNTY DOWN Newry
Headteacher: Miss J A Williamson Total pupils: 1184 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boys
Belfast, BT9 6JA victoriacollege.org.uk
Carrickfergus
Cookstown
FERMANAGH
Belfast, BT1 6DL rbai.org.uk
Victoria College
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Londonderry Coleraine Grammar School Coleraine, BT51 3LA colerainegrammar.com
Headteacher: Dr David Carruthers Total pupils: 761 Senior • Day • Boys
Foyle College
Londonderry, BT48 0AW foylenet.org.uk Headteacher: Patrick Allen Total pupils: 960 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed
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