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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.

Claudia Dudman, Editor

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School News Choosing a School

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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

33

Marlborough House School, Kent

Why Prep is Best Sandroyd School, Wiltshire

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Each chapter contains a map and listings and Sixth Forms across the UK.

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

Pupil Perspective Bedales Prep School, Dunhurst, Hampshire

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Feeding Curious Minds

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Opportunity Knocks

St Michael’s Prep School, Kent

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The Right Fit

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Futuristic Learning

Headington School, Oxford

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Independent Thinking Cranleigh School, Surrey

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Mixed Matters Why Charterhouse has chosen to become a fully-educational school

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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.

PREP 7+

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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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SENIOR

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SIXTH FORM

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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!

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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]

TOP OF THE BOARD

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

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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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er of The numb nal internatio s risen schools ha an to more th s s than 9,000 in le 20 years

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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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

In association with

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INTERNATIONAL Africa The Bridge International School Cameroon thebridge-intschool.com

Headteacher: Tobias Oyugi

Academy British International Primary School

Congo conniesacademy.co.uk/internationalbritish-primary-school

Atlantic Hall

Nigeria atlantic-hall.net

Nigeria greenoakinternational.org

Greenoak International School

The Regent Secondary School

Headteacher: Andrew Jedras

Headteacher: Bruce Clapp

Headteacher: George Hickman

Inspire Academy

British International School And Montessori Education Freetown

Bridge House College

Nigeria bridgehousecollege.com

Nigeria inspireacademynigeria.com

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

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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

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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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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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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

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For boys aged 3 to 8 years

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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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.

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We look forward to welcoming you.

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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

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Headteacher: Mr Mark Snell Total pupils: 292 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys

North West London

Hammersmith, W6 0SL rpps.co.uk

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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.

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Abercorn Pre-Prep

Marylebone, NW1 6JF abercornschool.com

Deputy Head: Ms Rebecca Stewart Pre-Prep • Day • Co-Ed

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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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“A good and varied “A good varied “Asyllabus good and and varied with much syllabus with much syllabus with much specialist teaching, specialist teaching, specialist teaching, including music including music including music and sports. ” and sports. ” and sports.”

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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

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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

Channing Senior School Highgate, N6 5HF channing.co.uk See Profile Listing

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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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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

Key facts

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

Register now for 4+ entry for September 2019.

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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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.

Key facts

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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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

I N D EPEN D EN T DAY S C H O O L FO R G I R L S AG ED 4 TO 1 8

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

EXCELLENT IN ALL AREAS

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

By Appointment

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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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

Clapham, SW4 9RU eatonhouseschools.com See Advertisement

Clapham, SW4 9RU eatonhouseschools.com See Advertisement

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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Headteacher: Mrs Lucy Elphinstone Total pupils: 520 Pre-Prep • Prep • Senior • 6th Form • Day • Girls

Fulham, W14 9SD fulhamprep.co.uk/phase/senior See Advertisement

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For year 9 enquiries please call 020 7386 2444.

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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.

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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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“A thriving School with historic links to Harrow School, which provides a well-rounded, well-grounded education in a welcoming atmosphere” The Good Schools Guide 2016

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

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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

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25 St John’s College

Oxfordshire

Amersham

Moulsford

15 The Beacon

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24 Southampton

24 Hampshire Collegiate School

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Stowe

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Petersfield Romsey

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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

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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

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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

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Luckle HOUSE SCHOOL

Coeducational Day & Boarding School for Pupils Aged 11-18

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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

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Moulsford Preparatory School, Moulsford-on-Thames, Oxon, OX10 9HR Independent day and boarding school for boys aged 4-13

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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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Headteacher: Mr C Rycroft Total pupils: 333 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Boys

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The gold standard in boys’ preparatory education Excellent top senior school entry and scholarship track record

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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Milton Keynes, MK5 8HD groveindependentschool.co.uk

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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

To hear our story visit

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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

OPEN DAY

Friday 9 March: 9:30-12:00

St Mary’s School

OPEN FESTIVAL

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

Visit www.altonschool.co.uk to register

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Come and see what Stowe has to offer at one of our Open Mornings!

Stowe is an independent co-educational boarding and day school inspiring pupils aged between 13 and 18.

An Independent Day School • Boys 11-18; Girls 16-18

READING BLUE COAT SCHOOL

admissions@stowe.co.uk 01280 818205 www.stowe.co.uk

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Open Morning

Saturday 28th April 9:30-12:30

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SOUTH | Buckinghamshire | Hampshire St Teresa’s School

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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Liphook, GU30 7HT churcherscollege.com

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Headteacher: Ffion Robinson Total pupils: 230 Pre-Prep • Prep • Day • Co-Ed

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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

horrishill.com horrishill.com

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

Cold Ash, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 9JJ T: 01635 204701 www.downehouse.net s

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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

then visit us in inboys’ person.

To see for yourself theplease gold standard preparatory education, where ethos and environment nurture and inspire all-round excellence, then please visitregistrar@horrishill.com us in person.

To book a visit please contact

Brockwood Park School

GEMS Sherfield

Bedales School - Dunhurst

To see for yourself the gold standard in boys’ preparatory education,

O where ethos and environment nurture and inspire all-round excellence,

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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Fareham, PO17 5BL boundaryoak.co.uk See Advertisement

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SOUTH An independent day and boarding school for girls and boys aged 2 - 18

Grow

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.

www.stjohnscollege.co.uk | info@stjohnscollege.co.uk | @SJCSouthsea Grove Road South, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 3QW

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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SOUTH | Hampshire Hampshire Collegiate School

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

Oxfordshire

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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Moulsford Preparatory School Moulsford, OX10 9HR moulsford.com See Advertisement

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

For more information please call 01428 728000 or visit our website www.highfieldschool.org.uk | Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7LQ s

Headteacher: Mrs Emma-Kate Henry Total pupils: 500 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed

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Senior Schools’ Exhibition Saturday 24th February

www.farleighschool.com

Open Morning Saturday 10th March

Register at opendays@farleighschool.com

Red Rice, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 7PW

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NURSERY, PREP & SENIOR SCHOOL CO-ED, 2–18, DAY & BOARDING

Open Morning Tuesday 13 March 2018 9:00 am – 12:00 noon Senior School, Sixth Form & Boarding Developing competent, confident and content individuals who are ready to take their place in the world and effect change.

Hampshire Collegiate School, Embley Park, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 6ZE Telephone: +44(0)1794 512206 info@hampshirecs.org.uk www.hampshirecs.org.uk twitter@hampshirecs www.facebook.com/hampshireschool Facebook “f ” Logo

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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

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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

13

24 20

3 Westbrook Hay Prep School

Rickmansworth

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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

28

32

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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SOUTH EAST | Kent Ashford School

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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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

• OPEN MORNING • Saturday 3rd March 2018 •11:00am–12:30pm

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

Open Events

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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Please join us for our forthcoming

Open Morning at 9am on Friday 16th March

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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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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

ISI Inspection

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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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.

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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

OPEN MORNING

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

Tuesday 24 April

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

Friday 20 April

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

OPEN MORNINGS

St Catherine’s School, Bramley

Headteacher: Mr Shaun Fenton Total pupils: 947 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Co-Ed

Ripley, GU23 6NE ripleycourt.co.uk

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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

GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE

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

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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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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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Bristol

Cardiff

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SOMERSET 13

Bideford

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Exeter

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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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SOUTH WEST | Channel Islands | Cornwall | Devon Channel Islands

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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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.

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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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St Mary’s School

Clayesmore Prep School

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

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Key facts

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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Co-educational day & boarding: ages 2-13 telephone: 01823 285920 admissions@kingshalltaunton.co.uk www.kingshalltaunton.co.uk A Woodard School

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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

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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

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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

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Headteacher: Ms Eve Jardine-Young Total pupils: 656 Senior • 6th Form • Day • Boarding • Girls

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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

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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

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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

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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

Key facts

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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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

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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

Key facts

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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Headteacher: Dr Trevor Richards Total pupils: 271 Prep • Day • Boarding • Co-Ed

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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Academic Record: St Margaret’s is extremely proud of its pupils’ academic achievements. The children are thoroughly prepared for entrance examinations to senior schools and St Margaret’s has an impressive record of success in academic and specialist subject scholarships, as well as consistently gaining entry to firstchoice schools. The performing arts and sport both have very high profiles.

Extra-curricular: The extensive extra-curricular programme is designed to enrich every child’s experience whilst at the school. Not only does this include the traditional school clubs such as sport, music, gardening, cookery, dance and art, but it also includes the ‘hidden curriculum’ - what the children learn from the way they are treated and how they are expected to behave. It is important that pupils are enabled to grow into positive, responsible adults who can work and co-operate with others, whilst at the same time developing their knowledge and skills in order to achieve their true potential.

Notable Achievements and Alumni: Naace ICT Mark Accreditation.

Eco Schools Green Flag. Sing Up Platinum Award. Wiltshire Choir of the Year 2016. Youth Sport Trust Gold Quality Mark. Unicef Rights Respecting School.

Individual visits welcome throughout the year.

Open Morning 15 March 2018

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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

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

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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

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Thetford

Wisbech 7 Wisbech Grammar School

Colchester

Norwich

SUFFOLK Cambridge

Suffolk

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Ipswich

Ipswich

8 The Royal Hospital School

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Southend-on-Sea 4 St Michael’s Preparatory School

Felixstowe

Colchester

Woodford Green

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ESSEX

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5 St Aubyn’s School

Brentwood

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An HMC & IAPS Independent School for pupils aged 4-18

Southend-on-Sea

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Discover who we are...

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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The Royal Hospital School is a leading co-educational boarding and day school in Suffolk, focusing on the individual, whichever path they choose.

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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

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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

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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

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Sheffield

DERBYSHIRE

Bedfordshire

LINCOLNSHIRE

Bedford

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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Northamptonshire

Derby

Nottingham

Nr Brackley

2 Beachborough School 3 Northampton High School

RUTLAND LEICESTERSHIRE Leicester

Birmingham Coventry

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Northampton

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BEDFORDSHIRE

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EAST MIDLANDS Bedfordshire

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

Let us help you find your way and the best school for your child.

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

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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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WEST MIDLANDS | Warwickshire | West Midlands Warwick Preparatory School Warwick, CV34 6PL warwickprep.com

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

admissions@theroyal.school www.theroyalschool.co.uk

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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

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Birmingham, B15 3AU mpw.ac.uk

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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admissions@shrewsbury.org.uk 01743 280552 www.shrewsbury.org.uk ShrewsSchool

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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

day school from 3 months - 11 years

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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

ksw.org.uk

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

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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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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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Bury Grammar School Boys

Rochdale, OL11 4JQ beechhouseschool.co.uk

Bolton, BL1 4RL boltonschool.org/nursery

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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

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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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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

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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SCOTLAND

Tatler UK Public School of the Year Finalist 2017

Where open spaces create open minds

1st XV Scottish Schools Cup Rugby Champions Welcoming boys and girls aged 9 to 18 years Bursaries up to 100% and Scholarships available

Registered in Scotland as a charity number SC008903

Call 01738 815003 for more information or visit strathallan.co.uk

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“THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH A MAN LIVES IS THE IMPROVEMENT OF MAN HIMSELF.” W.E. Gladstone, our Founder, wrote that over a century ago. We still live by it, today. At Glenalmond, our pupils begin to discover much about themselves. Their individuality, extraordinary capacity, humanity and hope. Here, our pupils will begin to write their story. One that not only improves them, but the world they live in.

T: 01738 842144 E: registrar@glenalmondcollege.co.uk www.glenalmondcollege.co.uk

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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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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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