HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS FOCUS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL OPTIONS HAMPSHIRE
St Neot’s Preparatory School St Neot’s is a non-selective, co-educational day school in rural North East Hampshire, close to the Surrey and Berkshire borders. It has been part of the Lord Wandworth Family of Schools since 2021. Set in seventy acres of woodland, St Neot’s is a school with a focus on the outdoors and a commitment to having fun combined with family values and community at the heart. St Neot’s is popular with parents living in and around the Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey commuter belt. Pupils come from a wide 15-mile catchment area, including Hook, Yateley, Wokingham, Basingstoke, Reading, Camberley and Fleet. www.stneotsprep.co.uk
St Nicholas’ School St Nicholas’ is a junior and senior day school for girls aged 3 to 16, with a co-educational nursery and infant school including boys aged 3 to 7. Children are inspired to learn and grow at their own pace, fostering a lifelong love of learning within a warm and welcoming community. Helping students to succeed is considered just as important as helping them learn to deal with failure, and students are supported with an excellent framework of pastoral care and wellbeing. With St Nicholas being the patron saint of children, an education at the school ensures a happy childhood. www.st-nicholas.hants.sch.uk
Stroud School Stroud, King Edward VI Preparatory School is an exciting preparatory school where boys and girls thrive in its unique family environment. When visiting, expect to meet children who are kind, respectful and happy. With an ISI Excellent rating, it is the feeder school for King Edward VI School, Southampton, and offers the all-important foundations to a successful onward journey. Set in twenty-two acres of beautiful rural Hampshire, it is a school with a strong academic record, fantastic sports facilities and links to strong academic secondary schools. Stroud’s curriculum achieves the highest academic standard without compromising the key skills its children need to be successful in the workplace and generally in life. www.stroud.kes.school
The King’s School Located in Eastleigh, Hampshire, The King’s School has its Primary and Senior Schools - for ages 4 to 11 and 12 to 16 respectively - on one site, viewing itself as a complete family. As a school, The King’s School believes that childhood is something to be valued and treasured, and it enables children to develop a strong sense of identity and look confidently into the future while feeling secure in who they are. The King’s School houses a unique environment for its pupils, where they are able to grow both academically and spiritually, providing a high quality education in a loving, safe Christian environment. www.thekingsschool.org.uk
Winchester College As one of the world’s most famous and distinguished schools, Winchester College is a boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18, with a co-educational Sixth Form offering places for day pupils too. It is also one of the country’s oldest surviving schools, with a truly unique wealth of archive resources for students to access. The academic pace is fast and fulfilling, and Winchester has a well-deserved reputation for academic success. The pastoral care for every student is undertaken by their Housemaster or Housemistress, ensuring that each child has access to an extended team for support and to help them explore all that the school has to offer. www.winchestercollege.org 74 | EDUCATION CHOICES MAGAZINE | S P R I N G 2 02 3
