HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE
SENIOR SC HOOL
“Our overarching aim at Hurst is to provide a genuinely excellent all round education with a strong academic core for every child.�
A WARM WELCOME TO HURST Hurst is a thriving independent school located in West Sussex just off the A23 between Brighton and Haywards Heath. What particularly strikes visitors to the school is our vibrant dynamic community and the importance we place on an all-round as well as a core academic education. Pupils are enabled and challenged to make the most of the talents that lie within them and, as importantly, the huge opportunities which are available to them during their time here. We are ambitious for our pupils to achieve the best that they can in all that they do and we recognise and encourage both engagement and achievement.
Academically selective, but not aggressively so (and certainly not de-selective), the school has an excellent track record and the vast majority of pupils go on to Russell Group universities including Oxford, Cambridge, the various London Universities, as well as large numbers to Exeter, Bristol and Durham. In short, we aim to develop confident, successful, independent individuals with a good sense of themselves and the world around them, who will succeed in their lives whatever route they choose to take. A bold claim but, at Hurst, this is what drives us. So, do come and see for yourself what Hurst can offer. We look forward to meeting you. Yours sincerely,
FOUNDATION Founded in 1849 by Nathanial Woodard, Hurst is a Church of England School. The Christian ethos underpins school life but we are a diverse community; we welcome those of other faiths, or no faith, and pursue an inclusive approach in all that we do.
We understand that the best possible academic grades are critical but, at the same time, the development of those key skills, qualities and values which are so important in life come perhaps more from engagement with life beyond the classroom.
TIM MANLY
SUPERB FACILITIES Situated within a 140 acre campus, surrounded by beautiful countryside, the school lies on the border of the South Downs National Park, close to the village of Hurstpierpoint in West Sussex. Easily accessible by car or train, Hurst is situated just north of Brighton and south of Gatwick, a short drive from the A23; or reached via Hassocks and Haywards Heath train stations. At the heart of the College, the Senior School and Sixth Form buildings surround a central Academic Quad adjacent to key cultural and sporting facilities available within its superbly equipped, self contained grounds.
Recent major developments include the completion of a new Academic Quadrangle, a major extension to the St John’s Upper Sixth Hall of Residence as well as the completion of a third Astroturf and multi-use games area on the western side of the campus. Two new girls’ day houses have been opened, one in 2013 and the newest in 2017. The new library complex opened in the summer term 2014. In 2015 the Science faculty was completed with the addition of two further laboratories, a Science auditorium and an extended DT area, whilst the academic block was extended to include four Humanities classrooms and two large Drama spaces. In 2018 a new Performing Arts Centre will be added.
“We are committed to continuous development and investment to meet growing demand.”
HEADMASTER OF THE COLLEGE Tim Manly BA (Oxon) MSc (LSE) PGCE (Cantab) Tim joined Hurst College in January 2005 having formerly taught at Oakham School where he was Deputy Head and, prior to that, at Sevenoaks School.
THE HURST EXPERIENCE
During Tim Manly’s stewardship, Hurst has evolved into a very attractive destination for families and, as a result, has grown significantly and changed profoundly without losing any of its core strengths in terms of characteristics and personality.
Pupils join our Senior School in Year 9 (Shell) and, after GCSE, most Fifth Form pupils graduate to our Sixth Form where the majority follow A-level courses.
HEAD OF THE SENIOR SCHOOL Dominic Mott MA (Queens College, Cambridge) Dominic joined the Senior Leadership Team as Head of the Senior School in September 2015. Dominic was Head of Languages at Sevenoaks School for four years and Head of Spanish for the previous three years. Previously he worked for Merrill Lynch and also had a stint in the army. He has a MA in Modern and Medieval Languages from Cambridge.
Academic excellence is the foundation of the Hurst education, not just in its own right, but because it opens doors to the next stage of our pupils’ lives. Hurst also offers extensive sporting, cultural, intellectual and social programmes, to help pupils develop as rounded, accomplished individuals who make a real success of their lives after they leave.
At Hurst, pupils gain the confidence and necessary skills to make the most of future opportunities, ensuring they do not just enjoy their time here, but thrive and excel. They also learn the importance of developing certain values: a sense of duty, an awareness of right and wrong and a respect for others. Our pupils are ambitious with a clear sense of purpose, acquire a balanced view of life and develop into independent, mature individuals.
“The best thing about Hurst is that, whatever your abilities, you are given every opportunity to succeed at what you want to do.” LOWER SIXTH PUPIL
REALISING POTENTIAL Outstanding and committed staff ensure that Hurst’s five day academic week provides the right environment to challenge and support every pupil’s learning and personal development. The two week timetable allows us to maximise the use of academic time, structure more sessions for sport and extra-curricular activities, especially for the younger age groups, and create a better rhythm to the working week. Academic lessons take place in the first four to six hours of the day, five days per week, whilst sport and activities take place in the afternoons with matches on Saturdays.
be introduced to a Sport, hobby or past-time which will give them pleasure throughout their lives. Whether such activities are more physical or challenging in nature, service-oriented or cerebral, pupils in Years 9 and 10 participate in each type of activity, whilst those who are older have more of a choice. Pupils are encouraged to pursue at least one significant activity throughout their time at Hurst.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Co-curricular activities include clubs for Books, Dissection, Film, Mechanics, Golf, Creative Arts, Sport and ICT. Other activities include the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme (the Silver Award is undertaken by all Year 10 and 11 pupils), Combined Cadet Force (Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy), Community Service, Environmental Conservation and the Hurst Farm.
At Hurst, we regard co-curricular activities (Sport, Creative and Performing Arts, Activities etc) as being key to the all-round education of each pupil. It is our intention that through such activities, pupils will not only acquire certain skills and develop certain qualities, but will also
During the week a host of additional activities are scheduled including fitness training, swimming and other sports, alongside sessions for Drama, Choir, Orchestra, Dance, the Top House competition, Debating and workshops for Art and DT students.
“Above all else at Hurst, nobody is ‘beneath the radar’ or ‘on the bench’. Rather, your child will be an active member of our community and we will always do what we can to enable them to realise their potential - academic and otherwise.”
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT 2017
2005
Since 2005, when Tim Manly became Headmaster, the school has enhanced every aspect of its provision year-on-year and this momentum for improvement continues unabated.
HURST COLLEGE PUPIL NUMBERS (ALL SCHOOLS)
667
“It is the people, not the buildings, who make a school and it is how they interact that makes a community.”
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ANNUAL SENIOR SCHOOL DRAMA PRODUCTIONS
51
TIM MANLY
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98
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SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTING TEAMS SENIOR SCHOOL CHOIR
160
(PLUS CHAMBER CHOIR 20)
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME PARTICIPANTS
500+
15
PUPIL NUMBERS SENIOR SCHOOL (inc sixth form) TOTAL 798
TOTAL
431
367
399
DAY PUPILS
221 boys 178 girls
TOTAL
293
154 boys 139 girls
FLEXI BOARDERS
TOTAL
89
52 boys 37 girls
WEEKLY BOARDERS
TOTAL
17
4 boys 13 girls
FULL BOARDERS PLEASE NOTE: FROM SEPTEMBER 2018 WE WILL NOT BE OFFERING FULL BOARDING
“We work ceaselessly to develop a love of learning and of life.
RISING ACADEMIC STANDARDS In 2017, Hurst celebrated its best ever A-Level and GCSE results and received a record number of first choice university destinations with the majority being Russell Group. A LEVELS
GCSE
On results day we were thrilled to find that our A*/B % had increased once more and that 44 pupils had gained 3As or better, many achieving these grades in the new, more challenging, linear A Level subjects.
2017’s GCSE results broke all previous records, achieving the highest ever number of A* grades (586 making up 40.4% of all our GCSE grades) and 92.3% A*-B was also a record.
A* and A grades made up 47.7% of all our results and there were 72 A* grades in total. In addition to their A2 levels, 93 students successfully completed Level 3 Extended Projects and some also had AS level grades to collect. Our BTEC Sport class also did not disappoint with a score line displaying 88% Distinctions Starred.
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Our Science results were very strong with 72.9% of all the grades in Biology, Chemistry and Physics being A* grades and 90.8% being A*/A grades. Other subjects with stunning A*/A percentages were: Geography 89%, Drama 88%, Latin 82%, Art 81%, Computer Science 79% and French 79%. GCSE RESULTS A*-A%
A LEVEL RESULTS A*-B% 80
Eighty of last year’s Fifth Form gained 8 or more A*/A passes, 38 pupils had only A*/A on their statements of results and 52 had 10 or more A*/A subjects.
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Academic study lies at the heart of the Hurst education. We have high expectations of all our pupils and we encourage them to be ambitious and independent as they discover what they can achieve.”
UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS 2016-17 ACADEMY OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Music Performance BATH Mechanical Engineering Psychology Sport (Sports Performance) International Management & Modern Languages Chemical Engineering Business Administration Pharmacy Physical Activity & Health Chemistry BIRMINGHAM American & Canadian Studies Law Applied Golf Management Studies Philosophy Political Science & Philsophy Modern Languages & English Human Biology Psychology BOURNMOUTH Business Studies Music & Sound Production Technology Clinical Exercise Science BRISTOL Physics with Industrial Experience Classical Studies Medicine Music Biochemistry History of Art Childhood Studies Philosophy & Theology Chemistry Criminology Veterinary Science Psychology Theatre & Performance Studies BRISTOL WEST OF ENGLAND Paramedic Science BRUNEL Industrial Design & Technology Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics Engineering Product Design CAMBRIDGE Music Natural Sciences Linguistics Natural Sciences Computer Science Theology and Religious Studies
Law Modern and Medieval Languages CARDIFF Medicine Integrated Engineering (International) Biochemistry English Language & Linguistics Criminology Business Economics Physiotherapy CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Sport Management Sport & Exercise Science CHICHESTER COLLEGE Film Making Musical Theatre CORNELL, NEW YORK Liberal Arts DURHAM Mathematics Philosophy & Theology General Engineering Geography Natural Sciences Modern European Languages & History Liberal Arts Theology & Religion English Literature History Biomedical Sciences EDINBURGH History Philosophy & Politics Biological Sciences French & Linguistics French & Classics Classical Studies Medical Sciences Medicine EXETER Psychology Applied Psychology English Mechanical Engineering Flexible combined honours Sociology & Criminolgy Economics Biological Sciences Political & International Relations Physics Drama FALMOUTH Acting
Journalism GREENWICH Advertising & Marketing Communications GLASGOW French/Politics GLOUCESTERSHIRE Film Production Business Psychology HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Agricultural Engineering HULL Drama & Theatre Practice IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON Biological Sciences with Spanish for Science Physics Medicine KEELE Physiotherapy KENT English & American Literature & Creative Writing KING COLLEGE LONDON Biomedical Engineering International Relations Philosophy LEICESTER Politics & Economics Medical Biochemistry Management Studies American Studies Medicine LEEDS Product Design Mechanical Engineering Liberal Arts Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering Management with Marketing Economics & Management Criminal Justice & Criminology Economics & History Philosophy History Classical Civilisation Theatre & Performance Philosophy & Politics LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Anthropology & Law Geography LOUGHBOROUGH Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science Materials Engineering
International Business Sport & Exercise Science Sport Coaching Product Design Engineering Geography English with Business Studies LIVERPOOL Business Economics Sociology Marketing Marine Biology MANCHESTER Drama & English Literature Physics Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies Psychology Midwifery Geography with International Study Philosophy & Politics Economics & Finance Modern History with Economics Adult Nursing Management, Leadership & Leisure NEWCASTLE International Business Management Modern Languages & Business Studies Business Management Economics & Finance NOTTINGHAM Architectural Evnironment Engineering English Industrial Economics Zoology OXFORD Chemisty English and French Physics Chemistry Engineering Classics History and Economics OXFORD BROOKES Events Management Business & Management Mechanical Engineering Real Estate Management Sociology Accounting & Finance Sport & Exercise Science History Business Management & Geography Psychology Business & Marketing Management Planning & Property Development PLYMOUTH Architecture Theatre & Performance PORTSMOUTH Sport & Exercise Science
QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Mathematics & Statistics READING Real Estate Architecture Classical Studies Film Building Surveying Investment & Finance in Property Quantity Surveying Politics & Economics Construction Management ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, CIRENCESTER Rural Land Management ROYAL HOLLOWAY Philosophy Biomedical Sciences SHEFFIELD Mechanical Engineering Materials Science & Engineering SOUTHAMPTON Healthcare Science: cardiovascular Geology Aeronautics & Astronautics History Psychology Geophysical Sciences Environmental Science ST ANDREWS History Computer Science Evolutionary Biology SURREY Music & Sound Recording (Tonmeister) Actor Muscian (GSA) Chemical Engineering Computer & Internet Engineering Business Management (Entrepreneurship) International Event Management SUSSEX Philosophy & English Journalism UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Mathematics with Economics Modern Languages UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA Geography & International Development American Studies WARWICK Modern Languages with Linguistics Chemistry Physics History YORK Social Policy - Crime and Criminal Justice
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CARING COMMUNITY Hurst is a very friendly and warm community with a genuine family feel, particularly apparent in the houses which are key to the school’s structure. When pupils first enter the Senior School they join one of twelve houses. There are six day houses (three for boys/ three for girls) and six boarding houses (three for boys/ three for girls). Whether in a day or boarding house, pupils develop a strong sense of house identity and loyalty. Hurst pupils are characteristically very supportive of each other and close friendships are often formed which last a lifetime. The strength of the school rests on the strength of our smaller communities and pupils are encouraged to feel secure and happy within them. At the same time, pupils easily mix with those from other houses so that there is a relaxed social atmosphere which extends from house to house and year to year, allowing all the different age groups and communities within the school to mix naturally. ST JOHNS’S SIXTH FORM HOUSE A co-ed Upper Sixth Form Hall of Residence (day and boarding), set in its own grounds,
close to the centre of the campus, designed to provide a transition between school and life beyond. All Upper Sixth pupils move into the co-ed house, where each pupil has a single study bedroom. Girls and boys are housed in separate wings, each of which has its own laundry and social room. The centre of the house contains the communal rooms and social centre with a bar and kitchen. THE HURST BOARDING COMMUNITY FALLS INTO TWO CATEGORIES: FLEXI Pupils can choose to board on any three nights each week, which can be changed on a weekly basis, while retaining their same bed and study desk throughout the term. As all pupils participate in co-curricular activities many find this particularly beneficial, as do parents who need to juggle a busy lifestyle. WEEKLY Pupils board five nights a week (Sunday Thursday or Monday - Friday) removing the stresses of a daily commute and allowing more time for co-curricular activities and study.
“Hurst offers day or boarding options to enable families to choose which option suits them and their children best”
HOME AWAY FROM HOME As boys and girls move up through the school, they assume greater responsibilities. Through the innovative Guardian Scheme, pupils look out for one another and House Prefects take on the role of mentors and coaches. All houses are organised ‘vertically’ within each house including pupils from every age group (except Upper Sixth) allowing older pupils to mentor and support younger pupils. Our houses are small and well managed by a Housemaster/mistress, supported by a fully involved team of Tutors (and Matrons in boarding houses).
House Tutors monitor each pupil’s academic performance through the school’s highly effective Challenge Grade Programme (reviews are approximately every four weeks) and provide pastoral care. All houses have their own kitchen, communal social space and study facilities. The boarding houses include accommodation in shared and single rooms. The Hurst community includes an on-site Wellbeing Centre, Chaplaincy, dedicated school Counsellor and welfare group. In 2014 a unique, multi-faceted and visionary Player Welfare Programme was developed to treat and support our young athletes with sports injuries.
“Hurst has a strong community where pupils are known, nurtured and challenged to the best of their ability”
CO-CURRICULAR HIGHLIGHTS SPORT Hurst is committed to sport for all with ‘no-one on the bench’. As a result, in addition to our A and B teams, we run many C, D and E teams who enjoy first class support and coaching as well as full fixture cards. • 12 Rugby teams • 14 Boys and 14 Girls Hockey teams • 16 Netball teams • 10 Boys and 3 Girls Cricket teams • 2 Boys and 6 Girls Tennis teams
SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE: BOYS HOCKEY National Schools’ Championships U18 – 3rd 2015 Sussex Cup Champions U18 2016, 2017; U16 2014 - 2011 GIRLS HOCKEY Sussex Cup Champions U18 2014 County Champions U18 2014; U16 2017 RUGBY NatWest Cup U15 reached last 16 in 2016 Sussex Cup Champions U16 2016/17, 2015/16, 2014/15; U15 2016/17, 2015/16, 2012/13; U14 2016/17, 2015/16, 2013/14 NETBALL National Schools Netball Championships U19 - 9th 2017, regional finalists 2012-17; U16 regional finalists 2017, 2015; 13th National
• 7 Rounders teams • Boys/Girls Senior and Junior Athletics Squad • Boys/Girls Senior and Junior Swim Squad • Other sports include Aerobics, Badminton, Basketball, Cross Country, Fencing, Golf, Gymnastics and Triathlon • Other sporting activities include Senior and Junior Equestrian teams, Girls and Boys Football teams, Girls Rugby 7s team and Squash teams.
Finals 2017; U14 regional finalists 2016, 2014 SISNA Champions U19 2017, 2014; U16 2016, 2015; U15 2017, 2016, 2015; U14 2016 Sussex Knockout Cup Champions U19 2017; U16 2016, 2015; U15 2017; U14 2016, 2014 BOYS CRICKET National Schools T20 Champions 1st XI 2015 Langdale T20 Champions 1st XI 2016, 2015, Runners up 2017 Blackshaw Bowl Champions U15 2014; Holdsworth Cup runners up 2017 GIRLS CRICKET National T20 Cup U15 quarter finalists 2017, runners-up 2016, Sussex school league winners - 2016, 2015, 2014 County finalists in 8 a side Lady Taverners indoor tournament 2017, 2016, 2015 St Georges 6 a side hardball winners 2016, 2015
CO-CURRICULAR HIGHLIGHTS DRAMA
MUSIC
• 25 separate productions and over 50 performances within the last 12 months • Pupils write, act and produce their own contribution to the House Film Competition • Sixth Form students direct their own work • Each year the Drama department takes part in the Hurstpierpoint Arts Festival • Hurst has the oldest school Shakespeare Society in the country, with at least one major production annually • The Drama Department, in collaboration with both the Music and Dance Departments, produces Hurst’s annual Senior School Musical • 41 pupils in Year 10 (Remove) and 63 in Year 11 (Fifth Form) are studying Drama as an academic subject • 18 pupils in Year 12 (Lower Sixth) and 16 in Year 13 (Upper Sixth) are studying Drama and Theatre Studies
• Choir of 160 pupils and Chamber Choir of 20 • The full School Orchestra, Jazz Band, Quartets, Baroque and various other Ensembles perform regularly in the Music School, the Chapel and at local venues • School performances include termly Concerts, the Scholars’ Concert, Solo Music Competition, Hurst Unplugged, ‘Hurst’n’Brie’, Jazz and Rock Concerts and the hotly contested House Music Competition • Community performances at the Hurstpierpoint Arts Festival and Choral Evensong at Salisbury Cathedral • 200 plus pupils in the Senior School and Sixth Form take individual singing or instrumental lessons
“Education at Hurst is deliberately outward-looking. The range of activities provides many opportunities for our pupils to try new ventures, confront risks and learn from experience”
CO-CURRICULAR HIGHLIGHTS ART & PHOTOGRAPHY
ACTION, ADVENTURE AND SERVICE
• Open Sudios two evenings a week with expert staff on hand to give students one to one tutorials and support • Visiting artists and artists-in-residence hold workshops to share their knowledge and inspiration with students • Gallery visits including the Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Royal Academy of Arts, Jerwood Gallery and Pallant House • Annual overseas art trips have included Paris, Florence, Venice and in 2016 Japan
• Duke of Edinburgh Award: 480 students currently taking Silver and 64 taking Gold • Combined Cadet Force (CCF): 256 in Army section, 38 in RAF and 29 in Navy • Outdoor pursuits include Kayaking, Mountain biking, Rock climbing, Sailing, Surfing and Paddle boarding • Independent Schools’ Ski and Snowboard Championships: students have won individual and team medals of all colours and in all disciplines since 2012 • Hurst sponsors and competes in the annual Hurstpierpoint College National Schools and Pony Club Jumping Championships at Hickstead and hosts a Showjumping competition at Hickstead for less experienced riders at local schools
DANCE • Part of the curriculum for all Year 9 pupils • Offered at both GCSE and A-Level • Variety of styles taught from traditional to current genres • Annual Dance Showcase • Performances at local community events • Links with local colleges and workshops led by professional dancers
“Hurst boys and girls are all strongly supportive of each other, whatever the activity, a characteristic for which the College is renowed”
CO-CURRICULAR HIGHLIGHTS ACTIVITIES
CAREERS
• Young Enterprise: Hurst has a long and successful track record, winning awards at county and regional level. The 2015 team was Hurst’s most successful ever, winning 11 awards, the overall title at the Mid Sussex Competition, runners-up in the county final and in the regional final won the Best Presentation Award • In 2016 a team of five lower sixth STEM students were sponsored by Southern Water as part of the Engineering Education Scheme. They won Gold CREST Awards for their project which was to reduce phosphate levels in waste water. The project was highly commended by judges when they went on to enter it into the National Science and Engineering Competition. • Active charity fundraising, co-ordinated by the Chaplain, happens throughout the year. Last year £36,000 was raised from 50 initiatives across the College and £41,000 was donated to over 40 local and international charities
• Hurst has a specialist Careers department and Library • A dedicated team helps each student to research their future options • Careers Library holds information on Higher Education, careers and Gap Years • Hurst Employment Programme provides a wide range of careers talks covering almost every profession or industry • Presentations for students and parents on the university application process • Work Experience Placement Scheme offers around 100 weeks of placements for students each year • Additional support for students considering Oxbridge, STEM, Medicine, Veterinary Science or Dentistry degrees
SELECTION OF TRIPS: • Biology trip to Somerset and expedition to Fiji • Geography field trips to Iceland, Sicily and Switzerland • Classics trip to Greece and Italy • Sixth Form French trip to Nice and Spanish trip to Valladolid • Art and computing trip to Japan • Independent Schools Surfing Championships, Cornwall and trip to Portugal • Independent Schools Ski Championships, France • Sailing trip to the Solent • Community Project in Malawi and Zambia • Netball tour to Barbados • Rugby pre-season training in France • Hockey pre-season training in the Netherlands • Ski trip to France and Canada • CCF Army Summer Camp to Cornwall • Gold Duke of Edinburgh expedition in South Wales
“Our pupils develop qualities of persistence and determination when faced with new challenges, whether negotiating their way across a hillside in driving rain trying to find a campsite or whilst coaching a younger pupil”
“The first choice for many parents who would traditionally have sent their children further afield” GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE
REVIEWS AND INSPECTION REPORTS GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE There are a number of guides for parents seeking objective information but many consider the Good Schools Guide to be the most authoritative. Its reports are based upon a rigorous independent appraisal, including an inspection and interviews with a range of current parents. • Parents choose Hurst because they feel it provides something more than an academic education: ‘We want (them) to do well academically but not as an expression of everything else, we want them to be brought on as people’. Seen, then, as a holistic educational experience by parents. • ‘Pupils are well taught and achieve their academic potential’, said a parent. ‘It does its core purpose brilliantly’, said another • A parent told us this is not a school for those who want to fly under the radar and just get to the end of their school days: ‘the thing you do at this school is engage - it can be anything, there are endless opportunities’
• A strong house system here with separate houses for day pupils and boarders. A parent described their child’s house as ‘a refuge, not just a place to leave books’ • The only head we’ve come across where pupils gave an audible ‘aaaah’ when asked for their views: respectful of us as pupils; makes the effort and knows all our names. • Pupils say the challenge grade system ‘helps you get to where you want to be’, and it certainly works, Hurst is in the top 10% nationally for value added. There are lots of parenting workshops, and the views of parents on teaching and pastoral care are sought regularly: ‘the level of engagement with parents is excellent’, said one. ‘I feel totally a part of the school’. ‘School go out of their way to explain what they are doing so they can incur support’, said another.
The Good School’s Guide report is available on their website: goodschoolsguide.co.uk and on the Hurst website: hppc.co.uk
THE SUMMARY OF THE ISI INTERIM BOARDING INSPECTION REPORT CONFIRMED THAT HURST MEETS ALL THE NATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR BOARDING SCHOOLS ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
• Boarding provision and care • Arrangements for welfare and safeguarding • Leadership and management of the boarding provision The full ISI Interim Boarding Inspection Report is available on their website: isi.net
A SUMMARY FROM THE INTERIM INSPECTION REPORT BY THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INSPECTORATE FOR THE SENIOR SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM
• Overall quality of the pupils’ achievements is excellent • Attitudes to learning are outstanding throughout the school • Quality of teaching is excellent • Personal development of the pupils is excellent • Pastoral care, based upon the strong house system, is excellent • Highly supportive teaching and the pupils’ excellent attitudes to learning, indicate that pupils … make good progress at all stages compared to others of similar ability • Marking and assessment are of good quality and excellent use is made of the challenge grade system • Safety and welfare of pupils are given the highest priority • Strong boarding experience plays a valuable part in the pupils’ education and personal development • Governance of the school is excellent • Excellent leadership, with a clear vision for the future development • Partnerships with parents are excellent
HOW TO FIND US APPROACHING HURST BY ROAD FROM THE NORTH
APPROACHING HURST BY ROAD FROM THE SOUTH
• From the M25, join the M23 and then the A23 travelling south • Leave the A23 at the Burgess Hill/Hickstead/ Twineham turn-off, turning left at the roundabout at the head of the exit road to join the A2300 • Turn right at the next roundabout (road signposted to Goddards Green and Hurstpierpoint) • At next junction (with The Sportsman Public House to your left), cross with care and continue straight ahead into Cuckfield Road • After approx. 1.5 miles, turn left into Chalkers Lane (opposite the signpost for Hurstpierpoint College) • Continue to the T-junction at the end of Chalkers Lane and then turn right into College Lane; the entrance to the Senior School is on the right, just past the College buildings
• From Brighton, join the A23 travelling north. • Leave the A23 at the Hurstpierpoint turn off B2117 • Turn right onto B2117 (crossing the A23) • At roundabout in village go straight across, into Cuckfield Road • After approx. 1 mile, turn right into Chalkers Lane (opposite the signpost for Hurstpierpoint College) • Continue to the T-junction at the end of Chalkers Lane and then turn right into College Lane; the entrance to the Senior School is on the right, just past the College buildings
TO ARRANGE A PERSONAL VISIT BY RAIL
BY AIR
There is a fast and frequent rail service from London Victoria to Hassocks station. The College is a short taxi ride from the station. Haywards Heath station is also close by.
Hurstpierpoint College can be reached quickly from both London Gatwick and London Heathrow.
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