schools guide

Ampleforth College

Ampleforth

Founded in 1802 by Benedictine monks, Ampleforth has grown exponentially both in terms of student numbers and the buildings that they occupy. Ampleforth is a catholic school but take pride in the varied intake over recent years. Few schools can compete with Ampleforth in terms of having such beautiful grounds. The school buildings are arranged …

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progressive schools

Bedales School

Founded in 1893 Bedales is renowned for its liberal ethos, relaxed attitude, fashionable parents and famous alumni. The point of Bedales is emphatically not in academic results; however, everyone wants to pass some exams. They believe in education being about education, learning and inspiring the desire to learn. Particularly strong subjects are English and history. …

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Beneden School

Benenden

Founded in 1923, Benenden was established to be a ‘happy school with personal integrity and service to others always in mind, where everybody would be given the chance to follow her own interests’. Nestled in the Kent countryside, surrounded by 240 acres of beautiful parkland, manicured gardens, sports fields and a 400 year old forest …

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Bryanston School

Bryanston

Bryanston is an exceptionally beautiful red brick country house that stands in 400 acres of magnificent north Dorset countryside at the end of a long leafy drive. Where some schools might rejoice in a reputation for academia, sports or the arts, today Bryanston excels at all three with an understated pride and a focus on individual …

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Canford School

Canford

A gem of a school in a setting of beauty in rural Dorset, Canford is totally unpretentious despite its many advantages. The main school building is a grade I-listed manor house that was re-designed by Sir Charles Barry, architect of the houses of parliament, in the 19th century. It is a properly mixed school, with girls …

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Charter House School

Charterhouse

Charterhouse is one of the original seven English public schools and is situated near to Godalming in Surrey. It was founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian monastery at Charterhouse Square, London, and moved to its present site in 1872. The great emphasis at Charterhouse is on contributing: less academic students …

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Dauntsey's School

Dauntsey’s School

The school, founded in 1542, was originally a farming school, and still has a reputation for being down-to-earth with a huge spectrum of pupils from all different backgrounds. Dauntsey’s has a reputation for producing competitive academic results and a tradition of outstanding ‘westend-worthy’ drama. This all makes for ‘well rounded, talented pupils’. With the rambling backdrop …

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Downe House

Downe House

A former convent built for Spanish nuns overlooking the Berkshire downs near newbury, downe house has long been one of England’s best known and most highly regarded all-girls boarding schools. Downe house has long maintained a social, academic and sporting cachet and is a top choice for ambitious parents of daughters. There is also a …

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