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Aldro School, Godalming GU8

Lombard Street, Shackleford, Godalming, Surrey GU8 6AS

Aldro School, Godalming GU8

Characteristics

Independent prep school.
For pupils aged 7 to 13 years.
Boys' school.
Day and boarding school. Around 30% of pupils board, 10% are full boarders and 90% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Church of England.
Academically selective intake.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Standalone Prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £5,848 to £6,655 per term (2019/20). Weekly boarding fees range from £7,398 to £8,205 per term. Full boarding fees range from £7,830 to £8,637 per term.

10 other reasons to choose Aldro School

1) Schoolsmith Score®; 91.
2) One of the 4 prep or primary schools you should shortlist within a 5 mile radius.
3) On average, 15.4 pupils per class and 9.3 pupils per teacher.
4) Pupils go on to one of 30 boarding schools. 40% leave for Charterhouse, 10% each for Cranleigh and Wellington. 40% win scholarships, 20% academic.
5) School is a champion of the Prep School Baccalaureate, an examinable curriculum for Years 7 & 8 to assist senior schools to assess candidates earlier and make conditional offers.
6) Specialist teachers for music, art, languages, computing, drama and sport throughout, for all subjects except for English and maths from Year 3, and for all subjects from Year 5.
7) School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin, Greek. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess.
8) School offers over 20 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, rugby, rugby 7s, shooting.
9) Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument. 3 choirs, 2 orchestras and several instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
10) Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 10% of prep schools.

Other schools with a Schoolsmith Score near Aldro School

Independent Prep

Day: Barrow Hills School (4.8 miles); St Hilary's School (5.1 miles); Barfield School (6.6 miles). Boarding: The Royal School, Haslemere, Junior School (9.4 miles); St Edmund's School, Prep & Pre-Prep School, Hindhead (9.7 miles); Amesbury School (10.1 miles).

State Primary

St James Primary School, Elstead (3 miles); Busbridge Church of England Junior School (4.6 miles); South Farnham School (6.4 miles).

Independent Senior

Day: Prior's Field School (1.9 miles); Charterhouse (2.4 miles); King Edward's School, Witley (5.5 miles). Boarding: Prior's Field School (1.9 miles); Charterhouse (2.4 miles); King Edward's School, Witley (5.5 miles).

State Secondary

Rodborough Technology College (3.7 miles); Godalming College (4 miles); Guildford County School (5.2 miles).

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