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Amesbury School, Hindhead GU26

Hazel Grove, Hindhead, Surrey GU26 6BL

Amesbury School, Hindhead GU26

Characteristics

Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 60% girls).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, all are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 5.
Religious character; Church of England.
Mixed ability 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 £3,620 (Rec) to £5,545 per term (2019/20).

10 other reasons to choose Amesbury School

1) Schoolsmith Score®; 90.
2) One of the 4 prep or primary schools you should shortlist within a 2 mile radius.
3) On average, 14.7 pupils per class and 9.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
4) Pupils go on to a variety of day and boarding schools (27 over the last 4 years). 25% win scholarships.
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 sport, music, art, drama and languages throughout, for humanities and computing from Year 3, and for all subjects from Year 5.
7) School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Latin. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
8) School offers over 15 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in judo, tennis.
9) Art, music, drama and dance are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 3 choirs, orchestra 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 5% of prep schools.

Other schools with a Schoolsmith Score near Amesbury School

Independent Prep

Day: The Royal School, Haslemere, Junior School (0.6 miles); St Edmund's School, Prep & Pre-Prep School, Hindhead (1.5 miles); Highfield & Brookham Schools (3.6 miles). Boarding: The Royal School, Haslemere, Junior School (0.6 miles); St Edmund's School, Prep & Pre-Prep School, Hindhead (1.5 miles); Highfield & Brookham Schools (3.6 miles).

State Primary

St James Primary School, Elstead (7.7 miles); Rowledge Church of England Primary School (8.9 miles); South Farnham School (9.5 miles).

Independent Senior

Day: St Edmund's School, Hindhead (1.5 miles); The Royal School, Haslemere (2.7 miles); Frensham Heights School (8.2 miles). Boarding: St Edmund's School, Hindhead (1.3 miles); The Royal School, Haslemere (2.7 miles); King Edward's School, Witley (6.8 miles).

State Secondary

Woolmer Hill School (1.4 miles); Bohunt School (3.8 miles); Rodborough Technology College (7.2 miles).

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