Runfold, Farnham, Surrey GU10 1PB
10 simple reasons to choose Barfield School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £3,370 (Rec) to £4,965 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose Barfield School
Schoolsmith Score®; 85.
One of the 3 best independent or state primaries within a 3 mile radius.
On average, 15.3 pupils per class and 12.2 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
80% of pupils go on to a selective school; one of 25 schools at 11+ or 13. The most popular are Lord Wandsworth College, Churchers, Farnborough Hill, Frensham Heights, St Edmund's. 20-30% win scholarships.
School has a highly developed outdoor education programme called ACE; Awareness (Years 3 & 4), Commitment (Years 5 & 6), and Empowerment (Years 7 & 8).
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, for languages and art from Year 1, and for all subjects from Year 6.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
School offers over 15 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. 3 choirs, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Every pupil gets the chance to represent the school every term. An all inclusive policy.
Find another school near Barfield School
Independent Prep Schools
Edgeborough School (3.9 miles); Frensham Heights Junior School (5.1 miles); St Nicholas' School, Infants & Juniors/a> (5.3 miles).
State Primary Schools
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (1.5 miles); St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School, Farnham (1.9 miles); South Farnham School (2.2 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Frensham Heights School (5.1 miles); St Nicholas' School, Fleet (5.3 miles); Salesian College (5.4 miles).
State Senior Schools
All Hallows Catholic School (1.7 miles); Weydon School (3 miles); Court Moor School (6.5 miles).