Reviews

At the heart of the school’s ethos is a forward-thinking approach to learning that aims to empower each child to make choices, take risks and learn the skills they’ll need to see them through their education and into life beyond. So, children here are learning how to learn, rather than simply being pumped full of information. And they’re clearly having a lot of fun while they’re at it.

Muddy Stilettos

Unsurprisingly, given the bucolic surroundings, the outdoors play a big part in the learning – not least through an innovative outdoor learning zone known as the Outdoor BOX.

Muddy Stilettos

The curriculum here has been deliberately designed to spark creativity and teach pupils how to learn and think for themselves, rather than just spoon-feeding them facts.

Talk Education Review 2024

Refreshingly non-selective, the school is known for turning out well-rounded pupils, as well as its excellent support for more able children.

Talk Education Review 2024

Facilities are knockout; there’s a 180-seat theatre for budding thesps and an even bigger auditorium for musical performances (the head is a keen musician), a food tech room and sports pitches galore – plus an indoor swimming pool.

Talk Education Review 2024

Pastoral care sits front and centre too; older pupils buddy up with the youngest to show them the ropes.

Talk Education Review 2024

There’s philosophy and forest school on the timetable, plus The B.O.X, an innovative, tech-first teaching space packed to the rafters with VR headsets, interactive screens, robotics, Google Jamboards and wipeable walls so pupils can scribble down their ideas and let their imaginations run wild.

Talk Education Review 2024