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ABBERLEY HALL 

Worcester, WR6 6DD

Website abberleyhall.co.uk

Head William Lockett

Pupils 200 day and boarding:

110 boys, 90 girls Faith C of E

Ages 2–13 Term fees Day:

£6,790; boarding: £8,525

Community is at the core of this

thriving co-educational prep in

rural Worcestershire. Charismatic

Head William Lockett says that

‘engaging in the children’s lives is

at the heart of the school’, and he’s

clearly succeeding: ‘he values your

opinion,’ illuminates one young

source. In its magnificent grounds,

the school boasts a fleet of courts,

pitches and a swimming pool. In-

doors, a 1:1 personal tutor policy

for the older years helps to ensure

that every child flourishes here.

One particular calendar highlight

is the visit to Abberley’s own chalet

in the small village of Hauteville

Gondon in France’s Savoie region,

for whitewater rafting and French

lessons – they shrewdly tell the

pupils that the teachers there

ne parlent pas Anglais.

BEACHBOROUGH

SCHOOL 

Westbury, North Brackley,

Northamptonshire NN13 5LB

Website beachborough.com

Head Christian Pritchard Pupils

450 day and boarding: 225 boys,

225 girls Faith C of E Ages 2–13

Term fees Day: £5,797;

flexi-boarding: £37 per night

New Head Christian Pritchard

embodies the Beachborough ethos

with his fun-filled enthusiasm.

He’s rightly proud of this small

non-selective school, producing

‘world-ready learners’, and value

added can hardly be doubted

when, last year, 92 per cent of leav-

ers left with a scholarship under

their belt. The new TED (technolo-

gy, engineering and design) centre

is a work of art and will no doubt

be a catalyst for yet more exciting

achievements. The school is set in a

17th-century manor house in

32 acres of grounds, and children

can be seen exploring in their hardy

blue boiler suits. These guys have a

great track record at the National

Triathlon Championships, and the

equestrian team has enjoyed much

recent success. Pupils relish board-

ing at this ‘second home’ and

they rave about the food – Mars

Bar ‘Mouse’ and ‘Birdseed’ with

custard are current favourites.

ABBERLEY HALL

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