Abberley Hall is one of the few uniquely full-boarding preparatory schools left in the country, catering for boys and girls. It is our aim to provide the academic, sporting and social grounding which is the foundation for success, and each year children of wide-ranging abilities make the successful transition to prestigious independent schools.
Abberley Hall was founded in 1889 and is a boarding school for boys and girls aged eight to 13 years, has a number of day pupils who are encouraged to board before they leave. There is also a pre-prep and nursery with children from two-plus to eight attending on a daily basis.
Abberley prepares pupils; particularly form 11-13 years, for all good public schools such as Shrewsbury, Oundle, Uppingham, Eton, Winchester, Cheltenham Ladies College and Moreton Hall. It provides the academic, sporting and social grounding which is the foundation for sustained success.
The school’s aim is to achieve an informal and friendly approach to school life and to combine this with the discipline, which enables all pupils to reach their full potential.
The commitment to the needs of each pupil as an individual encourages achievement both in and out of the classroom.
Abberley Hall aims to deliver a curriculum that is as broad as possible, without sacrificing high standards of achievement. All children in all classes study English, mathematics, history, science, French, geography, PSE, religious studies, music, art and design, design technology and information technology. At nine all children start Latin while Spanish and Greek are also available.
A child’s confidence is built on the experience of success. The greater number of opportunities that a school can provide, the greater chance of each child finding an area of success. This is the thinking behind the provision of an activities hour each weekday.
Hobbies vary, but a typical list includes snooker, cookery, classic film club, mountain biking, origami, skateboarding, Citadel miniatures, chess, .22 shooting, kite-making, pottery, observational drawing, table tennis and pop band.
The 90 acres of open and wooded grounds are ideal for making camps and dens and having camp fires, for tobogganing, nature study and fishing, – or just lying under a tree and reading.
The school also owns a recently-built chalet located on the outskirts of Bourg St Maurice and pupils go out to experience the French way of life first-hand. All children aged nine go to stay in the school’s chalet in term tine in the Alps. For three weeks they gain a full experience of living and learning about a different country and at the age of 11 they have another three-week visit.
Abberley Hall is fortunate in having splendid facilities and a magnificent setting alongside an outstanding academic record that reflects teaching of the highest standard.
