<h1 align="left">AMESBURY SCHOOL</h1>
<h2 align="left">Amesbury is an independent co-educational day school. The
headmaster is a member of IAPS. The school is set in its own 34-acre estate. The
Main building is a Grade 2* listed building of National Significance. It was
designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens to be a school and as such is unique. </h2>
<p align="left"><span class="bold">We are a full school with 325 boys and girls
between the ages of 3-13. We are subject to a 106 Agreement with the local
borough council that restricts the size of the pupil roll to 325. Pressure for
places throughout the school is intense. Girls are prepared for the Common
Entrance Examination (or scholarship) at the end of Years 6 – 8: boys at the end
of Year 8.</span></p>
<p align="left">On average, 25% of leavers win scholarships to Senior Schools
each year. In 2004-2005 of 32 pupils in Year 8, 20 sat for scholarships and 12
were successful, these included academic awards to The Royal Grammar School
Guildford (2), Sports Scholarships to Millfield (2), and a Music Scholarship to
Rugby School. However whilst academic work is undoubtedly the backbone of the
school, we are not an examination ‘hot-house’. </p>
<p align="left">The School provides the National Curriculum. There is setting
from Year 4 onwards. The academic curriculum is broad but balanced and includes
English, Mathematics, Science, French, History, Geography, Design Technology,
Latin, Religious Studies, Art, Music, Physical Education, and Personal and
Social Education. Pupil performance is independently audited using PIPS. The
Keffolds Dyslexia Centre (with three full time teachers) provides dyslexic
support. </p>
<p align="left">The school offers a limited number of scholarships (there are
six scholars in the school at present) and short-term bursarial support
(generally defined as ‘for two terms only’) to current parents who face sudden
financial hardship. Children of teaching staff pay significantly reduced fees.</p>
<p align="left">Whilst the amount of ‘concrete laid per annum’ does not
guarantee educational success £2,750,000 investment in buildings in the last six
years, suggest that Amesbury is confident about its future. This investment
includes a new Nursery, Sports Hall Complex, Academic building, major
refurbishment of the Lutyens building and a Performing Arts Centre. During the
academic year 2005-2006 the school is investing a further £600,000 building a
second floodlight multi-purpose playing area, an extension to the sports hall
and further refurbishment of the Pre-Preparatory Department and Lutyens
building. </p>
<p align="left">Games and extra activities flourish. For boys, the major games
are rugby, soccer, hockey and cricket and for girls, netball, hockey and
rounders. There are two full time PE specialists (male and female). Tennis is
particularly strong with 100+ pupils having private tuition, with five
specialist coaches. The first of our own sports scholars, won a tennis
scholarship to the National Tennis Academy in Bath in July 2005.</p>
<p align="left">Music thrives - with impressive choirs and 100+ children between
the ages of 7 - 13 playing instruments. So, too, do the visual and Performing
Arts. The annual Art Exhibition and Performing Arts Festival are both central
features in the school calendar. In recent years the Chapel Choir and Big Band
have toured Italy, USA and Sweden.</p>
<p align="left">The Common Room is animated, friendly, supportive and
successful: a healthy mix of middle-aged experience and young ‘Turks’. Details
on the website give a clearer insight into their backgrounds. What sort of
teacher enjoys Amesbury? One who has mastery of his or her chosen subject, is a
good communicator, has a keen sense of humour and is willing to roll up his or
her sleeves to make the school a better place. The ‘dry’ academic is not well
suited, nor the teacher who expects everything to be done for them.</p>
<p align="left">Amesbury is a day school operating Monday to Friday. The
preparatory school starts at 8.15am and the oldest children finish at 5.45pm.
There are occasionally meetings after school, and occasional weekend commitments
(sporting fixtures are normally played on Wednesdays and Thursdays) but in the
normal run of things the Common Room do not have weekend commitments.</p>
<p align="left">In just the same was as we believe that it is good for pupils to
develop interests out of school and have the opportunity to be with their
families, so too the Common Room. However there is one week set aside in the
Michaelmas Term for preparatory school pupils of ‘residential learning
activities’ and all preparatory school staff are expected to be directly
involved in that. This year Year 8 were based in Snowdonia, Year 7 in France and
Year 6 in Kent. </p>
<p align="left">Surrey/Hampshire house prices are higher than in the North and
Southwest but lower than Central London. The nearby towns of Guildford,
Chichester, Haslemere, Petersfield and Farnham are congenial places to live with
Universities, drama groups, strong musical traditions etc. The rail and motorway
links provide quick and easy access to all parts of the country: Central London,
the coastline of Sussex and Hampshire and ferry to France are all less than an
hour away on good days! </p>
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<h1 align="center" style="text-align: center">Amesbury School : coeducational day
school for Nursery, Pre prep and Preparatory education.</h1>
<h2 align="center">Nursery Pre prep and Preparatory education where pupil parent
and teacher <br>
are focused and creativity as well as academic achievement is prized</h2>
<p align="center">A day school in Hindhead Surrey UK nr. Haslemere in Hampshire
with limited boarding capacity.</p>
<p align="center">Our principal purpose is simply that we want every child to
enjoy his or her time at school; to feel valued as individuals, <br>
in an educational environment where their talents can prosper to the benefit of the
community. <br>
So when the time comes to leave us, each will do so with their confidence high,
skills sharpened and personalities rounded.</p>
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