Schools in the Midlands

ABBERLEY HALL SCHOOL Headmaster: Mr JGW Walker Ages: Boys/Girls: 2 - 13 years  Attendance: Day & Boarding  No. of Students: 283 Religious Affiliation: C of E, but ALL denominations welcome.	Abberley Hall Worcestershire WR6 6DD Map Tel. +44(0)1299 896275 Fax.+44(0)1299 896875  Email:   Website:
Comment: Abberley Hall is a coeducational boarding school set in ninety acres of wooded grounds. The happy and caring atmosphere, small teaching groups and excellent facilities enable all pupils to reach their maximum potential. the school has a long-standing academic reputation where pupils go on to the top academic public schools.

CASTLE HOUSE  SCHOOL Headmastert: Mr R M Walden Ages: Boys/Girls: 3 - 11 years  Attendance: Day  No. of Students: 94

Chetwynd End Newport Shropshire TF10 7JE Map Tel. +44(0)1952 811035 Fax.+44(0)1952 811035  Email:   Website:

Comment: Castle House School places great emphasis on enabling children to work together to realise their individual strengths. Happy children are enthusiastic and achieve good academic standards whilst enjoying a wide range of extra-curricular activities and visits. "Kindness Counts" is a key theme running throughout the school and the pupils are excellent ambassadors for the school. We welcome visitors, so please call for a prospectus and an appointment to view the school. Bursaries available for lower income families.

CRESCENT SCHOOL Headmaster: Mr. R. H. Marshall Ages: Boys/Girls: 3 - 11 years  Attendance: Day  No. of Students: 180 Religious Affiliation: Christian - non-denominational	Bawnmore Road Bilton Rugby Warwickshire CV22 7QH Map Tel. +44(0)1788521595 Fax.+44(0)1788816185  Email:   Website:
Comment: Crescent School exists to provide a broad, balanced education for children aged from 3 to 11 years within an environment based on Christian values.  We encourage children to strive for excellence in all that they do. Last year nearly 30% of our Year 6 leavers went on to Grammar Schools with the rest continuing in private education.

DODDERHILL SCHOOL Contact: The Headmaster Ages: Boys: 3 - 9 years Girls: 3 - 16 years Attendance: Day  No. of Students: 195	Crutch Lane Droitwich Spa Worcs. WR9 7SA Map Tel. +44(0)1905 778290 Fax.+44(0)1905 778290  Email: Website:
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HALLFIELD SCHOOL Contact: C.T.O'Donnell Ages: Boys/Girls: 2 - 11 years  Attendance: Day No. of Students: 460

48 Church Road Edgbaston Birmingham West Midlands B15 3SJ Map Tel. +44(0)121 4541496 Fax.+44(0)121 4549182 Email:   Website:

Comment: Hallfield, founded in 1879, is a happy and thriving day Preparatory School for 460 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11 years. Situated less than 2 miles from the centre of Birmingham, it occupies a 20 acre site in the pleasant area of Edgbaston. At the age of 11 the majority of our pupils successfully gain places at local selective maintained Grammar Schools or Independent Schools - and a few move onto boarding schools. The School's fine academic record includes an impressive list of scholarship successes.

HIGHCLARE SCHOOL Headmistress: Mrs M. Viles Ages: Boys: 1 - 11years Girls:1-18 years  Attendance: Day  No. of Students: 805 Religious Affiliation: None	10 Sutton Road Erdington Birmingham B23 6QL Map Tel. +44(0)121 373 7400 Fax.+44(0)121 373 7445  Email:   Website:
Comment: Highclare School provides a high standard of education, based on traditional values, yet equipping its students for life in the 21st Century. It is ideally situated for public transport, or travel by school bus to the north of Birmingham.

KINGHAM HILL SCHOOL Contact: Mr M Morris Ages: Boys/Girls: 11 - 18 years Attendance: Day & Boarding No. of Students: 221 Religious Affiliation: Church of England	Kingham Chipping Norton Oxon OX7 6TH Map Tel. +44(0)1608 658999 Fax.+44(0)1608 658658 Email:   Website:
Comment: Beautifully situated in 92-acres of rolling Cotswold countryside Kingham Hill enjoys wonderful sporting facilities and places high priority upon: . Christian values that permeate school life . Added value that enables so many to exceed all expectations . Family-style boarding houses and superb pastoral care.

KINGSLAND GRANGE Headmaster : Martin James Ages: Boys: 4-13 years   Attendance: Day No. of Students: 120	Old Roman Road Shrewsbury Shropshire SY3 9AH Map Tel. +44(0)1743 232132 Email:   Website:
Comment: A boys school in the heart of Shrewsbury, occupying 15 acres of beautiful grounds. A main feeder school for Shrewsbury School and other independent schools in the area. We strive to achieve the best for every child.

KING'S ST. ALBAN'S JUNIOR SCHOOL Headmaster: Mr. R.T. Bellfield Ages: Boys/Girls: 7 - 11 years  Attendance: Day No. of Students: 180 Religious Affiliation: Church of England	Mill Street Worcester WR1 2NJ Map Tel. +44(0)1905 354906 Fax.+44(0)1905 763075  Email:   Website:
Comment: Education is about far more than academic learning, although that is still our primary purpose. At King's St. Alban's we aim to develop the whole child, encouraging each girl and boy to explore their capabilities, find fresh challenges and discover spheres in which they can excel.

MALVERN ST JAMES Headmistress: Mrs R Hayes Ages: Girls: 7-18 years Attendance: Day, Boarding & Weekly Boarding No. of Students: 383	15 Avenue Road Great Malvern Worcestershire WR14 3BA Map Tel. +44(0)1684 892288 Email:   Website:
Comment: Malvern St James is a boarding and day school for girls between the ages of 7 and 18, established in 2006 from the merger of Malvern Girls' College and St James's School. The school is located in the heart of Malvern, and has excellent transport links, with Great Malvern train station situated opposite the main school and a daily mini-bus service in operation.

MOFFATS SCHOOL Contact: Mr and Mrs M H Daborn Ages: Boys/Girls: 4 - 13 years  Attendance: Day & Boarding (from 7 years) No. of Students: 80 Religious Affiliation: Church of England but all denominations and creeds welcome	Kinlet Hall Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 3AY Map Tel. +44 (0)1299 841230 Fax.+44 (0)1299 841444 Email:   Website:
Comment: Family-run school in Grade I Shropshire house; mainly boarding; ethos: kindness, discipline & tolerance; emphasis on quality of life; sports & riding in own 100-acre grounds (pupils' ponies stabled).

MOUNTFORD HOUSE SCHOOL Contact: Dorothy Williams, Headmistress Ages: Boys/Girls: 3-11 years  Attendance: Day  No. of Students: 110 Religious Affiliation: Inter-denominational	373 Mansfield Road Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG5 2DA Map Tel. +44(0)115 9605676 Fax.+44(0)115 9620341 Email:   Website:
Comment: Mountford House School offers a high standard of education in a happy, caring environment, aiming to meet the individual needs of children aged between 3 and 11.

NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL Headmaster: Mr Chris Parker Ages: Boys: 7 - 18 years  Attendance: Day  No. of Students: 976	Waverley Mount Nottingham NG7 4ED Map Tel. +44(0)115 978 6056 Email:   Website:
Comment: We have a well-deserved reputation both for our academic achievements and high standards. We know that your son is unique and we will develop both his intellect and character to the full. We give boys the maximum opportunity to fulfil their potential in an environment where they will enjoy learning.

OSWESTRY  SCHOOL Director of Recruitment : Cathy Hopkins Ages: Boys/Girls: 2 - 18 years  Attendance: Day & Boarding  No. of Students: 420 Religious Affiliation: Non-denominational	Upper Brook Street Oswestry Shropshire SY11 2TL Map Tel. +44(0)1691 655711 Fax.+44(0)1691 662726 Email:   Website:
Comment: co-educational, day and boarding. We cherish our distinctive ethos which allows us to give individual care and attention to our pupils and to motivate them as they make academic and personal progress.  We give pupils 'the roots to grow and the wings to fly.'

PACKWOOD HAUGH Contact: Nigel Westlake, the Headmaster Ages: Boys/Girls: 4 - 13 years  Attendance: Day (98) & Boarding (161) No of Students: 259 Religious Affiliation: Anglican, but we welcome all faiths	Ruyton-XI-Towns Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 1HX Map Tel.  +44(0)1939 260217 Fax. +44(0)1939 262077 Email:   Website:
Comment: Situated in Shropshire countryside within reach of international airports. Widely recognised for preparing children for major independent senior schools. Within last ten years developed comprehensively: Astroturf, music school, computer centre, girls' boarding house, science complex, swimming pool enclosed and new performing arts centre.

ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL Headmaster : Andrew Lamb Ages: Boys/Girls: 3 months-11 years  Attendance: Day  No. of Students:205	Brambling House Hady Hill Chesterfield Derbyshire S42 7JH Map Tel. +44(0)1246 278522 Fax.+44(0)1246 273861  Email:   Website:
Comment: Small class sizes, outstanding academic records, and a wonderfully broad curriculum set St Peter and St Paul School apart from other schools for under 11's. It's unique life skills programme provides outstanding development opportunities for all children. Set in 5 acres of parkland just outside Chesterfield, it enjoys a splendid setting.

ST. RICHARD'S Contact: Mrs. S. Johns Ages: Boys/Girls: 3-13 years  Attendance: Day & Boarding  No. of Students: 133 Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic	Bredenbury Court Nr. Bromyard Herefordshire HR7 4TD Map Tel. +44(0)1885 482 491 Fax.+44(0)1885 482 491 Email:   Website:
Comment: A rural Catholic prep school which welcomes all denominations.  The school runs on the lines of an extended family. Riding and music flourish.

THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL Headmaster: A D J Browning Ages: Boys/Girls: 3 - 13 years  Attendance: Day & Boarding  No. of Students: 420 Religious Affiliation: Church of England	Somerset Road Edgbaston Birmingham West Midlands B17 0HR Map Tel. +44(0)121 454 1425 Fax.+44(0)121 454 7757  Email:   Website:
Comment: The Blue Coat School seeks to encourage in each boy and girl a balanced and appreciative outlook on life and to identify and promote the individual gifts of each child.

THE DOWNS SCHOOL Headmaster: Mr. Alastair Ramsay Ages: Boys/Girls: 3 - 13 years  Attendance: Day & Weekly Boarding No of Pupils: 143 Religion: Inter-denominational	Colwall Malvern Worcestershire WR13 6EY Map Tel.  +44(0)1684 540277 Fax. +44(0)1684 540094 Email:   Website:
Comment: The Downs Preparatory School is set in 55 acres of attractive rural countryside beside the Malvern Hills and celebrated its centenary in the year 2000. The school is committed to allowing each individual to reach their potential through a diverse and stimulating curriculum.

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