A leading independent prep school in Somerset, offering excellence in education for 2-13 year olds
You could have heard a pin drop when actor and writer Harry Hadden-Paton took a seat in our ‘famous orange chair’. While the fire crackled away, the children cosied up to listen to an extract from ‘James and the Giant Peach’. Thank you Harry for such a spell-binding reading of this classic tale. A fantastic […]
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Our Young Farmers Club is an extra-curricular activity which gives children a chance to learn about agriculture from local farmers. One week’s activity involved a visit to Perrott Hill park Farm to help a neighbouring farmer feed his suckler beef herd. Another trip was to Pen Hill Farm in Pendomer so the children could learn […]
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Congratulations to Thalia, who triumphed over stiff competition to win our 2025 Year 7 Public Speaking Competition. This annual event, which aims to enhance both writing and speaking skills, begins with each Year 7 pupil selecting a charity. They then conduct independent research and write a persuasive piece, which they present to their peers. The pupils […]
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It’s proving a busy season for our County hockey players James and Will who have been representing Somerset in regional matches in the U14 and U13 age groups respectively. Both gained selection through last Summer’s trials and are thoroughly enjoying the challenge of playing high level hockey.
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We warmly invite musicians and artists of all ages to join us on Saturday 8th March for a creative morning of celebration. A pop-up, community orchestra will enjoy the brilliance of Bizet by playing four movements from L’Arlésienne Suite with pieces specially arranged to suit any orchestral musicians from Grade 2 standard upwards. There is […]
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We are absolutely delighted to announce that three of our pupils reached the final of a Creative Writing Competition that was judged by Academy and Emmy Award winner Lord Julian Fellowes. The challenge was to write a story that started with the sentence “I cannot believe I left the door open” and was judged on originality, imagination, […]
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We are pleased to announce that Emma in Year 8 has won an art scholarship to Shebbear College, Devon in recognition of her talent and potential. Emma arrived at Perrott Hill in Year 6 having not done much art before, but her innate ability was quickly recognised. “Emma has developed her creativity through a wide […]
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Congratulations to Gabriel in Year 7 who has been awarded a place in the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain. This prestigious choir brings children aged 9 to 19 together, from across the country to make music under the tutelage of top choral professionals. To qualify, Gabriel went through a rigorous audition process which involved performing a […]
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It’s that very special time in the year when the youngest members of our school community enchant parents, staff and pupils alike with their telling of the Christmas story. For this year’s play, our Nursery, Reception, Year one and Year two classes took on The Bethlehem Bake-off: A Light and Fluffy Musical Nativity. The children […]
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The historic Grundy Hall felt suitably festive when our talented performers took to the stage for our annual ‘Christmas Carols and Readings’. Described by one parent as “the most magical evening”, our chamber choir got us into the swing of Christmas with their rendition of ‘Let it Snow’ and a beautiful, gentle jazz arrangement of […]
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