A leading independent prep school in Somerset, offering excellence in education for 2-13 year olds
Perrott Hill recently played host to over 23 senior schools for our Senior Schools’ Symposium in our Sports Hall – and it was such a pleasure to see so many parents take advantage of this fantastic event. Thank you to all our senior school friends for coming along and we look forward to seeing you all again soon.
We were delighted to welcome our new golf coach, Paul Fiddes, last week. Paul is a touring professional who has played all around the world including Augusta; he is also the Head PGA Professional at Cricket St Thomas Golf Club. Great to have you on board, Paul!
Our Pre-Prep children have been hard at work in Forest School, with a focus on teamwork this half term. As well as working together to build a bug hotel and sawing cookies for a large wooden hanging, they’ve also been working on pond conservation with Mrs Palmer and making apple crumble with fruit gathered from the apples trees at school!
Our first assembly of the year was an absolute corker! New Headmaster, Alex McCullough, spoke of the Tour de France jerseys and about how success does not always mean winning the race; it’s about finding your niche or being the rider who works for the benefit of the team. Here’s to a year of inspiration and adventure!
What an absolute joy to see Perrott Hill on the cover of Country Life’s school supplement, School Life, this month. Thanks to Country Life and photographer Millie Pilkington for an amazing shoot!
The Tatler Schools Guide 2019 has landed, and we love our review. “Perrott Hill is an establishment that punches above its weight,” it affirms, with mention of our incredible scholarship successes, the strength of our art department, the varied and impressive sporting achievements and the range of ‘innovative’ extracurricular clubs. Also: “Parents rave about the beautiful setting and the wonderfully warm and supportive atmosphere.” We couldn’t agree more. Proud to be Perrott!
Well done to our recent Year 8 leavers, who have all now started at their chosen senior schools and who secured an incredible 18 scholarships between them. In the words of the Tatler Schools Guide, ‘sterling stuff for such a smallish school.’ The full list of leavers’ destinations for this year can be found in the admissions section: www.perrotthill.com/leavers-destinations/
Our Year 8s enjoyed a brilliant Dinner Dance this weekend, with some spectacular arrivals. Follow us on Facebook (@PerrottHillSchool) for more photos and updates throughout the summer.
Our Tuneful Tots enjoyed a brilliant end-of-term party this week, following the dinosaurs past the bubbles and into the woods. Many thanks to our ever-wonderful staff – our Music Teacher, Miss Greenwood, for being a constant source of songs and inspiration, and our Forest School Leader, Ms Bresland, for making the morning so special. Thanks also to our Year 1 and 2 children, who helped the little ones make crowns. You were all brilliant! Tuneful Tots, our weekly music class for children aged 0-3, will resume on Monday 10th September. Please email admissions@perrotthill.com if you’re interested in joining.
And we’re off! The Perrott Hill Space Agency weather balloon launched last week, to a crowd of very excited children – and adults! After reaching an altitude of over 22,000m and a maximum speed of 85.2km/hr, the balloon was tracked and retrieved from a field near Barnstaple (in full sight, in a field with a gate – phew!)Well done to Mr Andrews (x2) and our PHSA pupils for a successful mission, and thanks to Mr Coverdale and Mr Ringelberg for tracking and retrieving it. And thanks again to our helpers and sponsors: King’s Bruton, the Yeovil Chiropractic Clinic, Freya Systems and Pemco Pitstop. Head to our facebook page (@PerrottHillSchool) to see the video footage.
