A leading independent prep school in Somerset, offering excellence in education for 2-13 year olds
It was a pleasure to welcome our friends from Feltonfleet School this weekend, to play our annual Remembrance fixtures and to celebrate the strong bond between our schools. During the Second World War in 1940, the staff and pupils of Feltonfleet School were evacuated to what was then the North Perrott Manor where they stayed […]
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Scholarship Day is coming up on Thursday 2nd February! We offer 9+ and 11+ scholarships to children who can demonstrate significant potential in one or more areas of school life. If your child is currently in Years 4 or 6 and you’d like more information about scholarships or a chat about the process, please contact […]
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Years 3-8 came together for a special Remembrance Service in St Martin’s Church this morning to pause and give thanks to those who sacrificed their lives for us. Many thanks to Reverend Lt Colonel Robin Richardson for leading the service, to our Senior Choir and Orchestra for their beautiful rendition of ‘Verleigh uns Frieden (Grant […]
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Very well done to Henry in Year 8, who has been awarded the first scholarship of the year – a Sport Scholarship to Blundell’s. “Henry is a fantastic all-round sportsman who brings agility and power to every match” says Director of Sport, Mr Sheldon. “He is particularly strong on the rugby field and is one […]
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Just before half term, we hosted a corker of a lecture for Years 3-8 by none other than actor extraordinaire, James Purefoy. James spoke to the children about his 40-year career, which has included more than 250 hours of television, 32 feature films, 33 plays, nine radio plays, seven short films, three commercials and one […]
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Many thanks to Canford for hosting a fantastic science workshop for Year 6 pupils before half term. Running as part of their annual ‘Festival of Ideas’, the stand-up science show by Ian B Dunne featured a range of experiments (including sparks, bangs and levitating objects!) and was great fun.
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Our EYFS Celebration of Work took place in the Theatre and was on the topic of ‘all about ourselves’. The children talked about all the lovely things they’d learnt so far in class and sang some wonderful songs. They also showed off their mixed media self-portraits and their ‘what makes me special’ rainbows. Well done, […]
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The first debate of the academic year took place recently, with Year 8 pupils debating the motion ‘This House believes that digital devices should replace paper and books in school’. Following some fervid arguments from both sides and questions from the floor, the motion was defeated by 49 votes to 40 – a surprise result […]
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Perrott Hill was named as one of only six finalists for Small Independent School of the Year at last night’s Independent Schools Awards in London. We didn’t win (congratulations to St Ives School Haslemere) but it was an honour to be up there with some of the biggest and best schools in the country. Very […]
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The Perrott Young Farmers paid a visit to Old Perrott Hillian Edward Bowditch’s dairy herd at Knowle Farm near Beaminster last Thursday. A brilliant tour of the milking parlour, the calf pens and the silage clamp was crowned with a delicious home-baked sponge cake! Thank you to everyone involved.
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