Aldwickbury School A GSG School
- Aldwickbury School
Wheathampstead Road
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 1AD - Head: Paul Symes
- T 01582 713022
- F 01582 767696
- E [email protected]
- W www.aldwickbury.org.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 13.
- Read about the best schools in Hertfordshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Hertfordshire
- Pupils: 388
- Religion: None
- Fees: Day £17,886 - £23,829 pa (last updated on 16/12/2024)
- Open days: September, February and May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Pre-prep – which describes itself as a ‘school within a school’ – is a standalone facility with interconnecting classrooms festooned with phonics bunting, spilling onto outside learning spaces furnished with dinosaur tables and sandpits to allow free flow. ‘We’re out whatever the weather,’ said class teacher. There’s eco teaching every week in a designated area, and yoga and mindfulness align with prep’s ‘Future Thinking’ curriculum. Pupils earn marbles for...
What the school says...
Aldwickbury is a pre-prep and prep school for children aged 4-13 set in 20 acres on the outskirts of Harpenden, Hertfordshire. The school provides an outstanding education that encourages children to do their best, embrace challenges, be themselves and most importantly, to be kind. The strong academic curriculum prepares pupils for life at a wide range of excellent schools.
Aldwickbury School is moving to a co-educational setting, with girls are being welcomed into the pre-prep (reception, years 1 and 2). ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2021, Paul Symes. Educated at East Bergholt High School, Colchester Sixth Form College and Brunel University (QTS, PE and geography). Cut teeth in state-maintained sector at Isleworth and Syon Boys’ School then on to Chantry High School in Ipswich. This, he says, ‘shaped his journey’ and he moved into the independent sector determined to ‘burst the bubble’ and help pupils become aware of their privilege. First private school role was at Belmont Mill Hill Prep as head of boys’ games, where he stayed for 11 years, progressing to senior deputy head with responsibility for safeguarding and pastoral.
Self-effacing, likeable and cast from a lower-ego mould than many prep heads, although with his sharp suit, relaxed composure and direct communication style, could pass for management consultant. His modern outlook is...
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