Horris Hill School A GSG School
- Horris Hill School
Newtown
Newbury
Berkshire
RG20 9DJ - Head: Dr Steve Bailey
- T 01635 40594
- F 01635 39586
- E [email protected]
- W www.horrishill.com
- An independent school for boys aged from 4 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Hampshire
- Pupils: 110
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £11,850 - £21,300; Boarding £21,750 - £29,925 pa
- Open days: Lower School: 6 November 2021 (9.30 - 12.30)
- 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..
One of Horris Hill’s idiosyncrasies is that it doesn’t do year groups, it does ‘termly remove’. Boys are placed in small classes (average 11.7 (!) but much smaller in the final year) according to the progress they are making and remain there until they have mastered all their subjects to the requisite level. Organic kitchen garden, run by boys and parents, provides fruit, veg, eggs and pork - the school raised five Hampshire Black piglets last year (resulting in an agreeable hog roast at the father-son cricket)...
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Sports
Fencing
Shooting
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since August 2021, Dr Steve Bailey BEd PhD FRSA (50s). Taught at Winchester College for 29 years, housemaster for the last 12; has also been headmaster at Twyford and interim head at Westminster Under. Born and raised bilingually in Hong Kong. Born in Hong Kong, he was educated at Kent College, Canterbury, Southampton University and St Paul’s College of Education. Is a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, boarding team inspector for ISI, research fellow of the International Olympic Committee, author of six books and has an international reputation as a historian of sport and the Olympic Games. Played hockey at county and regional levels and enjoys tennis, water polo and surfing.
Entrance
Tour of school, familiarisation and assessment day, interview with head. Not overly fastidious. Since 2021, school has been part of Forfar...
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Special Education Needs
Horris Hill is not a school that specializes in Special Needs provisions. We have a SENCo and provide additional help for boys who need it. For further information please contact the school.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester College | 2021 | 6 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Radley College | 2021 | 5 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Harrow School | 2021 | 3 | 2 | Music Exhibition & Academic Scholarship |
| Eton College | 2021 | 2 | 1 | Music Exhibition |
| Sherborne School | 2021 | 2 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Abingdon School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Cheltenham College | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Haileybury | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Oundle School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Queen Ethelburga's College | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Rugby School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Sevenoaks School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Sherfield School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Stowe School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Uppingham School | 2021 | 1 |
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