Horris Hill School A GSG School
- Horris Hill School
Newtown
Newbury
Berkshire
RG20 9DJ - Head: Mr Giles Tollit
- 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: 120
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £11,400 - £20,400; Boarding £20,850 - £28,650 pa
- Open days: Contact school for private visit
- 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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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2011, Giles Tollit BA (40s). Initially destined for a career in the military, he studied classics at Bristol on an army bursary. Took gap year job at a prep where he was expecting to teach Latin in a fairly junior capacity, but before term started found himself head of classics. Ten years at Caldicott and thence to Bilton Grange as deputy head. 2021 chairman-elect of the BSA.
Keeping a boys-only boarding prep at full sail in the 21st century is not the easiest of tasks, but Mr Tollit has got this. On our last visit he compared running the school to running a cruise ship: ‘doors close at the start of each term and off we go.’ No longer. ‘We’re much more parentally aware now; we know we have...
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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 |
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