Littlegarth School A GSG School
- Littlegarth School
Horkesley Park
Nayland
Colchester
Essex
CO6 4JR - Head: Kathy Uttley
- T 01206 262332
- F 01206 263 101
- E [email protected]
- W www.littlegarth.essex.sch.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2. to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Essex
- Pupils: 326 (152 girls, 174 boys); sixth formers: no
- Religion: None
- Fees: £10,800 - £12,543 pa
- Open days: See website
- 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..
A day school channelling a boarding school, Littlegarth is far from small when it comes to the scale of its buildings and the aspirations of its young pupils. Set off a country lane a 10-minute drive from bustling Colchester, in 28 acres of glorious ‘Constable country’ on the Essex-Suffolk border, it is one of only a handful of rural prep schools in this patch of East Anglia. There is a sense of energy and interaction in the classrooms, with teachers leading the lessons by...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since September 2021, Kathy Uttley BA PGCE, MEd (leadership and management). Educated at Bedales as a music scholar, thence to Bristol to study music alongside conducting and performing work. Various business roles including own restaurant ownership before training to become a teacher. Director of music positions in various schools, culminating at Bedales Prep before being promoted to academic deputy head. Moved to Kent to become head of an IAPS prep in 2016.
Entrance
Non-selective, though a baseline assessment in reception ‘to see where the gaps are’. Most join in nursery and continue all the way through. Families typically live within a 20-mile radius and are brought to school by parents.
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Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge School | 2021 | 18 | 4 | Academic scholarship (2); Drama scholarship (1); Music scholarship (1) |
| Ipswich School | 2021 | 14 | 7 | Academic scholarship (3); sport scholarship (4) |
| The Royal Hospital School | 2021 | 13 | 10 | Academic scholarship (4); Sport scholarship (4); Drama scholarship (1); Music scholarship (1) |
| Colchester Royal Grammar School | 2021 | 9 | ||
| Ipswich High School | 2021 | 7 | 4 | Academic scholarship (3); Sport scholarship (1) |
| St Joseph's College | 2021 | 5 | 4 | Academic scholarship (3); sport scholarship (1) |
| St Mary's School Ascot | 2021 | 4 | 2 | Academic scholarship (1); Sport scholarship (1) |
| Colchester County High School for Girls | 2021 | 2 | ||
| Framlingham College | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Academic scholarship (1) |
| Gosfield School | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Sport scholarship (1) |
| Hedingham School and Sixth Form | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Philip Morant School and College | 2021 | 1 | ||
| The Gilberd School | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Music award |
| Trinity School | 2021 | 1 |
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