St Andrew's School, Reading | The Good Schools Guide

St Andrew's School
Buckhold
Pangbourne
Reading
Berkshire
RG8 8QA
Head: Mr Jon Bartlett
T 0118 974 4276
F 01189 745049
E [email protected]
W www.standrewspangbourne.co.uk
An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 13.
Boarding: Yes
Local authority: West Berkshire
Pupils: 285
Religion: Christian
Fees: Day £10,860 - £18,150 pa; Flexi boarding + £3,360 pa
Open days: As published on the school 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..

‘We’re quite sporty’ a pupil told us, modestly. In fact St Andrew’s, though small, is a big player. Hockey was described to us by one parent as ‘phenomenal.’ What did they like about their school? ‘We have two breaks every day and you can climb trees, it’s just amazing.’ Outdoor activities, rain or shine, have always been a big part of the school day – whether it’s collecting bundles of 10 sticks for maths or going on a ‘shape hunt’. Each child plants a tree on arrival and sees it grow as they move through the school. Boarders love the…

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What the school says...

St. Andrews School is a co-educational day and boarding prep school situated in over 50 acres of beautiful Berkshire countryside, only 3 miles from Pangbourne and about 10 miles from both Reading and Newbury.

St. Andrews offers small classes in a friendly, family environment. It is a non-selective school which has a superb track record of academic, musical, sporting and artistic achievement. ...Read more

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Headmaster

Since 2015, Jonathan Bartlett (40s), previously head of Moor Park School in Shropshire for seven years. Read PE and history at Brunel University. The youngest of seven children, he grew up on a pig farm but also ‘loved’ his time at a boys’ boarding school in Wiltshire, so much so that his first job after university was at Papplewick, one of the boysiest of boys’ boarding preps. Took off on a round the world trip which included setting up an online education company in America, where he also met his wife. All very entrepreneurial and exciting but he still missed Papplewick, eventually returning there and becoming deputy head.

When we met he was beaming with pride at pupils’ CE results (‘I can take very little credit for these’). Given school’s...

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