St Michael's Preparatory School A GSG School
- St Michael's Preparatory School
Otford Court
Row Dow
Otford
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 5RY - Head: Mrs Jill Aisher
- T 01959 522137
- F 01959 522137
- E [email protected]
- W www.stmichaels.kent.sch.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 13.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kent
- Pupils: 450
- Religion: Anglican/Church of England
- Fees: £11,505 - £13,995 pa
- 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..
Less than four miles to Sevenoaks and once you have arrived at the school, the 90 acres of grounds, which swoop up and down before the main house are stunning. Wooded hills for bushcraft, camping and fitness runs, plus games fields and pitches. In the modern science labs we watched white-coated children experiment with the boiling point of water and our enthusiastic guides (‘science is really fun here’) were keen to tell us all about explosions, trips and their participation in the national CREST competition (they designed a games console)...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since 2013, Jill Aisher BA PGCE MCIL (50s). Read modern languages at Oxford. With 25 years of teaching experience, her career falls into two parts – working in a selective state grammar as a teacher of Latin, French, Spanish and English, followed by senior leadership in the independent sector. Deputy head at Newton Prep for six years, then three years as head at St Nicholas Prep, Hyde Park, prior to taking up a Kent headship (fulfilling a long-held plan to return to where her husband grew up and her children went to school).
Says she was drawn to the ‘strong sense of emotional well-being’ at St Michael’s, as well as its stable population, where she can prove herself. Pupils tend to stay from 2+ to year 8. Now installed in...
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