Ages 
Traditional, solid, rural boys’ prep or forward-thinking, compassionate, on-London’s-doorstep school? Both - truly. Boys are chatty, articulate, polite and considerate, speaking warmly and supportively of their peers and their teachers. Fun and games abound, as do industry and hard work. A wide-spread wealth of opportunity and achievement.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 256 ·
- Offers boarding
- Yes ·
- Religion
- C of E
- Fees
- Day £27,425 - £41,050; Boarding £40,490 - £51,134 pa
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire County Council
- Area guides
Headteacher
Headmaster
Jeremy Banks
Since 2018, Jeremy Banks BA (geography) PGCE, both from Warwick. Started at Dulwich Prep, became housemaster, moved to Beachborough as deputy head, then head. Black lab by his side, we sat in his sun-drenched study overlooking massive playing fields.
Entrance
Registration from birth but no priority for early registration. Considered on annual cycle. Majority join year 3 after ‘gently academic assessment mornings’ which incorporate activities to ‘identify emotionally intelligent pupils with a thirst to
- Open days
- Saturday 16 May 2026 & October 2026
Exit
Boys move on to notably wide range of senior schools. Large numbers to Harrow and Eton. St Edward’s, Stowe, Wellington, Winchester, Charterhouse and Marlborough also popular. The few currently heading to London day schools looks set to grow as top
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Teaching & learning
Learning support & SEN
Boarders
Very flexible. Boys in years 3 to 6 principally day boys, with option to flexi or full board. Years 7 and 8 choose one of three pathways: day plus (own bed with full flexibility), weekly-boarding, going home on Saturday, or full-boarding. No
Mobile phone policy
A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.
Mobile phone policy
Provided by the school and not part of our review Only full boarders are allowed mobile phones. These stay with the matrons until they ask to call home, which they can do at any time.
Pupils
Money matters
Fees in line with comparable schools. ‘A handful’ of bursaries available from the Caldicott Foundation.
- Fee information
- Day £27,425 - £41,050; Boarding £40,490 - £51,134 pa
Our view
Hidden in the outskirts of greater London just outside Slough, school is approached down a country lane. Suburbia gives way to rural idyll. Main house is an archetypically solid Victorian affair. Magnificent hall welcomes all into the spacious nerve
The last word
Traditional, solid, rural boys’ prep or forward-thinking, compassionate, on-London’s-doorstep school? Both - truly. Boys are chatty, articulate, polite and considerate, speaking warmly and supportively of their peers and their teachers. Fun and games
