Ages 
In an idyllic location on the north Norfolk coast, this jolly and caring prep has all the ingredients for a memorable childhood as a precursor to the senior years.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 246 ·
- Offers boarding
- Yes ·
- Religion
- C of E
- Fees
- Day £14,400 - £25,950; Boarding £36,360 pa
- Local authority
- Norfolk County Council
- Linked schools
Headteacher
Head
Sarah Hollingsworth
Since August 2025, Sarah Hollingsworth. Having joined Gresham’s nearly a decade ago, she was previously head of nursery and pre-prep. Before that, she was director of pastoral care at Oswestry School. She has had various early years and Key Stage 1
Entrance
Between 20 and 30 pupils move into year 3 from the pre-prep (charming, and on a separate site nearby), along with a few extras. An additional 20 year 7 places fill up quickly, with joiners from local primaries and preps. Not particularly academically
Exit
Just over 80 per cent transfer to senior school for year 9. The rest leave for three main reasons – wanting single-sex (recently Norwich High School for Girls), a state school or moving out of county (recently Eton, Oundle and Sedbergh). Parents of
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Teaching & learning
Boarders
Boarding from year 3 in one house for boys and another for girls, both very much part of the campus and with tastefully decorated common rooms welcoming day pupils during school hours. Each has 36 beds, around 20 taken up on a regular basis. Boarding
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 No pupil may have a mobile phone or smart watch watches that sync to a mobile device and display multimedia) in school, except in the following circumstances. First, s/he is a boarder, in which case s/he hands it/them into the boarding team on arriving at school. Boarders may request their phones at appropriate times in order to phone home and then return them to duty staff straight away. Second, s/he is travelling to or from school by bus or taxi, in which case the phone and/or watch must be handed in on arrival to the school office.
Pupils
Money matters
Scholarships – academic, art and design, music, drama, sport – awarded at the start of year 7. Number and size (up to 10 per cent of fees) fluctuates according to merit. Means-tested bursaries attached to scholarships allocated impartially by a
- Fee information
- Day £14,400 - £25,950; Boarding £36,360 pa
Our view
Our first impressions were completely dominated by the size of the car park – delightfully huge and conveniently located right in front of the school entrance (sadly same cannot be said for all schools, as parents traumatised twice daily will
The last word
In an idyllic location on the north Norfolk coast, this jolly and caring prep has all the ingredients for a memorable childhood as a precursor to the senior years.
