Stoke College

Since August 2024, Kim Terrar. She has extensive experience in education across three countries – the UK, New Zealand and Australia –in the independent and state sectors and in single-sex and co-ed settings.

Interested families are invited to an open day before registering, followed by a group assessment, including maths, English and non-verbal reasoning papers. Further taster day in January for successful candidates. Students whose first language is not

Most stay for sixth form and then move on to UK universities, many Russell Group. Previous destinations have included Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, King’s, UCL, York, Durham, Norwich, Oxford Brookes for medicine, law, engineering,

In 2024, 92 per cent 9-4 at GCSE; 75 per cent A*-C at A level.

All students at Stoke College are on a pathway to GCSEs – and many to A levels – but each pathway is as individual as the students themselves. A wide range of academic ability is in evidence here and 35 per cent of students have the benefit of

The goal here is for all students to access the mainstream curriculum and GCSE syllabus, with the majority staying on for A levels too. Learning support gives a real boost to the performance (and happiness) of students who may have struggled or been

Performing arts building has music practice rooms and a studio with professional lighting for informal concerts and rehearsals for annual school production (everyone in the school plays a role) put on at nearby Haverhill Theatre. ‘We don’t allow

Small school, but competition is embraced and two year-groups are often amalgamated for inter-school rugby, netball, cricket and football. ‘Schools often bring teams out of age group because we do quite well against them,’ says the school. Recent

About 25 per cent board. Girls are accommodated in the old stable house with a couple of rooms on the ground floor for students with physical challenges, while boys are on an upper floor of the main building in generous wood-panelled rooms with

‘Inspire happiness, be kind and loving – we shouldn’t be ashamed to say that,’ say staff, and there is a real sense that everyone here wants the best for every student. ‘The staff are focused on finding ways of moving on in a positive way and

Attracts day children from Cambridge, Newmarket, Saffron Walden and Essex villages, who make use of the wide-ranging bus routes. A staggered fee structure offers a discount for the local parish, and boarders help out with village life, e.g. at the

A staggered system of fees ‘to support local families’.

A small, friendly community that is a safe haven, particularly for children who have been let down elsewhere. Although recent investment means it is sure to grow, the focus on providing tailored support so individuals may access GCSEs and A levels is