Perrott Hill Prep School
Perrott Hill Prep School is a co-educational day and boarding prep school on the Somerset-Dorset border, near Crewkerne in North Perrott, Somerset. It educates around 190 pupils aged 3 to 13. The school is independent with a Church of England character. The headmaster is Alex McCollough, and the school is the sister of Feltonfleet School.
The 28-acre campus sits mainly in North Perrott Manor House and includes the dining hall, boarding facilities, staff offices, reception, medical rooms and the library. Over the years, extensions have been added: a 1960s west wing for girls’ boarding and languages, expanded in the 1970s and refurbished in 2017 to include science and a tinkerlab. The pre-prep and nursery are in converted stables. In the early 2000s a new sports hall and an all-weather astro pitch were built, with the sports hall later expanded in 2015. In 2016 a new eco-build music school was added next to the woods, housing the forest school.
The site also includes a theatre (the former sports hall), tennis courts, two main playing fields (top and bottom), and an art loft. The curriculum is independent up to the 11-plus. In years 7 and 8, pupils follow the ISEB Common Entrance syllabus for major subjects. Some students may take senior-school scholarship exams in addition to Common Entrance.
Perrott Hill was founded in 1946 by Bill and Nora Grundy. It is affiliated with the Church of England and has Feltonfleet as its sister school. Former pupils are known as Old Perrott Hillians.
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