
Abberley Hall is a famous preparatory boarding school for boys and girls located on the outskirts of Worcester, near to Birmingham. The school offers a classic English education preparing children for entry into the best independent schools in the Public School tradition and is a top feeder school for Malvern College, sitting within the Malvern Family of Schools.
ABOUT
Founded in 1878 as The Dame School in south east London, the school has undergone a number of name changes and location changes (including as Lindisfarne School) before assuming it’s current name (which is also the school’s current location). Abberley Hall is the typical English prep school – offering a small and intimate environment to nurture the children of gentlemen, military officers and landed families amongst others. As such the school may be considered as one of the major British prep schools.
The nursery and pre-prep divisions admit a variety of local pupils with the preparatory school admitting children from across the UK and overseas from the ages of 8 – 13 as boarders or day attendees or flexible variations thereof. Entrance os subject to observation assessments as is standard for prep schools. The school operates a classic House system which includes: Owls, Pewitts, Wood Pigeons and Cuckoos – birds which may be found on the school’s sprawling countryside campus.
The school offers a range of activities and sports from forest school programs to sailing and riding.
Abberley Hall is a member of the prestigious Oxford Group of boarding preparatory schools, the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools, the Boarding Schools Association, the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools, the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association and the Independent Schools Council.
USEFUL INFORMATION
CLOSED IN 2023
Category
Independent Private Pre-Preparatory and Preparatory School
Established
1878
Admissions
Boarding & Day
Gender
Co-educational / mixed
Ages
2 – 13 years old
Grades
Nursery – Year 8
Entrance criteria
Observation assessment
Curriculum
English Curriculum
Faith / ethos
N/A
Campus
Country / rural
Operator
Abberley Hall Limited
Head of School
Mr Johnny Besley (Headmaster)
Enrollment
160 pupils
Faculty
38 staff
Ratio
5:1
Average class size
11
Tuition fees
£9,570 – £24,600 per annum (additional charges may apply)
Scholarships / bursaries / financial aid
A variety of scholarships and bursary support schemes are available.
Endowment
Uniform
Uniform of tweed blazer, blue shirt, school tie and grey trousers/kilts. Alternative summer uniform required in addition.
Accreditations and associations
Athletics conference
Affiliations
Malvern College ; The Downs, Malvern; Malvern College International; Malvern College Qingdao; Malvern College Chengdu; Malvern College, Egypt; Malvern College, Hong Kong
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ABBERLEY
WORCESTER
WORCESTERSHIRE WR6 6DD
ENGLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
ABBERLEY HALL SCHOOL
ABBERLEY, WORCESTER WR6 6DD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1878
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL (MIXED)
AGES 2 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
MALVERN COLLEGE
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