Established 1906 DfE number 931/6078 Number of students 300 | Phone +44 1367 870700 Founded 1906 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Headmaster Andrew Nott BA (Hons), PGCE Location CarswellOxfordshireSN7 8PTEngland Similar Abingdon Preparato School, Pinewood, Cokethor School, The Manor Preparato School, Carterton Primary School | ||
St Hugh's School is a preparatory school near Faringdon in Oxfordshire. The school is co-educational, day and boarding, offering both weekly and flexi-boarding, and has 300 pupils aged 3 to 13 years.
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St Hugh's was founded in Kent in 1906. It moved in 1945 to Carswell Manor, a fine Jacobean country house with extensive grounds and playing fields and excellent, modern educational facilities. The school sends pupils to Marlborough College, St Edward's, Abingdon School, Eton College, Winchester College, Radley College, Rugby School, Oundle School, Cheltenham College, Malvern College and many other schools. Over the last five years pupils have won over 65 scholarships.
The school bears the name of Hugh of Avalon, Bishop of Lincoln from 1181 to 1200. It is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools and is administered as a charitable educational trust by a board of governors. For many years St. Hugh's was solely a boys' full boarding school but since 1977 it has been co-educational.
In 2011 the Good Schools Guide described it as 'an ideal child-centred environment.'
The current headmaster is Mr Andrew Nott.
Houses
There are four houses, whose names refer to the four different locations of the school during the last hundred years:
Sport
St. Hugh's coaches three main sports for boys and girls during the year and other sports are taught during P.E