Established 1873 DfE number 860/6000 Phone +44 1785 286568 Founder Rev Walter Earle | DfE URN 124477 Tables Headmaster Ian Raybould Founded 1873 | |
Type Preparatory day and boarding Location StaffordStaffordshireST18 9SUEngland Similar St Dominic's Priory Sc, Stafford Grammar School, Walton High School, Weston Road Academy, King Edward VI High Sch Profiles | ||
Yarlet School, formerly Yarlet Hall, is a coeducational preparatory school located in the district of Yarlet, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the county town Stafford in Staffordshire, England.
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History
The school was founded by Reverend Walter Earle, former Second Master at Uppingham School, as a small prep school for boys in Yarlet Hall, a Victorian private house situated in the countryside on the outskirts of Stafford. Hence, Yarlet had close ties with Uppingham early in its history and indeed, many of the boys continued their schooling at Uppingham. Earle founded Bilton Grange in Warwickshire and later moved there in 1887, taking some of the boys with him, but the original school in Yarlet continued to function under a new headmaster. Ties were also established with Rugby School, which remain to this day. It became a charitable trust in 1970. The pre-prep department was opened in 1993. Girls were admitted in 1994 and the school is now fully coeducational.
Curriculum
Subjects taught in Year 3 and above include English, Mathematics, Science, ICT, French, History, Geography, Religious Studies, Latin and Music. Pupils are prepared for the Common Entrance Exam which is taken at the end of Year 8.
Sport
Yarlet has beautiful grounds and a wide range of facilities such as an astro turf pitch, three tennis courts, two football/rugby/rounders pitches and three tennis courts, two of which can be used for netball. This gives a large availability of sport at Yarlet. Boys play Football in the Autumn Term, Rugby in the Spring Term and Cricket in the Summer Term. Girls play Hockey in the Autumn Term, Netball in the Spring Term and Rounders in the Summer term. Athletics, Swimming and Tennis are also available for pupils.
Boarding
There is no full-time boarding. A flexi-boarding option is also available which allows children to board on Thursday and Friday nights. It is closer to a sleep over than full-time boarding and fun activities are arranged for boarding evenings. Since 2009 Yarlet has run a "combined scholarship" programme with several reputable independent senior schools to allow deserving children from financially disadvantaged backgrounds to board at Yarlet and then transfer to the senior schools as full boarders after completing their studies at Yarlet.
Headmasters
There have only been eight headmasters (including the incumbent) in the school's history.