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ISI Reports & Reviews. The three-day inspection took place in October 2018 and focused on two key outcomes: academic achievement and personal development. Inspectors observed every aspect of school life including lessons, assemblies, tutorial sessions, boarding and extracurricular activities. They also conducted formal interviews with pupils ...
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Stonar is honoured to be featured as one of the best...
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Established in 1895, Stonar is a co-educational day and...
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Stonar is honoured to be featured as one of the best independent schools in the country in the leading British lifestyle and fashion magazine, Tatler. While Stonar is perhaps known for being the UK's leading equestrian school - with truly incredible on-site facilities - the children don't immerse themselves in riding to the exclusion of other ...
Stonar is widely regarded as the leading equestrian school in the UK, with our impressive riding facilities located at the heart of the school. You don’t have to ride to join Stonar. Approximately 40% of the community take riding lessons, from complete beginners to experienced competitive riders.
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An all-through day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 2 – 18, set in gorgeous Wiltshire countryside in Atworth, near Bath, with the equestrian school of dreams on site. Founded in 1895 in Kent, the school moved to its current location during the Second World War and occupies an impressive 80 acres of parkland and gardens with, at the heart...
The surroundings are, quite frankly, stunning, with glorious countryside all around. While the main building is certainly a looker, some of the outbuildings and add-ons don’t have quite the same flair, but overall the mixture of old and new across the campus suggests a comfortable, lived-in feeling. Set in the bucolic grounds facing the main buildi...
While academic ability is a factor in selection, there’s a wide range of academic abilities here, with ‘character and contribution’ also important. Prospective students attend a full assessment day rather than an entrance exam. Classes are small (three to four classes in each year with up to 15 pupils and even smaller in the sixth form). In 2023, G...
Around 40% of the pupils are boarders, many are from military families; 20% are international and come from Europe (the riding is popular with Germans) and as far afield as Hong Kong, Nigeria, Singapore and Kazakhstan. There are no Saturday lessons here but there are regular sports fixtures, after which boarders can go home for the weekend, althoug...
Matthew Way took up the headship of Stonar, his first, in September 2019, joining the school from Milton Abbey School, where he was Deputy Head. Mr Way is proud to have nurtured an atmosphere where it’s ok for kids to be ambitious and enthusiastic; there’s no sneering at the back of the class here. While academics are thorough, he’s keen to turn ou...
The school was given an ‘Excellent’ rating in 2018 for both the quality of pupil’s academic achievements and their personal development. See the latest report, from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), equivalent to Ofsted in the state sector, here.
The Head of Prep, Rob Cunningham, also started in Sept 2019, and was previously deputy head of The Mead School in Trowbridge. The department is small, currently only 90 children throughout – one class in each year, with two classes in year 6 – but they get to enjoy the facilities of the senior school. The intention is for pretty much all pupils to ...
The standalone nursery has 36 pupils, with playgrounds, sand pit, a nursery sensory garden. Stonar Sparks’ is an ‘in the moment planning’ curriculum based around the children’s own interests, which results in fun and stimulating lessons. In ‘Tinkering’, pupils use real tools (safely) to create objects from their imaginations. There’s a forest schoo...
Very good and free of charge from Reception upwards. Even nursery aged children can stay from 8am to 6pm daily, and this provision continues throughout the school. Tea is included at no additional charge.
Not sure there’s anywhere else where you’re encouraged to rise at 7am to muck-out the ponies. Heaven for some. The school has its own parliament and parliamentarians instead of prefects and a school council, from the prep upwards; they like to make links with the outside world.
Established in 1895, Stonar is a co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 2-18, nestled in the stunning Wiltshire countryside. We offer a nurturing approach and a broad, balanced curriculum, enabling them to achieve academically and pastorally. Welcoming riders of all abilities, Stonar is widely regarded as the UK's leading ...
In 2021, Stonar was in the top 1% of 400 schools across the country in a nationwide value-added assessment of GCSE grades. Under the same assessment, the school was placed among the top 2% nationwide for A Levels. These results serve as a testament to the hard work of our pupils and teachers, demonstrating that teachers work with each pupil as ...
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Website. www .stonarschool .com. Stonar School, founded in 1895, is a non-denominational UK independent day and boarding school, at Cottles Park, near Atworth, Wiltshire, south-west England. [1] The school occupies 80 acres of parkland and gardens in a location about 8 miles from Bath. There are about 420 pupils from 2 to 18 years old.
