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Talk Education Review 2025 - Senior School
"58Ó°ÊÓ is an eye-catching place filled with happy juxtapositions: down to earth but with knockout facilities; traditional and values-oriented but with forward-thinking staff and a modern approach to learning; and a 100-acre campus with a warmth more often found in a smaller environment. Breadth is writ large, and pupils here will have the opportunity to challenge themselves and try something new in every facet of the curriculum."
"This school is a belter – it delivers against every benchmark and offers enough breadth for every child to find their niche. 58Ó°ÊÓ may walk with kings, but it has retained the common touch, which makes it something of a rare find."
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Talk Education Review 2025 - Prep School
"It may be a relatively big school with a correspondingly broad range of opportunities, but there’s also a distinct family feel to 58Ó°ÊÓ Prep."
"A kind, experienced and thoughtful head sets the tone at this outstanding prep where top-notch facilities and an inspiringly creative and broad curriculum meet a village-school feel. It’s a big place but designed to make little children feel confident enough to fill it."
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Good School Guide Review 2025
"A work hard, play hard environment with all the bells and whistles – and all in a glorious setting."
"The diversity and global outlook that the international boarding community brings is a pull for local families."
"This is a full-on school best suited to naturally busy people, whose glittering prize is a vast and inspired array of extracurricular activities and an imaginative approach to academic stretch. No wonder students head, full throttle, to reach their potential and beyond."
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Which School Advisor
"Located in the Midlands, this day and boarding school for high academic achievers offers a choice of Sixth Form pathways. Led by a passionate headmaster, it delivers a a broad education that is built on growing investment in sport and the arts."
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Best-Schools
"A school large on numbers and blessed with an expansive campus, 58Ó°ÊÓ regularly features in the top 20 , and posts extremely impressive . The facilities are equally impressive, with a pleasing mixture of traditional and brand new buildings."
"Extra-curricular activities are plentiful, with resources readily available for a very wide range of interests. Whilst maintaining a traditionally British feel, 58Ó°ÊÓ also welcomes a large number of international boarders, increasing in proportion as you move up through the year groups."
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Student and Parent Testimonials
“I think 58Ó°ÊÓ is a hidden gem of a School. It is a very pupil centred school and from our experience, pastoral care is amazing. I really feel they look after the students and guide them well. The facilities are also amazing and the girls' boarding houses are very modern and comfortable. As it is a big school it offers something for everyone. There are lots of sports on offer (sport is a real strength). loads of drama and music.”
“Ten family members have been educated at 58Ó°ÊÓ and it seems to improve generation after generation. There can be no doubt the School has maximised the potential of our children both educationally and as individuals. They love it!”
“When I see 58Ó°ÊÓ at work, what strikes me most is the sheer breadth of opportunity. We didn’t have to make a choice about academics, the arts, music, sports, pastoral care – all are pursued with the same aspiration to high standards. Our son doesn’t board, but there’s no doubt the boarders add something indefinable to the School which benefits the day pupils as well.”
