Good prep schools in Hampshire - can you help?

[arizonagirl]

Hi there,

We are thinking about moving to Hampshire very soon. We will be restricted to preps due to waiting lists etc although we are also considering our options for state schools once we are in catchment.

I can't seem to find any good preps in Hampshire. Did look at the ones in Winchester but they just seemed a bit cold and unhappy - I know, a HUGE generalisation. Did quite like Princes Mead but the ratio of girls to boys was 1:2 which put me off for ds.

Can anyone tell me of any good preps in Hampshire? It would be a huge help!!!! Thank you!

Depends what you are after, But the ones I know are as follows.

Hordle Walhampton Lymington , 3-13 lovely family school , good results quite religous

Moyles Court Ringwood 3-16 Lovely small family friendly school, Really nice chilled atmoshpere class sizes of around 10. Good results

Durlston Court New Milton, 3-13 Gets very good results a bit more posh? not sure if thats the right term to use.

There are loads more really until you look around its difficult to say some people prefer sporty, some more academic etc etc

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West Hill Park? (They had an OFSTED this year but I haven't read it). It's about 100 girls and 200 boys though, similar ratio.

There's also one between Wickham and Fareham but the name escapes me at present.

West Hill Park Titchfield, Boundary Oak. Have been married to West Hill boy for 24 years, so good product!

More recently friends sent their kids there and were very happy with it. Nice grounds, at the top of a small village not far from M27, just outside Fareham.

Thanks for all these! Will look at them tonight. Was hoping to hear about some more Hook/Hartley Wintney way but it looks as though there aren't many mums from around there or with knowledge of them. Thanks everyone

My friend has her DCs at St Nicholas in Church Crookham (nr Fleet) and seems pretty happy with it.

Thanks MrsDinky, saw that one but there are only 15 boys and 392 girls!!! My son would probably love that but not sure dh would be too happy.

Ah, yes, my friends' DCs are girls....

forres sandlemanor on border of hants/dorset

Hey ggirl, thank you. That is a new one and looks good. Only problem is dh needs to commute to Waterloo each day and that might be the other side of Hants to where we were aiming at. Off to look at train times.

A fair few people I know commute to Waterloo from as far away as Portsmouth/Havant, depends a bit how far your DH needs to go when he gets to London. Certainly masses of people commute from Alton and Petersfield. If that helps with your search area.

St Neots Prep

and

GEMS Sherfield

both Hook area I believe. I confess I know nothing about either, but they look very nice!

Did you look at Pilgrims in Winchester? I worked for a family whose boys go there. They seemed very happy there.

Hi i can totally recommend Forres Sandle Manor. I have put 3 children through it and no other school has quite matched up since! It has a lovely ahhpy atmosphere, lovely grounds and facilties - very our doory/climb tree/get dirty kind of attitude. Brand new pre prep - my children were really happy there My hubby communte to London from Waterloo - not too bad.

Pilgrims in Winchester, one of the most academic in the country. Sends lots to Win Col. , as you'd expect, but if you wanted to go day they'd be very well prepared for admission to King Edwards or other day schools.

Quite a few in the Newbury area which if you live close to Basingstoke for the Waterloo train are easily accessible.

my nephew has just started at Yateley Manor - seems happy there

There are some great state schools in Hampshire and Surrey. South Farnham school is consistently one of the top schools in the country. Bentley and Rowledge (Hampshire schools) are also excellent.

This is a zombie thread from 2010. I'm sure the OP has l

This is a zombie thread from 2010. I'm sure the OP has long since sorted out schools!