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Perrott Hill was named as one of only six finalists for Small Independent School of the Year at last night’s Independent Schools Awards in London. We didn’t win (congratulations to St Ives School Haslemere) but it was an honour to be up there with some of the biggest and best schools in the country. Very […]
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The Perrott Young Farmers paid a visit to Old Perrott Hillian Edward Bowditch’s dairy herd at Knowle Farm near Beaminster last Thursday. A brilliant tour of the milking parlour, the calf pens and the silage clamp was crowned with a delicious home-baked sponge cake! Thank you to everyone involved.
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Friday’s Harvest Festival was led by Reverend Prebendary Mike Vockins OBE, and served as a wonderful reminder of the power of ‘cheerful giving’. Our junior and senior choirs sang beautifully and with such spirit (a special mention must go to Gabriel and George for their very impressive solos), while Head Girl, Alice, and Prefects, Ellie […]
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Our Pre-Prep Harvest Festival took place in St Martin’s Church on Wednesday, with pupils donating boxes of food and giving thanks for all that they have. Very well done to all the children who sang and recited beautifully: 1L read a poem and 1E led the prayers, while Year 2 recited a poem they’d written. […]
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Year 8 have been adapting ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’ into a film in classical civilisation with Dr Longley-Cook. Last week, they created film boards to show their knowledge and understanding of the myth and today they presented their ideas to a panel of critics and took questions. Well done to Euan whose adaptation was chosen […]
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Our Year 6 girls had great fun at their Loft Night this week, followed by the Year 4 boys. Talking of the Loft, it was a hive of activity on Thursday as Book Club got underway for Years 3-5. The children enjoyed a hearty discussion about the merits of Varsha Shah’s debut novel ‘Ajay and […]
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Pin the tail on the school dog? Yep. Soak the Headmaster? You bet. A teachers’ sack race? It can only be the Perrott Charity Fundraising Morning, featuring a host of pupil-led stalls and events on the Front Terrace. This year, pupils were raising money for Merriott-based charity Prodigal Bikes, which reconditions and ships old bikes […]
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Many thanks to Anthony Raybould of the Merriott-based charity, Prodigal Bikes, who gave an inspirational talk to Years 3-8 recently about his work to recondition and ship bikes to Sub-Saharan Africa so that children and teachers can get to school. His charity was selected by the children following a presentation given by Harry and Oliver, […]
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Year 8 went on a geography and teambuilding trip to Wales at the start of term. As well as spending the day in Tenby collecting data for their Common Entrance coursework, they built campfires, played cricket on the beach and went rock pooling, caving and abseiling. They even took part in the annual night walk, […]
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We were pipped at the post for Best Prep School at Monday night’s Tatler Schools Awards (well done to Abberley Hall), but there’s more exciting news to share today… We are delighted to announce that we have been named as one of only six finalists for Small Independent School of the Year at the Independent […]
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