A leading independent prep school in Somerset, offering excellence in education for 2-13 year olds
The House Poetry Recitations last Friday were truly impressive, with excellent performances of some classic, new and personal poems. All the pupils effectively used intonation, emphasis, tone and their own style to deliver the poems, featuring winning recitations of ‘Nick the Naughty Nicker’, ‘The Dragon in the Cellar’, ‘Boogy Woogy Buggy’ and ‘Not Now Nigel’. […]
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We are absolutely delighted to share some recent sporting success, with an outstanding seven pupils being selected to join Somerset County teams, in recognition of their hard work and talent. A huge congratulations to Freddie and Dexter (U10), Daisie, Luca, and James (U12), and to Art (U13) all of whom have been selected for Development Squads […]
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A huge congratulations to everyone who took part in the Four Hills Challenge, just before the summer. We are delighted to have been informed, that the total fundraising amount for Marie Curie UK exceeded £3100. This is a truly incredible total, and everyone involved should be extremely proud. We will be welcoming a representative of […]
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Congratulations to Harry Honeyball from Year 2! Harry along with his trusty pony Sardis Cassius, attended his first British Show Jumping Championship, in Warwickshire, at the beginning of August. He jumped four rounds, two of which were against the clock. Being one of the youngest competitors, Harry did an excellent job in remembering all four […]
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Years 3-8 had great fun taking part in our second ‘Four Hills Challenge’ last term – a sponsored walk to raise money and awareness for this term’s chosen charity, Marie Curie. Spirits were high as each House negotiated a circular walk taking in local landmarks (and plenty of cows!), all dressed in their House colours. […]
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Our Young Farmers had great fun picking strawberries at Forde Abbey yesterday in readiness for making this summer’s batch of strawberry jam. The jam was on sale during the last week of term, with all proceeds going to Michael and Clare Morpurgo’s charity, Farms for City Children. The charity enables children from disadvantaged communities to […]
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The Perrott spirit was out in force for Sports Day in June, with multiple records broken, some spectacular picnics on the go and a brilliant parents’ tug of war (in the words of one parent, ‘even the rain storm was impressive!’). Many thanks to our Director of Sport, Mr Sheldon, and all our staff for […]
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The rain didn’t dampen any spirits for Expedition Day, with Years 3, 4 and 7 heading to Wildwood in Devon, and Years 5 and 6 going to Otterhead Forest School. At Wildwood, pupils got to explore the collection of British wild animals, complete the maze challenge and experience the famous Swamp Walk through the mud. […]
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Very well done to our amazing Pre-Prep children, who took part in Sports Day earlier this month and ran, threw, jumped and navigated obstacles like absolute pros. Special thanks to Mr Sheldon and the games department; Mrs McCullough and the Pre-Prep staff; Mr Bartlett and the grounds team; Mrs Palmer and the Year 8 entrepreneurs […]
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Our Pre-Prep children have been very busy for the final few weeks of term, with lots of creativity and learning on the go. Year 2 painted their own interpretations of the ankylosaur, having been inspired by the discovery of the fossilised remains of a newly discovered armoured dinosaur on the Isle of Wight. They have […]
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