A leading independent prep school in Somerset, offering excellence in education for 2-13 year olds
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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Very well done to Daisie in Year 6, who came 1st in the javelin at Friday’s South West Athletics Championships at Millfield. Joining her at the nationals in Nuneaton were Reggie, Evie and Luca who came 2nd in the shot, long jump and high jump respectively. Very well done to you all!
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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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Congratulations to Old Perrott Hillian Dougal Glaisher, who recently broke the record for kayaking around Britain after paddling 2,000 miles in 40 days. Dougal, who left Perrott Hill in 2012 and went onto Blundell’s and then the University of Nottingham to read biology, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 19 and has […]
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Our recent Year 6 debate on whether or not Roald Dahl’s books should be reworded was a hotly contested affair with impassioned speeches from both sides and some thoughtful questioning from the floor. Very well done to our proposers Daisie, Evie and Albert whose motion that the author’s books should not be tampered with was […]
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The smiles were out in force for last week’s whole school photograph! Many thanks to Jon and the team at David Wiltshire Photography for a fantastic morning. For more behind-the-scenes photographs, please head to our Facebook page @perrotthillschool.
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And that’s a wrap! Our Year 8s finished their Common Entrance exams on Friday and celebrated by donning their leavers’ hoodies in anticipation of this week’s trip to Cornwall. Exciting times ahead for this brilliant bunch…
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Congratulation to Year 8 pupils, Henry and Euan, who raised £645 for the Yeovil Hospital Charity after their 100ft charity abseil down the hospital building last month. The money will go towards supporting the welfare of patients in Yeovil District Hospital by making their stay in hospital a little bit nicer. Great work, boys!
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