prep school Archives - Perrott Hill

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Children from China are thriving in Somerset

After welcoming fifteen children from Beijing to Perrott Hill Prep School at the start of the Spring Term, the group has gone from strength to strength and returned for the Summer Term, with equal amounts of energy and enthusiasm. The children who are aged between nine and thirteen have travelled to the UK, many for […]

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7th May 2024

SOMERSET SPORTING SUCCESS!

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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2nd November 2023

Independent Schools of the Year 2023 Finalists

We are delighted to announced that we are finalists for Small Independent School of the Year. The winners of each category will be announced at an awards ceremony being held on the 10th October.

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18th September 2023

Pre-Prep Sports Day

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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21st July 2023

Learning in Pre-Prep

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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20th July 2023

Year 6 Debate

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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13th June 2023

Charity Abseil

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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8th June 2023

Year 6 Boarding Evening

Year 6 had great fun at their boarding activity night on Tuesday. Featuring an array of inflatables and some fun in the sun on the Front Terrace, there were big smiles all round.  Many thanks to our brilliant boarding team for a fantastic evening. Meanwhile, on Sunday Mr Shortman took a group of pupils to […]

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19th May 2023

Coronation Tree Planting

We were delighted to welcome John Grundy, the son of Perrott Hill’s founding father, back to school last week. John came to help our youngest Perrott Hillian on the day, Max, plant a tree on the North Lawns to commemorate Charles III’s Coronation, which provided a wonderful opportunity for the whole school to come together. […]

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12th May 2023

Easter Eggs-travaganza

Our brilliant boarding team laid on an Easter eggs-travaganza for the boarders on the last night of term, with fun and games in the Grundy Hall and Front Car Park. They all took part in Mr Edgar’s Easter egg hunt too! Meanwhile, the final morning’s Easter Service in St Martin’s Church was a fine and […]

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17th April 2023