A leading independent prep school in Somerset, offering excellence in education for 2-13 year olds
We are excited to announce our Summer Term Open Morning dates! We will be holding two Virtual Open Mornings on Friday 7th and Friday 14th May and an Open Morning at school, in accordance with all government guidelines, on Friday 21st May. Please do get in touch if you’d like to explore our multi-award-winning school […]
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Our Pre-Prep ballet dancers are back in action and it’s gallops a-go-go in the Grundy Hall! EYFS children are exercising skips and first and second position along with curtsies/bows, relevé, plié, sauté and échappé, while Years 1 and 2 are working on retiré, balancer and pas de chat. Meanwhile Year 3 (not pictured) are practising […]
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Years 6-8 turned out in force for last week’s Book Club, where they shared their thoughts on Philip Pullman’s ‘Northern Lights’. An animated discussion on the central themes of love, betrayal, religion and science ensued and pupils were keen to give their opinion on the recent BBC adaptation, too. The star of the show was […]
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Monday saw the launch of this week’s Inter-Prep School Fixture on Strava. Run by King’s College Taunton, the idea is to bring together the prep school sporting communities at Perrott Hill, King’s Hall and All Hallows – and it’s open to all staff, pupils and parents. All Hallows have taken an early lead averaging 8.22km […]
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Years 3-5 met in the Loft last week for Book Club with Mr Silk and Mrs Byrne. Under the microscope this time was ‘Beetle Boy’ by M. G. Leonard, a funny and poignant story about Darkus Cuttle, a young boy who is forced to move in with his eccentric uncle after his father goes missing […]
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Hats off to our Pre-Prep children who sparkled in this year’s nativity, ‘The Late Angel’. Let’s just say what they lacked in live audience members they more than made up for in enthusiasm and excitement, with some stellar performances throughout! Very well done to the children (who loved attending their very own premiere this afternoon) […]
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The Perrott Hill Scholarship Day is coming up on Friday 5th February and interested families are advised to contact our Admissions Registrar, Camilla, for an information pack. We offer 9+ and 11+ scholarships in a range of disciples (academic, art, drama, music, sport and all rounder) and all children who are currently in Year 4 […]
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Our Pre-Prep children have been cooking up a storm with Miss Catharine in her ever-popular ‘Round the World’ Cookery Club. This week, the children made an Indian dish, Goan prawn curry with basmati rice and chapatis, which we hear tasted every bit as good as it smelled! In First Aid Club, the children are now […]
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Our Nursery children have been using the bow saws to make Christmas baubles in Forest School, and last week got to decorate them with paint and glitter! Cue lots of excitement… Many thanks to our Forest School supremo, Ms Bresland, and our amazing EYFS staff for being a constant source of ideas and inspiration.
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Friday’s community action and fundraising morning saw pupils in Year 3-8 putting their shoulders to the wheel in a range of initiatives, from cleaning churchyards and clearing paths to picking litter along the River Parrett. We are immensely proud of all our pupils who, in true Perrott fashion, threw themselves into their tasks with gusto. […]
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