Spratton Hall School

• Location: Spratton, Northamptonshire, England,
• Founded: 1951,
• Number of students: about 400,
• Language of instruction: English,
• Type of studying: mixed.

Spratton Hall School is a private coeducational preparatory school for children from 4 to 13 years old. Spratton Hall School is highly rated by national and international agencies, offering a state-of-the-art environment for the all-round development of students.

Founded in 1951 as a boarding school for boys, over the next 70 years, Spratton Hall School brought changes to the academic structure, developed the campus and the quality of additional services. Today, about 400 boys and girls are studying here in preparation for the transition to secondary school - many of them get places in leading educational institutions in the country and abroad.

Each pupil of Spratton Hall School is surrounded by attention, care and support of qualified teachers and administrative staff. Both in the classroom and outside of school hours, children are provided with a variety of opportunities to gain knowledge, develop individual talents and acquire new experiences that contribute to the creation of a diverse and holistic personality.

Modern technologies such as Google Classroom are gradually being incorporated into the learning process, which is the main online platform designed to support learning and teaching. On a closed and completely secure site, students can find additional materials for completing the curriculum, request personal lessons with a teacher, and get homework.

The school has a specialized support department that offers tutoring services for those who find it difficult to master the academic material. Teachers meet with children alone to analyze a difficult topic or expand their scientific horizons, drawing up an individual plan for helping and achieving a goal.

Spratton Hall School provides education for children from 4 to 13 years old, they are divided into academic stages:

• Pre-Prep – 4-7 years old,
• Prep – 8-13 years old.

Spratton Hall School does not provide accommodation.

Every day hot soups, various meat and vegetarian dishes, healthy desserts, salads are served in the school's dining hall. The menu is compiled by a qualified team of chefs and nutritionists who take care of the health, development and activity of the pupils.

Spratton Hall School has more than 65 extracurricular development tracks, each of which will allow students to try their hand at a new field, focus on developing talent and excel at what they love.

During the year, a number of events are organized on campus, in which creative teams of the theater and music studios participate. By regularly attending classes in specialized studios, students learn to sing in a choir or solo, gain acting skills, create scenery, develop teamwork skills and leadership qualities.

Spratton Hall works with many outside clubs and organisations, some of which provide their services on campus during the school day (others are nearby, in the counties of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire). For example, ballet and tennis classes are held on campus under the guidance of external qualified professionals, and off-campus students can participate in fitness classes. This is not the end of sports areas - every season national teams compete with local schools for awards in the following areas:

• Hockey
• Cross country,
• Netball
• Cricket
• Athletics
• Rugby
• Soccer.

• Highly rated by Good Schools Guide, Independent School Inspectorate in 2024,
• 100% success rate in the general exam,
• Graduates enter the best schools in the country of their choice,
• Teaching in small groups that allow children to receive individual attention,
• A varied curriculum and many extracurricular opportunities.

Spratton Hall School is located in the countryside of Northamptonshire, near the small village of Spratton, occupies 50 acres of land, which includes:

• Theater for 230 people,
• Music, rehearsal halls,
• Indoor sports center with stadium,
• All-weather cricket fields,
• Full-size backlit Astro Turf field,
• Playgrounds
• Tennis courts, netball courts,
• Scientific laboratories,
• Art and ceramics studios,
• A specially created department of preliminary preparation.

Currently, the campus is renovating the dining hall, medical offices, creating studios for dance and music.

Spratton Hall School has its own bus fleet with several cars that are used during off-site events and take students home.

The academic year consists of three semesters:

• Autumn: September-December,
• Spring: January-March,
• Summer: April-July.

During the semesters, seasonal holidays, vacations and weekends are provided. Classes are organized on weekdays: from Monday to Friday, in the morning and in the afternoon.

Approximate list of additional costs includes:

• Registration, administrative fees,
• Deposit
• Lunch plan,
• School uniform,
• School transport fees,
• Some extracurricular activities,
• Individual lessons,
• Personal expenses.

The tuition fee already covers services such as childcare, participation in clubs and most activities, learning support when needed, learning resources, snacks and drinks.

Applicants can apply for admission in person or online, but for further stages of registration, they must be present on campus. After submitting the documents, the child is invited to spend a trial day in the classroom, and parents are invited to get acquainted with the teaching staff and inspect the campus. During the trial day, teachers informally monitor the future student, assessing his abilities. If there are vacancies in the required age group, the child can start studying at the beginning of the semester.

Spratton Hall School is considered a non-selective school, so it accepts children subject to availability.

Every year, graduates of Spratton Hall School show excellent results in the final exam - 100% of them receive passing scores and a certificate that allows them to continue their academic path at any school of their choice. The list of educational institutions that have accepted graduates of Spratton Hall School includes such elite options as Rugby, Stowe, Oakham, Radley, Bedford, Wellingborough and others.

Admission requirements vary slightly depending on the group of the year in which the application is submitted. The general admission requirements will be:

• Compliance with the age criteria of the group,
• Personal documents: passport, health insurance, visa or residence permit,
• Academic transcripts from the previous place of study, if any.

Admission is based on the results of a trial day, during which teachers can get acquainted with the future student and his parents.

Spratton Hall School offers financial support for tuition fees depending on the family's financial situation. Such support can be provided in the form of a discount of up to 100% of the tuition fees payable in the future.

Currently, families from which two or more children study at Spratton Hall School at the same time are offered a discount on fees: 20% for the third child and 30% for each subsequent one.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision