The School is registered with the Department of Education and Skills and Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools inspect the School. The School was last inspected at the beginning of February 2007 and received an excellent report – see key points below.
| “The school aims to provide a rich educational experience within a stimulating, safe, caring and happy environment where children are encouraged to fulfill their potential. Hill Head Preparatory School is successful in meeting its aims”. |
| “The happy family atmosphere promotes the pupils’ personal development very well. Pupils become confident and mature for their age. Their behaviour is outstanding and they value each other and their teachers”. |
| “This curriculum is successful through utilising a range of varied, well-planned activities which pupils enjoy”. |
| “A strong emphasis is placed on literacy and numeracy with all pupils achieving proficiency in reading at an early age, developing skills in comprehension and grammar and becoming confident in mathematics”. |
| “The
school makes outstanding provision for
the spiritual, moral, social and cultural
development of the pupils. It is a small
friendly school where each pupil is
highly valued as an individual and treated
with kindness and consideration”. |
| “The school has made outstanding provision for the welfare, health and safety of the pupils. Through a wide range of carefully thought-out policies, which are fully implemented, the school is a very safe place in which to work and learn”. |
A full copy of the report is available at the school or on the Ofsted website www.ofsted.gov.uk (Independent Schools Inspection reports).
In accordance with legislation
the Nursery is separately registered with the Ofsted
as a Full Day Care provider. |