Papplewick School
School Profile
'We believe we are a leading school because we provide an outstanding academic education in an atmosphere where boys can still be boys, and individuality is celebrated. The broadest possible range of extra curricular activities are also on offer including polo, snakes and rockets!'
Papplewick is a day, weekly, and full boarding preparatory school for around 190 boys between the ages of 6 and 13. We provide a unique environment where pupils enjoy the broadest possible range of academic and extra-curricular activities, in an atmosphere where boys can still be boys, and individuality is celebrated.
Situated in 15 acres of land opposite Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, we have an excellent record for academic achievement (3 Eton Scholarships in 2008) and we feed many of the UK's top independent senior schools including Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Wellington, Stowe and Bradfield. Our average class size is thirteen, and there is one full-time member of staff for every seven boys.
Tom Bunbury, has been at the school since 1993 as both Deputy head and Head of Maths, and became Headmaster in 2004. He and his wife live at the school with their four young children, and two-thirds of our staff also live on site, which creates a truly family environment and a special rapport between staff and children.
We pride ourselves on having a modern, family-friendly approach to boarding. Younger children may be day boys up until the summer term of Year 6 when all become boarders, either weekly or full, to give them the best possible preparation for life at their senior schools. Our aim is that boarding should be fun, and we offer a comprehensive programme of evening and weekend activities that ensure the boys are kept interested, amused and occupied. All are encouraged to try as many different sports as possible, and music, art and drama also flourish at the school.
Some unusual activities are part of daily life at Papplewick - for instance, one of our staff members runs a hugely popular herpetology club, with over 70 members, who look after snakes, bearded dragons, geckos, tarantulas and other creepy crawlies, many of them pets for individual boys. Polo and wall climbing are on the sporting activity list, and there's also the opportunity to design and test rockets in the school grounds !
As well as academic, sporting and cultural excellence, we aim to provide boys with the confidence and security they need to fulfil their potential, and we strive to promote enthusiasm for life, contribution to the community and kindness to others amongst all its pupils.
School Criteria
Independent private boys day/boarding school in Berkshire, England. 6 to 13, 190+ pupils, C of E
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Papplewick School
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7LH
England
Tel: 01344 621488
Fax: 01344 874639
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