Age range. 9 months–13 years.
Number of pupils. 349.
Fees per term (2025-2025). Reception: £5,292; Years 1 and 2: £5,344.80; Year 3: £7074; Year 4: £7,538.40; Years 5–8: £8,167.20. Early Years (Babies, Pre-Nursery & Nursery): please visit website for details: www.amesburyschool.co.uk/admissions/fees/. Fees include VAT. Amesbury is a co-educational day school founded in 1870 and is the only independent co-educational Prep school in the Hindhead/Haslemere area. The main building is unique, as it is the only school to be designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, and stands in its own 34-acre estate in the heart of the Surrey countryside.
The school serves children aged 9 months to 13 years. It is a modern, dynamic and inclusive prep school where academic ambition, character education and pastoral care come together to spark passion, inspire curiosity and nuture a kind, confident, have-a-go spirit in every child.
Purpose and ethos.
•Academically ambitious – we strive for excellence in all areas of learning.
•Highest levels of pastoral care – our culture, structures and mindset ensure that wellbeing and care are central to everything we do; we model the best, most joined-up pastoral care.
•Focused on the individual – we recognise and celebrate each child’s unique strengths, interests and needs, encouraging them to reach their full potential.
•Creative, fun and full of spirit – through our everyday actions and behaviours, we foster a vibrant atmosphere where character, curiosity and creativity thrive.
ISI Inspection. The last full ISI Inspection was in June 2025. Highlights include:
•‘A caring community, where pupils are kind and considerate’;
•‘A broad curriculum across a range of subjects’;
•‘Pupils are celebrated as individuals’;
•‘Pupils support each other’.
Charitable status. Amesbury School is a Registered Charity, number 312058. It exists to provide education for boys and girls. It is administered by a Board of Governors.