Hurtwood House School
Hurtwood House School
Org 1: ISA
1 Radnor Ln
Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NU
Telephone: 01483 279000
Key dates: Autumn term: Sunday 3 September 2023 to Friday 15 December 2023
Half term: Friday 20 October 2023 (3.05 pm) to Sunday 29 October 2023 (10.30 pm)
Spring term: Sunday 7 January 2024 to Friday 22 March 2024 (3.05 pm)
Half term: Friday 9 February 2024 (3.05 pm) to Sunday 18 February 2024 (10.30 pm)
Summer term: Sunday 14 April 2024 to Friday 28 June 2024
Half term: N/A
Age Range: Sixth Form only
Day or Boarding: Day, Full Boarding
Gender: Co-ed
Exams offered: A Level, Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)
Scholarships Tick: Academic, All-Rounder, Art, Drama
Bursaries and discounts: Sibling discount
Headmaster: C M Jackson, BEd
Age range. 16–18.
Number in School. 365 (235 girls, 130 boys).
Fees per term (2023-2024). Boarding: £17,409, Day: £11,606.
Hurtwood House is the only independent boarding school specialising exclusively in the Sixth Form. It concentrates on the 16–18 age range and offers students a caring, residential structure and a commitment to a complete education where culture, sport, friendship and a full range of extracurricular activities all play an important part. Hugely successful across the whole range of academic subjects, Hurtwood House is also widely recognised as having the best Creative and Performing Arts and Media departments in the country and is therefore especially attractive to aspiring actors, directors, film directors, dancers, singers, artists and fashion designers.
Many students now want to leave the traditional school system at 16. They are seeking an environment which is structured and safe, but which is less institutional and better equipped to provide the challenge and stimulation which they are now ready for, and which is therefore better placed to develop their potential. They also require teaching methods which will prepare them for an increasingly competitive world by developing their initiative and encouraging them to think for themselves.
It is a small and personal school, but it is a large and powerful sixth form which benefits from having specialised A Level teachers. The examination results put Hurtwood House in the top independent school league tables, but it is equally important to the school that the students develop energy, motivation and self-confidence.
In short, Hurtwood House is a stepping stone between school and university for students who are all in the same age group and who share the same maturity and the same ambitions.
The school is situated in its own grounds high up in the Surrey Hills and offers excellent facilities in outstandingly beautiful surroundings.