St Hugh’s
St Hughs Faringdon
Org 1: IAPS
Carswell Manor
Carswell, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 8PT
Telephone: 01367 870700
Age Range: Nursery, Pre-Prep/Infants, Prep/Junior to 13
Day or Boarding: Day, Weekly Boarding, Flexi/Occasional Boarding
Gender: Co-ed
Chairman of Governors: Mr Neill Lawson-Smith
Headmaster: David Griffiths, BA Cardiff, PGCE, MEd
Age Range. 3–13.
Number of Pupils. 342: 191 Boys (62 Boarders), 151 Girls (51 Boarders).
Fees per term (2023–2024). Upper School: £8,350; Middle School: £7,500; Pre-Prep £4,830–£5,280. (All fees inclusive, with very few compulsory extras.) Weekly boarding (Mon-Fri inclusive): Termly Fee £1,780.
The School’s main building is a fine Jacobean house with extensive grounds. Boys and girls are prepared for Pre-Test, Common Entrance and Scholarship examinations to senior independent schools. The school is organised into four departments: Nursery (3–4), Pre-Prep (4–6), Middle School (7–8) and Upper School (9–13). Careful liaison ensures a strong thread of continuity throughout the school. The main entry points are at 3, 4, 7 and 9.
The School is not academically selective and both welcomes and accepts children from all backgrounds and a wide range of academic abilities. We aim to foster confidence and a love of learning across this range: an impressive pre-test, scholarship and CE record and the provision of integral specialist support both bear testimony to our inclusive approach. The arts and sport feature strongly and pupils are encouraged to develop their talents and interests as broadly as possible.
St Hugh’s is described by the Good Schools Guide as a school which “personifies what is best in prep school education”.
Charitable status. St Hugh’s is a Registered Charity, number 309640. It exists to provide a centre of excellence for the education of children.