St Hugh's School

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St Hugh's was founded in Bickley, Kent in 1906 and after a short spell in Chislehurst moved out to Malvern during the war. In 1945 it moved to its new home at Carswell Manor, a fine Jacobean country house with extensive, attractive grounds. The school proudly bears the name of Hugh of Avalon, Bishop of Lincoln from 1156 to 1200. It is in membership of the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools and is administered as a charitable educational trust by a Board of Governors.

For many years St Hugh's was solely a boys' full boarding school. Since 1977 we have been co-educational and we see this as a key element in the family atmosphere which pervades St Hugh's and which enables our children to grow up in an environment where courtesy and consideration for others are paramount.

St Hugh's aims to provide a secure, happy environment, promoting the emotional wellbeing and mental health of all pupils and enabling them to gain confidence.

• To develop a moral and spiritual awareness in pupils and to lead them to value themselves and others.
• To give a sound academic foundation, to foster a positive work ethic, and to encourage pupils to think for themselves and to become independent learners.
• To instill a desire to participate in a wide range of activities and to contribute to the community.
• To encourage a readiness to tackle new tasks and to accept challenges without fear of failure.
• To achieve a genuine, broad preparation for successful transfer to senior school and the challenges of life ahead.

St Hugh’s is a co-educational preparatory school with a clear sense of purpose: to give our pupils a secure educational foundation and the confidence to be adaptable and independent as they prepare for life beyond the school. We aim to give them all the opportunity and encouragement to develop their interests and talents while learning to work and play together and to contribute positively to their community.

There is no competitive selection: we both welcome and cater to pupils of a wide range of ability. We aim to foster confidence and a love of learning across this range – an outstanding Scholarship and Common Entrance record and the provision of integral learning support both bear testimony to our inclusive approach.

We reflected recently about which values are most important to us as a whole school community and identified six key values which we try to remember and utilize every day. The trees below demonstrate and expand upon these values, in an age-appropriate way, for Nursery, Pre-Prep, Middle, and Upper School children.

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