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- Handcross Park is a popular co-educational, day and boarding Prep School for around 400 pupils aged 2 - 13. We are part of the Brighton College Family of Schools and about 30% of our Year 8 pupils move on to Brighton College each year. Year 8 pupils also secure scholarships and places to a wide variety of leading independent senior schools. Handcross Park is one of the top co-educational, day and boarding Prep Schools in the UK, for children aged 2 - 13. We were named PREP SCHOOL OF THE YEAR at the prestigious Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2019 and praised for our all-around offering and focus on the child. We have also recently been named 'BEST PREP SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION' by The Week Independent Schools Guide for our ambitious and forward-thinking approach to education. We are part of the Brighton College Family of Schools and about 30% of our Year 8 pupils move on to Brighton College each year. Year 8 pupils also secure scholarships and places to a wide variety of leading independent senior schools, both locally and throughout the country. At Handcross Park, we want children to enjoy childhood for as long as possible, but we also want them to develop and progress within a stimulating environment that offers many opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. We are a school that has been described as purposeful, ambitious, forward-thinking, and, most importantly, kind. Our motto is Be Trewe, and we believe that if children are happy then they flourish, reach their full potential, and carry a love of learning with them for the rest of their lives. We are a Google Reference School, which enables us to apply all the latest technology, including the use of Chromebooks and other ICT tools, to enhance the learning experience of our pupils. I am also keen to ensure that all our pupils are ‘future ready’, and we incorporate a robust leadership program within the curriculum that focuses on the skills of collaboration, communication, creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork. Although we are predominantly a day school, with no Saturday school, we have a thriving, warm, and vibrant boarding community, where we offer full, weekly, and Flexi boarding. This option also gives excellent preparation for those pupils who may go on to boarding senior schools. At Handcross Park, we have the highest ambitions for all our pupils. Children at Handcross Park know that, through hard work and application, anything is possible we call it ‘dreaming big’. We challenge, inspire and energize our pupils and prepare them for a future that can’t even be imagined today. We are proud to be a family school with a strong culture of kindness. Children are expected to show respect and kindness to one another. We insist on good manners and high moral standards at all times and also good behavior. We are committed to fostering an environment where children are happy, curious, confident, and secure. View full school
Handcross Park is a popular co-educational, day and boarding Prep School for around 400 pupils aged 2 - 13. We are part of the Brighton College Family of Schools and about 30% of our Year 8 pupils move on to Brighton College each year. Year 8 pupils also secure scholarships and places to a wide variety of leading independent senior schools. Handcross Park is one of the top co-educational, day and boarding Prep Schools in the UK, for children aged 2 - 13. We were named PREP SCHOOL OF THE YEAR at the prestigious Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2019 and praised for our all-around offering and focus on the child. We have also recently been named 'BEST PREP SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION' by The Week Independent Schools Guide for our ambitious and forward-thinking approach to education. We are part of the Brighton College Family of Schools and about 30% of our Year 8 pupils move on to Brighton College each year. Year 8 pupils also secure scholarships and places to a wide variety of leading independent senior schools, both locally and throughout the country. At Handcross Park, we want children to enjoy childhood for as long as possible, but we also want them to develop and progress within a stimulating environment that offers many opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. We are a school that has been described as purposeful, ambitious, forward-thinking, and, most importantly, kind. Our motto is Be Trewe, and we believe that if children are happy then they flourish, reach their full potential, and carry a love of learning with them for the rest of their lives. We are a Google Reference School, which enables us to apply all the latest technology, including the use of Chromebooks and other ICT tools, to enhance the learning experience of our pupils. I am also keen to ensure that all our pupils are ‘future ready’, and we incorporate a robust leadership program within the curriculum that focuses on the skills of collaboration, communication, creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork. Although we are predominantly a day school, with no Saturday school, we have a thriving, warm, and vibrant boarding community, where we offer full, weekly, and Flexi boarding. This option also gives excellent preparation for those pupils who may go on to boarding senior schools. At Handcross Park, we have the highest ambitions for all our pupils. Children at Handcross Park know that, through hard work and application, anything is possible we call it ‘dreaming big’. We challenge, inspire and energize our pupils and prepare them for a future that can’t even be imagined today. We are proud to be a family school with a strong culture of kindness. Children are expected to show respect and kindness to one another. We insist on good manners and high moral standards at all times and also good behavior. We are committed to fostering an environment where children are happy, curious, confident, and secure.
