School Admissions Registrar

SPRATTON HALL

Spratton Hall is an IA PS day school for girls and boys. Situated at the edge of the village of Spratton, seven miles north of Northampton, the school is surrounded by beautiful rolling countryside. The school was founded in 1951 by KC Hunter, as a boarding prep school for 20 or so boys. In 1974, girls were admitted. At present, there are 391 pupils in the school, 284 pupils in the Prep School (Years 3-8) and 107 pupils in the Pre-Preparatory Department (Reception to Year
2).

Set in 50 beautiful acres, Spratton Hall is blessed with exceptionally good facilities throughout. Whatever a child does in the school they can be assured of working in modern and well-resourced classrooms and buildings and wonderful grounds.

Pre
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The Pre-Prep Department comprises Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. It has its own purpose-built classrooms and its own Head. Usually, there are two classes in each year group but, currently, Year 2 has three classes. Each class has its own class teacher and full-time teaching assistant.

The children also receive specialist lessons in Music, PE, French, Drama, Dance and Computing.

In the Prep School, there are three forms in each of Years 3 to 8, with an average of fifteen pupils per form. From Year 3, pupils are placed in sets by ability for Maths and English. From Year 7 the classes are streamed for ability and there are sets for English, Maths and Science.

Spratton Hall is fully co-educational, with a roughly equal split between boys and girls.

Most pupils leave the School aged thirteen, and proceed to their first choice of Senior School. The most popular destinations at present are Rugby, Uppingham, Oakham Kimbolton and Oundle. Usually, around 40% of our Year 8 leavers go on to board at their next school. Over sixty pupils have won Scholarships and Awards in the last four years.

In our last full Educational Quality Inspection in 2024, we were adjudged to be “excellent” in all areas. That report is here. Our last review from the Good Schools Guide is here and our recent review from Muddy Stilettoes is here. For three years running we have been shortlisted for ‘Prep School of the Year’ or ‘Pre-Prep of the Year’ in The Guide to Independent Schools.

Expectations at Spratton are high and we have a hard-working, supportive and totally committed staff. The school is a buoyant, thriving and happy place, with very healthy numbers of pupils.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. To that end, we have a ‘Recruitment and Selection of Staff Policy’ which has been produced in line with the statutory guidance: ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ – 2020, the Equality Act 2010 and the ‘Children Act 2004 – Information Sharing’ 2015. This policy aims to ensure both safe and fair recruitment and selection is conducted at all times.

The full policy can be viewed on our website here.

The School is committed to attracting, selecting and retaining employees who will successfully and positively contribute to providing a valuable service. A motivated and committed workforce with appropriate knowledge, skills, experience and ability to do the job is critical to the school’s performance and fundamental to the delivery of a high quality service.

Applicants must be willing to undergo checks including child protection screening.

These include:

• verification of identity
• receipt of at least two satisfactory references, including one from the candidate’s most recent employer
• a check at DBS barred list and a satisfactory DBS disclosure
• verification of professional status and qualifications (where appropriate)
• the person’s right to…