Private School in Surrey, UK

Hampton Court House, Surrey:
Hampton Court House, located in Surrey (35 minutes from London), South East England, is an independent co-educational school offering programs to children from Nursery (3.5 year olds) to Year 11 (16 year olds). Most children who come to Hampton Court House stay on to take GCSEs. Those who do wish to move on earlier are fully prepared for the 11+ and 13+ Common Entrance and scholarship examinations of the leading boys’ and girls’ schools. Hampton Court House was founded 8 years ago. Already we have grown into a school of almost 200 pupils. So we are a new school and yet a traditional school. The most important thing to us is that children enjoy being here and that they look forward each day to coming to school. We want to lay the foundations of a life long love of learning.

Nursery to Year 3:
The Early Years Unit offers a wide curriculum. The children learn French by total immersion i.e. maths, art etc. are often taught in French. They begin to read and write at the age of three and are taught by specialists in music, sport, ballet and swimming. Hampton Court House has a thriving lower school department where pupils’ understanding of the world is enhanced by working with teachers from different cultures.

Years 4 to 9:
In the early years the curriculum is broadly based with an emphasis on introducing pupils to as wide a range of subjects as possible as well as on helping them acquire a sound foundation of the basic skills that they will need to make effective progress as they move up through the School. All pupils study the following subjects: English, Mathematics, French or Spanish, Latin/Classical Civilisation, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, Art, Drama, Music, Information and Communication Technology, Religious Studies and Physical Education.

Years 10 and 11 (GCSE):
In the Summer of Year 9 pupils select their GCSE options for Years 10 and 11. There is a compulsory core of English Language and Literature, Mathematics, a modern foreign language (French or Spanish), Dual Award Science or the three separate sciences. In addition, pupils choose a further four optional subjects from amongst the following: a second modern foreign language, Latin, History, Geography, Psychology, Religious Studies, Art, Drama, ICT, Latin, Greek, Art, Media Studies, and Physical Education.