King's Hall School, Somerset

Founded 1952
Kingston Road, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8AA
Tel: +44 1823 285921  Fax: +44 1823 285928

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Headmaster: Mr J Chippendale  Director of Finance: Mr M MacEacharn  Admissions: Mrs Emma Guppy - Admissions Registrar and Headmaster's PA

King’s Hall in Taunton offers education with a difference. The quiet rural setting, combined with traditional values and modern facilities, make this popular school a first choice for education for ages 3 to 13. King’s Hall staff firmly believe that learning is not limited to the curriculum and the classroom, and although academic results are excellent, the school sets out to provide many extra curricular activities and hobbies for children to take part in, including choir, instrument learning, ballet, horse riding, hockey, rugby, netball and cricket. The pre-prep pupils (age 3 – 7) benefit from the use of all of King’s Hall’s marvellous facilities whilst enjoying the quiet and peaceful atmosphere of classrooms specially designed for the younger children. A Forest School, Montessori classroom and an array of extra curricular activities provide children with a well rounded and complete education at this tender age, each child provided with the opportunity to develop their own interests and passions whilst progressing academically. All children at King’s Hall are treated very much as individuals, with small classes and dedicated, experienced staff, who are equally as inspired by the world as the pupils. This fantastic start to pupils’ schooling puts them in a strong position to continue their rounded education at the senior school, King’s College, at the end of year 8.

The school is built around Pyrland Hall, a superb Georgian country house on the edge of the Quantock Hills. The 32 acre estate (including 15 acres of playing fields) is entirely surrounded by National Trust farmland but is also within a mile of Taunton, the county town of Somerset. Bristol and Exeter are within easy reach while London is a two hour train journey of three hours via the motorway.

The school has a nursery unit, two classes in each year group in the Pre-Prep and three in the Prep Department: the children are streamed from the age of 9. There is an excellent record of academic, musical, dramatic and sporting achievements. There is a programme of continual development: in the last eight years this has included a new sports hall, performing arts centre used for concerts and drama productions, new changing areas, a computer centre for the Pre-Prep and an extensive ICT centre for the Prep.

You are most welcome to come and visit us, meet the children and staff and talk about the education and care of your son or daughter in more detail. As the next step please telephone the Admissions Secretary on 01823 285921.

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Age range: 3 - 13

Day pupils: 185 boys and 158 girls

Annual day fees: £3,435 - £13,050

Annual weekly boarding fees: £14,985 - £19,305

Full boarding pupils: 35 boys and 20 girls

Annual full boarding fees: £14,985 - £19,305

This school offers flexi-boarding.

TOTAL PUPILS: 220 boys and 178 girls

Staff numbers: 32 full time and 2 part time

Method of entry: Assessment, Interview

Accreditations and affiliations: IAPS, Woodard Schools

Religious affiliation: Church of England

Teaching languages: English

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Academic	Languages	Sport	Activities	Music	Miscellaneous
Classics Electronics ICT	English English as foreign/2nd language French Latin	Athletics Badminton Basketball Cricket Cross-country Fencing Golf Gymnastics Hockey Netball Rugby Squash Swimming Tennis	Adventure training Ballet Beavers/Cubs/Scouts Canoeing Cycling Dance Drama productions Horse riding and management Public speaking/Debating Rainbows/Brownies/Guides Sailing	Band/Orchestra Brass Choir Guitar Keyboard Singing Strings Woodwind	After school club Before school/Breakfast club Experience of diplomatic corps' children Experience of expatriates' children Experience of international students Experience of services' children Particular diets Rail/Airport services School bus service

The school offers: Other bursaries, Clergy/Ministers, Academic, Armed forces discounts or bursaries, Junior school entry, Siblings, Music, All-rounder, Sport

This school provides for individual pupils with these needs:
Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)

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