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Dauntsey's
Devizes
865 pupils, ages 11-18
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Day and Boarding

Dauntsey's

Dauntsey’s is a warm and welcoming centre of learning and adventure. Pupils are taught to be courageous but humble, an ethos to be cherished in a world full of competition and entitlement – they are lucky to be here and, refreshingly, they know it. Mark Lascelles is the warm, approachable and unassuming head of Dauntsey’s. At the helm here since 2012, he was formerly a housemaster and teacher of geography and cricket at Shrewsbury. A father of three girls, he is passionate about the co-ed environment, which he says reflects real life, and his pride in the school&rsqu...
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Sixth formers in an English class studying Hamlet
Girls in black and white sports kit playing hockey
Cast of Legally Blonde on stage dancing
Test tube on fire in science lab with pupils in goggles watching on
Boy in a shirt and tie and blue apron sanding down a wooden board
External image of Dauntseys School
Girls in black tops and shorts running on the red tartan track
Teacher helping a boy and girl in class all wearing pale blue shirts
Boys in the music room wearing black and green headphones
Boys in white aprons preparing food in the kitchen
Boy in black and white top and red helmet in the green cricket nets
Three girls standing arm in arm wearing pale blue bibs

School Updates

  • Pupils wow at the annual Primary Schools Dance Show

    Excitement reached fever pitch as the curtain rose on the third annual Primary Schools Dance Show earlier in the term.
    Pupils wow at the annual Primary Schools Dance Show
  • Dauntsey's dancing legends

    More than 200 pupils took to the stage this term for Dauntsey’s annual Lower School Dance Show.
    Dauntsey's dancing legends
  • The 'Festival of Voices' comes to Dauntsey’s

    This year saw the introduction of a new festival at Dauntsey’s – The Festival of Voices - a week exploring, studying and celebrating the human voice.
    The 'Festival of Voices' comes to Dauntsey’s
  • Dauntsey’s pupils embark on DW training

    The countdown is now on for the 2023 Devizes to Westminster race.
    Dauntsey’s pupils embark on DW training
  • Dauntsey’s pupils take to the stage

    Dauntsey’s annual December musical lived up to all expectations with a lively and engaging performance of Guys and Dolls.
    Dauntsey’s pupils take to the stage
  • Reverend Richard Coles rounds off autumn Mercers’ Lectures at Dauntsey’s

    Reverend Richard Coles rounds off autumn Mercers’ Lectures at Dauntsey’s
  • Dauntsey’s Sixth Former Enjoys Winning Summer of Athletics

    It has been a fantastic summer of athletics for Dauntsey’s Sixth Former Ophelia (Phe Phe) Pye. At the start of the holidays, she was selected for the Great Britain & Northern Ireland Under 18 athletics team, to compete in the European Championships in Jerusalem.
    Dauntsey’s Sixth Former Enjoys Winning Summer of Athletics
  • See Dauntsey's in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide.

    See Dauntsey's in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide.
  • Dauntsey’s School Announces Impressive Line-Up for 2022-23 Lecture Series

    Dauntsey’s School Announces Impressive Line-Up for 2022-23 Lecture Series
  • Dauntsey’s Students Tackle Brecons Challenge

    Dauntsey’s Students Tackle Brecons Challenge
  • Post GCSE Courses for Dauntsey’s Pupils

    Pupils from Dauntsey’s, who have now completed their GCSEs, are being kept busy with a range of non-curriculum courses thanks to the school’s extensive post-GCSE activity programme.
    Post GCSE Courses for Dauntsey’s Pupils
  • Dauntsey’s Third Formers Complete Week-Long Adventure

    Dauntsey’s Third Formers have completed a week of adventure and personal development at the Aberdovey Centre in Wales, in the culmination of their annual Moonrakers programme.
    Dauntsey’s Third Formers Complete Week-Long Adventure
  • Dauntsey’s Pupils Perform for MIND

    A total of twenty two musical acts took to the stage at Dauntsey’s ‘Live at the Pav’.
    Dauntsey’s Pupils Perform for MIND
  • Dauntsey’s Celebrates Tenth Anniversary of Manor Marathon

    Dauntsey’s Celebrates Tenth Anniversary of Manor Marathon
  • Dauntsey’s Pupils Raise Funds for School Charity in Annual 24-hour Runathon

    A team of 62 Sixth Formers and seven staff from Dauntsey’s has completed a 24-hour Runathon to raise money for the school’s chosen charity for 2022, the mental health charity, MIND.
    Dauntsey’s Pupils Raise Funds for School Charity in Annual 24-hour Runathon
  • Dauntsey’s Sixth Formers Put Leadership Skills to the Test

    A group of Lower Sixth students from Dauntsey’s have taken part in a High Pressure Leadership Day, as part of the school’s Leadership, Sport and Adventure (LSA) programme. The challenge was to design, purchase the materials and construct a boat from scratch, and then race it across a course.
    Dauntsey’s Sixth Formers Put Leadership Skills to the Test

Essentials

Address
High Street, West Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 4HE

Contact
info@dauntseys.org
01380 814500

Website
dauntseys.org

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