Clayesmore School

Top-notch academics paired with a family vibe make this rural Dorset school a happy place to be. And with a prep school on the same site, it offers an excellent all-through option. Leaving the prep feels seamless (95 per cent of its pupils join the senior school), and with the stress of being drilled for exams to get into senior school eliminated, the inclusive holistic approach established at the prep continues organically – pupils don’t even need to change uniform, bar a couple of items. The school sits in 62 glorious acres on the edge of the beautiful village of Iwerne Minste...

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Army cadets in camouflage kit walking down stone steps

Students with teacher in science lab wearing white coats

Boy and girl in DT wearing safety goggles sawing a piece of wood

Boys in white playing cricket with blue helmets

Academic results

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Subjects offered

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Fees and bursaries

Day fees per term

Year 7	-
Year 8	-
Year 9	£9,252
Year 10	£9,252
Year 11	£9,252
Year 12	£9,252
Year 13	£9,252

Boarding fees per term

Year 7	-
Year 8	-
Year 9	£12,608
Year 10	£12,608
Year 11	£12,608
Year 12	£12,608
Year 13	£12,608

Bursaries
Clayesmore offers means-tested bursarial support to students entering the school at any point, as well as to current students whose financial situations may have changed. These awards are assessed individually, are subject to a full financial history and are reviewed annually.

The school also offers a School Service Award to children of serving members of the Armed Forces, granting partial fee remission. For more information about both funds please see the school’s website, or contact the Director of Finance and Operations to request more information:

https://www.clayesmore.com/senior-school-sixth-form/admissions-and-how-to-apply/scholarships-and-bursaries/

Director of Finance and Operations: Mrs A Hughes dfo@clayesmore.com

Bursary contact:
Director of Finance & Operations Mrs Nina Bailey Phinn
dfo@clayesmore.com

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Co-ordinator: Joy Essex jessex@clayesmore.com
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Clayesmore School is
linked with:

Clayesmore Preparatory School Blandford Forum

Essentials

Address
Iwerne Minster, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 8LL

Contact
admissions@clayesmore.com
01747 813111

Website
clayesmore.com

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