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Port Regis School
Port Regis School
Port Regis School
Port Regis School
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Port Regis School Shaftesbury, Dorset Visit
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Port Regis School
Shaftesbury
310 pupils, ages 2-13
Mixed
Day and Boarding

Port Regis School

Don’t be fooled by the turreted façade of Motcombe Park, Port Regis’ magnificent Victorian red-brick home: this is no draughty, creaky old school. It’s a place that shimmers and shines; hot on manners, hard work and integrity, yet dynamic and progressive. Brilliant head Titus Mills arrived in 2021, tasked with reinvigorating Port Regis – if you’re expecting a sleepy country school, prepare to be blown away. With its grand driveway slicing through a glossy nine-hole golf course and a spread of large, shiny buildings, Port Regis looks and feels like a big-...
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Boys in costume with one blowing a long horn with a flag attached
Pupils running in front of the main Port Regis school building with two dogs on blue leads
Girl in a blue and white dress eating sticky toffee pudding
Boy working with brightly coloured balloons
Girl in blue shirt and checked skirt working on an easel with pastels
Boy in glasses and a navy jumper holding up a circuit board in DT class
Girl boarders standing outside arm in arm
Girl in navy cardigan standing in front of a display of book and magazine covers
Boys in navy jumpers playing trumpets
Senior girls sanding down wooden bootjacks in carpentry
Headmaster talking to pupils at Port Regis in a wood panelled room
boy and girl on bicycle in front of red brick building
  • Senior school destinations

  • Scholarships for senior schools

    Scholarships

    Academic7
    Music2
    Drama1
    Sport3
    Art5
    DT1
    All Rounder4
    Other1


  • Fees and bursaries

    Day fees per term

    Nursery-
    Reception£3,530
    Year 1£3,530
    Year 2£3,530
    Year 3£6,150
    Year 4£7,690
    Year 5£7,690
    Year 6£7,690
    Year 7£7,690
    Year 8 £7,690
    Boarding fees per term

    Nursery-
    Reception-
    Year 1-
    Year 2-
    Year 3 £10,350
    Year 4 £10,350
    Year 5 £10,350
    Year 6£10,350
    Year 7£10,350
    Year 8 £10,350


    Nursery: From £320-£3200 per term depending on the number of sessions attended

    Local Boarding: Years 7-8 - £8,925, Years 4-6 - £8,380, Year 3 - £6,150   

    Emergency Boarding: Years 3-8 - £55 per night

    Children in Year 3 may board for two nights per week included in the day fee



    Bursaries
    Port Regis offers bursarial support upon completion of a means-tested form. Both parents are required to provide proof of their income and assets and for bursarial support to be considered, it is expected that both parents make a financial contribution to fees. Bursaries are offered on an annual basis with a review at the end of each academic year.


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School Updates

  • Art - 'an experiential subject'

    By Lucy Tabberer, Head of Art
    Art - 'an experiential subject'
  • Tom Murray WINS 2023 BSA 'Stephen Winkley Award'!

    Port Regis is thrilled to announce that boarding House Parent Tom Murray has won at the 2023 Boarding Schools’ Association awards.
    Tom Murray WINS 2023 BSA 'Stephen Winkley Award'!
  • Classics: Carpe Diem - The living language of Latin

    In the fifth edition of our series of department-focused articles, Head of Classics, Dr Annelise Freisenbruch, explains why Latin isn't the "dead language" that many perceive it to be.
    Classics: Carpe Diem - The living language of Latin
  • WATCH: Port Regis Pre-Prep Video

    WATCH: Port Regis Pre-Prep Video
  • WATCH: Port Regis Green Vision

    WATCH:  Port Regis Green Vision
  • WATCH: Port Regis Film

    WATCH: Port Regis Film
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Essentials

Address
Port Regis, Motcombe Park, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 9QA

Contact
office@portregis.com
01747 857800

Website
portregis.com

ISI Report

Fees

Term Dates

Bursaries


Open Days

Open days and how to visit View Open Days Register for open Day

Prep Open Morning
04 November 2023
Reception Stay, Play & Learn!
24 November 2023
Armed Forces Open Morning
25 November 2023
Pre-Prep Open Morning
23 February 2024
Prep Open Morning
16 March 2024


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