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Windlesham House
Windlesham House
Windlesham House
Windlesham House
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Windlesham House Pulborough, West Sussex Visit
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Windlesham House
Pulborough
305 pupils, ages 4-13
Mixed
Day and Boarding

Windlesham House

Windlesham House is one of those schools that evokes an incredible emotional response, with many parents themselves having spent Elysian childhoods here. In the heart of rural West Sussex, this is the oldest prep school in the country, yet the arrival of new head Ben Evans has injected fresh energy into a school now adapting to the needs of modern families and a vibrant local market too. The school has a wonderfully itinerant history. Established in 1837, it has moved four times – from the Isle of Wight to Brighton, then to Portslade, before finally settling in its current location on...
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Boy walking in long grass holding a blue insect net
External image of Windlesham House
Girl in black jumper in an art class
Boys in white polo shirts and helmets running up the slip and slide
Girls in brightly coloured costumes performing on stage
Boys climbing outside on a wooden structure
Boys wearing green aprons and safety goggles doing a science experiment
Boy in a blue polo shirt using an Apple Mac computer
Children in welly boots reaching up to touch tree blossom
Boy in a white polo shirt playing golf
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    Scholarships

    Academic3Ardingly, Marlborough, Prior's Field
    Music2 Charterhouse, Marlborough
    Drama1 Prior's Field
    Sport3 Sherborne, St Edward's Oxford
    Art2 Marlborough, Uppingham
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    Other3 Hurstpierpoint, St Edward's Oxford, Sevenoaks (Computing, STEM, Golf)


  • Fees and bursaries

    Day fees per term

    Nursery-
    Reception£3,405
    Year 1£3,405
    Year 2£3,965
    Year 3£5,285
    Year 4£6,385
    Year 5£7,490
    Year 6£8,260
    Year 7£8,740
    Year 8 £8,740
    Boarding fees per term

    Nursery-
    Reception-
    Year 1-
    Year 2-
    Year 3 £10,240
    Year 4 £10,540
    Year 5 £10,540
    Year 6£10,540
    Year 7£10,540
    Year 8 £10,540




    Bursaries
    Windlesham operates a means-tested scholarship programme for entrants between Years 3 and 7 of up to 75 per cent of school fees. These awards are offered in academics, sport, music, drama, art and design and computing and digital skills.

    All candidates are expected to have good academic potential, to show a high level of ability in their chosen discipline and to perform well in interviews. If they are offered an award, they will also be asked to take written-verbal and non-verbal reasoning tests.

    For more information please go to:

    windlesham.com/joining/scholarships

    Bursary contact:
    Bursar, Emma Harris
    bursary@windlesham.com
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School Updates

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    Weekly boarding: everything you need to know
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    10 Questions with Ben Evans, Headmaster of Windlesham House School
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    WATCH: Discover Windlesham
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    WATCH: Happy children at Windlesham
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Essentials

Address
Washington, Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 4AY

Contact
admissions@windlesham.com
01903 874701

Website
windlesham.com

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