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Great Walstead School is a Christian day and weekly boarding school for
girls and boys between the ages of 2 ½ and 13 years. It has some
450 children overall and they are educated in the school's Nursery, Pre-Prep
and Main School departments. Academic, music, sports and drama scholarships
are available. The school is a member of the Incorporated Association
of Preparatory Schools.
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The school is set in 269 acres of grounds just a mile and a half from
the picturesque village of Lindfield in West Sussex. The school is less
than ten minutes drive from Haywards Heath mainline station, with its
fast services to London and Brighton, and, for those arriving from further
afield, is only some thirty minutes drive from Gatwick Airport.
Children at Great Walstead School are relaxed and confident; they enjoy
learning. In this atmosphere and with our small class sizes (average 16),
each individual is encouraged to reach his or her full potential. The
school has consistently excellent results in Common Entrance and scholarship
examinations to senior schools.
With their training and experience, our staff are able to oversee the
development of each individual child. The form teacher is a key influence
in a child's life and we ensure that these teachers are committed and
inspirational people. Specialist teaching begins at 5 and the amount of
input by graduate specialists increases as the children progress through
the school.
We believe that secure Christian values provide children with the moral
and spiritual foundation that that they can build on now and for the rest
of their lives.
We want children to have the opportunity to discover and explore their
talents in music, drama, art, craft, design technology and outdoor pursuits.
Staff encourage enthusiastic participation in and out of school time!
Team and individual sporting activity are very much part of the life of
the school and we have an impressive record in local and national events.
We recognise that family life is increasingly complex and busy and we
do our best to support parents' needs. For older children (7 plus) there
are flexible boarding arrangements - weekly or occasional. For even the
youngest in our Nursery we can provide care from 8.00am to 6.00pm during
term time and through half terms and holidays as well. We also run various
activity weeks during holidays for the different age groups in the school.
Our 250 acres site in the Sussex countryside contains:
- extensive playing fields and woodlands
- workshops and studios for art, craft and design technology
- a well equipped music department and a 12 keyboard
music laboratory
- 19 classrooms with interactive whiteboards as well
as 2 specialist rooms each with 20 computers
- two fine libraries
- a perfoming arts centre
- a specialist learning support unit for those needing
more individual tuition
- a magnificent science laboratory
- an impressive indoor sports hall
- an indoor heated swimming pool
- comfortable boarding accommodation
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