Admissions at Hatherop Castle

Hatherop Castle School welcomes visits from parents and children on either an individual appointment basis or to one of the termly Open Mornings. To arrange an appointment please contact the  Admissions Registrar, Ms Deborah Whitehouse. She will also be able to answer questions on all other admissions matters. Please contact admissions@hatheropcastle.co.uk or 01285 750206.

Our Open Mornings for the academic year 2011-12 are as follows:

 Michaelmas Term: Wednesday 5th October 2011

Lent Term: Saturday 21st January 2012

Trinity Term: Monday 7th May 2012

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To apply for a place at the school an application form must be completed and sent to the school along with a non-refundable registration fee of £75.

If a visit has already been made a taster day can be arranged where a child can join a class and experience a ‘Hatherop Castle Day’. We do not have any formal Entrance exams but we will assess the child on a taster day, and we do require reports from the child’s previous school.

If a place is offered and accepted by parents, a refundable deposit of £300 is paid and the process of Induction into the School can begin. This deposit is refunded on completion of Prep 6 or later. Joining information is sent to parents, appointments for uniform kit outs are made and an invitation to Induction Afternoon is extended. Children are invited to become a member of the class they will join in the following September and meet the teacher assigned to that class. Children that join us at other times of the academic year are also offered the opportunity to join the class they will enter on arrival, for a day, in the term prior to arrival.

A system of buddying is in place, whereby new pupils are looked after by ‘old hands’ and shown where everything is and how things are done.