| Year of foundation: |
1969 |
| Address: |
Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NU |
| Location: |
The old English country style buildings are situated on the grounds of a beautiful country estate in the hills of the county Surrey. |
| Campus size: |
ca. 202.000 m2 |
| Number of students: |
344 |
| Number of boarders: |
307 |
| Number of international students: |
between 86 and 115 per year |
| Number of students from Germany: |
7 |
| Ratio girls/boys in %: |
60/40 |
| Ratio tutors/students: |
1/10 |
| School type: |
6th form college (16 to 18 years), Summer School |
| Graduation: |
A levels |
| Specific features: |
The school particularly turns on students with musical and artistic talents. In this respect it is outstandingly equipped. |
| Accommodation: |
Hurtwood House has altogether six boarding houses, where 20-60 students can be accomodated, depending on the size of the particular house. Each house has a housemistress resp. housemaster, who is supported by a team of tutors. Most rooms are double rooms, but there are also some single and three-bed rooms. All rooms are comfortably equipped. |
| Foreign languages: |
French, Spanish |
| Elective subjects: |
More than 20 AS and A level subjects are taught at the school. But with elective subjects like art, dancing, theatre, music technlogy, media science, textiles and photography there’s a clear focus on the creative resp. artistic sector. |
| Facilities/offers: |
Computer lab, science labs, school library, media suite, school theatre, sports field, basketball court, tennis courts. In the nearest town there’s also a sports hall, an indoor swimming pool and a recreation centre. The school runs a shuttle service there. |
| Range of sports: |
Football, basketball, volleyball, rugby, hockey, netball, tennis, table tennis, squash, aerobic, swimming, horse-riding, golf, cross country, mountain biking |
| Fee: |
12,740 per term resp. £ 38,220 £ per school year |
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| School prospectus as a pdf-file |
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| Students‘ testimonials as a pdf-file |
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| Link to the school website: |
http://www.hurtwoodhouse.com |
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