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Amesbury School

Other independent school (Surrey).

Pupils
333
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
27.6%
2025/26
Capacity
88%
333 / 380 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

The Reverend Edmund Fowle, the son of the vicar of Amesbury, Wiltshire – Rev. Fulwar William Fowle – founded the school in 1870 in Redhill in Surrey, as Amesbury House. It moved to Reigate a year later and then, in 1876, it moved again, this time to a seven-acre site in Bickley, Kent.

In 1887 Amesbury House was sold to E. H. Moore who ran it in partnership with E. A. Thompson until 1889 when the latter migrated to South Africa. Continuing success entailed another move and Bickley House was bought in 1902. At this point the schools name changed to that which it bears today.

Moore died a year later and in The Old Amesburians Club instituted a prize in his memory which is still awarded today. In 1920 Brown resigned and was replaced by C. L. MacDonald. By the autumn term of 1923, there were a then record 51 boarders.

A neighbouring house called Bracklands was bought in 1927 and was to remain part of the school until 1979, housing classrooms, library, music and games room and some staff accommodation.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

19 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Archery
  • Badminton
  • Band
  • Chess
  • Choir
  • Climbing
  • Cricket
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Fencing
  • Football
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Judo
  • Netball

and 3 more

Awards

4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
  • Healthy Eating AwardRecognised award
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
  • RHS School GardeningRecognised award

Key facts

URN
125346
Type
Other independent school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
2 to 13
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Surrey
Constituency
Farnham and Bordon
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1929

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

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