Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2014 | Page 137

EDUCATION

Walhampton is closer than you think

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n independent day and boarding
school for boys and girls aged two
to 13, Walhampton School lies in
ancient woodland on the southern edge
of the New Forest in Lymington. With big
vistas and broad horizons set within 100
acres of lawns, lakes and woodland, the
school’s location is truly remarkable.
Students achieve consistently
impressive academic results, taking their
learning to the next level as they prepare
for the country’s leading senior schools.
With small classes and outstanding
teaching boys and girls prepare for 13+
Common Entrance and scholarships to
senior independent schools. Academic
standards at Walhampton are excellent
and were strongly endorsed in the recent
ISI report. They have enjoyed 100 per
cent success rate in Common Entrance
for a number of years.
Lessons are often taught in the kitchen
garden, fields and woodland bringing
Maths, English and Science to life while
making sure sports, music and the
arts flourish alongside other academic
disciplines.
As well as rigorous academic
standards, Walhampton is passionate
about breadth. It offers over 60 on site
extra-curricular activities including
beekeeping, model railways, fishing,

dance, archery, cookery, ceramics and
shooting. There is a distinct ‘Swallows
and Amazons’ spirit that burns brightly
there. Sailing lessons take place on the
lakes and horse riding is also popular,
taught by a full-time riding instructor in

the equestrian centre.
Full, weekly and flexi-boarders enjoy
the relaxed and homely atmosphere of
the boarding house, knowing that the
care of the boarding parents, and the
staff at large, is sec