Er, AS IF! Blundell's Road, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 4DNTel: 01884 252543.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The amount of pitches, fields, astroturfs and courts onsite is immense, plus an outdoor pool where kids can learn scuba diving on Wednesdays.
He’s spent years at some of the best independent boarding schools around the world and, after six years as Second Master,  he’s had a slick act to follow as the successor to Blundell’s previous (and first female) head, Nicola Huggett. Kids are very grounded and appreciate what they’ve been given, possibly because there are a lot of working parents striving to send their kids here; so there’s no arrogance of having education delivered on a plate and, if there was, it probably wouldn’t go down very well. Indulge your inner couch potato with 10 brand new releases to watch this week.

Anyone for a little escapism? A big old list of after school clubs at Senior School takes care of later pick-ups, too, up to 9pm, with drop-offs possible from 7.30am. The facilities match the grandeur, with a huge and studious library, while other spaces are more modern to match the subject. Students coming from other schools sit entrance tests in English, Maths and non-verbal reasoning. There are 7 boarding houses in total, with a co-ed house at each end of the educational journey and the remaining five divided into 3 boys’ and 2 girls’ houses. Drama plays a part throughout the school curriculum, from Nursery, right through Prep. Indeed, around 300 students play in matches on an average weekend, apparently, and over the past five years, over 100 Blundellians have competed at county level or above. Muddy road-tests the easy-peeler treatment that's loved by the red carpet ladies. I was a pupil at Blundells in the 1950s, and your article was brilliant. Blundell's Road, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 4DN Tel: 01884 252543. Overseen by the very approachable Head Laura Clifford, there’s a mixture of secure play areas and of course the wider school grounds, so plenty of opps for woodland welly walks. On the sunny September day I visited, the year 6s were were in Mufti, gathered around a bonfire at The Hub, prep’s dedicated outdoor classroom, complete with a handmade mud kitchen and bug hotels, where they were rustling up a healthy home-made veg-soup from scratch. Your email address will not be published. There are two words to strike fear (or masochistic joy) into the lives of Blundellians: The Russell. 1 comment on “Blundell’s School, Tiverton, Devon” Humphrey Spaight July 23, 2020. Visitors to Devon report racist incident in shop, It happened in Torbay and was raised at a panel investigating how to improve lives for black, Asian and ethnic minority residents, Planners recommend approval for Harlequin Centre redevelopment scheme, Developers Curlew’s scheme would convert the site into a ‘co-living’ scheme - thought to be the first in the South West - as well as seeing a hotel with a bar and restaurant constructed.
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Tel: 01884 252543/ Prep School 01884 252393. Get the inside line on what’s unique, special and new near you, straight to your inbox across 25 counties. School Profile. It’s currently on hold due to Covid but when it’s running it’s a good way to get a proper feel for the place and see how your child likes it, I’d say. Blundell’s is a co-educational independent school for full, weekly and flexi boarding and day pupils from ages 11 to 18. Is there anything better than a beautiful Autumnal walk that ends in a pub lunch? We’re way too modest to boast about our success.

As you’d hope, the school definitely makes the most of its position near Exmoor and the coast and being outdoors, breathing in oxygen is very much on-trend, happily. Each accommodates roughly 80 boarders, who are either full, weekly or flexi and a mix of backgrounds, with 15% of the pupils internationals, coming from 31 different countries. ); it’s all part of the natty  ‘sport for all’ programme, with the hope being that everyone will find something they enjoy and will continue beyond their school years.

Music and drama performances are both big events in the social diary and the school makes use of its location, holding concerts in the likes of Exeter Cathedral, as well as in its own halls. I love the motto ‘non sibi’ (not for one’s self); how apt for these modern times, she says, going all grown-up for a minute and lamenting today’s Kardashianised selfie-obsessed culture *cough*. Both under the same name, the prep school sits in its own site just along the road but, in reality, the two very much share the same breathing space, across some 90 acres, as well as many facilities. Here, it’s all designed to be as close to university life as possible, preparing them for life beyond Blundell’s. It was founded in 1604 under the will of Peter Blundell, one of the richest men in England at the time, and moved to its present site on the outskirts of the town in 1882. Sign up for our newsletter and be the first to get all you need to know straight to your inbox. Perhaps that’s why the school, founded in 1604, has educated 10 generations of one family and counting, I kid you not – how’s that for a mind-boggling endorsement?! Tel: 01884 252543/ Prep School 01884 252393. Here, you can feel the significance of the school’s long history and the kids I saw were rocking their tweed jackets with pride. And let’s not forget to talk about the food for a moment, because I reckon that nutritious and balanced brain food is going to be the least of your worries, especially when you hear 95% of it is sourced from a 25-mile radius. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Stroll, scoff (and maybe even stay) your way across Devon. Here’s what the press has to say about Muddy Stilettos. How does School Guide rank schools? The rooms looked comfortable and safe, as you’d hope (functional and homely, with the odd obligatory pin-up poster); definitely nothing to put on Grand Designs anytime soon, but the really impressive house is the purpose-built Westlake, reserved for sixth formers. Rankings are based on the percentage of GCSE or IGCSE entries awarded 9-7 and A* and A grades.

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