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National School Reviews
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Polam Nursery and Pre-Prep School, Bedford
This is a small school with a big heart, where happiness comes first, which provides a valuable stepping stone for both ambitious and more cautious children towards the next step in their education.
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Bedford Girls’ School, Bedford
This independent school for girls age 7-18 is a truly refreshing environment, with outstanding facilites, where girls can try everything, take responsibility for their choices and feel completely confident in their own skin.
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Charlotte House Prep School for Girls, Rickmansworth
This pint-sized Prep school has a nurturing approach and a can-do attitude which fuels girls with the confidence and resilience to ready them for the next steps in their education.
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Howe Green House School, Bishop’s Stortford
This lovely co-ed Prep and nursery on the Herts/Essex border has a village school feel and puts the needs of individual pupils first with an outstanding pastoral offering.
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Swanbourne House School, Swanbourne
Muddy says: This bucolic, rural prep school on the Bucks/Beds border has had quite a year, with a new, dynamic, sometimes controversial head teacher. Twelve months on, here's my update.
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Westbrook Hay Prep School, Hemel Hempstead
Muddy says: This outdoorsy and nurturing co-ed prep has stunning facilities and isn't scared of healthy competition.
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Kimbolton School (Prep School), Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Muddy says: A highly-regarded co-ed prep school on the Cambridgeshire border in a beautiful rural setting, known for its amazing facilities, extra-curricular activities and family-orientated atmosphere.
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Kimbolton School (Senior), Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Muddy says: You'll find 120 acres of glorious grounds and a stunning castle setting at this high-achieving co-ed senior school for day pupils and boarders age 11 - 18, with a strong all-rounder reputation and great results. Fancy a closer look?
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Berkhamsted School Senior Boys, Girls and Sixth
These two single sex Senior schools and Co-ed Sixth Form offer a melting pot of traditional and modern facilities and values which combine to bring a vibrant and dynamic education to their students.
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St Hilda’s Prep School, Bushey
Muddy says: This petite girls' Prep school puts empathy and education for the future at the forefront of the curriculum, producing academically robust and emotionally resilient young women.
