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Hanford Prep
Girls’ · Boys’ · Co-educational | Tiptop editorial rankings
School facts [1] [3] [4]
- Location
- Child Okeford, Dorset
- Ages
- 7–13
- Intake
- Girls
- Day / boarding
- Day and boarding
- Classes typically have 10–12 pupils
- Handwork, art appreciation and music form part of the regular curriculum
- On-site stables and riding activities
About the school [1] [3] [4]
Hanford Prep is a day and boarding school for girls aged 7–13 in rural Dorset. Part of the Sherborne Schools Group, it retains distinctive traditions in handwork, art appreciation, music and riding, while helping girls develop independence in their learning and daily lives.
Day and boarding school entry at 13+ [2]
Hanford mainly prepares pupils for senior school entry at 13+. The school says many girls move to Sherborne Girls within the same group, while others choose different girls’ or co-educational schools. Recent destinations listed include Downe House, St Mary’s Ascot, Wycombe Abbey, Canford and Marlborough.
- Reporting period
- Recent destinations
Selected destination schools
- Blundell’s School
- Bryanston School
- Canford School
- Clayesmore School
- Dauntsey’s School
- Downe House
- Godolphin School
- Heathfield School
- King’s Bruton
- Marlborough College
- St Edward’s School, Oxford
- St Mary’s School, Ascot
- St Mary’s Calne
- St Swithun’s School
- Stonar School
- Sherborne Girls
- Tudor Hall
- Westonbirt School
- Warminster School
- Wycombe Abbey
The school lists recent destinations without publishing numbers for each leaving year.
Scholarships and awards [3]
The school reports more than 100 scholarships and awards since 2015, across academic achievement, art, drama, sport and music.
About this ranking
Tiptop’s editorial order considers senior-school destinations and internal progression. It is not calculated from a standardised admissions rate.
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