Address: Milton Abbas, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 OBZ
Website: miltonabbey.co.uk
Founded: 1954
Number of Pupils: 220 pupils (ages 13-18)
Head Teacher: James Watson
Religious Affiliation: Church of England, but open and welcoming to students of all faiths or none.
Entrance Procedure: Full details available on the Admissions section of the school’s website.
Contact: Admissions Team on 01258 881 804 or [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
School Visits: Two open days a year, upcoming one is Saturday October 5th 2024 at 10am. Individual visits can be arranged, please contact the Admissions team.
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The Curriculum
Outstanding range of traditional and vocational qualifications, chosen to inspire and prepare students for adulthood. Focus is not only on learning, but on developing attitudes and habits for lifelong success.
Games & the Arts
Exceptional grounds allow a huge variety of traditional and modern, team and individual, sports; including on-site golf course and cycling training. Large theatre with regular performances, music classrooms with a recording studio, and well-equipped art and design department with darkroom.
Pastoral Care
Milton Abbey is a unique and profoundly caring environment. This is brought about by the small size of the school, excellent academic and pastoral staff – most of whom live on-site – and complemented by beautiful and inspiring surroundings. Every teacher knows every pupil, and all the pupils know each other. This creates a genuine, tolerant and wonderfully supportive environment that leads to pupils enjoying life at Milton Abbey.
Recent Scholarships
97% of leavers achieved the post-school outcome they were aiming for.
Head Teacher’s Philosophy
We are proud of our track record of enabling young people to gain the self-belief necessary to succeed. Our small size, strong pastoral care and great partnership with parents means that we quickly gain exceptional knowledge of your child. Each student achieves their ‘personal best’, in and beyond the classroom.
Outstanding Characteristics
- One of the broadest ranges of courses in the independent sector
- Each student follows a truly tailored learning programme, based on their abilities, interests and future plans
- Exceptional pastoral care, brought about by a small school size and excellent staff
- Huge range of traditional and individual sporting options, including an on-site golf course
- As a predominantly full-boarding school, provides an extensive and varied programme of extra-curricular and recreational activities
- An inspiring and beautiful location for learning
