School information

Particular Strengths

Music, drama and dance are given an exceptionally high profile at all levels of the school, and opportunities abound for boys and girls to develop their performing talents. Every year group has its own major annual production in which all the children are involved, and drama and music lessons are popular with all pupils.

Sport plays a major part in the life of the school and all pupils are encouraged to develop their talents and participate to the full. A dedicated team of over a dozen specialist games teachers provides expert coaching in a wide variety of team and individual sports, and the greatest possible opportunity is provided for boys and girls to represent the school in competitive fixtures, as well as performing at county and national level.   

Information and communication technology is an integral part of every pupil’s experience at Danes Hill. All children are taught ICT skills by specialist staff, and they are encouraged to develop confidence and ability in a wide variety of software applications.

Languages are a major strength of the school, with even our youngest pupils being encouraged to develop an awareness of the fundamentals of French through weekly sessions of songs, games and puppetwork. Such specialist French teaching continues throughout the Main School, where all pupils also study Spanish or German, and most likely Latin as well, whilst Classical Greek is an additional option for those requiring even greater challenge.

Maths and English are the bedrock of every child’s education, and the daily Literacy and Numeracy hours in the Lower and Middle School establish the primacy of these subjects, both of which are setted from age 6 to ensure the best possible pupil-teacher ratio. The school regularly achieves outstanding results in national Mathematics Challenge competitions.