Felsted School

Dunmow, Essex

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1564

Founded

3 - 18

Age range

Girls

School type

£12,714 - £18,702

Boarding / term

In short

Felsted School is a girls boarding and day school in Dunmow, Essex, educating pupils aged 3 - 18 and founded in 1564. Boarding fees are £12,714 - £18,702 per term. Our advice on this school is independent and free.

Type: Girls boarding & day
Boarders from: 8 - 18
Ethos: Church of England
Guardian required: Yes

Known for Hockey Cricket Music

About

About Felsted

The story, ethos and character of Felsted.

Setting: Village
Ethos: Church of England
Head: Mr George Masters Acting

Felsted was founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche. Leading co-educational, independent, boarding and day school for pupils aged 4 to 18 TES Boarding School of the Year 2023 Superb pastoral care tailored to each individual, rated 100% excellent by Independent Schools Inspectorate Strong academic results (GCSEs, International Baccalaureate Diploma and A Levels) Top university entry, including Oxbridge A holistic education that develops the character of every child Established partnership with the Junior Guildhall of Music National sporting reputation - partnerships with Saracens Rugby, Mavericks and London Pulse Netball and Blue Hornets Hockey Leading co-curricular and leadership programmes; Model United Nations, Combined Cadet Force and Duke of Edinburgh Top Summer School for international students Gifted and Talented programme to extend the most able and experienced learning for those that need extra help Beautiful 90-acre site, in an idyllic English village to the main cultural centres of Cambridge and London Closest Airports: Stansted, 15 min, London Heathrow, 1hr 25, London Gatwick, 1hr 45 What the school is known for?

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited Felsted in May 2014 to celebrate the School's historic 450 year milestone. TES Boarding School of the Year 2023 Felsted has links with the world-famous Junior Guildhall School of Music in London and other top conservatoires to offer talented musicians, both in UK and internationally, an unrivalled range of benefits and opportunities.

Felsted has a national reputation for excellent in the core sports of hockey, rugby, cricket, tennis and netball, with many pupils succeeding at national level.

Felsted has a thriving International Summer School programme which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2024 Felsted's Combined Cadet Force is the sixth oldest in the country, alongside Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Rossall and Hurstpierpoint. School history Felsted School was founded in 1564, as a Grammar School by Richard Lord Riche, former Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI.

Originally the school was housed in the centre of the village of Felsted in a converted Guild Hall with shops on the ground floor. The Riches governed the school till the male line died out in 1673. The last three Schoolmasters they appointed - George Manning (1567-1627), Martin Holbeach (1627-1649) and