Hurtwood House

Dorking, Surrey

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1970

Founded

15 - 19

Age range

Co-ed

School type

£22,405 - £25,766

Boarding / term

In short

Hurtwood House is a co-ed boarding and day school in Dorking, Surrey, educating pupils aged 15 - 19 and founded in 1970. Boarding fees are £22,405 - £25,766 per term. Our advice on this school is independent and free.

Type: Co-ed boarding & day
Boarders from: 15 - 19
Ethos: Non-denominational
Guardian required: Yes

Known for Drama & Theatre Film & Media Art & Design Music Dance

About

About Hurtwood House

The story, ethos and character of Hurtwood House.

Setting: Rural
Ethos: Non-denominational
Head: Mr Cosmo Jackson

Hurtwood House is a truly unique school. Founded in 1970 by Richard and Linda Jackson, this exclusive school is still owned and run by the Jackson family over 50 years later. The school is set in the beautiful Surrey Hills, just one hour from London and is the only independent boarding school specialising exclusively in the sixth form.

Described by the Financial Times as 'among the cream of the country's best schools', Hurtwood is known globally for being both wonderfully creative and academically rigorous. Drama, Art, Photography, Music, Dance and Media are quite simply a way of life, but Hurtwood is also reassuringly academic offering a wide range of traditional A Levels such as Mathematics, Science, Psychology, English, Business and Economics.

Indeed, over 60% of all A-Levels taken in the last five years were awarded A* or A.

Hurtwood House — school buildings and grounds

The school combines the best elements of the traditional boarding school system with the best elements of the modern sixth form college to create a wholly unique and individual establishment. Hurtwood is a small and exclusive school with just over 300 students across two years.

Instead of students getting lost in a large impersonal school that stifles creativity, Hurtwood prides itself on the warmth of its relationships and its ability to engage closely with the hopes and aspirations of each individual student. Looking deeper at Hurtwood's strengths alongside its academic achievements, creativity is the heartbeat of the school.