Barrow Hills School

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Barrow Hills School
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Type Other Independent School
Religion Roman Catholic
Headteacher Headmaster Sean Skehan
LocationRoke Lane
Witley

Godalming
Surrey
GU8 5NY
England
51°09′04″N0°39′23″W / 51.15115°N 0.65642°W / 51.15115; -0.65642 Coordinates: 51°09′04″N0°39′23″W / 51.15115°N 0.65642°W / 51.15115; -0.65642
Local authority Surrey
DfE URN 125366
Gender Coeducational
Ages 2–13

Barrow Hills School is a preparatory school for pupils aged 2–13. It is a privately run, co-educational Catholic school, situated in the Surrey countryside south-west of Godalming. The school has a strong academic and pastoral background and maintains close links with local senior schools for which pupils are frequently awarded scholarships. [1]

Catholic schools are parochial schools or education ministries of the Roman Catholic Church. As of 2011, the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system. In 2016, the church supported 43,800 secondary schools, and 95,200 primary schools. Catholic schools participate in the evangelizing mission of the Church, integrating religious education as a core subject within their curriculum.

Surrey County of England

Surrey is a subdivision of the English region of South East England in the United Kingdom. A historic and ceremonial county, Surrey is also one of the home counties. The county borders Kent to the east, East and West Sussex to the south, Hampshire to the west, Berkshire to the northwest, and Greater London to the northeast.

Godalming town in the Borough of Waverley in Surrey, England

Godalming is a historic market town, civil parish and administrative centre of the Borough of Waverley in Surrey, England, 4 miles SSW of Guildford. The town traverses the banks of the River Wey in the Greensand Ridge – a hilly, heavily wooded part of the outer London commuter belt and Green Belt. In 1881, it became the first place in the world to have a public electricity supply and electric street lighting.

As of September 2016 the Headmaster is Sean Skehan.

Deputy Headteacher

As of 2015 the Deputy Heads are: Paul Crisell and Aimee Tan

Scholarships and bursaries

Independent Schools Inspection

A formal inspection of the school was last carried out in November 2009 by the Independent Schools Inspectorate. The inspection report graded the quality of the academic teaching as well as the pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness as outstanding.

Sister school

Barrow Hills School has partnered with St Benedict's Primary School in Burkina Faso and maintains cultural links to the benefit of children in both schools.

Burkina Faso country in Africa

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) and is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. The July 2018 population estimate by the United Nations was 19,751,651. Burkina Faso is a francophone country, with French as the official language of government and business. Roughly 40% of the population speaks the Mossi language. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabé. Its capital is Ouagadougou.

Sports

Barrow Hills School plays many types of sport. For the boys over the age of 8, football, contact rugby, hockey and cricket are played. For girls over the age of 8, netball, hockey, rounders, Lacrosse and Cricket are played.

References

  1. School Handbook