We wanted a Catholic school for the education of our girls and our experience was that adherence to…read morethe Catholic ethos was not a priority there, indeed there were occasions when the school went against this. We also felt that when we raised an issue, the leadership tended to 'circle the wagons' instead of looking at the issue objectively and dealing with it appropriately. We had problems with bullying not being addressed which had serious repercussions for our daughter. Our opinion is that this school is more concerned with getting numbers into the school rather than the education and wellbeing of its pupils. We are sad that this was our experience as the opportunity for this school to do so much more is being missed.

Daughter was a pupil here for many years but managed to get her out in good time to prepare for…read moresenior school elsewhere . They deliberately dumb down the girls so they are unable to find alternatives senior schools- they do not follow the national curriculum! Virtual every girl in year 5 has external coaching (on top of school fees) - but coaching does not work if the basic teaching is lacking. The real test of any school is the pupil numbers which decline year on year. The school has been saved several times with big influxes with student from other schools which have closed.

Hurtwood House is a boarding International College. Set in stunning English countryside and 2 hours…read morefrom London. One of England's most exciting and successful schools. As I remembered the school very well as I lived within one of the three boarding houses. On weekends, ensured I could head out of the school to London's life.