Hurtwood House, Dorking, Surrey

Hurtwood House, Dorking, Surrey

Hurtwood House, Dorking, Surrey

Year of foundation: 1969
Address: Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NU
Location: The old English country style buildings are situated on the grounds of a beautiful country estate in the hills of the county Surrey.
Campus size: ca. 202.000 m2
Number of students: 344
Number of boarders:     307
Number of international students: between 86 and 115 per year
Number of students from Germany: 7
Ratio girls/boys in %: 60/40
Ratio tutors/students: 1/10
School type: 6th form college (16 to 18 years), Summer School
Graduation: A levels
Specific features: The school particularly turns on students with musical and artistic talents. In this respect it is outstandingly equipped.
Accommodation: Hurtwood House has altogether six boarding houses, where 20-60 students can be accomodated, depending on the size of the particular house. Each house has a housemistress resp. housemaster, who is supported by a team of tutors. Most rooms are double rooms, but there are also some single and three-bed rooms. All rooms are comfortably equipped.
Foreign languages: French, Spanish
Elective subjects: More than 20 AS and A level subjects are taught at the school. But with elective subjects like art, dancing, theatre, music technlogy, media science, textiles and photography there’s a clear focus on the creative resp. artistic sector.
Facilities/offers: Computer lab, science labs, school library, media suite, school theatre, sports field, basketball court, tennis courts. In the nearest town there’s also a sports hall, an indoor swimming pool and a recreation centre. The school runs a shuttle service there.
Range of sports: Football, basketball, volleyball, rugby, hockey, netball, tennis, table tennis, squash, aerobic, swimming, horse-riding, golf, cross country, mountain biking
Fee: 12,740 per term resp. £ 38,220 £ per school year
   
School prospectus as a pdf-file  
Students‘ testimonials as a pdf-file  
Link to the school website: http://www.hurtwoodhouse.com
   
Pictures:  
  • Main building of Hurtwood House
  • Theatre performance at Hurtwood House
  • Theatre performance at Hurtwood House
  • Dance performance at Hurtwood House
  • Building of Hurtwood House
  • Building of Hurtwood House
  • Building of Hurtwood House
  • Students of Hurtwood House
  • Open-air concert in the park of Hurtwood House
  • Students of Hurtwood House in the park
  • Students of Hurtwood House
  • Student of Hurtwood House in her room