
Maidwell Hall is a boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 7-13. Set in the midst of the most beautiful Northamptonshire countryside, it is a truly charmed place for children to spend five years of their childhood. Small but perfectly formed traditional, full-boarding prep school housed in a turreted mansion set in 230 acres. Spacious grounds mean children can build camps, climb trees and play hide and seek and British Bulldog in their spare time. Huge emphasis on fair play and sportsmanship. We are proud of our excellent academic record and we encourage all our children to develop to the full and become interested in a wide range of different hobbies and activities. Equally, we aim to encourage the development of spiritual and moral values and the Christian foundation of this juniour boarding school underpins all that we do.
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The newly refurbished accommodation partly in the original bedrooms of the main hall, feeling homely and comfortable. At our small boarding school we love the boarders to make their space feel cosy, encouraging them to bring their teddies, photos and bed linen from home.
Children may full board from Year 4 (Form V), the majority of children in this junior boarding school are full boarders. We have leave outs every two to three weeks which last from lunchtime on Friday until the Monday evening. The happy family atmosphere that pervades at Maidwell Hall is an important part of why boarding with us is so successful.
Pupils are prepared for Common Entrance and Scholarship to our destination public schools. Typically, we feed to Eton, Harrow, Oundle, Radley, Rugby, Shrewsbury, Stowe, Winchester, Uppingham, Downe House, Tudor Hall and Cheltenham Ladies College.
Throughout this junior boarding school pupils are taught by subject specialists; in their first year they have most lessons in their form room but thereafter all lessons are taught in subject classrooms. Pupils are streamed from arrival at the school, with class sizes never going above twelve.
For boys, the main team games at this great junior boarding school are football for the under 9’s, with rugby, hockey and cricket for the rest of the school. Girls focus on rounders, hockey and netball, with everyone being coached for tennis, athletics, swimming, cross country, squash is also a popular sport. We have our own swimming pool, Astroturf pitch and extensive playing fields. Parents from all schools are welcome to cheer on their teams and join us for our (very delicious) match teas.
An impressive array of other sports are also available for all the children with plenty of competitive opportunities: badminton, basketball, golf, water polo, sailing and riding. We do both clay shooting and rifle shooting at competitive level. Widespread involvement in sport regardless of talent is an important feature of the school and the chance for all to be in teams. Wherever possible A, B and C teams are fielded in different age groups and talented children are encouraged to participate at county level. There is also a vigorous tradition of house competitions, with every child really getting behind their house. Once a year there is a whole school gymnastics display.
The nearest airports to Northampton are Birmingham
Maidwell, Northampton NN6 9JG
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