FAQs

As an established, co-educational school, we have close to a 50/50 split between boys and girls. There are currently 167 girls and 157 boys.

Usually there are two classes per year, although when we have a larger cohort like our current Years 8, 4 and 3, there are three. There are approximately 18 pupils in each Prep class.

We are predominantly a day School with flexi-boarding from Monday – Thursday and currently have space for 24 boarders per night. Boarding costs £50 per night or £140 per week.

No. We know how much families value spending time with each other over the weekends, so our week finishes on a Friday afternoon, with no Saturday School.

Yes, we currently offer two bus routes from Nettlebed and South Moreton, and are launching our third route from Aldermaston, this September (2024 Autumn Term). Learn more here. 

Children can join Nursery in the term that they turn three and Reception in the September after they turn four.  There are then occasional places offered in other Year Groups as and when spaces arise.

Yes. Our School day is designed to support working families. Breakfast club starts at 7.30 am.  The Pre-Prep offers daily clubs and tea club running until 6.00 pm. The Prep School offers a range of after-school activities between 5.15 pm – 6.00 pm and then supper between 6.00 pm – 6.30 pm.

In the Pre-Prep, Reception and Year 1 have a daily play session. Years 1 and 2 can do a range of clubs including street dance, cycling, swimming, rock-climbing, football, art, cooking, ballet, acrobatics and Lego.  In the Prep School, our co-curricular programme has over 50 activities and includes chess club, fencing, rock climbing, taekwondo, cookery, dance, swimming, cycling, LAMDA, table-tennis, debating, basketball and board games.  The timetable changes according to demand and the season.

We believe there is no single more important part of a school’s holistic ethos than the pastoral care it provides. We recognise the worth of success in the classroom, on the games field, with art and drama or with music, but there is nothing more important than a happy child returning home each day. 

Our Form Tutors are the backbone of the pastoral system, offering support, encouragement and a listening ear. There is also an extensive network of additional support provided by the Head of Juniors, Head of Middles and Head of Seniors, PSHEE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education) lessons, the Matrons, the Deputy Head (Pastoral), the Head of Pre-Prep, and the Operational Team.

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St Andrew’s welcomes pupils of all faiths and none, and there are also regular services in the Chapel.

You can see the 2024 - 2025 fees here.