Friday 30th July 2010
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General
The age range at Hanford is from seven to thirteen with the majority arriving into the Third Form (Year 4) during the year in which they are 9. A curriculum wider than the National Curriculum is taught, including French from Year 4, and Latin to the majority of the classes.
Each year all children are tested for reading, spelling and reasoning ability and school exams are set bi-annually. Children are streamed as appropriate. The forms are named after the form teacher, each having his or her own classroom; the curriculum is taught by subject specialists, with children moving between classrooms for each lesson. There is full-time professional support for those who need specialist teaching or extra help in English or Mathematics.
In the IT room, senior children have access to more advanced software, and the Internet, under supervision. Children may send and receive e-mails. Each child has her own e-mail account.
Form visits to places of interest are organised. Senior children and the French staff spend a week in France in April.
Achievements and Scholarships
Small classes and traditional teaching mean that children of all abilities do well at Hanford. In recent years all children have passed Common Entrance into the schools of their choice. Girls have gone from Hanford to Badminton, Benenden, Bryanston, Cheltenham Ladies College, Downe House, Francis Holland, Godolphin, Gordonstoun, Marlborough, Roedean, Sherborne School for Girls, Tudor Hall and Wycombe Abbey.
We are not a hothouse and do not seek to make children conform to any particular pattern, but over the same period, academic, art, games and music scholarships have been awarded to Badminton, Bryanston, Downe House, Gordonstoun, Millfield, Heathfield, St Mary's Calne, St Mary’s Shaftesbury, St Mary's Wantage, Sherborne School for Girls, Talbot Heath, Wells Cathedral School, and Wentworth.
Scholarships and Awards 2009/10
Academic Scholarship Gigi Cockell St. Mary's Ascot
Academic Scholarship Sophie Hext St. Mary's Shaftesbury
Music Scholarship Perdita Foster Godolphin
Sports Exhibition Harriet Rainbow St. Mary's Shaftesbury
All-rounder Exhibition Tilly Taylor Sherborne Girls
Scholarships 2008/9
Academic Scholarship - Bryanston
Academic Scholarship - Sherborne Girls
All Rounder Scholarship - Bryanston
All Rounder Scholarship - Bryanston
All Rounder Scholarship - Talbot Heath
Art Scholarship - Tudor Hall
Music Scholarship - St. Mary's, Shaftesbury
Music Scholarship - Sherborne Girls
Distribution of the UVIth Leavers. 2008/9
Benenden (1 girl), Bryanston (5 girls), Clayesmore (1 girl), Lewseston (1 girl), Monkton (1 girl), St. Mary’s Calne (1 girl), St. Mary’s Shaftesbury (6 girls), Sherborne (1 girl) Stonar (1 girl), Talbot Heath (1 girl), Tudor Hall (1 girl).
Common Entrance Results 2009:
All the girls who wrote common entrance exams were offered places in schools of their first choice.
Scholarships and Awards 2008
Academic Scholarship - Bryanston
Academic Scholarship - Bryanston
Academic Scholarship - Leweston
All Rounder Award - Sherborne Girls
Art Scholarship - Bryansnton
Distribution of Leavers 2007/8:
The UVIth girls went to the following schools – Bryanston (6), Heathfield (1), Leweston (2), Marlborough (1), Sherborne (6), Roedean (1), St. Mary’s Shaftesbury (1), Stowe (1), Thomas Hardye (1), Woldingham (1)
Common Entrance Results 2008:
All the girls who wrote common entrance exams were offered places in schools of their first choice.
Scholarships and Awards 2007
Academic Scholarship - Sherborne School for Girls
Sports Scholarship - Roedean School
Sports Scholarship - Malvern College
Art Exhibition - Sherborne School for Girls
Richard Hunter All Rounder Scholarship - Bryanston
Art Scholarship - Bryanston
Art Scholarship - King's School, Ely
Distribution of Leavers:2006/7
Benenden (1 girl); Bryanston (3 girls); Downe House (1 girl); Downside (1 girl); Marlborough (2 girls); Malvern College (1 girl); Roedean (1 girl); St. Antony’s Leweston (2 girls); St. Mary’s Ascot (1 girl); St. Mary’s Calne (2 girls); St. Mary’s Shaftesbury (4 girls); Sherborne School for Girls (2 girls); Stonar (2 girls); Thomas Hardy (1 girl); Tudor Hall (1 girl).
Common Entrance Results 2007:
All the girls who wrote common entrance exams were offered places in schools of their first choice.
Scholarships and Awards 2006
Academic Scholarship - Bryanston
Academic Scholarship - Sherborne School for Girls
Academic - Minor Exhibition, Downe House
Music Scholarship - St. Mary's, Calne
Music Scholarship - St. Mary's, Shaftesbury
Music Scholarship - Sherborne School for Girls
All Rounder Award - Sherborne School for Girls
Sports Scholarship - King's Taunton
Sports Scholarship - St. Mary's, Shaftesbury
Art Scholarship - Downe House
Art Scholarship - Sherborne School for Girls
Common Entrance Results 2006:
All the girls who wrote common entrance exams were offered places in schools of their first choice.
General
The age range at Hanford is from seven to thirteen with the majority arriving into the Third Form (Year 4) during the year in which they are 9. A curriculum wider than the National Curriculum is taught, including French from Year 4, and Latin to the majority of the classes.
Each year all children are tested for reading, spelling and reasoning ability and school exams are set bi-annually. Children are streamed as appropriate. The forms are named after the form teacher, each having his or her own classroom; the curriculum is taught by subject specialists, with children moving between classrooms for each lesson. There is full-time professional support for those who need specialist teaching or extra help in English or Mathematics.
In the IT room, senior children have access to more advanced software, and the Internet, under supervision. Children may send and receive e-mails. Each child has her own e-mail account.
Form visits to places of interest are organised. Senior children and the French staff spend a week in France in April.
Achievements and Scholarships
Small classes and traditional teaching mean that children of all abilities do well at Hanford. In recent years all children have passed Common Entrance into the schools of their choice. Girls have gone from Hanford to Badminton, Benenden, Bryanston, Cheltenham Ladies College, Downe House, Francis Holland, Godolphin, Gordonstoun, Marlborough, Roedean, Sherborne School for Girls, Tudor Hall and Wycombe Abbey.
We are not a hothouse and do not seek to make children conform to any particular pattern, but over the same period, academic, art, games and music scholarships have been awarded to Badminton, Bryanston, Downe House, Gordonstoun, Millfield, Heathfield, St Mary's Calne, St Mary’s Shaftesbury, St Mary's Wantage, Sherborne School for Girls, Talbot Heath, Wells Cathedral School, and Wentworth.
Scholarships and Awards 2009/10
Academic Scholarship Gigi Cockell St. Mary's Ascot
Academic Scholarship Sophie Hext St. Mary's Shaftesbury
Music Scholarship Perdita Foster Godolphin
Sports Exhibition Harriet Rainbow St. Mary's Shaftesbury
All-rounder Exhibition Tilly Taylor Sherborne Girls
Scholarships 2008/9
Academic Scholarship - Bryanston
Academic Scholarship - Sherborne Girls
All Rounder Scholarship - Bryanston
All Rounder Scholarship - Bryanston
All Rounder Scholarship - Talbot Heath
Art Scholarship - Tudor Hall
Music Scholarship - St. Mary's, Shaftesbury
Music Scholarship - Sherborne Girls
Distribution of the UVIth Leavers. 2008/9
Benenden (1 girl), Bryanston (5 girls), Clayesmore (1 girl), Lewseston (1 girl), Monkton (1 girl), St. Mary’s Calne (1 girl), St. Mary’s Shaftesbury (6 girls), Sherborne (1 girl) Stonar (1 girl), Talbot Heath (1 girl), Tudor Hall (1 girl).
Common Entrance Results 2009:
All the girls who wrote common entrance exams were offered places in schools of their first choice.
Scholarships and Awards 2008
Academic Scholarship - Bryanston
Academic Scholarship - Bryanston
Academic Scholarship - Leweston
All Rounder Award - Sherborne Girls
Art Scholarship - Bryansnton
Distribution of Leavers 2007/8:
The UVIth girls went to the following schools – Bryanston (6), Heathfield (1), Leweston (2), Marlborough (1), Sherborne (6), Roedean (1), St. Mary’s Shaftesbury (1), Stowe (1), Thomas Hardye (1), Woldingham (1)
Common Entrance Results 2008:
All the girls who wrote common entrance exams were offered places in schools of their first choice.
Scholarships and Awards 2007
Academic Scholarship - Sherborne School for Girls
Sports Scholarship - Roedean School
Sports Scholarship - Malvern College
Art Exhibition - Sherborne School for Girls
Richard Hunter All Rounder Scholarship - Bryanston
Art Scholarship - Bryanston
Art Scholarship - King's School, Ely
Distribution of Leavers:2006/7
Benenden (1 girl); Bryanston (3 girls); Downe House (1 girl); Downside (1 girl); Marlborough (2 girls); Malvern College (1 girl); Roedean (1 girl); St. Antony’s Leweston (2 girls); St. Mary’s Ascot (1 girl); St. Mary’s Calne (2 girls); St. Mary’s Shaftesbury (4 girls); Sherborne School for Girls (2 girls); Stonar (2 girls); Thomas Hardy (1 girl); Tudor Hall (1 girl).
Common Entrance Results 2007:
All the girls who wrote common entrance exams were offered places in schools of their first choice.
Scholarships and Awards 2006
Academic Scholarship - Bryanston
Academic Scholarship - Sherborne School for Girls
Academic - Minor Exhibition, Downe House
Music Scholarship - St. Mary's, Calne
Music Scholarship - St. Mary's, Shaftesbury
Music Scholarship - Sherborne School for Girls
All Rounder Award - Sherborne School for Girls
Sports Scholarship - King's Taunton
Sports Scholarship - St. Mary's, Shaftesbury
Art Scholarship - Downe House
Art Scholarship - Sherborne School for Girls
Common Entrance Results 2006:
All the girls who wrote common entrance exams were offered places in schools of their first choice.
