THE final year at Spratton Hall School is a special one that will live long in the memory of pupils once they have left.
Year 8 pupils are given areas of responsibility, whether this is Head Boy or Head Girl, House Captains, Heads of Music, Captains of Sport or organising particular aspects of their House.
THE final year at Spratton Hall School is a special one that will live long in the memory of pupils once they have left.
Year 8 pupils are given areas of responsibility, whether this is Head Boy or Head Girl, House Captains, Heads of Music, Captains of Sport or organising particular aspects of their House. These responsibilities mean that the children leave as confident, well-rounded individuals, fully prepared for life before joining their chosen senior schools.
The Year 8 pupils also select a charity for which they raise awareness during the year. They attend trips to the site of the Battle of Bosworth and to the National Portrait Gallery and spend time away with their teams on tour in such places as Oxford and York for hockey, rugby, cricket, netball or rounders.
Once their Common Entrance Exams are completed, they have a splendid post CE programme, including a special Head Master’s treat as he takes them to London, visiting various well-known sites and taking in a show in the evening.
They have a Special Activity Week with a variety of visiting speakers, and activities such as ballroom dancing, special challenge days, fashion show, cinema experience, tours, educational workshops, quizzes, and charity presentations. In addition, two professional actors from The Young Shakespeare Company spend a week with them putting on a Shakespeare play.
The children go ‘Outward Bound’ in the Lake District where they have the chance to enjoy each other’s company, while taking part in team building exercises, water sports and evenings spent socialising together or camping outside on the slopes of a mountain.
Their time at Spratton culminates with the very special Speech Day held in the marquee on the top fields and attended by over 800 people, where the Year 8s receive their prizes and, of course, the highlight of the day – the Head Boy and Head Girl speech.
That evening is the magical and very special Leavers’ Ball, again held in the marquee, a quite wonderful way for the children to end their time at Spratton and leave with many wonderful memories.
For more information about Spratton Hall, telephone 01604 847292, email or visit the website www.sprattonhall.com