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Manor House School is an independent, co-educational day school for children of all abilities, aged four to 16 years.
Set in a Victorian manor house in picturesque surroundings beside Ashby Castle, the school has a long and successful tradition of preparing children for every stage of their education.
Manor House prides itself on selecting students not only on the grounds of their academic performance, but also on their ability to fit into the school's close-knit community.
Headteacher Ian Clews said: "At Manor House, prospective students sit an entrance exam to assess their academic capability and to make sure that they can cope with the work that will be expected of them.
“But children are not selected solely because of their academic performance. They are also selected because they can make a valuable, all-round contribution to the school. We look at the whole child."
The school’s small size enables teachers to get to know each pupil and to treat every one as an individual.
Joy Godwin, whose daughter, Katie, is a former pupil, said: “Katie loved going to Manor House. At her previous school, she tended to fade into the background and wasn’t encouraged enough.
Because Manor House is a small school, Katie fitted in really quickly and got lots of individual attention. It really brought her out of herself and gave her an excellent grounding.”
Pupils are encouraged to fulfil their academic potential but also to nurture other skills and qualities, as part of their personal development.
Elizabeth Burrows, whose son, Jacob, sat his GCSEs at Manor House, said: “Jacob is slightly dyslexic. The teachers at Manor House took him under their wing and he blossomed. At Manor House, teachers take a personal interest in each child.
Pupils do not have to be academically brilliant to get the attention they deserve. For Jacob, it was not about getting all As and A*s. The most important thing was that he fulfilled his potential, as a pupil and as a person.”
As part of the school’s admission procedure, children spend two days at Manor House. This process gives visiting pupils a taste of school life and enables teachers to assess pupils’ social and academic skills, to determine whether they are suited to a place at the school.
Manor House has excellent transport links to the Midlands and beyond. As a result, pupils come from a wide geographical area.
The school’s unique combination of traditional values, family atmosphere and high educational standards ensures that all Manor House pupils leave as successful, happy and well-rounded individuals.
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