Red Rice, Andover, Hampshire SP11 7QN
10 reasons to choose Farleigh School
Top line
Farleigh School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 89. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Andover and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Farleigh School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 13 years. Boarding from Year 3 for the 40% of pupils who board. 25% are full boarders and 75% are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Farleigh School fees range from £5,600 (Rec) to £10,485 per term (2025/26). Full boarding fees range from £11,427 to £13,890 per term. Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Farleigh School has two classes per year in pre-prep, rising to four or five in prep, and an average class size of 15 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Farleigh School leavers are one of 25 boarding schools. Over the past five years the most popular schools have been Marlborough College (23% of leavers), Sherborne (23%), Sherborne Girls’ (20%), Godolphin (16%), Radley (14%) and Ampleforth (14%). 30% of pupils win awards and scholarships.
The Farleigh School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, French, Latin. The school is one of the 50 prep schools with the most extensive academic and hobby extra-curricular programmes in the UK.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for music, art, languages, computing, drama and sport from Year 1, and for all subjects from Year 6.
Sport at Farleigh School
School is one of the 50 prep schools with the most extensive sports offers in the UK. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, judo, netball.
The Arts at Farleigh School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs and several instrument ensembles. The school is one of the top 50 UK prep schools for the breadth of its creative and performing arts extra-curriculum.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Farleigh School
Rookwood Lower School (3.4 miles); Avondale Preparatory School (14.4 miles); Chafyn Grove School (14.7 miles).
Clatford Church of England Primary School (2 miles); St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover (2.5 miles); Amport Church of England Primary School (3 miles).
Rookwood School (3.4 miles); Leehurst Swan (14.8 miles); Godolphin (15.3 miles); St Swithun’s School (19.4 miles).
Testbourne Community School (10.8 miles); Henry Beaufort School (13.4 miles); Peter Symonds College (13.9 miles).