Our special location
Our location is quite simply outstanding and provides a safe and calm but exciting environment for our pupils. The school is based in and around a Grade 1 listed Jacobean mansion that was the family home of the Frewen family for over 300 years. The junior school is based in a Grade 2 listed Queen Anne farmhouse, and even the Art and Design block has its own Grade 2* listing. These historic buildings are supplemented by a number of modern purpose-built facilities.
The school is set in listed gardens that were originally laid out in 1681, and include the oldest walled gardens in Sussex. They incorporate an arboretum and a topiary chess garden, and are opened each year under the National Garden Scheme. We have introduced a vegetable garden, and over the next two years will be developing a sensory garden, a nature walk, a conservation area, and a mountain biking trail.
We are based in the beautiful Wealden countryside, on the borders of Kent and Sussex.Beyond the gardens our pupils benefit from 60 acres of playing fields and grounds, and we have secure access to another 100 acres of ancient deerpark for cross-country runs, orienteering, nature rambles and building camps.
Although benefiting from a rural location, uniquely we are within just an hour of London, Gatwick Airport and the Channel Tunnel, able to access Eurostar services at Ashford International Station.
