Allhallows College, situated high on the clifftops of East Devon, provides a first class education for boys and girls aged 11 to 18, in a magnificent country park. This setting is itself inspirational (the adjective used recently by a visiting HMI), but the College offers much more than simply its magnificent setting.
Highly qualified and motivated staff teach in classes of never more than 20 students (less than 10 at A-level) to an academic programme which selects the best from the National Curriculum and adds on a very wide range of out of class activities as part of the daily programme. This includes a Cadet Force and, uniquely to Allhallows, Coastguards and a Fire Service, and a strong tradition of both Community Service and outdoor activities, frequently based on the resources available on the college's 360 acre campus. Expert games coaching is provided by qualified staff, utilising the College's own swimming pool, squash courts, tennis courts, indoor shooting range and sports hall, as well as extensive playing fields; facilities which are also available to the local community.
The College provides a very high level of high pastoral care and monitoring of academic progress, through a long established House system to which all students, boarding and day, belong. College transport, the cost of which is part of the all-inclusive fee, is provided for day students and weekly boarders from a wide area around the College. Day students also have the opportunity to board on occasions when their College commitments, or family circumstances, require it.
Planned developments include an equestrian centre and a theatre workshop complex. The latter will further enhance the College's already strong reputation for drama and the arts in general. This is reflected in the A-level curriculum where Theatre Studies, Art and History of Art are offered. Geography, Biology and Geology are subjects which make full use of the College's unique environment as an outdoor laboratory. In total, 20 subjects are offered at A-level, and 18 at GCSE. The College offers a wide range of scholarships in Music, Art and Sport as well as academic subjects at all levels of entry.
