With over 90% of the boys as full-time boarders, Sandroyd can be rightly described as the boarding preparatory school in its area. More and more parents who choose a boarding education for their sons are recognising the expertise which Sandroyd has in this field and, as a result, the school is looking forward to another record intake, and this at a time when many other schools are reporting a decline in their boarding numbers. There is also a limited number of day places available for boys up to the age of 11 years.
Sandroyd is well-known for the excellence of its sport and music while on the academic side high standards are expected and achieved with boys going on to Eton, Winchester and all the other leading Public Schools through Scholarships and Common Entrance. For those who need extra help with their studies there is a fully qualified Learning Support staff with their own rooms and technological aids.
Weekends are especially busy at the school with the boys being offered an enormous variety of activities, hobbies and expeditions organised and supervised by the staff, from sailing to golf, Natural History to fencing and riding to archery. Parental contact is, of course, encouraged. Many come and attend Chapel on a Sunday and stay for the afternoon, while there is a system of exeats to maintain the important balance between school and home.
The pastoral care of the boys is naturally a priority. The Deputy Headmaster and his wife live in the main house and a fully-qualified Nursing Sister is in residence 24 hours a day as are a number of Matrons. Each boy has his own personal tutor to whom he can turn at any time and the school also has an independent counsellor who is readily available. Easy access to a telephone means that no boy need ever feel alone or lonely.
The beautiful grounds of Rushmore Park on the Wiltshire/Dorset borders, Sandroyd's home for nearly 60 of its 100 years, provide a wonderful setting for the school, giving the boys the space to grow and develop in a natural and secure environment.
Alumni - General Sir Antony Read; Sir Antony Meyer; Ian Gow; The Right Hon The Lord Aberdare; The Right Hon Earl of Avon; The Hon Timothy Sainsbury; The Rt Revd & Rt Hon Lord Ramsey of Canterbury; The Rt Hon The Lord Carrington; Sir Ranulph Fiennes; Sir Terence Rattigan; Sir Max Aitken; Admiral Sir Charles Madden; Lord Snowden; Randolph Churchill; King Faisal of Iraq; The Rt Hon The Lord Wilberforce; King Peter of Yugoslavia.
