Latest News
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Matilda The Musical
Parents and guests were treated to two wonderful performances of Hanford's whole school production of Matilda The Musical.
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French Trip for Hanford Seniors
French Trip to the Château de la Baudonnière – October 2025
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Hanford Celebrates a True Legend
Parents and guests were treated to two wonderful performances of Hanford’s whole school production of Matilda The Musical at the end of last term.
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Praise for Hanford's Co-Curricular Offer
We are delighted to be featured in School House Magazine's excellent article 'More To Explore' about co-curricular activities at prep schools and how this helps pupils build resilience, develop their confidence and engage with the wider world.
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Hanford Prep in Tatler Schools Guide 2026
Thank you to Tori Cadogan, Editor, and the Tatler Schools team for their fabulous review of Hanford Prep and letting us have some fun with their beautiful cover picture.
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Well-Read
I love reading and always take lots of books on holiday with me, generally sourced from a charity shop.
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Saddle Up!
The stables staff at Hanford are looking a little bleary eyed at the moment.
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A Leaver’s Poem, by Rose
Each year our Year 8/UVIth Leavers write a poem, summing up their time at Hanford. -
Pupils Win Countryside Regeneration Trust Competition
This term, pupils entered a creative writing competition run by The Countryside Regeneration Trust with some impressive results. -
The Play’s the Thing
I imagine that most junior schools throughout the country are busy with the end of term madness.
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Left to Our Own Devices
January is over. Our resolutions have become new habits or faint memories.
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Slow Cooking
It was a large removals lorry and I still have boxes to unpack. If I am to be brutally honest with myself, some of those boxes are from the last move.
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Hold Fast
In this month’s Sherborne Times Hanford’s Head, Hilary Phillips, discusses the importance of change but still ensuring Hanford stays true to our core ethos.
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Extra Curricular – Best of the Best Awards
Hanford is delighted to be nominated as a Top 3 Contender for ‘Best of the Best’ for Extra Curricular by The Week’s Schools Guide 2025.
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Hanford Celebrates VE Day
Girls and staff came together today to celebrate the 80 th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day with a picnic lunch on the lawn.
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Hanford’s Mighty Tetrathlon!
This year’s Hanford Tetrathlon, our equivalent of Sports Day, was held on Saturday 24 May, and was a wonderful day of sporting endeavour, courage and fun!
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Leavers’ Camping Trip – Into the Wild!
Common Entrance is finished and our Year 8’s have been celebrating the end of exams with a wonderful start to their Leavers’ Programme. -
Hands on Hanford
The school holidays are nearly upon us and teachers everywhere are heaving a sigh of relief and looking forward to six to eight weeks of blissful holiday.
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Creativity & Childhood
We have just opened a new Art barn at Hanford. It’s a beautiful conversion of an old building and the activities that go on in there are truly amazing.
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Traditionally Modern
For many, this is the middle, more or less, of the year, but for those who work in the teaching profession.
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Cool to be Kind
We are very pleased at Hanford this month. We have won an award!
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