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Muddy Best Schools Guide
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St George’s School Windsor Castle
Muddy says: More than just a chi-chi address, St George's is a chorister school, with royal links, excellent academics and music oozing from every corner.
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Upton House School, Windsor
Muddy says: Upton House is a nurturing school for girls and boys aged 2-11. It's got a family feel, is rated 'excellent' with a princessy past.
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The Oratory, Woodcote
In the top 3% of schools for value added at A Level and excellent pastoral care amongst 120 acres of verdant acreage puts The Oratory onto the Muddy radar. Read my review here.
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Long Close School
Muddy says: A highly-regarded co-ed day school in the Slough suburbs with fantastic SIS reports (excellent across the board) for 3-16 year olds. Fancy a nose around?
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Elstree, Woolhampton
If you're looking for a traditional school where boys can be boys, have a nose at this bucolic prep in Berkshire. Big on manners, academics and life skills.
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Eagle House, Sandhurst
Looking for a non-selective co-ed school with a strong all-rounder reputation? Well, whaddya know!
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The Oratory Prep
Academically strong with excellent pastoral care, Muddy snoops around co-ed Catholic prep on the Oxon/Berks border.
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Queen Anne’s, Caversham
Muddy says: A top girls' school set in 34 acres with cracking facilities, including a super-cool 6th form, a can-do ethos and great results.
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Leighton Park School, Reading
Muddy says: A progressive first-name-only Quaker school with 65 acres in the centre of Reading, with impressive results in STEM and creative subjects.
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Lambrook School, Winkfield Row
A top co-ed school for ages 3-13 set in 52 acres of Berkshire countryside, with a strong reputation for sport and extra-curricular activities.
