Clayesmore School is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls, aged 2 – 18 years, in the village of Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England.
Facilities
An astro-turf pitch, theatre, sports centre and subject facilities including an art department, science block, business school and design and technology department.
Features
Things to note
The major games are rugby, hockey and cricket for boys and hockey, netball and tennis for girls. Athletics, basketball, football, swimming, cross-country, squash, equestrian, rowing and sailing are also available. There is also a thriving girls' cricket team. Every year group enjoys three afternoons of sport a week in these major sports, with Years 9-11 also taking part in Core PE sessions, encouraging a positive attitude towards fitness for life.
Concerts and recitals are frequent and pupils have a vast number of opportunities to perform throughout their Senior years. Many pupils play at least one instrument, with several proficient in two or more, including voice, often to Grade 8. The array of instruments able to be learned is also impressive, with Peripatetic staff brought in, if required, to teach most pupil's choices.
The concept of ownership is the cornerstone of Drama at Clayesmore. Or to put it another way, the students run the show! Each year the student body elects a new Theatre Committee whose responsibility it is to help choose the productions, organise trips and run ‘Clayesmore Theatre’, the school theatre company. Unlike many schools, pupils can get involved from the very start of their time in Year 9 and lead roles go to those most deserving, regardless of experience or age.
Pupils regularly go on to the top Art schools in the UK including Central St Martins, Falmouth, UCL and the London College of Communication – to study fine art, photography, fashion, textiles, sculpture or ceramics and pottery (enhanced by having own kiln).
Situated in the heart of the school, the department is fully equipped with a huge range of tools, machinery, 3D printers, computers and much more - all of which pupils start to use in Year 9. Those who choose to take DT as part of their GCSE programme will be fully proficient by Year 11, in readiness for advanced courses for A Level.
7.35 miles
