This prep school defies the odds to offer one of the most magical upbringings a little girl can dream of. Every day brings a new adventure; think ponies and picnics but within a solid academic educational framework rewarded with scholarships to top schools. With quirky traditions such as ‘manners’ – where you can move from being a ‘piglet’ to a ‘royal guest’ depending on how you treat people – this school is the epitome of preserving childhood. School clubs range from drama to pistol shooting, debating to croquet and then there are the ponies to manage and the kitchen garden to maintain, so that the produce can be used in the school kitchens. A new partnership has been forged with Sherborne Girls but once a Hanford girl, always a Hanford girl.