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Reaching the top as Hunter Hall School bucks the trend
Sixteen pupils from Year 6 of Hunter Hall School in Penrith said a fond farewell last week, as they embark upon their secondary education, including three of the children taking up scholarships across the county. Keira Butler has earned a prestigious academic scholarship to Sedbergh Casterton, whilst Arabella Barker-Bland has won an art scholarship to Austin Friars. Harvey Johnston (Head boy) has gained a sports scholarship to Sedbergh Casterton.
In addition to scholarship awards, all seven children who took the test for QEGS passed and will be starting there in September. Children are also taking up places at Ullswater Community College and Keswick School showing talent in many areas from amazing achievements in sport, to music to drama.
All these talents were celebrated at the schools recent prize giving at St Andrew’s church Penrith to a packed audience. Prize Giving being a time to reflect on the school year that has just past and rejoice in all that has been good.
Hunter Hall School continues to go from strength to strength regardless of the economy and the demise of many other prep schools across the country; either swallowed up by senior schools or just fallen by the wayside. This small independent school, based on a farm on the outskirts of Penrith is bucking the trend and have had their best year in 2015/16 yet. The reputation of the school and results achieved ensures a consistent number of pupils enter the school each year. However class sizes continue to remain small, ensuring the school is big enough to achieve results, but small enough to care individually for each of their pupils