Gresham's Prep School
With just 246 pupils and a pupil-to-teacher ratio of around seven, Gresham's Prep School offers an unusually intimate setting in the small Norfolk town of Holt. As a Church of England independent that takes both day pupils and boarders, it combines academic teaching with a degree of personal attention that larger schools struggle to match. The school is led by Head Sarah Hollingsworth and inspected by the ISI.
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Teaching & academics
The low pupil-to-teacher ratio of about seven means small classes and close contact between staff and children, which suits pupils who benefit from individual attention. Scholarships are offered across academic, art and design, music, drama and sport, signalling the breadth of strengths the school recognises and rewards.
Head · Sarah Hollingsworth
Beyond the classroom
Beyond the classroom, the range of scholarship categories points to active programmes in art and design, music, drama and sport. As a boarding school, it can also offer the wider community life that comes with pupils living on site.
School life & ethos
- Religious character
- C of E
- Boarding
- Yes
Mobile phone policy
No pupil may have a mobile phone or smart watch in school, except boarders (who hand them to boarding team on arrival and may request them to phone home) or those travelling to/from school by bus/taxi (phones handed to school office on arrival)
Fees & bursaries
- Day fees (per year)
- £14,400 - £25,950
- Boarding fees (per year)
- £36,360
- Bursaries up to
- 10% of fees
Means-tested bursaries attached to scholarships allocated impartially
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A small, broad-based C of E prep in rural Norfolk where close staff attention and a strong scholarship offering go hand in hand. Means-tested bursaries attached to scholarships help widen access.
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.