Somerhill

A stunning school that offers the best of both worlds, Somerhill School mixes co-ed and single-sex education under one (rather splendid) Jacobean roof. Pupils are divided into three teaching groups: co-ed Somerhill Pre-School (which includes Saplings, a fully-hybrid outdoor nursery), Yardley Court for boys from Years 3 to 8 and Derwent Lodge for girls from Years 3 to 6 – it sounds complicated at first, but once you wrap your head around it, the genius of the set-up is revealed. Girls and boys at Somerhill mix like siblings in the younger years, and from Year 3 continue t...