Aldenham School, Founded 1597

Aldenham Aims and Ethos

Our Aims

At Aldenham we educate young people so that they may flourish personally, in order to succeed academically and thereby contribute positively towards the world of their time. Our core values are expressed in the Aldenham Attributes of Aspiration, Co-operation, Courage, Curiosity, Independence and Respect.

Aldenham Model of Education

Our Ethos

Our ethos is expressed in the Aldenham Model of Education, at the heart of which lies the development and well-being of every child. Our approach is one that creates Autonomy, Belonging, Competence and Purpose, all of which are essential for human thriving. Bringing these together drives the positive cycle of motivation and success, spurring each child on to succeed in ways that may look and feel different for everyone. Three areas of school life, academic, co-curricular and pastoral care interlock, providing our students with opportunities to learn, progress and excel. Drawing on the Foundation’s boarding heritage every student is known and enjoys recognition for their contribution to their community of peers and adults, who care about them as individuals.

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Part of the
Aldenham Foundation

Educating children in Hertfordshire for more than 400 years, the Aldenham Foundation encompasses Aldenham Senior School for boys & girls 11-18, Aldenham Prep School (boys & girls 5–11), Aldenham Nursery (boys & girls rising 3-4), St Hilda's Prep School (girls 4-11) and Bluebird Nursery (boys & girls 2-4).

Kids learn at school

Aldenham School offers outstanding Boarding / Day options for boys and girls in a caring community. Set in a beautiful site of 110+ acres of green belt land within the M25 and close to the main London airports. Pupils enjoy an excellent all round education with room to express their individuality. Academic and social activities are given equal importance for the development of valuable life skills.

Kids learn at school

At Aldenham Nursery and Aldenham Prep School we provide a happy, nurturing and warm environment where quality learning takes place and the needs of each individual child are fulfilled. Aldenham Prep School is a caring school where boys and girls from 3 to 11 develop and thrive. On the same glorious site as Aldenham Senior School set in 110 acres of countryside and with excellent facilities.

Kids learn at school

St Hilda’s is a community of girls aged four to eleven years, whose infectious enthusiasm, politeness and busy purposefulness is immediately evident to visitors. The girls thrive in a caring yet challenging environment, which teaches them to be resilient and resourceful learners, and ultimately to be exceptionally well prepared to take their next step to the senior school of their choice.

Kids learn at school

Our youngest children aged 2-4 years are encouraged to play, explore and learn, under the watchful and inspiring care of specialist staff. Our packed programmes of teacher and child-led activities are especially designed to develop the whole child in ways appealing and appropriate to their current age and stage, including specialist teaching in subjects such as dance, music, swimming, PE, French and Spanish.