All around I hear doom and gloom about the lack of progress of

boys in this country.

At Monmouth I am very pleased to report that they are in fine

fettle! Boys flourish at a school which has a long tradition of knowing how they

develop best. In every area they are thriving: academically, in the arts and on

the sports fields and on the river, boys at Monmouth are developing just as well

as their female counterparts.

All of this was confirmed in our most recent, excellent

inspection report: “Another outstanding feature is the high quality personal

support that form tutors in The Grange (our Prep School) and house tutors in the

Senior School provide for all pupils. Staff know their pupils very well and give

them very good and appropriate individual attention.”

Boys develop at a different pace and in different ways from

girls. Here we provide a carefully controlled environment in which boys can

safely gain success and experience setbacks, and learn from both.

Day pupils benefit from the fact that this is a long standing

boarding community, operating seven days a week, providing new experiences from

which boys can benefit.

Monmouth has an enviable reputation on the sporting circuits. and

we also believe in spiritual development, helped by our chaplaincy team.

For nearly 400 years Monmouth School has stood on the banks of

the Wye giving boys a first class education, but changing with the times. At

Sixth Form level we now operate with our sister school, Haberdashers’ Monmouth

School for Girls, giving boys, as they prepare for university, the best of both

worlds. For a copy of the full inspection report, visit

www.habs-monmouth.org.