National Awards
Finalist in the Independent Schools of the Year Awards for 'Independent Pre-Prep School of the Year' 2024
Winner for 'Best Experiential Learning (Prep)' in the Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Award 2024 - encompassing our Wonder, Inspire, Discover curriculum in Pre-Prep
Highly Commended for 'Excellence in STEM' in the Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Award 2024
Shortlisted in the Independent Schools of the Year Awards for 'Independent Prep School of the Year' 2023
Finalist for 'Best Experiential Learning (Prep)' in the Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Award 2023
Finalist for 'Best STEM Programme (Prep)' in the Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Award 2023
'Winner of 'Most Creative Learning Through Play (Early Years)' 2022
Highly Commended for 'Best Experiential Learning' 2022
Highly Commended for 'Most Innovative Technology-Led Teaching' 2022
Highly Commended 'Empowering Young Entrepreneurs' 2022
Shortlisted for 'Strategic Education Initiative of the Year' 2020
Winner of 'Best Use of Technology Award' 2019
Shortlisted for 'i25 Award' 2019 and 2020
2020 2019
The Times (TES) Independent Schools Awards
The TES Independent School Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in UK independent schools, and are highly significant because the sector includes major world-class schools. Aberdour has been recognised a number of times as one of the top independent schools in the country, and we are particularly proud of winning the Best Use of Technology award, where we were up against some of the country's top public schools.
| 2019 | Shortlised for 'Strategic Education Initiative of the Year' 2020 |
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| 2018 | Winner of 'Best Use of Technology' 2019 |
| 2017 | Shortlisted for 'Best Use of Technology' 2018 |
| 2017 | Shortlisted for 'PrePrep/Prep School of the Year' 2018 |
| 2016 | Shortlisted for 'Strategic Education Initiative Of The Year' 2016 |
| 2015 | Shortlisted for 'Governing Body Of The Year' 2015 |
| 2013 | Shortlisted for 'Independent School Of The Year' 2013 |
| 2013 | Winner of 'Outstanding Financial/Commercial Initiative' 2013 |
| 2011 | Shortlisted for 'Outstanding Financial/Commercial Initiative' 2011 |
| 2010 | Winner of Independent Schools 'Head Of The Year' 2010 |
| 2010 | Shortlisted for 'Independent School of the Year' 2010 |
Independent Schools of the Year Awards
Independent Schools of the Year is an awards programme brought together by Independent School Parent magazine. The awards are designed to showcase our schools’ success stories and celebrate the extraordinary and compelling student experience they provide.
| 2024 | Finalist for 'Indepenedent Pre-Prep School of the Year' 2024 |
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| 2023 | Shortlised for 'Independent Prep School of the Year' 2023 |
Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards
Lauched in 2014, these new school awards are part of Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Guide, the fastest growing school review site with over 300 schools currently reviewed and listed. The Guide is passionate about both academic and holistic education and look to give a well-rounded insight to each school they visit to help parents choose the right school for their child.
| 2024 | Winner for 'Best Experiential Learning (Prep) 2024 |
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| 2024 | Highly Commended for 'Best Experientical Learning' 2024 |
| 2023 | Finalist for 'Best Experiential Learning (Prep) 2023 |
| 2023 | Finalist for 'Best STEM Programme (Prep)' 2023 |
| 2022 | Winner of 'Most Creative Learning Through Play (Early Years)' 2022 |
| 2022 | Highly Commended for 'Best Experientical Learning' 2022 |
| 2022 | Highly Commended for 'Most Innovative Technology-led Teaching' 2022 |
| 2022 | Highly Commended for 'Empowering Young Entrepreneurs' 2022 |
Independent Insights i25 Awards
An awards scheme to recognise the top 25 innovators and influencers in the UK's Independent Schools Sector.
| 2020 | Senior Deputy Head Tracy Thomas - Shortlisted for i25 2020 |
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| 2019 | Headmaster Simon Collins - Shortlisted for inaugural i25 2019 |
Healthy School Award
Aberdour was the first Independent Preparatory School in Surrey to achieve this Award.
Inspection Team Comments
We are particularly impressed with:
- The strong focus on emotional health and wellbeing of the School
- The breadth of opportunity for physical activity within and beyond the curriculum
- The way in which the School has embraced the importance of PSHE and has worked hard to formalise the curriculum within the School.
Further Inspection Comments:
- The fact that so many pupils represent the School in some form of physical activity is a real credit to the School
- The benefit of active lifestyles are actively promoted within the School through posters, displays and information
- Pupils identify that they enjoy their lessons because their teachers are kind and make lessons fun
- The School Council see their role as important in helping to make the School a better place
- The School environment is welcoming and stimulating, and promotes the happy and caring ethos of the School
- There are strong pastoral support systems in place that aim to ensure the needs of all pupils are met
- Pupils feel safe in their School and enjoy the breadth of opportunities that are offered