While learning more about the Milton Abbey difference as you explore our website, it might help to know that we are:

• • A proudly charitable, independent, private school

  • Co-educational, welcoming boys and girls from 13 to 18 years old

  • Located on the Dorset Riviera, in southern England, 2 hours from Heathrow Airport and 2.5 hours from London Waterloo station.

  • Truly full boarding, with 90% of pupils staying for 3 or 6 week blocks, with 10% local day pupil

• • Small by choice, with 220 pupils and small class sizes allowing bespoke tuition and personal development

  • ‘Mixed-ability’ academically, being radically inclusive and famous for our Learning Development programme

  • A founding ideal to provide not just scholarship and sport, but also leadership, confidence, creativity, service, respect and an appreciation of the natural world. We call this ‘character’ education

  • Offering the broadest selection of qualifications in the independent sector, covering academic, vocational and sporting areas

  • Consistently ‘top 10’ in England for added value results at A-level, GCSE and BTEC

   

  • Renowned for our nurturing pastoral provision, with five boarding houses with their distinct ‘home from home’ environments

  • We prioritise the great outdoors, promoting daily exercise for a ‘healthy body, healthy mind’, through sport, adventure and leisure activity

  • Our historic Grade 1 listed mansion and abbey is surrounded by 180 acres of beautiful countryside, forest and hills in a national ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

  • Our ‘Sport Every Day’ programme ensures coached sports sessions are available every day of the week, and that every student may choose their sport, from 32 available over the year