West Buckland School

Category: Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form

Pupils: Co-Education

Type: Boarding and Day

Religious Affiliation: Christian

Roll: 346 Boys / / 319 Girls

Age Range: 3-18 Years

Founded: 1858

Location Description

West Buckland School is set in 100 acres of beautiful North Devon countryside in the South West of England.

School Contact Details

Contact for enquiries:

West Buckland, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 0SX

Tel: 01598 760000

Email: enquiries@westbuckland.com

Email: admissions@westbuckland.com

www.westbuckland.com

Fees

2024/2025

Senior School.

Day fees: Years 7-13 £6880 per term.

Full Boarding: Years 7-11, £13,430 per term Years 12 and 13, £14,320 per term.

Weekly Boarding (5 night stay): Tuition + £2150 per term.

Flexi boarding, one night (regular): £45 per night

Prep School.

Reception – Year 6. Day fees: £3,030 – £5,160 per term.

Weekly Boarding Years 4-6 (4 night stay): Tuition + £1485 per term

International fees.

Years 7-11: £14,600 per term.

Years 12 and 13: £15,730 per term

BNO students: please contact the school for details

Sibling discount.

Discounts for Armed Forces families are available.

OPEN DAYS

All visits are welcome, please contact the school

Sixth Form Open Event: Wednesday 16 Oct 2024 - Time: 5:30 pm

View virtual tours for West Buckland School HERE

For details tel. 01598 760000 or email admissions@westbuckland.com

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West Buckland School Welcomes New Lead House Parent at Parker’s Boarding House West Buckland School has appointed Mike Reed as...
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A Level results – West...

West Buckland Sixth Formers delighted with results! West Buckland’s Sixth Form students achieved over 40% A* or A grades and...
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Lorimer Tennis Court: Grand Opening...

Lorimer Tennis Court: Grand Opening Celebration at West Buckland School West Buckland School celebrated the opening of their new tennis...
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West Buckland School's delightful Year 11 students celebrate triumph! As reported by The Telegraph, both independent and grammar schools have...
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West Buckland’s Sixth Form students celebrate today with almost 50% of examinations graded at A* or A, surpassing the results...
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Boarders Cycle 1130km for the...

West Buckland School students and staff raise £1,300 for the North Devon Food Banks after cycling and running 'to the Antarctic'. A combination of boarders and staff at West Buckland School, in North Devon, last weekend cycled and ran a total of 1130km and raised a staggering £1,400 for The North Devon Food Bank. The...
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West Buckland School Donates laptops...

Following a very successful Community Fun Day for Ukrainian families in the summer, West Buckland School donates 15 laptops to these families to assist with their businesses and education. West Buckland School, near Barnstaple, in North Devon, has donated 15 laptops to Ukrainian families who are living in the North Devon area. The laptops, donated...
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Rescue of Village Facelift by...

"Community - a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common." When West Buckland village appealed for help to paint their village hall, the boarding community of neighbours West Buckland School came to the rescue. People in the village had explained that the next big job they were...
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New Prep Head Announced for...

North Devon's West Buckland School announces the appointment of Mrs Sarah Atkinson as the next Head of West Buckland Prep School. Sarah is currently the Head at RGS Dodderhill, part of the RGS Worcester family of schools, will succeed current Head, Nick Robinson and join the school in April 2023. Since 2019 Sarah has been...
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West Buckland Students Defy Covid...

West Buckland School Headmaster pays tribute to his students who have not only performed really well in their exams but also achieved outstanding things outside of the classroom at the same time. All against a backdrop of covid uncertainties. After two years of disruption due to covid, and with a cohort of students who had...
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Prestigious UNESCO North Devon Biosphere...

West Buckland School WEBS (West Buckland Ecology and Biodiversity) group, have won the 2021 UNESCO North Devon Biosphere ‘Pledge for Nature’ award following their dedicated work to increasing awareness of ecology and sustainability at school. West Buckland School WEBS (West Buckland Ecology and Biodiversity) group, have won the 2021 UNESCO North Devon Biosphere ‘Pledge for...
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GCSE Results Reflect Range of...

West Buckland School students have excelled in this year’s GCSE exams, with over a quarter of pupils gaining straight 7-9 top grades. West Buckland School students have, once again, excelled in this year’s GCSE exams, which this year saw a new and incomparable system of assessing learning in response to the disruptions brought about by...
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West Buckland’s A Level Results...

West Buckland School's A-level results reflect high levels of engagement with online learning as well as the resilience, hard work and integrity of both students and staff. West Buckland A-level students have once again produced an outstanding set of results in their exams, which this year saw the introduction of the TAG (Teacher Assessed Grades)...
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West Buckland Student Chosen for...

West Buckland School Year 13 students, Josh Nalevea, has been picked to play in the Exeter Chiefs Academy's first match back after COVID. The match, this Saturday, will be against Worcester, away. Josh joined West Buckland in the Sixth Form but his passion for rugby has been hugely curtailed by the COVID pandemic which saw...
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West Buckland Joins Wellbeing Hub...

West Buckland School, in North Devon, is delighted to have signed up to the Teen Tips Wellbeing Hub, a facility that provides valuable resources to support staff, parents and young people to deal with the challenges facing teenagers now and in the future. By enrolling in the programme, the school has enabled free access to...
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Boarders cycle to raise £1000...

£1000 has been raised by residents of Parker’s, West Buckland School’s Sixth Form boarding house, who cycled the distance from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise money for the Northern Devon Food Bank. Last weekend, residents of Parker’s, West Buckland School’s Sixth Form boarding house, cycled the distance from Land’s End to John O’Groats...
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