About Us

Kingscourt Private School provides an “outstanding” quality of education to girls and boys aged up to 11. We value respect, kindness and good behaviour, as well as encouraging a spirit of adventure and developing character and resilience.

Located in the village of Catherington, between Horndean and Clanfield, Kingscourt is easily accessible from the nearby A3.

Our nursery and school is housed in a Grade II listed Georgian building and surrounded by 23 acres of private playing fields and walled garden. From nursery through Year 6, we make the most of our extensive grounds for outdoor learning, Forest School adventures, nature walks, playtime, extracurricular clubs, sport and PE.

Parent Choice

Because we are independent, we do not have a catchment area. You can choose Kingscourt nursery and day school for your child regardless of where you live. For example, families travel to us from the following areas, and others besides:

Buriton
Catherington
Charlton
Clanfield
Cosham
Drayton
Droxford
Emsworth

Farlington
Hambledon
Havant
Hayling Island
Horndean
Petersfield
Rowlands Castle
Waterlooville

Headteacher Mr Lewis and class teachers will guide and support you to select the right senior school for your child when they reach the top end of Prep (Year 5 and 6). At this stage of your child’s development you and we will know what type of secondary school will best suit them and make the most of their talents, abilities and interests. We feed a number of highly-regarded schools and very often our pupils receive scholarship awards. Click here to learn more.

Wraparound Care & Clubs

We can provide wraparound care for your child from 7:30 am until 6:00 pm each day during term time and we offer an exceptional number and variety of extracurricular clubs including fencing, horse-riding, judo, glee (performing arts), gymnastics, coding and more. Click here to learn more.

Contact Us

This gives just a snapshot of life at Kingscourt. We warmly invite you to visit or call to learn more. Our team is always happy to answer any questions you may have about nursery or school admissions and life. Please get in touch to find out more or arrange a visit. We look forward to hearing from you!

Head’s Welcome

Headteacher, Jamie Lewis sums up what makes Kingscourt special.

History and Ethos

Kingscourt was established in 1995 in Catherington House, just north of Horndean in Hampshire.

Academic Quality & Results

We encourage all of our children to aim high. We give them the opportunity to push beyond what is easy and to always reach for the next stage.

Inspection Reports

‘Kingscourt School provides an outstanding quality of education’ SIS Report January 2016

Leavers’ Destinations

At the end of Year 6, our children move on to their senior schools.

Latest News

There’s always lots going on for all ages here at Kingscourt.

Senior Leadership Team

All staff at Kingscourt work together to ensure that each child is individually supported in their learning and development.

School Policies

All of our policies covering every aspect of the school can be found here.

Cognita Schools

Kingscourt is part of Cognita, a leading independent schools group with over 60 unique schools worldwide.

Job Vacancies

From time to time we look for exceptional new staff members to join our busy and exciting team.

At Kingscourt we value our children’s happiness, sociability and feeling of belonging. Our high level of pastoral care means that we know each child, and their family, very well.