Hoe Bridge School
11+ Admissions Guide 2026

Hoe Bridge School is a co-educational independent day school, founded in 1986 from the merger of two schools for male pupils. It became a charitable trust administered by a board of governors in 1987, and began welcoming female pupils in 1999. The school comprises two sections: pre-prep for pupils aged 2 to 7 years, and prep for pupils aged 7 to 13 years. The school aims to work closely with parents to provide a broadly Christian environment in which happy children can develop as self-reliant, confident individuals, fulfilling their potential in academic, sporting, and creative activities. It places emphasis on respect for others, courtesy, and kindness, and seeks to give pupils the skills and experience to prepare them for life beyond school. The majority of pupils come from professional and business families living within a 6-mile radius of the school. The school supports pupils with a range of special educational needs and disabilities, and makes provision for those identified as its most able in academic subjects, art, design technology, music, and sport.