Yarlet School

Yarlet School, formerly Yarlet Hall, is a coeducational preparatory school located in the district of Yarlet, north of the county town Stafford in Staffordshire, England. History The school was founded by Reverend Walter Earle, former Second Master at Uppingham School, as a small prep school for boys in Yarlet Hall, a Victorian private house situated in the countryside on the outskirts of Stafford. Hence, Yarlet had close ties with Uppingham early in its history and indeed, many of the boys continued their schooling at Uppingham. Earle founded Bilton Grange in Warwickshire and later moved there in 1887, taking some of the boys with him, but the original school in Yarlet continued to function under a new headmaster. Ties were also established with Rugby School, which remain to this day. It became a charitable trust in 1970. The pre-prep department was opened in 1993. Girls were admitted in 1994 and the school is now fully coeducational. Curriculum Subjects taught in Year 3 and above include English, Mathematics, Science, ICT, French, History, Geography, Religious Studies, Latin and Music. Pupils are prepared for the Common Entrance Exam which is taken at the end of Year 8. Sport Yarlet has beautiful grounds and a wide range of facilities such as an AstroTurf pitch, three tennis courts, two football/rugby/rounders pitches, and three tennis courts, two of which can be used for netball. This gives a large availability of sport at Yarlet. Boys play football in the autumn term, rugby in the spring, and cricket in the summer. Girls play hockey in the autumn, netball in the spring, and rounders in the summer. Athletics, swimming and tennis are also available.