Rookwood has operated from the same Andover site since 1934, over nine decades of continuous presence.
RU Co-educational British boarding school in Hampshire, founded 1934
Why this school
Rookwood has operated from the same Andover site since 1934, over nine decades of continuous presence.
Weekly and full boarding are both available from Year 3, with VAT-inclusive fees at every stage.
Around 270 pupils attend, spanning age two to eighteen on a single Hampshire campus.
Rookwood School is an independent co-educational school in Andover, Hampshire, founded in 1934. It takes pupils from age two to eighteen on a single site, covering nursery through to sixth form. Around 270 pupils attend, a scale the school maintains deliberately. Staff know pupils by name, and teaching adjusts to individual pace. Accredited by the BSA and ISC, Rookwood has operated continuously from the same Hampshire site for over nine decades, developing a character that is distinctly its own.
Rookwood follows the mainstream English curriculum. Pupils work towards GCSEs in the senior school and A-Levels in the sixth form. Compact class groups let teachers track individual progress without pupils getting lost in the cohort. The prep phase runs from Reception to Year 6, feeding into the senior school at Year 7, then into sixth form for A-Level study. The school’s motto, dare to know, sets an expectation of intellectual engagement and independent thinking. Pupils who join in the early years can complete their full secondary education without changing institution — the through-school structure makes that continuity straightforward.
A-Level provision in Years 12 and 13 sits within a community pupils already know well. The small sixth form cohort receives individual attention on subject choices and university guidance, from staff who have followed each student’s academic history across the school.
Boarding is available from Year 3, with weekly and full boarding options. Full boarding fees for Year 9 to Year 13 are £12,923 per term (2025, VAT inclusive). Weekly boarding is available across the senior years. The small school size shapes how pastoral care works — oversight is close, and boarding staff are part of the same community as teaching staff. Day, weekly, and full boarding pupils share the same timetable and co-curricular programme, keeping the school coherent across different living arrangements.
Specific clubs, sports teams, and arts programmes are not detailed in available school data. Rookwood runs a full co-curricular programme in keeping with its through-school structure and BSA membership, which requires boarding schools to provide a broad range of weekend and evening activities for boarders. Prep and senior pupils participate in shared activities alongside day and boarding peers, consistent with the school’s emphasis on community at its scale of around 270.
Rookwood occupies a site in Andover, a market town in north Hampshire, within easy reach of the south of England more broadly. The campus functions as both a day school and boarding environment, housing pupils from nursery to upper sixth. Andover connects to the regional transport network while the campus itself remains self-contained.
Andover, Hampshire. Southampton Airport is approximately 25 miles south. London Heathrow is approximately 60 miles north-east via the A303 and M3 corridor. Andover railway station has direct services to London Waterloo.
Annual tuition
£38,769 per year · full boarding · Senior · Year 9 to Year 13
Other tier breakdowns shown below.
| Stage | Year groups | Type | Audience | Fee / year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prep | Reception to Year 2 | Day | — | £11,955 |
| Prep | Year 3 to Year 4 | Day | — | £16,272 |
| Prep | Year 3 to Year 4 | Weekly boarding | — | £27,498 |
| Prep | Year 3 to Year 4 | Full boarding | — | £31,749 |
| Prep | Year 5 to Year 6 | Day | — | £16,596 |
| Prep | Year 5 to Year 6 | Weekly boarding | — | £27,822 |
| Prep | Year 5 to Year 6 | Full boarding | — | £32,073 |
| Senior | Year 7 to Year 8 | Day | — | £21,801 |
| Senior | Year 7 to Year 8 | Weekly boarding | — | £33,027 |
| Senior | Year 7 to Year 8 | Full boarding | — | £37,278 |
| Senior | Year 9 to Year 13 | Day | — | £23,292 |
| Senior | Year 9 to Year 13 | Weekly boarding | — | £34,518 |
| Senior | Year 9 to Year 13 | Full boarding | — | £38,769 |
Additional fees
Deposit
£300
Registration
£100
Southampton Airport (~25 miles); London Heathrow (~60 miles via A303/M3)
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Rookwood takes pupils from age two to eighteen. The school runs from nursery through prep and into the senior school, with A-Level provision in the sixth form.
For 2025, full boarding fees for Year 9 to Year 13 are £12,923 per term, inclusive of VAT. Weekly boarding for the same year groups is £11,506 per term. Full boarding for Year 3 to Year 4 starts at £10,583 per term.
Yes. Rookwood offers day, weekly boarding, and full boarding across prep and senior year groups. Day fees for Year 9 to Year 13 are £7,764 per term (2025, VAT inclusive).
Rookwood offers GCSEs in the senior school and A-Levels in the sixth form (Years 12 and 13). The school follows the mainstream English curriculum throughout.
The registration fee at Rookwood is £100. A deposit of £300 is required on acceptance of a place.
Rookwood is a member of the BSA (Boarding Schools’ Association) and the ISC (Independent Schools Council), the principal accreditation bodies for independent and boarding schools in the UK.
Rookwood is in Andover, Hampshire. Southampton Airport is approximately 25 miles south and London Heathrow around 60 miles north-east. Andover railway station has direct services to London Waterloo.
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