Blundell's is The West Country School which serves regional, national and international markets. It is easily accessible with excellent road, rail and air connections - the benefits of boarding education in the South-West are thus available to a wider market - London is only two hours away.
The School is situated on the outskirts of Tiverton. It enjoys the benefits of being both part of the community, and in one of the most beautiful parts of the country. On the edge of the Exe Valley, the School has easy access to Exmoor and Dartmoor and also to the north and south coasts of Devon.
Blundell's stands for the pursuit of individual excellence. It stresses standards of decent behaviour and strong spiritual values in preparing pupils for the world beyond School. It aims to stretch pupils well beyond the academic curriculum.
The School is 460 pupils strong. It was recently described as providing the same breadth and quality of facilities as a school of 700 or more. Yet it is small enough for everyone to know everyone else.
A parent wrote 'you seem to have created an environment in which you allow boys to develop and mature comparatively easily and without pretensions or arrogance. All those we meet seem to be well rounded, thoughtful young men - it is very refreshing'; and a new girl entrant stated: 'there is a wonderful feeling of a true community at Blundell's and I feel that I have made friends for life'.
In September 1996 a new 11-13 Junior Department opened and this is now full to capacity.
