Scarisbrick Hall School, halfway between Southport and Ormskirk, stands in the central 50 acres of the original Scarisbrick estate of 440 acres of wooded parkland and farmland. The school benefits from the Gothic splendour of the Hall, a Grade 1 listed building, alongside purpose-built single-storey teaching blocks. Specialist rooms include recently modernised science laboratories, art, pottery and music rooms, dining hall, chapel, library with CD Roms, and an up-to-date computer room with modern PCs and internet/e-mail facilities.
High academic standards and good behaviour are the norm. The Nursery admits children in the term following their 3rd birthday; the Kindergarten admits children from 4+ to 6+. Children are tested for admission to the Junior School from the age of 7+ in Mathematics, English and Verbal Reasoning, as also are children seeking admission to the Senior School at 11+. Scholarships are awarded at 11+ on the results of the Senior School Entrance Examination.
GCSE results are regularly among the best: in 1997 100% of Year 11 gained at least five subjects at Grades A* - C, the average being 9.3 subject passes per candidate. Although the 6th Form has now been discontinued, our students normally progress to well-established university degree courses.
A wide range of individual music tuition is available from 14 peripatetic tutors.
Coach transport is provided from Southport, Formby, Crosby, Maghull, Aughton, Ormskirk, Standish, Wigan, Parbold, Mawdesley, Tarleton.
When the school opened in 1964, its founders, Mr and Mrs Charles Oxley, wanted children to enjoy the benefit of a sound academic education, to learn the self-discipline required for good behaviour to be widespread, and to gain a working knowledge of the evangelical Christian faith. The Christian emphasis is evident in daily morning assemblies in each of the sectors of the school, as well as in Bible-based RE teaching. There is no denominational emphasis and children do not have to adhere to the Christian faith in order to be admitted to the school.
Miss R J Oxley, the daughter of the founders, is now the Principal of the school. Both she and the Headmaster are members of the Independent Schools Association.
