HANFORD School has once again been included in a list of the top 150 private schools in the world.

The school was listed in Carfax Education’s influential The Schools Index as one of the top 10 prep schools in the UK as well as in the top 150 private schools in the world.

Dorset can now boast it has two schools in the Index, with your New Blackmore Vale previously reporting how Port Regis School, near Shaftesbury, also made the list.

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Hilary Phillips, head of Hanford, said, “It is wonderful that Hanford has been recognised in this way.

“Hanford is a vibrant, happy prep school, set in the heart of beautiful Dorset countryside.

“The kind of education we can offer our pupils is increasingly rare in our busy, pressurised world.

“Hanford girls have time to be themselves, play outside, ride ponies, learn new sports, climb trees, explore and make lasting friendships.

Head of Hanford Hilary Phillips with pupils Picture: Hanford School

“They also work hard too; our academic record is outstanding – with 100 scholarships to senior schools over the past 10 years.

“Thank you to the Carfax Education for this accolade and appreciation of what a Hanford education offers!”

Carfax Education is an education consultancy; schools are selected for inclusion in the Schools Index for their unique ethos, local and international reputation, and how they prepare pupils for life beyond academia, as well as looking at other areas such as technology and sustainability.