The Schools at Somerhill
| Type | Other Independent School |
|---|---|
| Principal | Mr John Thomas Coakley B.A. (Hons), M.A., P.G.C.E. |
| Location |
Somerhill Tudeley Road Tonbridge Kent TN11 0NJ England 51°11′05″N 0°17′57″E / 51.18468°N 0.29905°ECoordinates: 51°11′05″N 0°17′57″E / 51.18468°N 0.29905°E |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Gender | Coeducational pre prep with separate boys and girls prep schools |
| Ages | 3–13 |
| Website | www |
The Schools at Somerhill is the title given to a group of schools located in Somerhill House overseen by The Schools at Somerhill Charitable Trust. The three schools are Yardley Court, Derwent Lodge and Somerhill Pre-Prep. Yardley Court is for boys aged 7–13, Derwent Lodge for girls aged 7–11 and Somerhill Pre-Prep is a mixed school for aged 3–7 boys and girls.
Yardley Court moved to Somerhill House in 1990 to gain much needed expansion room. Derwent Lodge joined them in 1993.
Mr John Coakley is Principal of The Schools at Somerhill and head of Yardley Court. Each of the other schools has its own head; Mrs Helen Hoffmann is the head of Derwent Lodge; Ms Zoe Humm is the head of Somerhill Pre Prep.
Shared facilities include a sports hall that was opened on 4 July 2002 by Mrs Godfrey Jayne Hallows Bickmore, new dining room and an indoor swimming pool. Dame Kelly Holmes opened the dining room and swimming pool on the 1 October 2009. A dedicated music block was built in October 2014.
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