Stamford School

At Stamford School, we believe in empowering boys to discover the gifts and talents within them.

We want your son to understand himself, and the world around him, and to strive to improve both. Our watchword is an opportunity; we stretch minds, challenge bodies and enrich souls through music, sports, the performing arts, outdoor adventure, volunteering and fundraising. Community is also a key ingredient; your son will become part of a cohesive, collaborative and caring community, where staff know, understand, support and encourage him. It’s a rounded and grounded community where your son can be confident to become himself. Academically, our focus is on fostering a love of learning and skills for life. Your son will be taught a broad curriculum by staff who are experts in how boys learn and interact, and our size and structure offers flexibility and choice when it comes to subject selection.

Scroll down the page to hear from the Head and find out more about life at Stamford School.

Welcome to Stamford School, where we have been educating boys for over 475 years. Today, for our 700 pupils, we maintain our traditional values but with a very modern outlook. We understand how to build a love of learning and develop intellectual curiosity, to instill the values of teamwork and competition on the sports field and through adventure and to fire imaginations through music, art and drama. At Stamford we seek to foster a sense of personal responsibility, service to the community and leadership in every individual. In essence to help him to discover and develop the gifts which are already within him to their full potential. Our ambition is to inspire our boys not only to comprehend the world around them but also to go out to improve it. Inside of our classrooms, the highly prized qualities of collaboration, teamwork and bringing out the best in others are right at the heart of a Stamford School education. Learning may incorporate state-of-the-art technology, but the focus is upon thinking and communicating creatively, and interacting with others to solve complex problems across the whole curriculum. That said, there is no doubt that young people value first-hand experiences more than ever, so taking education outside the classroom – to Iceland, America, Costa Rica, New Zealand and Sri Lanka; and more closely to Flanders, London, Stratford and the Lake District; to plays, museums, national parks and sites of historical importance – continues to be such a vital and vibrant part of our education. The pages which follow will give you some idea of the opportunity a Stamford School education offers, but they are no substitute for you visiting the School. I believe you will find the environment busy, focused, caring but overwhelmingly happy. Our Open Days take place twice a year but at any other time I should always be delighted to meet you and show you the School. Nick Gallop Headmaster of Stamford School