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Head Master’s Welcome
At Dauntsey’s, our ultimate priority is the happiness and fulfilment of everyone in our community. We want the pupils to do better here than they would anywhere else and, in our experience, when pupils are happy, success follows.
Joining Dauntsey’s
Entry to Dauntsey's is normally at age 11, 13, or 16, although pupils may be accepted into other year groups if space is available. Please contact the Admissions Team to discuss this further.
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Sixth Form
Meet the
Dauntsey’s Family
Friendship is at the heart of the special atmosphere at Dauntsey’s – friendship between pupils, between staff, and between pupils and staff. Relationships are relaxed and informal but also based on mutual respect.
![Head Girl]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695113314/dauntseysorg/j3r5xflnitnksfxsoc1m/Anna-Headgirl.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695113314/dauntseysorg/j3r5xflnitnksfxsoc1m/Anna-Headgirl.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695113314/dauntseysorg/j3r5xflnitnksfxsoc1m/Anna-Headgirl.jpg","width":560}])
Anna is in her final year at Dauntsey’s and is our Head Girl
![Zoe Ross - Head of Sixth Form - standing outside under a tree]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1694779731/dauntseysorg/f5zkwjqwolefaetywrde/ZoeRoss.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1694779731/dauntseysorg/f5zkwjqwolefaetywrde/ZoeRoss.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1694779731/dauntseysorg/f5zkwjqwolefaetywrde/ZoeRoss.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1694779731/dauntseysorg/f5zkwjqwolefaetywrde/ZoeRoss.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1694779731/dauntseysorg/f5zkwjqwolefaetywrde/ZoeRoss.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1694779731/dauntseysorg/f5zkwjqwolefaetywrde/ZoeRoss.jpg","width":2200}])
Zoe is Head of Sixth Form at Dauntsey's, she also teaches French, Complimentary Curriculum and tutors for EPQ and is passionate about languages.
![Meet Reverend Jez]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1694775809/dauntseysorg/gt1mapbqgdogmnsgj7mu/JezBarnes.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1694775809/dauntseysorg/gt1mapbqgdogmnsgj7mu/JezBarnes.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1694775809/dauntseysorg/gt1mapbqgdogmnsgj7mu/JezBarnes.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1694775809/dauntseysorg/gt1mapbqgdogmnsgj7mu/JezBarnes.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1694775809/dauntseysorg/gt1mapbqgdogmnsgj7mu/JezBarnes.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1694775809/dauntseysorg/gt1mapbqgdogmnsgj7mu/JezBarnes.jpg","width":2200}])
Reverend Jez is Chaplain at Dauntsey’s, tutor in Fitzmaurice House and teacher RPE
![Meet Nicole]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671026892/dauntseysorg/gck9fdl1cn1zeb8mhouo/Dauntseys090622-0981.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671026892/dauntseysorg/gck9fdl1cn1zeb8mhouo/Dauntseys090622-0981.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671026892/dauntseysorg/gck9fdl1cn1zeb8mhouo/Dauntseys090622-0981.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1671026892/dauntseysorg/gck9fdl1cn1zeb8mhouo/Dauntseys090622-0981.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1671026892/dauntseysorg/gck9fdl1cn1zeb8mhouo/Dauntseys090622-0981.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1671026892/dauntseysorg/gck9fdl1cn1zeb8mhouo/Dauntseys090622-0981.jpg","width":2200}])
Nicole is a boarder in Upper Sixth and is both a prefect and 'Head Listener'.
![Meet Henry]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633984146/dauntseysorg/taogwhzjutp6y4o4zntc/HenryWest.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633984146/dauntseysorg/taogwhzjutp6y4o4zntc/HenryWest.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1633984146/dauntseysorg/taogwhzjutp6y4o4zntc/HenryWest.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1633984146/dauntseysorg/taogwhzjutp6y4o4zntc/HenryWest.jpg","width":1024}])
Henry West is now an award-winning filmmaker and photographer, having left Dauntsey's in 2012.
Film Library
We hope you enjoy our collection of short films which are intended to demonstrate the energy and spirit of Dauntsey's.
A Day in the Life of the Lower School
Life in the Sixth Form
Dauntsey's Virtual Tour
Life at the Manor
Dauntsey’s News
![Dauntsey's pupils impress at the Cranmer Awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1700490125/dauntseysorg/uqemdfyhilb0ybdgexwp/CranmerAwards.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1700490125/dauntseysorg/uqemdfyhilb0ybdgexwp/CranmerAwards.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1700490125/dauntseysorg/uqemdfyhilb0ybdgexwp/CranmerAwards.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1700490125/dauntseysorg/uqemdfyhilb0ybdgexwp/CranmerAwards.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1700490125/dauntseysorg/uqemdfyhilb0ybdgexwp/CranmerAwards.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1700490125/dauntseysorg/uqemdfyhilb0ybdgexwp/CranmerAwards.jpg","width":2200}])
![Tomasz Schafernaker delivers captivating and educational lecture]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1700475197/dauntseysorg/zbahj7mq61jmllbz7kjw/7B3A0530.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1700475197/dauntseysorg/zbahj7mq61jmllbz7kjw/7B3A0530.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1700475197/dauntseysorg/zbahj7mq61jmllbz7kjw/7B3A0530.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1700475197/dauntseysorg/zbahj7mq61jmllbz7kjw/7B3A0530.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1700475197/dauntseysorg/zbahj7mq61jmllbz7kjw/7B3A0530.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1700475197/dauntseysorg/zbahj7mq61jmllbz7kjw/7B3A0530.jpg","width":2200}])
![Dauntsey's chemists compete in 'Top of the Bench' competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1700151439/dauntseysorg/d1vwtqahk52cq1isg78n/SciencePic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1700151439/dauntseysorg/d1vwtqahk52cq1isg78n/SciencePic.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1700151439/dauntseysorg/d1vwtqahk52cq1isg78n/SciencePic.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1700151439/dauntseysorg/d1vwtqahk52cq1isg78n/SciencePic.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1700151439/dauntseysorg/d1vwtqahk52cq1isg78n/SciencePic.jpg","width":1288}])
![Announcement - Mark Lascelles]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628604701/dauntseysorg/fkh2adotyae0lyu3xivi/ResultsDayNewsStoryimage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1628604701/dauntseysorg/fkh2adotyae0lyu3xivi/ResultsDayNewsStoryimage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1628604701/dauntseysorg/fkh2adotyae0lyu3xivi/ResultsDayNewsStoryimage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1628604701/dauntseysorg/fkh2adotyae0lyu3xivi/ResultsDayNewsStoryimage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628604701/dauntseysorg/fkh2adotyae0lyu3xivi/ResultsDayNewsStoryimage.jpg","width":1512}])
![Upper Sixth pupils explore careers in finance and law]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1697558855/dauntseysorg/gcfl7q5kau0gslz4ulok/London.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1697558855/dauntseysorg/gcfl7q5kau0gslz4ulok/London.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1697558855/dauntseysorg/gcfl7q5kau0gslz4ulok/London.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1697558855/dauntseysorg/gcfl7q5kau0gslz4ulok/London.jpg","width":1024}])
Jolie Brise
Our world famous, gaff-rigged pilot cutter
Jolie Brise, arguably one of the most famous tall ships in the world, has been sailed and maintained by pupils from Dauntsey's School for 38 years.