Welcome

I am delighted to have this opportunity to introduce Haberdashers’ Adams to you and thank you for expressing an interest in our school.

 

I firmly believe that any school should be the sum of the parts. This is especially true of Adams. On the pages of this site you will hopefully get a glimpse of what we have to offer and appreciate our values and what we stand for. Our philosophy is simple and hasn’t changed much for many years: we want to develop confident, articulate young men and women who are interesting, balanced and who care for each other.

 

We think we offer an outstanding learning experience but we are so much more than just our examination results. Although we do pride ourselves on our academic success, the outcome of a school should never be measured only in statistical summaries, but rather it is the journey as well as the destination of our pupils that is key to our success. This means we focus on many aspects of the development of our young people – we recognise the importance of developing a strong sense of belonging and believe in educating the whole person and teaching traditional values. By encouraging pupils to take part in the wide variety of activities available, we can nurture their leadership qualities, promote high moral values and encourage excellent communication skills. We want our pupils to be simultaneously competitive, co-operative and caring, as this will ultimately prepare them for life.

 

At Adams we have high standards and we expect the same of our pupils; we want them to be ambitious for their own development, and apply themselves to their studies with intellectual curiosity and academic endeavour. The celebration of success is important to us and we take every opportunity to commend our pupils for their achievements, whether they be at house, school, regional or national level. Our pupils are an inspiration to others around them.

 

Education is a lifelong journey, and we have the privilege of being able to prepare young men and women for the next part of that journey. If you share our values and aims and are interested in learning more about Adams then I invite you to pay us a visit, meet some of our inspirational pupils and spend some time with us in school.

Gary Hickey
headmaster

Gary Hickey

Join Us in Year 7

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Opportunities at Adams are limitless.

Haberdashers’ Adams is a selective state grammar school for boys and girls aged 11-18 with boarding for boys. The vast majority of pupils join us in Year 7 with admission to the school conditional upon achieving the required academic standard in the school’s entrance test and on the availability of places. The school will admit 135 day pupils and up to 15 boarders into Year 7.

 

We are one of the very few selective grammar schools in the UK to offer state boarding for boys. There are no education fees to worry about so you just pay the costs associated with boarding (a fraction of the fees payable at independent schools). For families where parents work long hours and/or travel for work, there has never been a better time to discover state boarding.

Entrance Timetable

Open Days

Taking a look around Haberdashers’ Adams is the best way to find out more about the school. Open Week takes place every January. Whether joining for seven years or two years, in the Sixth Form, there are lots of different elements you need to consider.

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Boarding Open Events

Boys are able to join as boarders in Year 7, benefitting from the support of the boarding house and boarding tutors, the company of one another and the opportunity to enjoy after- school activities. Open Evenings and Taster Weekends are an ideal opportunity to see Longford Hall, the junior boarding house, when the boys are home and to meet some of the staff.

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The Test

For entry in Year 7, we administer the Entrance Test as part of a Consortium of grammar schools in Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton but are part of the larger partnership of grammar schools, known as ‘West Midlands Grammar Schools’, which incorporates all Birmingham, Shropshire, Walsall, Warwickshire, and Wolverhampton grammar schools.

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