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

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Haberdashers’ Adams site boasts excellent teaching spaces that are being continually developed with 21st Century facilities. These facilities are available to hire, subject to the school’s needs.

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The Lynn James Pavilion, Haberdashers' Adams

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Sports

We have a large, modern sports hall with extensive changing and showering facilities and a covered and heated swimming pool. Five minutes away from the main school site lies our magnificent junior boarding house, Longford Hall, set within 1020 acres of grounds. This is home to our sports playing fields (rugby, football, cricket, athletics, cross country). The site also includes a recently-built sports pavilion with changing facilities and hospitality area. This area is available in school holidays only.

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Music and Dance

Hamilton Hall is a music and performing arts centre which can seat 200 for a performance or can easily be converted to a rehearsal venue once the seats slide back. Paddock Hall is an open space that can be used for meetings, drama and dance performances or exercise classes. If you would like to hire any of our facilities, please visit our facilities booking provider, SchoolHire, to request a booking and pay online. Please note, our facilities are in frequent use around the year, so are not available through certain busy periods.

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