- Age range
- 2–16
- Co-ed status
- Mixed
- Number of students
- 199
- Day / boarding
- Day & boarding
- Religious affiliation
- Non-denominational
- Average fees
- Day £21,100 · Boarding £33,554 (annual, inc. VAT)
- Has a nursery
- Yes
How the school describes itself
- FSM is vibrant, personal and rooted in a broad educational journey from nursery to 16.
- The school emphasises supportive admissions, strong community and a collaborative culture.
- The school is friendly, energetic and all-through in outlook.
Fee profile
Annual fees including VAT. 2025-26.
Reception£12,330
Year 1£12,960
Year 2£12,960
Year 3£20,585
Year 4£23,126
Year 5£24,394
Year 6£24,394
Year 7£25,337
Year 8£25,337
Year 9£25,337
Year 10£25,337
Year 3£28,098
Year 4£32,911
Year 5£34,571
Year 6£34,571
Year 7£34,571
Year 8£34,571
Year 9£34,571
Year 10£34,571
Parents like
- An appealing option for families who want the atmosphere of a prep and the convenience of staying through to GCSE.
- The day-and-boarding mix, plus the New Forest setting, gives it a distinctive feel.
- It may suit parents who want flexibility and personality rather than a school that forces an early split between junior and senior life.
Admissions
Forres Sandle Manor says it aims to make admissions clear, supportive and personal, with tours and direct registrar contact encouraged early on. The school serves a broad age range, so the attraction is not one single entry point but a guided route into whichever phase makes sense for the child.
Scholarships
Forres Sandle Manor offers scholarships and bursaries across a number of ages and phases, with current public material also highlighting the Barton Award as a substantial bursary route for some applicants. The school therefore presents financial support as a real part of the offer rather than a hidden extra.
Bursaries
Forres Sandle Manor publishes scholarships and bursaries information and its older means-tested bursary policy says bursaries may be made available to children entering any year group. The school also highlights the Barton Award as a named bursary route and notes that some support may be available outside the usual scholarship years by discussion.
- Any year group may be considered according to the school’s published means-tested bursary policy.
- Public bursary information is available, but no standard remission cap is published for the general scheme.
- Families should contact admissions and complete the school’s bursary application paperwork; routes may vary between the main bursary scheme and named awards.
Inspection snapshot
FSM's website now hosts a sequence of recent ISI reports, including a 2025 report, which gives families several current inspection points of reference rather than one dated headline. The school pairs that formal material with messaging about community, opportunity and its 2 to 16 all-through journey.
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