• LVS Ascot is ambitious, inclusive and opportunity rich, and aims to help students exceed expectations within a co-educational all-through setting.

• Will appeal to families seeking a broad Berkshire day-and-boarding school where continuity and a less rarefied feel are both important.

Admissions at LVS Ascot are broad based and family friendly, with the school likely to appeal to parents who want one co-ed day-and-boarding school from prep years to sixth form. The strongest practical attraction is probably the balance of scale, continuity and charity-linked accessibility rather than a narrow luxury-school image.

Scholarships, discounts and bursaries are clearly part of the LVS proposition, including support linked to the Licensed Trade Charity as well as Year 7 and Year 12 awards. That wider access story is one of the things that makes LVS feel a little different from some of its peers.

The overall picture is substantial and current, with the school openly presenting itself as an award-winning independent school for ages 4 to 19. Parents should still visit because the real judgement is whether the school feels genuinely inclusive and well organised across such a wide age range.