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Curriculum
Going well beyond the National Curriculum, some 20 subjects are available at GCSE, varying from the traditional academic subjects, such as Latin and the sciences, to practical subjects, such as business, drama, dance and physical education.

Languages available include French, German, Spanish and Mandarin. A-levels in history of art, human biology, business studies and theatre studies extend the range of the curriculum. Information technology is a compulsory subject up to the sixth form, optional thereafter.

Entry requirements
Moreton First takes girls and boys aged 3–11. Girls are admitted to the Senior School at the age of 11, either by Common Entrance or by the School’s entrance examination held at the end of January each year. Sixth-form entrance is by examination and interview, and numbers are limited.

Scholarships
A number of scholarships and bursaries are awarded to pupils at 11+, 12+, 13+. Sixth-form scholarships and bursaries are awarded to girls entering the lower sixth or to assist a pupil in the School to complete their education. Awards for music, drama, art and for outstanding sporting talent are made at 11+, 12+, 13+ and 16+. Means-tested bursaries can take an award up to 100% of fees.

Academic and leisure
Moreton Hall’s information technology centre (the Neilson Centre) provides internet access for all pupils both in the classroom and in living accommodation – this ensures that students have state-of-the-art technology to take the School’s academic development programme further. An  exceptionally well-equipped sports centre, comprising a sports hall, floodlit tennis courts, a heated, indoor swimming pool, an all-weather surface, a  nine-hole golf course and playing fields, is set in 100 acres of beautiful parkland at the foot of the Berwyn Hills. The School offers a wide range of  sporting options, including lacrosse, netball, hockey, cricket, tennis and athletics. Sailing and riding are also popular.

The School runs a full programme of extra activities daily and at weekends. The students are given many opportunities to go on trips outside school,  including theatre and concert visits, adventure programmes and visits to local towns. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme is very popular at Bronze, Silver and Gold Levels.

Moreton Enterprises, a group of companies managed by the sixth form, offers the students real business experience. This includes seven on-site retail businesses and a bank.

Learning Support is free of charge as is English as a Foreign Language.

Boarding facilities
Boarding starts at the age of eight. Younger girls are housed under the supervision of resident housemistresses, resident tutors and matrons. As pupils progress up the School, the dormitories are gradually replaced by double and single study-bedrooms. Boarding houses at Moreton are linked informally with houses at Shrewsbury School, pupils meeting regularly for social and cultural occasions. The latest sixth-form boarding house, Rylands, was completed in 2008, meaning that all sixth-formers are now housed in modern, study rooms, complete with private en-suites.

BBC Star Joins Moreton Hall

Emma Walker, semi-finalist of the BBC’s first Junior Apprentice series, has been appointed as Moreton Hall’s first Entrepreneur in Residence for a one year period.

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Moreton Hall’s first Lacrosse team returned from the country’s most prestigious schools’ tournament ranked in England’s top 10.

The National Schools’ Lacrosse Championships, held annually at Imperial College, London is the pinnacle of the schools’ lacrosse calendar, bringing together the very best qualifying teams in the country.
On day 1 of the 2 day tournament (March 2 and 3) the Moreton Hall 1st Team won five of its six matches - against impressive rivals including St Albans, Putney High, Kings Canterbury, Coloma, and St James - qualifying the girls for the Championship Group on day two. By the close of the championship, Moreton Hall was ranked in the Top 10 teams nationally. A significant achievement.

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Moreton Girl Wins Junior National Final

Morgan-Darcy Rees-Deacon, aged 12, was awarded first prize in this year's prestigious Junior National Finals of the Cranmer Awards in London.

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Moreton Hall student selected for U18B International Lacrosse squad

Moreton Hall student, Sarah Grace Spencer (15), has recently been selected for the U18B Home International Welsh Lacrosse squad.

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Former Moreton Hall pupil picked for Children's GB Ski Team.

Local boy, Ryan Brown (12), has just been told that he is one of four children in his age group to be picked for the Children's GB Ski Team. Ryan, from Oswestry, who graduated from Moreton First recently, is now based in Champoluc, Italy. '

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Moreton Hall gets 10% to Oxbridge

The recent round of university offers for Year 13 students has seen 3 Moreton Hall girls receive offers from Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Phoebe Griffith, Kun Xu (May) and Gaby Harrison have received offers from their chosen Oxbridge colleges to read Biological Sciences, Mathematics and English respectively.

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Scholarships and Bursaries

Our scholarships are designed to attract to the school students with significant talents and potential across a broad range of fields.  Bursaries and fee remissions enable students to attend the school who, for financial reasons, may otherwise not be able to attend.

Students may apply for more than one scholarship. Means-tested Bursaries, worth up to 100% of school fees, and Fee Remission are also available, click on appropriate heading on left for further details.

When sitting the entrance examination, parents or the current school are invited to nominate the child to be considered for scholarships.