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.
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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.
Scholarships are available to girls at 11+, 13+ and 16+ and are worth 10% of fees throughout the student’s education at Moreton.
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.