Pownall Hall School Celebrates Outstanding 11+ Success
There is a real sense of pride at Pownall as our Form 6 pupils celebrate their 11+ results. This cohort have approached their final year with a quiet …
Pownall Hall School is a co-educational independent day school for children aged 6 months to 11 years, offering exceptional teaching, strong pastoral care and a close-knit community in the heart of Cheshire.
Book a TourAt Pownall Hall, children benefit from an education that is both ambitious and deeply personal. Small class sizes allow teachers to know each child well, tailoring learning to build confidence, independence and a genuine interest in learning.
We combine high academic expectations with warmth, kindness and care, ensuring children are supported to thrive not only academically, but socially and emotionally too. This balance allows pupils to enjoy childhood while being thoughtfully prepared for the next stage of their education.
Pownall Hall School is led by the Headmaster, Mr Goulbourn, who knows the children, families and staff well, and is actively involved in daily school life.
Leadership at Pownall is grounded in strong relationships, high expectations and a deep understanding of how children learn and thrive. This hands-on approach ensures that the school’s values are lived every day, creating a calm, purposeful environment in which children feel secure, supported and inspired.
Meet the HeadmasterThere is no better way to understand Pownall Hall than to see it in action. Our short film offers a glimpse into everyday life at the school, from the classroom to the outdoors, and the warm relationships that sit at the heart of our community.
Pownall Hall is a close-knit community where children feel secure, valued and confident to be themselves. Strong relationships between pupils and staff create an environment in which children are happy to come to school, willing to take risks in their learning and proud of their progress.
Kindness, respect and empathy are part of everyday life, and families are welcomed into a supportive partnership built on trust and shared values.
From our Woodland Nursery through to Form 6, the Pownall Pathway provides a seamless educational journey. Each stage builds carefully on the last, ensuring children are supported, challenged and inspired as they grow.
By the time pupils reach senior school entry, they leave Pownall Hall confident, well-prepared and ready to thrive.
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✨🎆 Light Up The Sky 2026 🎆✨
What an incredible evening at Pownall Hall School! Our heartfelt thanks to our wonderful Parent Staff Association (PSA) for organising yet another sell-out Light Up The Sky event. Your hard work brought our whole school community together for a night to remember 💫
A special thank you to @kidslove2party who brought the entertainment and kept everyone smiling with their dancing robots, face glitter, music and dancing! 🤖✨🎶
We’re also so grateful to the pupils and parents who gave their time to run the sweets, toy and drinks stalls. Your support makes events like this possible, and we can’t thank you enough.
We would also like to extend a huge thank you to our event sponsor, @rees.hudson.solicitors for their generous support of Light Up The Sky. We are incredibly grateful for your contribution.
It was a truly special night – a celebration of our wonderful community. Thank you to everyone who helped make Light Up The Sky such a success! 🤎💛
Our new play equipment is officially installed in the Wren and Owl rooms, and it’s already getting plenty of use 💛
Huge thanks to our amazing PSA and everyone who supported the Summer Ball to help fund these new additions to our early years classrooms. 🌳🤎
Are you considering whether your child is in the right school environment for the 11+?
Pownall Hall School is hosting a Prep and 11+ Open Morning for families considering entry into Years 3–5.
This event is designed for parents who would like to understand more about how Pownall supports children through the 11+ process, while also giving them the confidence, care and all-round prep school experience they need at this important stage.
Families will have the opportunity to meet members of our specialist 11+ team, ask questions, tour the school and see the wonderful facilities our Prep children enjoy every day, including our art studio, science lab, theatre, sports facilities and beautiful outdoor spaces.
🌳 Saturday 21st November 2026
🪵 10.30am – 12.00pm
🍃 Pownall Hall School, Carrwood Road, Wilmslow
Please register your family’s place here:
https://www.pownallhallschool.co.uk/admissions/prep-open-morning/
If you are unable to make this date, our Headmaster also hosts personal 1:1 tours during the school day throughout the year, giving you the opportunity to explore Pownall and discover what makes our school so special.
You can arrange your personal tour here:
https://www.pownallhallschool.co.uk/admissions/book-a-tour/
We would love to welcome you to Pownall! 🌳
🧸 Open Morning 💛🤎 For the first time since Pownall moved to a two-class Reception intake, every place for September 2026 was filled, with a waiting list of families hoping to join us. A lovely milestone for our school, and something we are very proud of.
Looking ahead to September 2027, we now have just three Reception places remaining, and we would love to welcome families who are considering Pownall to our upcoming Open Morning.
This is not your ordinary school open morning… your child is invited on a Pownall Adventure! 🐻
While parents meet our wonderful team and discover what life at Pownall is really like, children will have the chance to enjoy a little adventure of their own.
We keep our class sizes carefully capped so that every child has the time, attention and support they deserve. Once those places are filled, we will move to a waiting list, just as we did for this September.
🌳 Saturday 21st November 2026
🪵 10.30am - 12.00pm
🍃 Pownall Hall School, Carrwood Road, Wilmslow
Please register your family’s place here: https://www.pownallhallschool.co.uk/admissions/reception-2027-open-morning/
This is our only planned Reception 2027 Open Morning. With just three places available, we do anticipate that interest from families attending may fill the remaining spaces, so we would encourage anyone considering Pownall to come along and see whether it feels right for their family.
If you are unable to make this date, our Headmaster hosts personal 1:1 tours during school days throughout the year, which you can arrange here: https://www.pownallhallschool.co.uk/admissions/book-a-tour/
We would love to welcome you to Pownall!
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As part of enrichment week, Form 6 have taken part in a History Workshop learning about the Anglo Saxons and Vikings. They created a shield wall and battle formation training with replica spears, played historical board games (like Tafl and 9 Men’s Morris) and looked at archaeological artefacts.
To end the day, they gathered around the campfire in Forest School 🪵🌳
👻A Spooktacular EYFS Halloween Disco!🕷️
Our youngest children had a fang-tastic time at today’s EYFS Halloween Disco! 🦇✨
From our littlest Robins all the way through to Reception, the children danced and enjoyed lots of spooky fun! 🎃
A huge thank you to @kidslove2party for bringing the Halloween magic and making it such a special afternoon! 🧡
Enrichment Week 🍁🍂 Finding our favourite leaf from around the Pownall grounds to begin an activity based around the lifecycle of a leaf!
What do you think of when someone says school dinners?
At Pownall, we are very lucky to have our @holroydhowe catering team cooking for us every day. Meals are freshly prepared on site, from scratch, with whole ingredients and a real focus on nutrition.
There is a fresh salad bar every day, homemade snacks, and even the puddings are baked or prepared from scratch in our own school kitchen.
It is easy to take it for granted when it is part of daily school life, but so much care goes into the food served here - and it makes such a difference to the children’s day.
A huge thank you to our brilliant catering team, who look after us all so well.
Form 3 tournament matchday! ⚔️⚽️ Non-stop action vs @theryleys, @ashbridge_school_preston, @altrinchampreparatoryschool & @terranovaschool ⚽️🤎💛
Light Up The Sky 🔥🎆 Join us for a spectacular evening of fireworks ✨ Tickets are available now via the link in your class WhatsApp group.
Thank you to our event sponsors @rees.hudson.solicitors
We can’t wait to see you there! 🎇