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Summerhill School
Westward Ho, LEISTON, IP16 4HY
Independent school for ages 5–18 in LEISTON. Mixed intake.
Summerhill School is an independent, non-selective school in Leiston, Suffolk, serving boys and girls aged 5 to 18. It has boarding provision and a sixth form, and is a very small school serving around 55 pupils.
Its ISI inspection in November 2023 found the relevant standards met, including safeguarding standards.
The school describes itself as the original alternative free school, founded 100 years ago by A.S. Neill, with an educational philosophy centred on freedom, play, self-government, and social and emotional development.
Ages 5–18 · All-through
53 pupils · On roll
Independent school · Mixed