Welcome to St. John's on-the-Hill, a co-educational day and boarding preparatory school with all-year round Day Nurseries and a Pre-Prep. Founded in 1923, St. John's combines the best of traditional values with a modern approach. St. John's principal aim is to provide an education for children aged 3 months to 13 years, both day and boarding, which will motivate, challenge, encourage and inspire them.

Equally important aims which underpin our work are:

• To successfully prepare our pupils both academically and socially for their next stage of education, normally at the age of 13.
• To create a safe, caring and happy environment within which all pupils feel valued and secure.
• To work in partnership with parents for the good of the children.
• To identify individual needs and to help children move towards realising their potential academically, intellectually, physically, socially, morally and culturally.
• To resource the school to provide for a variety of educational experiences.

The school is situated in its own extensive and attractive grounds on the border of Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire, overlooking Chepstow Castle and the picturesque Wye Valley.

Words and pictures can never do full justice to a school. There are aspects we cannot properly convey here: the significance we place on courtesy and good manners; the real sense of family atmosphere that prevails; the enormous amount of hard work put in by all the staff; and the genuine concern we have for the welfare and development of every child. And we can only hint at our beautiful setting and excellent facilities ...