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One of Hampshire's top private schools is celebrating the outcome of its latest inspection.

The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo (9+) Marie Gibson,  Truly one of this gifted writer’s best works, The Butterfly Lion is about the friendship that develops between a young boy and an African white lion. It encompasses the themes of friendship, loyalty and bravery and traverses the globe, from a boarding school in Wiltshire to the velds of South Africa and France during the First World War. Best enjoyed by nine to 11-year- old readers, it has been described as heartwarming and bitter-sweet but don’t be fooled. It is more than it seems at first – it’s a story within a story and...

Best for academic results Guildford High Junior School The Sunday Times ranked Guildford High Junior School (above) as the top independent prep school in its 2020 league tables after its stellar SATs results for reading, grammar and maths. This all-girls’ school prides itself on being a “lively, happy place where girls blossom personally, intellectually and socially”. The junior school is selective but girls progress to the high-achieving senior school next door without having to take an additional exam. Having successfully led the junior school since 2016, current head Mike Gibb leaves...