Education
The St. Nicholas Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled primary school in the village which educates children ages 5–11.
The school was first built in 1843.
As of 2005, the head teacher of the school is Christine Hyatt. The 2000 OFSTED report identified that over 98% of the students were white, the remaining being of Indian descent.
The primary school shares a breakfast club with St. Nicholas Pre-School Playgroup, a registered charity and member of the Pre-School Learning Alliance, which is open to all students and children of the playgroup.
Dolphin School is a coeducational, independent, preparatory day school and Montessori Nursery for children between the ages of 3 and 13.
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