The aim of Hawkesdown House School is to provide a caring environment in which young boys are nurtured as individuals. The emphasis is on teaching and learning in a manner that helps each boy to develop both personally and intellectually.

Staff, pupils and parents work together to create a sense of community in which teamwork plays a key role and all are valued. Discipline is firm, fair and friendly. The ethos of the school is based on mutual respect and consideration.