Prior's Field Head Julie Roseblade opened a new Science, Technology and Music Centre, named the Arnold Building in memory of the school's founder, Julia Huxley. Notable alumnae Patricia Angadi (1914–2001), portrait painter and novelist Enid Bagnold (1889–1981), playwright and author of 'The Chalk Garden, National Velvet'', etc.; great-grandmother of Samantha Cameron, wife of David Cameron Jill Bennett (1931–1990), actress Alex Evans (born 1989), actress Victoria Hamilton (born 1971), actress Heather Joan Harvey (1899–1989), English writer and Liberal Party politician Lily James (born 1989), actress Freda Utley (1898–1978), writer and activist Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock (born 1924), crossbench peer Margaret Yorke (1924–2012), crime writer, winner of the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, 1999 Tessa Tennant (1959–2018), advocate of sustainable investment Tilly Smith (born 1994), credited with saving the lives of about 100 beachgoers at Maikhao Beach in Thailand Notable staff Jane Lunnon, later head of Wimbledon High School and Alleyn's School Admission The main entry ages for Prior's Field are 11+, 13+ and 16+. Girls attend a Preview Day in November, when they undertake some informal tests and activities, and then sit an Entrance Exam the following January. At 16+, entrance is dependent on GCSE results and the outcome of an interview. Fees, scholarships and bursaries As at September 2017, day fees are £17,700, weekly boarding fees £27,900 and full boarding fees £29,925 per annum. Means-tested bursaries are available at all points of entry, including Sixth Form academic bursaries for day places, and may be up to 100 per cent of fees. Each year, a number of Prior's Field scholarships are awarded for entry at 11+, 13+ and 16+ for academic promise as well as in the areas of art, drama, music or sport. References External links The Independent Schools Inspectorate's (ISI) March 2011 Report on Prior's Field 1902 establishments in England Arts and Crafts architecture in England Boarding schools in Surrey Buildings by C.F.A. Voysey Educational institutions established in 1902 Girls' schools in Surrey Grade II listed buildings in Surrey Grade II listed educational buildings Houses completed in 1900 Private schools in Surrey