Bunkers Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP3 8RP
Characteristics
Independent junior school and nursery.
For pupils aged 6 weeks to 11 years.
Mixed school (over 90% girls).
Day school.
Religious character; Christian.
Mixed ability intake.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Junior division of an all-through school to age 16.
Fees range from £3,714 (Rec) to £4,683 per term (2019/20).
10 other reasons to choose Abbot's Hill Prep School
1) Schoolsmith Score®; 80.
2) One of the 6 prep or primary schools you should shortlist within a 3 mile radius.
3) On average, 15.5 pupils per class and 9.8 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
4) Most pupils go on to the senior school, a school whose GCSE (and equivalent) results rank among the top 10% of schools in the country.
5) School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
6) Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, computing and drama from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
7) School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
8) School offers over 5 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
9) Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 2 choirs and 2 instrument ensembles. There are also some visual and performing arts clubs.
10) Attractive buildings and setting.
Other schools with a Schoolsmith Score near Abbot's Hill Prep School
Independent Prep
Lockers Park School (3.2 miles); Westbrook Hay Prep School (3.9 miles); St Columba's College Prep (5.1 miles).
State Primary
Nash Mills Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles); South Hill Primary School (2.4 miles); Boxmoor Primary School (2.7 miles).
Independent Senior
Abbot's Hill School, Baird House (0 miles); St Columba's College, St Alban's (5.1 miles); St Albans School (5.7 miles).
State Secondary
Longdean School (1.2 miles); The Hemel Hempstead School (2.5 miles); John F Kennedy Catholic School (3.8 miles).