Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 5BS
10 simple reasons to choose Abbotsholme Prep School
Independent prep school and nursery in Uttoxeter.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 10% of pupils board, 40% are full boarders and 60% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Very small school, with less than one class per year (combined year groups).
Prep school to Abbotsholme School, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,085 (Rec) to £4,630 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees are £8,440 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Abbotsholme Prep School
Schoolsmith Score®; 84.
One of the best independent prep schools in Uttoxeter and one of the 3 best primary schools for 7 miles.
On average, 13.8 pupils per class and 11 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to Abbotsholme School.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, German. School operates its own outdoor/woodland education programme and every prep class has a weekly lesson at the working farm for lessons in growing vegetables and animal husbandry. There are up to 10 extra-curricular academic clubs per year group per term.
Specialist teachers for sport and languages throughout, for computing, music, dance and drama from Year 3, and for science from Year 5.
The school is a member of the Round Square Organisation, a network of 150 schools worldwide committed to practical, cross-cultural and collaborative education, based on six IDEALS (International, Democracy, Environmentalism, Adventure, Leadership, Service).
School offers over 15 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in orienteering.
Art, music and dance are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Dance taught to the highest standard (Alkins School of Dance). Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). Three choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Up to 10 extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 15% of prep schools.
Find another school near Abbotsholme Prep School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: The Prep at Denstone College (2.8 miles); St Wystan's School (17.2 miles). Boarding: Repton Prep (19.5 miles).
State Primary Schools
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Uttoxeter (5.3 miles); Clifton Church of England Primary School, Ashbourne (6.2 miles); Church Broughton Church of England Primary School (8.2 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Abbotsholme School (0 miles); Denstone College (2.8 miles). Boarding: Abbotsholme School (0 miles); Denstone College (2.8 miles).
State Senior Schools
Painsley Catholic College (8.6 miles); Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (9.3 miles); John Taylor High School (17.8 miles).