Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 5BS
10 simple reasons to choose Abbotsholme Prep School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 20% 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 intake.
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 £2,995 (Rec) to £4,495 per term (2019/20). Full boarding fees are £8,195 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Abbotsholme Prep School
Schoolsmith Score®; 85.
One of the 3 best independent or state primaries within a 7 mile radius.
On average, 13 pupils per class and 10.4 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most pupils move up to the senior school at the end of Year 6.
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).
Specialist teachers for sport and languages throughout, for computing, music, dance and drama from Year 3, and for science from Year 5.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, German. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
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). 3 choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 10% of prep schools.
Find another school near Abbotsholme Prep School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Denstone College Preparatory School (7.9 miles); St Wystan's School (17.2 miles). Boarding: Foremarke Hall (19.5 miles); St Dominic's Priory School, Prep School (20.1 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).