Josca's House, Kingston Road, Frilford, Oxfordshire OX13 5NX
10 simple reasons to choose Abingdon Preparatory School
Independent prep school.
For pupils aged 4 to 13 years.
Boys' school.
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Academically selective intake from Year 3.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Prep school to Abingdon School, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £4,170 (Rec) to £5,735 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose Abingdon Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 88.
One of the 7 best independent or state primaries within a 5 mile radius.
On average, 17.6 pupils per class and 9.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
70-85% of pupils go on to the senior school, ranked among the top 5% of UK schools by academic achievement. Other destinations are Radley College, Magdalen College School, St Edward's School and Millfield School. ISI Inspectors consider the academic achievement of pupils to be "exceptional".
Schools commitment to extra-curricular activities is characterised by its "Other Half" programme.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and computing throughout, for French and science from Year 1, for art and DT from Year 3, and for all subjects from Year 6.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 10 different academic clubs per year group per term.
School offers over 20 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in cross country, rugby 7s, swimming.
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, 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 15% of prep schools.
Find another school near Abingdon Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
Cothill House (3 miles); The Unicorn School, Juniors (3.8 miles); The Manor Preparatory School (3.9 miles).
State Primary Schools
Appleton Church of England Primary School (4 miles); Buckland Church of England Primary School (5.8 miles); Shellingford Church of England School (9 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
The Unicorn School, Abingdon (3.8 miles); The School of St Helen and St Katharine (3.9 miles); Abingdon School (4.2 miles).
State Senior Schools
John Mason School (4.5 miles); King Alfred's (7.3 miles); Didcot Girls' School (9.4 miles).