Gwydyr Road, Crieff, Perthshire PH7 4EX
10 simple reasons to choose Ardvreck School
Independent prep school and nursery in Crieff.
For pupils aged 3 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Around 40% of pupils board, 75% are full boarders and 25% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from P3.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Very small school, with less than one class per year (combined year groups).
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Ardvreck School fees range from £2,720 (Rec) to £5,690 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees are £8,550 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Ardvreck School
Schoolsmith Score®; 87.
One of the best independent prep schools in Crieff and one of the 2 best primary schools for 10 miles.
On average, 16.5 pupils per class and 9 pupils per teacher, from Primary 1.
Destinations for Ardvreck School leavers are one of 30 day, but mainly boarding schools. No particular destination school dominates. Since 2019, 82% of pupils have won awards and scholarships to their senior schools.
School curriculum is guided by the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. The curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for music, art, languages, science and sport throughout, and for most subjects from Primary 6.
Outdoor activities are a major feature of the school's curriculum. Pupils to P4 participate in the Forest School programme. Eight whole day expeditions for the whole school every year (Barvicks). A regular Ard Challenge for the older pupils and their parents. Leadership Challenge residential for the oldest pupils.
Five Games sessions per week. School is one of the 50 prep schools with the most extensive sports offers in the UK. Representative teams in major sports from Primary 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in shooting.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from P3. Two choirs, orchestra and some instrument ensembles, including the largest prep school pipe band in Scotland. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.30am to 6.00pm. Minibus service. Facility for occasional boarding.
Find another school near Ardvreck School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Morrison's Academy, Primary School (0.9 miles); Craigclowan Preparatory School (20.3 miles); Kilgraston Junior School (22.4 miles). Boarding: Kilgraston Junior School (22.4 miles); Dollar Academy, Prep & Junior School (23.1 miles); Strathallan Prep School (24.4 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Morrison's Academy (0.9 miles); Glenalmond College (10.8 miles); Queen Victoria School (15.8 miles). Boarding: Glenalmond College (10.5 miles); Queen Victoria School (14.6 miles); Strathallan School (19 miles).