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Ashford Prep School, TN24

Great Chart, Ashford, Kent TN23 3DJ

Ashford Prep School, TN24

10 simple reasons to choose Ashford Prep School

Independent prep school and nursery in Ashford.
For pupils aged 6 weeks to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, all are full boarders. Boarding starts from Year 6.
Religious character; Christian.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Prep school to Ashford School, an all-through school to age 18.
Ashford Prep School fees range from £3,750 (Rec) to £5,408 per term (2022/23). Full boarding fees are £12,926 per term.

10 better reasons to choose Ashford Prep School

Schoolsmith Score®; 85.
One of the best independent prep schools in Ashford and one of the 4 best primary schools for 7 miles.
On average, 14.4 pupils per class and 9.2 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
After Year 6, 70% of Prep pupils move up to Ashford School. 30% move on a range of day schools, typically grammar schools such as The Judd School or Skinners.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes Global Citizenship (RE+PSHE), reasoning, French. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
School offers over 20 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and an extensive extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in hockey.
Art, music, and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.30pm.

Find another school near Ashford Prep School

Independent Prep Schools

Day: Spring Grove School (6.6 miles); Lorenden Preparatory School (15.8 miles); Dulwich Prep, Cranbrook (16.3 miles). Boarding: Dulwich Prep, Cranbrook (16.3 miles); Kent College Junior School, Canterbury (17.8 miles); St Edmund's Junior School & Pre-Prep (18.2 miles).

State Primary Schools

Great Chart Primary School (1.6 miles); Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School (6.4 miles); Challock Primary School (8 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: Ashford School (3.6 miles); Benenden School (15.9 miles); The King's School Canterbury (17.5 miles). Boarding: Ashford School (2.8 miles); Benenden School (14.2 miles); Sutton Valence School (14.5 miles).

State Senior Schools

Highworth Grammar School (2 miles); The Norton Knatchbull School (3.4 miles); Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre (9.3 miles).

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