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Barnard Castle Preparatory School, DL12

Newgate, Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 8UW

Barnard Castle Preparatory School, DL12

10 simple reasons to choose Barnard Castle Preparatory School

Independent prep school.
For pupils aged 4 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, all are full boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Christian.
Non-selective intake.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Prep school to Barnard Castle School, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £2,329 (Rec) to £3,527 per term (2019/20). Full boarding fees are £6,831 per term.

10 better reasons to choose Barnard Castle Preparatory School

Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the 3 best independent or state primaries within a 5 mile radius.
On average, 14.2 pupils per class and 10 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most pupils move up to the senior school at the end of Year 6.
Comprehensive programme of visitors, day trips and residential trips (cultural, field and adventure).
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, for art and computing from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. 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 10 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 4 choirs (pre-prep, junior, chapel and harmony), orchestra and 4 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 Barnard Castle Preparatory School

Independent Prep Schools

Day: Durham High School for Girls, Junior House (24.1 miles); Bow, Durham School (25.1 miles); The Chorister School (26.7 miles). Boarding: The Chorister School (26.7 miles); Aysgarth School (29.8 miles); Queen Mary's School, Prep & Pre-Prep (39.2 miles).

State Primary Schools

Montalbo Nursery & Primary School (1.2 miles); Cotherstone Primary School (4.3 miles); Staindrop Church of England Primary School (6.3 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: Barnard Castle School (0 miles); Durham High School for Girls (24.1 miles); Durham School (25.6 miles). Boarding: Barnard Castle School (0 miles); Durham School (24.1 miles); Sedbergh School (34.9 miles).

State Senior Schools

Teesdale School (1.2 miles); St John's School & Sixth Form College - A Catholic Academy (14 miles); St Francis Xavier School (14.5 miles).

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