Bellan House, Church Street, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 2ST
10 simple reasons to choose Bellan House
Independent prep school.
For pupils aged 4 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Around 10% of pupils board, 90% are full boarders and 10% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 4.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Junior division of Oswestry School, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,050 (Rec) to £3,710 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose Bellan House
Schoolsmith Score®; 80.
One of the 4 best independent or state primaries within a 5 mile radius.
On average, 18 pupils per class and 18 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most pupils move up to the senior school at the end of Year 6.
School has an outdoor learning programme for all year groups.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art, DT, drama, dance, computing and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
School offers over 15 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choir, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
As the junior school to Oswestry School, pupils can expect access to specialised teaching and facilities, as well as eventual progression to the senior school.
Find another school near Bellan House
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Moreton First (4.7 miles); Packwood Haugh School (9.1 miles); Ellesmere College Lower School (9.4 miles). Boarding: Moreton First (4.7 miles); Packwood Haugh School (9.1 miles); Ellesmere College Lower School (9.4 miles).
State Primary Schools
Selattyn Church of England Primary School (3.3 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Oswestry School (0.2 miles); Moreton Hall School (4.7 miles); Ellesmere College (9.4 miles). Boarding: Oswestry School (0.2 miles); Moreton Hall School (4.7 miles); Ellesmere College (9.4 miles).
State Senior Schools
The Priory School, A Business and Enterprise College (17.7 miles); Belvidere School (19.3 miles); Bishop Heber High School (20.8 miles).