23 Belvidere Road, Princes Park, Aigburth, Liverpool L8 3TF
10 reasons to choose Belvedere Preparatory School
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Belvedere Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 77. It is one of the 4 best independent prep schools in and around Liverpool and one of the 3 best primary schools within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Belvedere Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Belvedere Preparatory School fees range from £2,475 (Rec) to £3,543 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Belvedere Preparatory School has one class per year and an average class size of 23 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most Belvedere Preparatory School leavers are one of eight local maintained schools, with The Blue Coat School accounting for 40% of leavers. About 10% of pupils go on to an independent school such as The Merchant Taylors Schools or St Mary’s College. A four-year average for attainment in Year 6 SATS puts Belvedere Preparatory School in the top 5.2% of all prep and primary schools in England.
The Belvedere Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Chinese. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Belvedere Preparatory School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Belvedere Preparatory School
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 about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 5.45pm.
Find another school near Belvedere Preparatory School
Auckland College Prep School (0.7 miles); Christian Fellowship School, Lower & Middle School (2.1 miles); Carleton House Preparatory School (3 miles).
Smithdown Primary School (1.1 miles); Sudley Primary School (1.7 miles); St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School, Liverpool (1.9 miles).
Auckland College (0.7 miles); Christian Fellowship School (2.1 miles); Birkenhead School (5.7 miles).
The Belvedere Academy (0 miles); St Hilda’s Church of England High School (1 mile); St Margaret’s Church of England Academy (1.7 miles).