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Birkdale Preparatory School, Sheffield S10

Clarke House, Clarke Drive, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2NS

Birkdale Preparatory School, Sheffield S10

10 simple reasons to choose Birkdale Preparatory School

Independent prep school in Sheffield.
For pupils aged 4 to 11 years.
Mixed school from 2020 (over 90% boys).
Day school.
Religious character; Christian.
Academically selective admissions policy from Year 3.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Prep school to Birkdale School, an all-through school to age 18.
Birkdale Preparatory School fees range from £3,140 (Rec) to £3,850 per term (2021/22).

10 better reasons to choose Birkdale Preparatory School

Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the best independent prep schools in Sheffield and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
On average, 18.1 pupils per class and 13.6 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most Prep pupils move up to Birkdale School at the end of Year 6.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum, and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in maths, general knowledge quizzes, science.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama, computing, DT and languages throughout, for art from Year 2, for science from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 4.
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and around a third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and up to 10 age-defined regular 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 6.00pm.

Find another school near Birkdale Preparatory School

Independent Prep Schools

Sheffield High School, Junior School (0.1 miles); Westbourne School, Sheffield, Junior School (0.2 miles); Bethany School, Junior School, Sheffield (1.6 miles).

State Primary Schools

Hunter's Bar Junior School (0.4 miles); St Marie's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, Sheffield (0.8 miles); Lowfield Community Primary School (1.2 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Sheffield High School (0.1 miles); Westbourne School, Sheffield (0.2 miles); Birkdale School (0.5 miles).

State Senior Schools

Notre Dame High School (1.1 miles); Tapton School (1.3 miles); Silverdale School (2.3 miles).

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