58 Beresford Road, Oxton, Prenton, Merseyside CH43 2JD
10 reasons to choose Birkenhead School, Prep
Top line
Birkenhead School, Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. It is one of the best independent prep schools on The Wirral and one of the 3 best primary schools within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Birkenhead School, Prep is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 months and 11 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Birkenhead School, an all-through school to age 18. Birkenhead School, Prep fees range from £3,425 (Rec) to £3,915 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Birkenhead School, Prep usually has three classes per year, and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 most Prep pupils move up to Birkenhead School.
The Birkenhead School, Prep curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Mandarin. ‘Enrich and Explore’ broadens the curriculum for pre-prep. ‘Future Skills’ for Years 3 to 6 includes problem solving, philosophy, general knowledge, communication, and independent study. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and a visiting speaker programme; the Boumphrey Lecture Programme. Outdoor learning for all years, Forest School for the youngest. Residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for art from Year 3.
Sport at Birkenhead School, Prep
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Birkenhead School, Prep
Art, music and drama (from Year 5) are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four year group choirs and an auditioned Chapel Choir, 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 8.00am to 6.00pm. Nursery and pre-prep care is available for 50 weeks of the year.
Find another school near Birkenhead School, Prep
Prenton Preparatory School (0.6 miles); Christian Fellowship School, Lower & Middle School (5.4 miles); Belvedere Preparatory School (5.7 miles).
Our Lady & St Edward’s Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead (1.5 miles); Well Lane Primary School (1.5 miles); Higher Bebington Junior School (2.6 miles).
Birkenhead School (0 miles); Christian Fellowship School (5.4 miles); Auckland College (6.2 miles).
Birkenhead High School Academy (0.4 miles); St Anselm’s College (0.6 miles); Upton Hall School FCJ (2.3 miles).