St Osmund's Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset BH14 9JY
10 simple reasons to choose Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery in Parkstone, Poole.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; United Reformed Church.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Prep school to Bournemouth Collegiate School, an all-through school to age 18.
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School fees range from £2,875 (Rec) to £4,025 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 84.
One of the best independent prep schools in Poole and one of the 6 best primary schools for 5 miles.
On average, 16.6 pupils per class and 13.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Two-thirds of Bournemouth Collegiate Prep School pupils move up to the senior school. Those that don't, tend to move on to a Bournemouth or Poole grammar school.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing, DT and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 5. Every year group has a 'Learning Outside the Classroom week' every term.
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in sailing, trampolining.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the English and co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
Talbot Heath Junior School (3.2 miles); Talbot House Preparatory School (4 miles); St Martin's School, Bournemouth (4.2 miles).
State Primary Schools
Independent Senior Schools
Talbot Heath School (3.2 miles); Bournemouth Collegiate School (6.4 miles); Canford School (7.3 miles).
State Senior Schools
Poole High School (2.8 miles); Parkstone Grammar School (3.5 miles); Magna Academy (3.6 miles).