Middleton Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex CM15 8BD
10 reasons to choose Brentwood Preparatory School
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Brentwood Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 85. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Brentwood and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Brentwood Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 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 prep school to Brentwood School, an all-through school to age 18. Brentwood Preparatory School fees range from £7,413 (Rec) to £7,692 per term (2026/27). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Brentwood Preparatory School has three classes per year rising to four, and an average class size of 20 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Brentwood Prep School pupils move up to Brentwood School.
The Brentwood Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. It also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Mandarin. The weekly ‘Enrichment Programme’ for Years 3 to 6 expands the curriculum with new experiences over a 5 or 6 week period. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 2, Enrichment Week for all, and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and drama throughout, and for science, DT, and computing from Year 3.
Sport at Brentwood Preparatory School
Up to 4 hours of timetabled sport per week. School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in cross country.
The Arts at Brentwood Preparatory School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, two orchestras and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Brentwood Preparatory School
Ursuline Preparatory School, Warley (2.3 miles); Woodlands School at Hutton Manor (3 miles); St Mary’s Hare Park School (5.5 miles).
Brentwood School (0.2 miles); St John’s School, Billericay (5.9 miles); Immanuel School (7.1 miles).
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School (0.6 miles); Becket Keys Church of England Free School (0.6 miles); St Martin’s School Brentwood (1.9 miles).