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Bruern Abbey Preparatory School, Bicester OX26

Chesterton Manor, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX26 1UY

Bruern Abbey School, Bicester OX26

10 simple reasons to choose Bruern Abbey Preparatory School

Independent prep school in Chesterton, Bicester.
For pupils aged 8 to 13 years.
Boys' school.
Day and boarding school. Around 60% of pupils board, all are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 4.
Not a school of religious character.
School specialises in teaching pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties.
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Bruern Abbey Preparatory School fees are £9,550 per term (2022/23).

10 better reasons to choose Bruern Abbey Preparatory School

Schoolsmith Score®; 83.
One of the best independent prep schools in Bicester and one of the 7 best primary schools for 10 miles.
On average, 10.7 pupils per class and 8.3 pupils per teacher.
Leavers' destination schools for Bruern Abbey School pupils are one of 20 mainstream independent boarding schools at Common Entrance. 10% of pupils win awards and scholarships. A new senior division, to GCSE, will open in September 2022.
Maths and English are allocated over half the curriculum timetable. For other subjects, the school uses a thematic skills-based curriculum. Curriculum also includes PSHEE, study skills, touch typing, French. Reading is a curricular subject. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5. SpLD specialist teachers throughout.
The school specialises in helping children with specific learning difficulties and has CReSTeD accreditation as a dyslexia specialist provision school. Most needs are met in class so there is limited withdrawal for remedial support. There is extensive use of IT to help learning.
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choir. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.15am to 6.10pm. Minibus service to London at the beginning and the end of the week.

Find another school near Bruern Abbey Preparatory School

Independent Prep Schools

Day: Summer Fields School (9.7 miles); Oxford Montessori Schools, Forest Farm Primary School (9.8 miles); Oxford High Prep & Pre-Prep Schools (10.4 miles). Boarding: Summer Fields School (9.7 miles); Dragon School (10.5 miles); Winchester House School (11.3 miles).

State Primary Schools

Dr Radcliffe's Church of England School (7.7 miles); William Fletcher Primary School (9.3 miles); Woodstock Church of England Primary School (9.3 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: St Edward's School, Oxford (9.6 miles); Oxford Montessori Schools, Forest Farm Senior School (9.8 miles); d'Overbroeck's College (10.1 miles). Boarding: St Edward's School, Oxford (9.6 miles); d'Overbroeck's College (10.1 miles); Wychwood School (10.3 miles).

State Senior Schools

The Cherwell School (10 miles); Waddesdon Church of England School (12.6 miles); Cheney School (12.8 miles).

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