145 Menlove Avenue, Calderstones, Liverpool L18 3EE
10 reasons to choose Carleton House Preparatory School
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Carleton House Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the 4 best independent prep schools in Liverpool and one of the 3 best primary schools within 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Carleton House Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Carleton House Preparatory School fees are £3,430 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Carleton House Preparatory School has one class per year and an average class size of 23 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for 60-70% of Carleton House Preparatory School leavers are selective state schools; the majority of pupils go on to The Blue Coat School. Another 20% move on to the independent schools, especially the Merchant Taylors schools and St Mary’s College. A four-year average for attainment in Year 6 SATS puts Carleton House Preparatory School in the top 0.9% of all prep and primary schools in England.
The Carleton House Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum, with an emphasis on Catholic social morality, and also includes PSHE, reasoning, Spanish. 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, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Carleton House Preparatory School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Carleton House Preparatory School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular lessons. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Carleton House Preparatory School
Belvedere Preparatory School (3 miles); Auckland College Prep School (3.2 miles); Christian Fellowship School, Lower & Middle School (3.3 miles).
Our Lady’s Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School, Liverpool (0.3 miles); Childwall Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles); Sudley Primary School (2.3 miles).
Auckland College (3.2 miles); Christian Fellowship School (3.3 miles); Birkenhead School (8.2 miles).
The Blue Coat School (1.1 miles); King David High School (1.1 miles); Liverpool College (1.4 miles).