Culford, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6TX
10 simple reasons to choose Culford Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery in Bury St Edmunds.
For pupils aged 1 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 10% of pupils board, all are full boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Methodist.
Academically selective admissions policy from Year 3.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Prep school to Culford School, an all-through school to age 18.
Culford Preparatory School fees range from £3,315 (Rec) to £5,675 per term (2022/23). Full boarding fees range from £8,390 to £9,015 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Culford Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 86.
One of the best independent prep schools in Bury St Edmunds and one of the 4 best primary schools for 7 miles.
On average, 14.9 pupils per class and 9.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 8 most Prep pupils move up to Culford School.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, and languages throughout, for science, art and DT from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 6.
The enrichment programme for Scholars and Gifted & Talented pupils is a curriculum broadening opportunity for 'reflective independent learning'. It include a visiting speaker programme and topics such as art history, science and industry, Macbeth, and a mock trial.
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 golf, swimming, tennis.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and the majority take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, 2 string orchestras and five instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 8.30pm. Occasional boarding facility. School operates a fleet of buses to local towns.
Find another school near Culford Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: South Lee School (6.2 miles); Brookes School, Lower School (6.3 miles). Boarding: Riddlesworth Hall Preparatory School (16.2 miles); Old Buckenham Hall School (17.2 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Culford School (0 miles); Brookes Cambridge (4.7 miles); Thetford Grammar School (9.5 miles). Boarding: Culford School (0 miles); Finborough School (20.4 miles).
State Senior Schools
St Benedict's Catholic School (3.3 miles); Bury St Edmunds County Upper School (3.4 miles); King Edward VI Church of England Voluntary Controlled Upper School (4.3 miles).