Dollar, Clackmannanshire FK14 7DU
10 simple reasons to choose Dollar Academy, Prep & Junior School
Independent prep school.
For pupils aged 5 to 12 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 10% of pupils board, 50% are full boarders and 50% are weekly boarders. Boarding starts from Year 5.
Not a school of religious character.
Academically selective intake.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Prep school to Dollar Academy, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,492 (Rec) to £4,014 per term (2019/20). Full boarding fees range from £9,630 to £10,152 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Dollar Academy, Prep & Junior School
Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the 2 best independent or state primaries within a 10 mile radius.
On average, 19.4 pupils per class and 15.9 pupils per teacher, from Primary 1.
Most pupils go on to the senior school, a school with a track record for academic achievement.
School offers a programme of trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and art throughout, and for maths, English, modern languages, computing, EDT (engineering, design and technology) and home economics from Year 6.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, German. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 10 different academic clubs per year group per term.
School offers over 15 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in golf.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 3 choirs and several instrument ensembles. Over 10 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 20% of prep schools.
Find another school near Dollar Academy, Prep & Junior School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Kilgraston Junior School (22.3 miles); Morrison's Academy, Primary School (22.7 miles); Ardvreck School (23.1 miles). Boarding: Kilgraston Junior School (22.3 miles); Ardvreck School (23.1 miles); Strathallan School, Riley House (24.7 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Dollar Academy (0 miles); Queen Victoria School (17.8 miles); Kilgraston School (22.3 miles). Boarding: Dollar Academy (0 miles); Queen Victoria School (17.8 miles); Kilgraston School (22.3 miles).