Dollar, Clackmannanshire FK14 7DU
10 simple reasons to choose Dollar Academy, Prep & Junior School
Independent prep school in Dollar.
For pupils aged 5 to 12 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, 50% are full boarders and 50% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from P5.
Not a school of religious character.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Prep school to Dollar Academy, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,633 (Rec) to £4,176 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees are £10,017 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Dollar Academy, Prep & Junior School
Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the best independent prep schools in Clackmannanshire and one of the 2 best primary schools for 10 miles.
On average, 19.4 pupils per class and 14.6 pupils per teacher, from Primary 1.
At the end of Primary 7, having spent two years in the main school building, most Junior School pupils move up to Dollar Academy.
School curriculum is based on the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence and also includes PSHE, STEM based cross-curricular lessons and projects, Life Skills (personal finance, careers, sustainability), French, Spanish, German. There are over 10 different academic clubs per year group per term.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and art throughout, for languages from P4, and for computing, science, EDT (engineering, design and technology), history, geography, and home economics from P6.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from P6.
School offers over 15 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Primary 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in golf.
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 over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Primary 3. Three choirs and several instrument ensembles. Over 10 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
The school day, with activities, runs from 8.30am to 5.30pm. A nearby independent facility offers before and after school care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. School buses and coaches.
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 Prep School (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).