Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3TS
10 reasons to choose Edgbaston High Preparatory School
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Edgbaston High Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Birmingham and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Edgbaston High Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 2.5 and 11 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Edgbaston High School for Girls, an all-through school to age 18. Edgbaston High Preparatory School fees range from £3,638 (Rec) to £5,269 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Edgbaston High Preparatory School has two or three classes per year and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, about 50% of Prep pupils move up to Edgbaston High School. Leavers’ destinations are evenly spread across a range of grammar and independent schools, with King Edward VI High School accounting for more than others.
The Edgbaston High Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish, Latin. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in Apparently ‘Edgbaston Prep is the only school in country to receive two gold medals for top ten places in Junior Language Challenge’.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4. School has Eco Schools Green Flag accreditation.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout. Science specialists from Year 3.
Sport at Edgbaston High Preparatory School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in swimming.
The Arts at Edgbaston High 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 up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and four instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Edgbaston High Preparatory School
St George’s School, Lower School (0.3 miles); Hallfield School (0.4 miles); West House School (0.8 miles).
Harborne Primary School (1.3 miles); St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Harborne (1.3 miles); Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Harborne (2.4 miles).
Edgbaston High School for Girls (0 miles); St George’s School, Edgbaston (0.3 miles); Mander Portman Woodward Independent College, Birmingham (0.5 miles).
St Paul’s School for Girls (0.9 miles); King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls (1.8 miles); Perry Beeches II The Free School (1.8 miles).