The Hall, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 3EF
10 simple reasons to choose Finborough Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, 95% are full boarders and 5% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Prep school to Finborough School, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,070 (Rec) to £3,700 per term (2020/21). Full boarding fees range from £7,160 to £7,360 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Finborough Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 81.
One of the 2 best independent or state primaries within a 10 mile radius.
On average, 20 pupils per class and 13.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most pupils move up to the senior school at the end of Year 6.
CReSTeD recognised dyslexia facility.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout.
School curriculum, guided by Steven Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in rugby.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). Choir and some instrument ensembles. Over 5 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 Finborough Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Old Buckenham Hall School (6.7 miles); The Meadows Montessori School (14.5 miles); Ipswich Preparatory School (15 miles). Boarding: Old Buckenham Hall School (6.7 miles); Framlingham College Prep School (18 miles).
State Primary Schools
Kersey Church of England Primary School (10.3 miles); Somersham Primary School (11.1 miles); Henley Primary School (11.8 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Finborough School (0 miles); Ipswich School (15.2 miles); St Joseph's College, Ipswich (16.8 miles). Boarding: Finborough School (0 miles); Ipswich School (15.2 miles); St Joseph's College, Ipswich (16.8 miles).
State Senior Schools
Thurston Community College (12 miles); Debenham High School (12.1 miles); Hadleigh High School (12.1 miles).