Eartham, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0LR
10 reasons to choose Great Ballard Prep & Pre-Prep
Main point of differentiation
Great Ballard Prep & Pre-Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81, and has the lowest fees among the Chichester prep schools. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Great Ballard Prep & Pre-Prep is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2.5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Great Ballard, and all-through school to age 16. Great Ballard Prep & Pre-Prep fees range from £3,970 (Rec) to £7,600 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Great Ballard Prep & Pre-Prep has one class per year and an average class size of 13 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Prior to the opening of its senior division in September 2021, pupils left for a varety of local independent and state schools at the end of Year 6 or 8. Great Ballard Senior is now a popular option to GCSEs.
The Great Ballard Prep & Pre-Prep curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, learning skills (‘Learning2Learn’), French, Spanish. Thematic cross-curricular approach to teaching up to Year 2. ‘4H approach’ to curriculum from Year 3 has achievement milestones for Head, Hand, Heart, Health. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6. School also has Forest School or outdoor learning sessions for all year groups.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, for languages from Year 3, for science from Year 4, and for maths, English and science from Year 5.
Sport at Great Ballard Prep & Pre-Prep
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Great Ballard Prep & Pre-Prep
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils, as is drama from Year 3. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 5.30pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near Great Ballard Prep & Pre-Prep
Seaford College Prep (6.1 miles); Westbourne House School (6.2 miles); The Prebendal School (7.2 miles).
St James Church of England Primary School, Emsworth (14.4 miles).
Great Ballard Senior (0 miles), Slindon College (1.8 miles); Seaford College (6.1 miles); Our Lady of Sion School (16.7 miles); Lancing College (18.4 miles).
The St Philip Howard Catholic High School (4.1 miles); Chichester High School for Girls (6.6 miles); Bishop Luffa School, Chichester (7.2 miles).