Eartham, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0LR
10 simple reasons to choose Great Ballard School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 10% of pupils board, 5% are full boarders and 95% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £2,860 (Rec) to £5,415 per term (2019/20). Full boarding fees range from £11,925 to £12,615 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Great Ballard School
Schoolsmith Score®; 85.
One of the 4 best independent or state primaries within a 7 mile radius.
On average, 12.9 pupils per class and 11.4 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
80% of pupils go on to a variety of selective day and boarding schools.
School has an outdoor learning programme for all year groups.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, cookery, drama and computing throughout, for science in Year 4, and for maths, English and science from Year 5.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama 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 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 10% of prep schools.
Find another school near Great Ballard School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Slindon College, Primary (1.8 miles); Seaford Prep (6.1 miles); Westbourne House School (6.2 miles). Boarding: Seaford Prep (6.1 miles); Westbourne House School (6.2 miles); The Prebendal School (7.2 miles).
State Primary Schools
St James Church of England Primary School, Emsworth (14.4 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Slindon College (1.8 miles); Seaford College (6.1 miles); Our Lady of Sion School (16.7 miles). Boarding: Slindon College (1.8 miles); Seaford College (6.1 miles); Lancing College (18.4 miles).
State Senior Schools
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).