48 Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3SJ
10 reasons to choose Hallfield School Prep
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Hallfield School Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 82. 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
Hallfield School Prep is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 months and 11 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Hallfield School Prep fees range from £6,049 (Rec) to £7,248 per term (2026/27). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Hallfield School Prep has two or three classes per year and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Popular Hallfield School leavers’ destinations are the King Edward VI Grammar schools, the King Edward’s/King Edward VI independent schools, Solihull School, and Edgbaston High. However, pupils have gone on to over 30 different grammar and independent schools. 40-50% of pupils win awards and scholarships. The average grammar school pass rate is in the high 90%s. To provide more choice, Hallfield Seniors opened in Sep 2020.
The Hallfield School Prep curriculum
School curriculum follows an enhanced version of the National Curriculum. Subjects are mainly taught separately, with enquiry skills developed through cross-curricular humanities (to Year 4) and STEM (Years 5 and 6). The curriculum also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish. Enrichment Afternoons for all year groups with options including Forest School, philosophy for children, animal care, first aid, politics, Latin, drama, study skills, and journalism. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess, maths.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, a sleepover in Year 2 and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout, and for all subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Hallfield School Prep
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in squash.
The Arts at Hallfield School Prep
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 about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and three or four instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. The nursery is open for 48 weeks of the year.
Find another school near Hallfield School Prep
St George’s School, Lower School (0.2 miles); Edgbaston High Preparatory School (0.4 miles); The Priory School, Preparatory School (0.5 miles).
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Harborne (1.7 miles); Harborne Primary School (1.8 miles); Nelson Mandela School (2.4 miles).
St George’s School, Edgbaston (0.2 miles); Mander Portman Woodward Independent College, Birmingham (0.4 miles); Edgbaston High School for Girls (0.4 miles).
St Paul’s School for Girls (1.3 miles); Perry Beeches II The Free School (1.7 miles); Ark St Alban’s Academy (1.8 miles).