Hazlegrove House, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JA
10 simple reasons to choose Hazlegrove Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery in Sparkford, Yeovil.
For pupils aged 2 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 20% of pupils board, 85% are full boarders and 15% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Prep school to King's Bruton, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,076 (Rec) to £6,237 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees range from £7,235 to £9,232 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Hazlegrove Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 93.
One of the best independent prep schools in Yeovil and one of the 6 best primary schools for 10 miles.
On average, 14.6 pupils per class and 10.8 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 8, up to 50% of Hazlegrove Prep pupils move up to King's Bruton, part of the same foundation. King's Taunton, Sherborne, and Bryanston are also popular destinations. 50%-70% of pupils win awards and scholarships.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It is a traditional subject-based curriculum and also includes study skills, PSHE, French, Mandarin, Latin, Greek. There are over 10 different academic clubs per year group per term.
Specialist teachers for music, drama, languages, and sport throughout, for science, computing, and art from Year 3, for all subjects bar English and the humanities from Year 5, and for all subjects from Year 6.
There is outdoor learning throughout the school, with Forest School for pre-prep, and curricular outdoor adventure and bushcraft to Year 8. Comprehensive educational trips and guest speaker programme with residential trips from Year 5.
Sport is a major feature of the curriculum. By Year 4 there are two PE lessons and seven games lessons per week, with matches on Wednesdays and Saturdays. School offers over 25 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, cricket, cross country, hockey, judo, karate, squash.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and the majority take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. 5 choirs, orchestra and 10 instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near Hazlegrove Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Sunny Hill Preparatory School (8.1 miles); Sherborne Preparatory School (9.3 miles). Boarding: Sunny Hill Preparatory School (8.1 miles); Sherborne Preparatory School (9.3 miles).
State Primary Schools
Lovington Church of England Primary School (3.4 miles); Horsington Church School (8.1 miles); Preston Church of England Primary School, Abbey Manor Park (10.5 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Bruton School for Girls (8.1 miles); King's Bruton (8.6 miles); Sherborne School for Girls (9 miles). Boarding: Bruton School for Girls (8.1 miles); King's Bruton (8.6 miles); Sherborne School for Girls (9 miles).
State Senior Schools
Sexey's School (7.7 miles); The Gryphon School (9.3 miles); Huish Episcopi Academy (13 miles).