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Highclare Preparatory School, Erdington, Birmingham

10 Sutton Road, Erdington, Birmingham B23 6QL

Highclare Preparatory School, Birmingham B23

10 reasons to choose Highclare Preparatory School

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Highclare Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 77. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Birmingham and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.

School fundamentals

Highclare Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It comprises two parallel prep schools, Highclare St Paul’s and Highclare Woodfield, two miles apart. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Highclare School, an all-through school to age 18. Highclare Preparatory School fees range from £4,530 (Rec) to £5,826 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.

Average class size

Highclare Preparatory School has one class per year on each site and an average class size of 17 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

Most Highclare Prep pupils move up to the senior school at the end of Year 6.

The Highclare Preparatory School curriculum

School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. A traditional curriculum with subjects taught separately. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different 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.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout, and for science from Year 5.

Sport at Highclare Preparatory School

School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Highclare Preparatory School

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. Choir, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Highclare Preparatory School

Independent Prep Schools

West House School (6.7 miles); Edgbaston High Preparatory School (6.9 miles); St George’s School, Lower School (7 miles).

State Primary Schools

Penns Primary School (0.9 miles); Federation of Boldmere Schools (1.4 miles); St Nicholas Catholic Primary School, Sutton Coldfield (1.9 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Highclare School (0 miles); Ward End Community College (3.2 miles); Blackwater Academy (4.8 miles).

State Senior Schools

Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (1.9 miles); Bishop Walsh Catholic School (1.9 miles); Plantsbrook School (2.4 miles).

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