10 Sutton Road, Erdington, Birmingham B23 6QL
Characteristics
Independent junior school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective intake.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Junior division of an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £2,920 (Rec) to £3,755 per term (2019/20).
10 other reasons to choose Highclare Preparatory School
1) Schoolsmith Score®; 76.
2) One of the 3 prep or primary schools you should shortlist within a 1.5 mile radius.
3) On average, 18.2 pupils per class and 9.1 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
4) Most pupils move up to the senior school at the end of Year 6.
5) School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
6) Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout, and for science from Year 5.
7) School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
8) School offers over 15 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
9) Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choir, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
10) As a junior division of Highclare School, the school offers pupils access to its specialised teaching and facilities, as well as eventual progression to the senior school.
Other schools with a Schoolsmith Score near Highclare Preparatory School
Independent Prep
The Shrubbery School (1.9 miles); West House School (6.7 miles); Edgbaston High Preparatory School (6.9 miles).
State Primary
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
Highclare School (0 miles); Ward End Community College (3.2 miles); Blackwater Academy (4.8 miles).
State Secondary
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (1.9 miles); Bishop Walsh Catholic School (1.9 miles); Plantsbrook School (2.4 miles).