2 West Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1PD
10 simple reasons to choose Highfield Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery in Maidenhead.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Girls' school (mixed pre-prep).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Highfield Preparatory School fees range from £3,480 (Rec) to £4,560 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose Highfield Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 78.
One of the best independent prep schools in Maidenhead and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 14.5 pupils per class and 10.9 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for most Highfield Preparatory School leavers are one of 15 local independent or state day schools with girls' schools being the most popular. Newlands School for Girls can account for up to 40% of leavers. Grammar Schools such as Kendrick School, Wycombe High and the co-ed Sir William Borlase are regular destinations. For independents it's mainly The Abbey School in Reading, Queen Anne's, Luckley House (co-ed) and The Marist School. On average, 50%-60% go to grammar/selective maintained, and 50% to independent schools.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHEE, reasoning, French, Spanish. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, for science from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Highfield Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
St Piran's School, Maidenhead (0.8 miles); Claires Court Junior Schools (2.2 miles); Herries Preparatory School (6.1 miles).
State Primary Schools
Furze Platt Junior School (0.9 miles); Oldfield Primary School, Maidenhead (1.1 miles); St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead (1.2 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Claires Court Schools (0.2 miles); Eton College (7.1 miles).
State Senior Schools
Burnham Grammar School (4.3 miles); The Westgate School (5 miles); Sir William Borlase's Grammar School (5.4 miles).