Dry Hill Park Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN10 3BX
10 simple reasons to choose Hilden Grange School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 3 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 70% boys).
Day school.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective intake.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £3,775 (Rec) to £5,170 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose Hilden Grange School
Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the 3 best independent or state primaries within a 1 mile radius.
On average, 17.1 pupils per class and 13.7 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
The school gears itself towards success at 11+ within a selective Education Authority catchment. 90%+ win places at the local grammar schools at 11+ and 60% of pupils leave for one of 10 schools; The Judd School and Skinners accounting for 60% of those leavers. 30-40% stay on for Common Entrance/Scholarship to one of 10 schools. 50% go on to Tonbridge School, 20% to Sutton Valence. 30% win scholarships.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for all subjects from Year 3.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
School offers over 10 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, cross country.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choir, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Hilden Grange School
Independent Prep Schools
Hilden Oaks School (0.1 miles); Fosse Bank School (2 miles); The Schools at Somerhill (2.4 miles).
State Primary Schools
Slade Primary School (0.7 miles); St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Tonbridge (1.4 miles); Bidborough Church of England Primary School (3.4 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Tonbridge School (0.4 miles); Sackville School (1.8 miles); Kent College Pembury (4.8 miles).
State Senior Schools
The Judd School (1.6 miles); Tonbridge Grammar School (1.7 miles); Weald of Kent Grammar School (1.8 miles).