38 Dry Hill Park Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN10 3BU
10 simple reasons to choose Hilden Oaks School
Independent prep school and nursery in Tonbridge.
For pupils aged 3 months to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Hilden Oaks School fees range from £3,560 (Rec) to £4,600 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Hilden Oaks School
Schoolsmith Score®; 79.
One of the best independent prep schools in Tonbridge and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 19.3 pupils per class and 14.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Leavers' destination schools for Hilden Oaks School pupils are seven Kent grammar schools and eight independent schools. In an average year, 50-80% of pupils leave for a grammar school with Weald of Kent and Tonbridge Grammar accounting for half of all leavers. Of the independent schools, Walthamstow Hall is the most popular.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHEE, reasoning, mindfulness, thinking skills, French, Spanish. There is a small number of academic clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for art, science and computing from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
The school experience is presented as 'Values-based Education'; a set of 22 universal values that are explored and reinforced through every part of the school’s provision.
School offers over 15 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. 2 choirs, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.30pm. With Holiday Club, the school has childcare for 50 weeks of the year.
Find another school near Hilden Oaks School
Independent Prep Schools
Hilden Grange School (0.1 miles); Fosse Bank School (2.1 miles); Somerhill (2.4 miles).
State Primary Schools
Slade Primary School (0.7 miles); St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Tonbridge (1.3 miles); Bidborough Church of England Primary School (3.4 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Tonbridge School (0.4 miles); Sackville School (1.9 miles); Kent College Pembury (4.9 miles).
State Senior Schools
The Judd School (1.6 miles); Tonbridge Grammar School (1.7 miles); Weald of Kent Grammar School (1.9 miles).