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Holmwood House School, Colchester CO3

Chitts Hill, Lexden, Colchester, Essex CO3 9ST

Holmwood House School, Colchester CO3

10 simple reasons to choose Holmwood House School

Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 6 months to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Around 20% of pupils board, all are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 6.
Not a school of religious character.
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 £3,450 (Rec) to £4,950 per term (2020/21).

10 better reasons to choose Holmwood House School

Schoolsmith Score®; 88.
One of the 3 best independent or state primaries within a 1.5 mile radius.
On average, 16.2 pupils per class and 7 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
80% of pupils go on to a selective school; one of 20 day and boarding schools, mainly at 13+, with Felsted, Framlingham, Ipswich and Oundle the main destinations. Some scholarships.
School is a champion of the Prep School Baccalaureate, an examinable curriculum for Years 7 & 8 to assist senior schools to assess candidates earlier and make conditional offers.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout, and for most subjects from Year 4.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
School offers over 25 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in cricket.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choir and some instrument ensembles. Over 20 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 5% of prep schools.

Find another school near Holmwood House School

Independent Prep Schools

Day: St Mary's School for Girls, Lower School (2.1 miles); Oxford House School (2.3 miles); Colchester High School, Lower School (2.9 miles). Boarding: New Hall Preparatory School (18.3 miles); Felsted Preparatory School (20.7 miles); Orwell Park School (22.6 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester (1 mile); Home Farm Primary School (1.2 miles); Hamilton Primary School (2.7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: St Mary's School for Girls, Colchester (1.8 miles); Colchester High School (2.9 miles); Gosfield School (13.4 miles). Boarding: Gosfield School (13.4 miles); Royal Hospital School (17.3 miles); New Hall School (18.3 miles).

State Senior Schools

The Stanway School (1.1 miles); St Benedict's Catholic College (2.1 miles); Colchester County High School for Girls (2.1 miles).

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