38/40 Regent Street, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire GL10 2AD
10 simple reasons to choose Hopelands Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery in Stonehouse.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% girls).
Day school.
Religious character; Christian.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Hopelands Preparatory School fees range from £2,495 (Rec) to £3,292 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose Hopelands Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 76.
One of the best independent prep schools in Stonehouse and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
On average, 10.5 pupils per class and 9 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for 77% of Hopelands Preparatory School leavers are one of seven grammar schools. Stroud High, Marling Grammar, Gloucester High, and Pates Grammar account for 62% of all leavers. 17% of pupils move on to one of four independent schools, typically King's School Gloucester or Wycliffe College. A three-year average for attainment in Year 6 SATS puts Hopelands Preparatory School in the top 7.7% of all prep and primary schools in England. Results vary from the top 3% in 2018 to the top 14% in 2017.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for science, maths and English from Year 3.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 5.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Dance for Years 2 to 4. Drama is part of the English and co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs. Artsmark Gold accreditation.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Hopelands Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
Wycliffe Preparatory School (0.7 miles); Beaudesert Park School (6.6 miles).
State Primary Schools
Foxmoor Primary School (2.7 miles); Randwick Church of England Primary School (3.1 miles); Rodborough Community Primary School (3.1 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Wycliffe College (0.2 miles); The Acorn School (5.9 miles).
State Senior Schools
Marling School (2.6 miles); Stroud High School (2.7 miles); St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (7.7 miles).