25 Broadway North, Walsall, West Midlands WS1 2QG
10 reasons to choose Hydesville Tower Prep School
Top line
Hydesville Tower Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Walsall and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Hydesville Tower Prep School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Hydesville Tower School, an all-through school to age 16, and is a member of the Cognita Schools group. Hydesville Tower Prep School fees range from £4,126 +VAT (Rec) to £4,875 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Hydesville Tower Prep School has two classes per year and an average class size of 10 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, 50% of Prep pupils move up to Hydesville Tower School. 50% move on to a Birmingham grammar school.
The Hydesville Tower Prep School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, reasoning (from Year 2), French. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Hydesville Tower Prep School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold accreditation.
The Arts at Hydesville Tower Prep School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Two choirs and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Hydesville Tower Prep School
Mayfield Preparatory School (0.9 miles); Emmanuel School, Primary, Walsall (1.3 miles); Chase Grammar Preparatory School (8.1 miles).
St Mary’s The Mount Catholic Primary School, Walsall (1.2 miles); Park Hall Junior Academy (1.6 miles); Whitecrest Primary School (3.9 miles).
Hydesville Tower School (0 miles); Emmanuel School, Walsall (1.3 miles); Chase Grammar School (8.1 miles).
Queen Mary’s High School (0.4 miles); Queen Mary’s Grammar School (0.8 miles); Wood Green Academy (2.5 miles).