Old Church Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4AX
10 simple reasons to choose Kent College Prep School, Pembury
Independent prep school and nursery in Pembury, Tunbridge Wells.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Girls' school (mixed nursery).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, all are full boarders. Boarding starts from Year 4.
Religious character; Methodist.
Academically selective intake from Year 3.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Prep school to Kent College Pembury, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,460 (Rec) to £5,210 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees are £9,400 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Kent College Prep School, Pembury
Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the best independent prep schools in Tunbridge Wells and one of the 10 best primary schools for 5 miles.
On average, 19 pupils per class and 12.7 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
50% of Kent College Prep School pupils go on to the senior school, a school with a track record for academic achievement. The other 50% go on to local grammar schools.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, thinking skills, French. There are a small number of academic clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, dance, drama, art, DT and computing throughout.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils. Outdoor learning has particular prominence in the curriculum.
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, gymnastics, swimming. The school has a gymnastics academy.
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 7.30am to 7.30pm.
Find another school near Kent College Prep School, Pembury
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Beechwood Prep School (2.8 miles); The Schools at Somerhill (3.6 miles); The Mead School (4.6 miles). Boarding: Holmewood House School (6.4 miles); The New Beacon School (11.8 miles); Marlborough House School (14.2 miles).
State Primary Schools
Claremont Primary School (3.8 miles); Slade Primary School (4.3 miles); Bidborough Church of England Primary School (5.2 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Kent College Pembury (0 miles); Beechwood School (2.8 miles); Tonbridge School (4.4 miles). Boarding: Kent College Pembury (0 miles); Beechwood School (2.8 miles); Tonbridge School (4.4 miles).
State Senior Schools
Skinners' Kent Academy (2.6 miles); Weald of Kent Grammar School (3.2 miles); Tonbridge Grammar School (3.5 miles).