Highwood House, Highwood Lane, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 9ZH
10 reasons to choose King Edward VI Preparatory School
Main point of differentiation
With a Schoolsmith Score® of 85, King Edward VI Preparatory School is the highest scoring prep school in the Southampton, Eastleigh and Romsey area, with a broad academic, sports, arts and extra-curricular programme.
School fundamentals
King Edward VI Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of King Edward VI School, an all-through school to age 18. King Edward VI Preparatory School fees range from £4,720 (Rec) to £7,830 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
King Edward VI Preparatory School has two classes per year and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 most KES Prep pupils transfer automatically to King Edward VI School without the need to sit an entrance examination.
The King Edward VI Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes ‘STEAM Week’, PSHEE, French, Spanish. Cross-curricular topic-based teaching up to Year 2. 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 and visiting speakers. Forest School and Beach School programmes to Year 2 and outdoor learning throughout the school. Residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and computing throughout, and for all subjects in Year 6.
Sport at King Edward VI Preparatory School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, hockey, sailing.
The Arts at King Edward VI Preparatory School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils, as is drama from Year 3. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 5.45pm.
Find another school near King Edward VI Preparatory School
Embley, Prep School (4.8 miles); Sherborne House School (5.7 miles); The Gregg Preparatory School (6.4 miles).
Halterworth Primary School (0.7 miles); St Francis Church of England Primary School (3.8 miles); Knightwood Primary School (4 miles).
Embley (4.8 miles); King Edward VI School (6.7 miles); The Gregg School (7.5 miles).
Thornden School (5.4 miles); St Anne’s Catholic School (7.1 miles); Kings’ School (8.1 miles).