Northdown Road, Bideford, Devon EX39 3LY
10 reasons to choose Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford
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Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Bideford and one of the 4 best primary schools for 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 months and 11 years. It is a Methodist school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Kingsley School, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the KSI Education Group. Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford fees range from £2,790 (Rec) to £4,624 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford has one class per year and an average class size of 13 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Most Prep pupils move up to Kingsley School Bideford at the end of Year 6.
The Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French. It is cross-curricular in approach, ‘wherever possible’. There is a CReSTeD recognised dyslexia facility; The Learning Development Centre, and a facility for pupils with Individual Education Plans; the Grenville Centre. The school offers each child a handful of 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. Forest School sessions for all pupils.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout.
Sport at Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Surfing is a curricular subject for all pupils from Year 1 within the PE curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in gymnastics.
The Arts at Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choirs and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. School minibus service.
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