Northdown Road, Bideford, Devon EX39 3LY
10 simple reasons to choose Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, 90% are full boarders and 10% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 5.
Religious character; Methodist.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Junior division of Kingsley School, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £2,020 (Rec) to £3,415 per term (2019/20). Full boarding fees are £7,685 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford
Schoolsmith Score®; 79.
One of the 4 best independent or state primaries within a 10 mile radius.
On average, 13.2 pupils per class and 8.8 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most pupils move up to the senior school at the end of Year 6.
CReSTeD recognised dyslexia facility; The Grenville Dyslexia Centre.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in gymnastics.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choirs and some instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
As the junior school to Kingsley School, Bideford, pupils can expect access to specialised teaching and facilities, as well as eventual progression to the senior school.
Find another school near Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Shebbear College Prep School (13.4 miles); West Buckland Prep School (17.4 miles); St Petroc's School (24.3 miles). Boarding: Shebbear College Prep School (13.4 miles); Mount Kelly Prep School (42.5 miles); Exeter Cathedral School (46.6 miles).
State Primary Schools
East-the-Water Community Primary School (1.2 miles); Newport Community School Primary Academy (9.3 miles); Bishops Tawton Primary School (9.7 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Kingsley School, Bideford (0 miles); Shebbear College (13.4 miles); West Buckland School (17.4 miles). Boarding: Kingsley School, Bideford (0 miles); Shebbear College (13.4 miles); West Buckland School (17.4 miles).
State Senior Schools
Petroc (8.4 miles); Okehampton College (27.8 miles).