Northdown Road, Bideford, Devon EX39 3LY
10 simple reasons to choose Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford
Independent prep school and nursery in Bideford.
For pupils aged 3 months 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 admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Junior division of Kingsley School, an all-through school to age 18.
Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford fees range from £2,180 (Rec) to £3,680 per term (2022/23). Full boarding fees are £8,775 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford
Schoolsmith Score®; 79.
One of the best independent prep schools in Bideford and one of the 4 best primary schools for 10 miles.
On average, 13.2 pupils per class and 10.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most Prep pupils move up to Kingsley School Bideford at the end of Year 6.
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 a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 3. Forest School sessions for all pupils.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. 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. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choirs and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. School minibus service.
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). 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).