Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk NR8 6HU
10 reasons to choose Langley Preparatory School at Taverham Hall
Top line
Langley Preparatory School at Taverham Hall has a Schoolsmith Score® of 90. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Norwich and one of the 3 best primary schools for 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Langley Preparatory School at Taverham Hall is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 6 months and 13 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Langley School, an all-through school to age 18. Langley Preparatory School at Taverham Hall fees range from £3,545 (Rec) to £6,170 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Langley Preparatory School at Taverham Hall has two classes per year rising to three and an average class size of 13 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Leavers’ destination schools for Langley Prep pupils are one of 10-15 day and boarding schools in the east of England, including Langley School, the senior school. 30% win scholarships.
The Langley Preparatory School at Taverham Hall curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHEE, reasoning, study skills, French, Latin. In Years 7 and 8 the school teaches a more skills based curriculum, the Pre-Senior Baccalaureate, alongside the core ISEB curriculum subjects (maths, English, science). Accredited Gifted & Talented programme. It is a Microsost Showcase School to reflect the high degree of integration of digital learning in the curriculum. The school is one of the 50 prep schools with the most extensive academic and hobby extra-curricular programmes in the UK.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5. Forest School to Year 4 and outdoor pursuits thereafter include bushcraft. The Wensum Award is a life skills/character building programme for pupils in Years 6 to 8.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, and computing throughout, for art and DT from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Langley Preparatory School at Taverham Hall
School offers over 20 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and an extensive extra-curriculum. School has a football academy. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, hockey.
The Arts at Langley Preparatory School at Taverham Hall
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, an orchestra and 10 instrument ensembles. The school is one of the top 50 UK prep schools for the breadth of its creative and performing arts extra-curriculum.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 7.15pm.
Find another school near Langley Preparatory School at Taverham Hall
Notre Dame Preparatory School, Norwich (6.5 miles); Norwich Lower School (7.1 miles); Norwich High Prep School for Girls (7.8 miles); Beeston Hall School (26 miles).
Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy (4.2 miles); Hockering Church of England Primary Academy (4.7 miles); Buxton Primary School (7.4 miles).
Norwich School (7.1 miles); Norwich High School for Girls GDST (7.8 miles); Norwich Steiner School (8.1 miles); Langley School (18.6 miles).
Ormiston Victory Academy (3.8 miles); Hellesdon High School (4 miles); Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School (6.7 miles).