6 London Road, Great Glen, Leicester LE8 9DJ
10 reasons to choose LGS Stoneygate, Prep and Pre-Prep
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LGS Stoneygate, Prep and Pre-Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 77. It is one of the best independent prep schools in Leicester and one of the 4 best primary schools for 5 miles.
School fundamentals
LGS Stoneygate, Prep and Pre-Prep 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 prep school to Stoneygate School, an all-through school to age 16, and is a member of the Leicester Grammar School Trust. LGS Stoneygate, Prep and Pre-Prep fees range from £4,429 +VAT (Rec) to £5,197 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
LGS Stoneygate, Prep and Pre-Prep has one class per year and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At age 11 some pupils leave for local independent schools, including Leicester Grammar School, part of the same foundation. Some stay on at LGS Stoneygate to sit 13+ exams for Oakham School, Uppingham School, and the Stamford Endowed Schools, among others. A few stay on after 13 to take GCSEs at LGS Stoneygate Senior School.
The LGS Stoneygate, Prep and Pre-Prep curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Latin. 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 and visiting speakers. Residentials from Year 3. Pre-Prep pupils have timetabled Forest School lessons. Years 3 to 6 have sessions within the PSHE programme.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects, apart from maths and English, from Year 4.
Sport at LGS Stoneygate, Prep and Pre-Prep
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at LGS Stoneygate, Prep and Pre-Prep
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, two orchestras and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.15am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near LGS Stoneygate, Prep and Pre-Prep
Leicester Grammar Junior School (1.1 miles); Leicester High School for Girls, Juniors (4.6 miles); Leicester Preparatory School (5.5 miles).
Church Langton Church of England Primary School (4.4 miles); Sparkenhoe Community Primary School (6.4 miles); Foxton Primary School (6.7 miles).
Leicester Grammar School (1.1 miles); Leicester High School for Girls (4.6 miles); St Crispin’s Grammar School (6 miles).
Beauchamp College (3 miles); Gartree High School Oadby (3.2 miles); Sir Jonathan North Community College (5.8 miles).