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Monkton Prep & Pre-Prep, Bath BA2

Combe Down, Bath, Somerset BA2 7ET

10 simple reasons to choose Monkton Prep & Pre-Prep

Independent prep school and nursery in Bath.
For pupils aged 2 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Around 20% of pupils board, 80% are full boarders and 20% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Christian.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Prep school to Monkton Combe School, an all-through school to age 18.
Monkton Prep & Pre-Prep fees range from £3,670 (Rec) to £6,450 per term (2022/23). Full boarding fees range from £8,605 to £9,300 per term.

10 better reasons to choose Monkton Prep & Pre-Prep

Schoolsmith Score®; 87.
One of the best independent prep schools in Bath and one of the 4 best primary schools for 3 miles.
On average, 13.4 pupils per class and 9.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
75% of Monkton Prep pupils move up to Monkton School at the end of Year 8.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and emphasises Christian social morality. It also includes PSHE, French, Latin. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout, and for maths, English and other core subjects from Year 5.
The school seeks to blend fact acquisition with skills development. As such, up to Year 5, history, geography and science, among others, are taught through the thematic International Primary Curriculum. ISEB Common Entrance curriculum from Year 6, but humanities are assessed through skills-based projects. Saturday morning lessons are cross-curricular projects such as STEM, or linking history and art.
School offers over 20 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and an extensive extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in cross country, hockey, swimming.
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 over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.10am to 6.00pm. Day boarders hours are from 7.30am to 7.00pm.

Find another school near Monkton Prep & Pre-Prep

Independent Prep Schools

Day: The Paragon School (2 miles); Royal High Prep School, Bath (3 miles); King Edward's Junior School & Pre-Prep, Bath (3.3 miles). Boarding: Royal High Prep School, Bath (3 miles); Kingswood Preparatory School, Bath (4.3 miles); Stonar Prep School (12.1 miles).

State Primary Schools

Freshford Church School (2 miles); Widcombe Church of England Junior School (2.1 miles); Bathwick St Mary Church School (3 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: Monkton School (0.7 miles); Prior Park College (1.1 miles); King Edward's School, Bath (3.3 miles). Boarding: Monkton School (0.7 miles); Prior Park College (1.1 miles); Royal High School, Bath (4 miles).

State Senior Schools

Ralph Allen School (1.3 miles); Saint Gregory's Catholic College (2.2 miles); Beechen Cliff School (2.3 miles).

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