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Moor Park School, Ludlow SY8

Moor Park, Richards Castle, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 4DZ

Moor Park School, Ludlow SY8

Characteristics

Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 30% of pupils board, 20% are full boarders and 80% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Roman Catholic.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £2,140 (Rec) to £5,975 per term (2019/20). Full boarding fees range from £7,405 to £8,870 per term.

10 other reasons to choose Moor Park School

1) Schoolsmith Score®; 90.
2) One of the 5 prep or primary schools you should shortlist within a 10 mile radius.
3) On average, 13.2 pupils per class and 8.1 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
4) Pupils go on to one of 20 different (mainly) boarding schools. 75% win scholarships, 15% academic.
5) School has an active outdoor learning programme including a "covered in mud" lesson.
6) Specialist teachers for music, art, languages, computing, sport throughout, for science from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
7) School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Latin, Greek. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 10 different academic clubs per year group per term.
8) School offers over 25 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in cross country.
9) Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 2 choirs (including a chapel choir) and several instrument ensembles. Over 15 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
10) Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 5% of prep schools.

Other schools with a Schoolsmith Score near Moor Park School

Independent Prep

Day: Lucton Prep & Middle Schools (7 miles);Bedstone College Junior School (14.1 miles); Abberley Hall School (20.2 miles). Boarding: Lucton Prep & Middle Schools (7 miles);Bedstone College Junior School (14.1 miles); Abberley Hall School (20.2 miles).

State Primary

Onny Church of England Primary School (7.6 miles); Kimbolton St James Church of England Primary School, Leominster (9.1 miles); Stoke Prior Primary School (9.3 miles).

Independent Senior

Day: Lucton School (7 miles); Bedstone College (14.1 miles); Hereford Cathedral School (23.6 miles). Boarding: Lucton School (7 miles); Bedstone College (14.1 miles); Concord College (26.6 miles).

State Secondary

Wigmore School (7.4 miles); Hereford Sixth Form College (21.2 miles); The Chantry School (21.3 miles).

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