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Moor Park School, Ludlow SY8

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

Moor Park School, Ludlow SY8

10 simple reasons to choose Moor Park School

Independent prep school and nursery in Richards Castle, Ludlow.
For pupils aged 3 months to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 10% 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 admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Moor Park School fees range from £2,225 (Rec) to £6,215 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees range from £7,700 to £9,225 per term.

10 better reasons to choose Moor Park School

Schoolsmith Score®; 91.
One of the best independent prep schools in Ludlow and one of the 5 best primary schools for 10 miles.
On average, 13.4 pupils per class and 8.2 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for Moor Park School leavers are one of 30 independent (mainly) boarding schools. Shrewsbury School, Malvern College, Hereford Cathedral School, and Bromsgrove School usually account for 60% of leavers. 75% of pupils win awards and scholarships.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Latin. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for music, art, languages, computing, sport throughout, for science from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Academic lessons on Saturday for Years 3 to 5 replaced by 'Saturday Smash', activities to broaden the curriculum in outdoor adventure and the arts.
School is one of the 50 prep schools with the most extensive sports offers in the UK. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in cross country.
Art, drama, and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. 4 choirs (including a chapel choir) and several instrument ensembles. The school is one of the 50 prep schools with the most extensive creative and performing arts extra-curricular programmes in the UK.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.15pm.

Find another school near Moor Park School

Independent Prep Schools

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 Schools

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 Schools

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 Senior Schools

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

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