Fox Hill Drive, Weetwood Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS16 5PF
10 simple reasons to choose Moorlands School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Methodist.
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 £3,192 (Rec) to £3,612 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose Moorlands School
Schoolsmith Score®; 83.
One of the 4 best independent or state primaries within a 1.5 mile radius.
On average, 16.3 pupils per class and 10.9 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Pupils (half of the boys and all of the girls) go on to local grammar and independent secondary schools at 11+ Woodhouse Grove, The Grammar School at Leeds and Bradford Grammar being the most popular.
School operates its own bushcraft programme for all pupils, every week along the lines of a Forest School programme.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama and languages throughout.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
School offers over 15 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
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, orchestra and 8 instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 15% of prep schools.
Find another school near Moorlands School
Independent Prep Schools
Richmond House School (1 mile); The Froebelian School (3.2 miles); The Grammar School at Leeds Primary (4.3 miles).
State Primary Schools
Weetwood Primary School (0.8 miles); Adel Primary School (1.2 miles); Meanwood Church of England Primary School (1.9 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
The Grammar School at Leeds (4.3 miles); Gateways School (6.7 miles); Woodhouse Grove School (6.8 miles).
State Senior Schools
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy (1.9 miles); Allerton High School (2.5 miles); Roundhay School (4.4 miles).