Fox Hill Drive, Weetwood Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS16 5PF
10 simple reasons to choose Moorlands School
Independent prep school and nursery in Leeds.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Methodist.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Moorlands School fees range from £3,350 (Rec) to £3,790 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Moorlands School
Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the best independent prep schools in Leeds and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
On average, 16.3 pupils per class and 12.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for most Moorlands School pupils is one of six or seven independent schools. Woodhouse Grove, The Grammar School at Leeds, Ashville College, and Harrogate Ladies College are the most popular.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, reasoning, French. Creative Curriculum linking all subjects other than English and maths in pre-prep. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama and languages throughout, and for art for Year 3.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 2. School operates its own bushcraft programme for all pupils.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music, and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and around 70% take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and 8 instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
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).