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Moreton Prep, Oswestry SY11

Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 3EW

10 simple reasons to choose Moreton Prep

Independent prep school and nursery in Oswestry.
For pupils aged 6 months to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 20% of pupils board, all are full boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Ecumenical.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Junior division of Moreton Hall School, an all-through school to age 18.
Moreton Prep fees range from £3,730 (Rec) to £5,300 per term (2022/23). Full boarding fees are £8,600 per term.

10 better reasons to choose Moreton Prep

Schoolsmith Score®; 85.
One of the best independent prep schools in Oswestry and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
On average, 14.2 pupils per class and 10 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6, most Moreton Prep girls move up to Moreton Hall. Boys typically move on to a Oswestry School, Ellesmere College, or Packwood Haugh. In September 2021 Moreton Hall started to provide for boys up to Year 8 for Common Entrance.
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, Mandarin, Latin. Topic-based projects for geography, history and RE in pre-prep. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. Debating is a particular feature of the extra-curricular programme.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama, art, DT, computing, and languages throughout, for science, and RE from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trip in Year 6. School participates in the Eco Schools programme and has Green Flag Status.
Three games sessions per week, as well as PE and swimming. School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. 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 a half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Moreton Prep

Independent Prep Schools

Day: Bellan House (4.7 miles); Ellesmere College Lower School (11.1 miles); Packwood Haugh School (12.2 miles). Boarding: Bellan House (4.7 miles); Ellesmere College Lower School (11.1 miles); Packwood Haugh School (12.2 miles).

State Primary Schools

Gobowen Primary School (1.2 miles); Selattyn Church of England Primary School (2.1 miles); Shocklach Oviatt Church of England Primary School (15.6 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: Moreton Hall School (0 miles); Oswestry School (4.8 miles); Ellesmere College (11.1 miles). Boarding: Moreton Hall School (0 miles); Oswestry School (4.8 miles); Ellesmere College (11.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

Bishop Heber High School (17.8 miles); The Priory School, A Business and Enterprise College (20.6 miles); Belvidere School (22.2 miles).

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