Mount Pleasant, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 1DB
10 simple reasons to choose Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep
Independent prep school and nursery in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Junior division of Newcastle-under-Lyme School, an all-through school to age 18.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep fees range from £3,083 (Rec) to £3,664 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep
Schoolsmith Score®; 81.
One of the best independent prep schools in Newcastle-Under-Lyme and one of the 5 best primary schools for 3 miles.
On average, 16.9 pupils per class and 13.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6, most Prep pupils move up to Newcastle-under-Lyme School.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Minibus service. Nursery open for 50 weeks of the year.
Find another school near Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep
Independent Prep Schools
Edenhurst Preparatory School (1.7 miles); St Joseph's Preparatory School, Stoke-on-Trent (2.6 miles); St Dominic's Priory School, Prep School (9 miles).
State Primary Schools
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Trent Vale (2.2 miles); Waterside Primary School (2.2 miles); Eaton Park Academy (3 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Newcastle-under-Lyme School (0 miles); St Dominic's Priory School (9 miles); Denstone College (17.7 miles).
State Senior Schools
St Joseph's College (2.1 miles); Alsager School (8.4 miles); Painsley Catholic College (11.4 miles).