149 Battersea Park Road, Battersea, London SW8 4BX
10 simple reasons to choose Newton Prep
Independent prep school and nursery in Battersea.
For pupils aged 3 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Very large school with an average of four classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Newton Prep fees range from £6,520 (Rec) to £7,465 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose Newton Prep
Schoolsmith Score®; 86.
One of the best independent prep schools in Battersea and one of the 4 best primary schools within 1 mile.
On average, 16.8 pupils per class and 13.4 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for Year 6 Newton Prep leavers are one of 50, mainly independent, day schools. The spread of schools is wide but Emanuel, Dulwich College, Alleyn's and JAGS account for 30% between them. 60% of pupils leave at Year 6, 40% carry on to Year 8. After Common Entrance, King's College School Wimbledon, Dulwich College ,Whitgift and Bede's School are the most popular destinations. 25% 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, reasoning, thinking skills, French, Spanish, Latin. Humanities subjects are taught thematically throughout the school. The Newton Prep Diploma, in Years 7 and 8, is a thematic skills-based curriculum linking geography, history, religious studies, art, drama and citizenship. Annual STEAM week. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing, and languages throughout, for science and art from Year 3, and for all subjects from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 4.
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in fencing, football, rugby 7s.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and several 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 5.45pm.
Find another school near Newton Prep
Independent Prep Schools
The Dominie (0.5 miles); Garden House School (1.3 miles); Francis Holland Junior School, Sloane Square (1.4 miles).
State Primary Schools
Heathbrook Primary School (0.5 miles); Chesterton Primary School (0.6 miles); Van Gogh Primary (1.3 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Francis Holland School, Sloane Square (1.4 miles); Thames Christian School (1.6 miles); Fairley House School, Seniors (1.6 miles).
State Senior Schools
Lilian Baylis Technology School (1.4 miles); Archbishop Tenison's School (1.6 miles); Pimlico Academy (1.6 miles).