Burwood House, Cobham, Surrey KT11 1HA
10 reasons to choose Notre Dame Preparatory School
Top line
Notre Dame Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 84. It is one of the best independent prep schools in Cobham and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Notre Dame Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It has a co-ed nursery and pre-prep. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Notre Dame School, an all-through school to age 18. Notre Dame Preparatory School fees range from £4,336 (Rec) to £5,640 per term (2023/24).
Average class size
Notre Dame Preparatory School has one class per year to Year 2, two from Year 3, and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most (80%) Notre Dame Prep pupils move up to the senior school.
The Notre Dame Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It emphasises Catholic social morality and includes PSHEE, reasoning, Spanish. Humanities are taught in the TASK curriculum (Thinking, Active Learning, Skills, Knowledge); a project based cross-curricular ‘topic’. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 2 and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, dance, drama, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Notre Dame Preparatory School
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 cross country, hockey, swimming.
The Arts at Notre Dame Preparatory School
Art, music, dance, and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs, orchestra and over 12 instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Notre Dame Preparatory School
Feltonfleet School (0.7 miles); Claremont Fan Court Prep School & Pre-Prep (2.8 miles); Parkside School (3 miles).
Cleves School (3.6 miles); Esher Church School (3.9 miles); The Royal Kent Church of England Primary School (3.9 miles).
Notre Dame Senior School (0 miles); Claremont Fan Court School (2.8 miles); Yehudi Menuhin School (3.5 miles).
Heathside School (4.2 miles); Howard of Effingham School (5.5 miles); Hinchley Wood School (5.6 miles).