125-128 Thurlow Park Road, West Dulwich, London SE21 8HP
10 simple reasons to choose Oakfield Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective intake.
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £2,624 (Rec) to £3,773 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose Oakfield Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 76.
One of the 7 best independent or state primaries within a 1 mile radius.
On average, 15.4 pupils per class and 13.1 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
75% of pupils go on to one of 20 independent day schools, the balance to grammar and maintained schools. The mix is widespread, but perhaps most popular destinations are St Dunstan's, Sydenham High and Streatham and Clapham. These three account for 25% of leavers between them.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for all subjects by Year 6.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
School offers over 10 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in football, gymnastics.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. 2 choirs, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. There are also some visual and performing arts clubs.
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Oakfield Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
Rosemead Preparatory School (0.3 miles); Dulwich Prep London (0.7 miles); Dulwich College Junior School and DUCKS (0.8 miles).
State Primary Schools
Dulwich Wood Primary School (0.6 miles); Elm Wood School (0.8 miles); St Luke's Church of England Primary School, West Norwood (1 mile).
Independent Senior Schools
Dulwich College (0.8 miles); James Allen's Girls' School (1.8 miles); Alleyn's School (1.9 miles).
State Senior Schools
Dunraven School (1.3 miles); The Charter School (1.5 miles); Kingsdale Foundation School (1.5 miles).