Wiswell Lane, Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 9AF
10 simple reasons to choose Oakhill Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery in Whalley, Clitheroe.
For pupils aged 6 weeks to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Roman Catholic.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Junior division of Oakhill School, an all-through school to age 16.
Oakhill Preparatory School fees range from £2,574 (Rec) to £2,991 per term (2017/18).
10 better reasons to choose Oakhill Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 75.
One of the best independent prep schools in Clitheroe and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
On average, 11.2 pupils per class and 9.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to Oakhill School.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and emphasises Catholic social morality. It also includes PSHE, French. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for art, DT, RE and computing in later years.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 5.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative 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 up to a third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near Oakhill Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
Moorland Junior School (4.4 miles); Stonyhurst College, St Mary's Hall (4.8 miles); St Joseph's Park Hill School (6.3 miles).
State Primary Schools
Barrow Primary School (1.2 miles); Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School (2.3 miles); Sabden Primary School (3.7 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Oakhill School (0 miles); Moorland School (4.4 miles); Stonyhurst College (4.8 miles).
State Senior Schools
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, Billington (1.6 miles); Ribblesdale High School (3.1 miles); Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (3.7 miles).