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Oakhill Preparatory School, Whalley BB7

Wiswell Lane, Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 9AF

Oakhill School, Prep, Clitheroe BB7

10 reasons to choose Oakhill Preparatory School

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Oakhill Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 75. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Clitheroe and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.

School fundamentals

Oakhill Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 6 weeks and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Oakhill School, an all-through school to age 16. Oakhill Preparatory School fees range from £2,985 (Rec) to £3,466 per term (2021/22). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.

Average class size

Oakhill Preparatory School usually has one class per year and an average class size of 13 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to Oakhill School.

The Oakhill Preparatory School curriculum

School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and emphasises Catholic social morality. It also includes PSHE, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for art, DT, RE and computing in later years.

Sport at Oakhill Preparatory School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Oakhill Preparatory School

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 some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. Minibus service.

Find another school near Oakhill Preparatory School

Independent Prep Schools

Stonyhurst College, St Mary’s Hall (4.8 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); 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).

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