38 Penlan Crescent, Uplands, Swansea SA2 0RL
10 simple reasons to choose Oakleigh House Prep School
Independent prep school and nursery in Uplands.
For pupils aged 2.5 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Prep school to Ffynone House School, an all-through school to age 18.
Oakleigh House Prep School fees range from £2,603 (Rec) to £3,174 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose Oakleigh House Prep School
Schoolsmith Score®; 75.
One of the best independent prep schools in Swansea and one of the 2 best primary schools for 10 miles.
On average, 16.7 pupils per class and 12.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6 pupils from Oakleigh House Prep tend to move up to Ffynone House School a local independent senior school also owned by Cognita. Cognita also owns St Clare's School in Porthcawl, 20 miles away.
School curriculum is based on the Welsh National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, Spanish. UNICEF Rights Respecting School Gold accreditation. School also has a NACE (National Association for Able Children in Education) accredited Gifted and Talented programme. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and drama throughout, and for art from Year 3.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trip to Barcelona for Year 6.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Oakleigh House Prep School
Independent Prep Schools
St Michael's Preparatory School (10.1 miles); St Clare's Prep School, Porthcawl (20.5 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Ffynone House School (1 mile); St Michael's School, Llanelli (10.1 miles); St Clare's School, Porthcawl (20.5 miles).