38 Penlan Crescent, Uplands, Swansea SA2 0RL
10 reasons to choose Oakleigh House Prep School
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Oakleigh House Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 75. It is one of the best independent prep schools in Swansea and one of the 2 best primary schools for 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Oakleigh House Prep School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2.5 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Ffynone House School, an all-through school to age 18, and a member of the Cognita Schools group. Oakleigh House Prep School fees range from £2,930 (Rec) to £3,574 per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Oakleigh House Prep School has one class per year to Year 3, two from Year 4, and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
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.
The Oakleigh House Prep School curriculum
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.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. Residential trip to Barcelona for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and drama throughout, and for art from Year 3.
Sport at Oakleigh House Prep 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 Oakleigh House Prep School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Oakleigh House Prep School
St Michael’s Preparatory School (10.1 miles); St Clare’s Prep School, Porthcawl (20.5 miles).
Ffynone House School (1 mile); St Michael’s School, Llanelli (10.1 miles); St Clare’s School, Porthcawl (20.5 miles).