Melville Avenue, Croydon, Surrey CR2 7YN
10 simple reasons to choose Old Palace Prep of John Whitgift School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 1 to 10 years.
Girls' school (mixed nursery).
Day school.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Prep school to Old Palace of John Whitgift School, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,951 (Rec) to £4,870 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose Old Palace Prep of John Whitgift School
Schoolsmith Score®; 80.
One of the 3 best independent or state primaries within a 1 mile radius.
On average, 15.8 pupils per class and 8.1 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most pupils go on to the senior school, a school with a track record for academic achievement.
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.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. 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. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 4 choirs, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Every pupil gets the chance to represent the school every term. An all inclusive policy.
Find another school near Old Palace Prep of John Whitgift School
Independent Prep Schools
Elmhurst School (0.6 miles); Royal Russell Junior School (0.8 miles); Croydon High Junior School (1.5 miles).
State Primary Schools
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School (1.1 miles); Ridgeway Primary School and Nursery, South Croydon (1.5 miles); Gresham Primary School (2.3 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
The Cedars School, Croydon (0.6 miles); Royal Russell School (0.8 miles); Whitgift School (1 mile).
State Senior Schools
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School (1.1 miles); Harris Academy Purley (1.5 miles); Coloma Convent Girls' School (1.7 miles).