Park Bank, Ruyton XI Towns, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 1HX
10 simple reasons to choose Packwood Haugh School
Independent prep school.
For pupils aged 4 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 70% boys).
Day and boarding school. Around 40% of pupils board, 95% are full boarders and 5% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective intake.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £3,038 (Rec) to £6,324 per term (2019/20). Full boarding fees are £8,083 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Packwood Haugh School
Schoolsmith Score®; 91.
One of the 3 best independent or state primaries within a 10 mile radius.
On average, 12.1 pupils per class and 6.7 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destination schools typically rank in the top 5% of UK schools by academic achievement. Pupils go on to one of 15 or so (mainly) boarding schools. Shrewsbury school accounts for 60% of leavers. 60% win scholarships, two thirds of those academic.
School offers a programme of trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art, drama, computing and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin. 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 30 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in cricket, cross country, rugby 7s.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. The majority of pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 3 choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 5% of prep schools.
Find another school near Packwood Haugh School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Adcote School for Girls, Prep (5 miles); Bellan House (9.1 miles); Moreton First (12.2 miles). Boarding: Adcote School for Girls, Prep (5 miles); Bellan House (9.1 miles); Moreton First (12.2 miles).
State Primary Schools
Gobowen Primary School (10.8 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Adcote School for Girls (5 miles); Oswestry School (9.2 miles); Moreton Hall School (12.2 miles). Boarding: Adcote School for Girls (5 miles); Oswestry School (9.2 miles); Moreton Hall School (12.2 miles).
State Senior Schools
Belvidere School (12.5 miles); The Priory School, A Business and Enterprise College (12.5 miles); Thomas Telford School (24.9 miles).