Motcombe Park, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 9QA
10 simple reasons to choose Port Regis Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery in Shaftesbury.
For pupils aged 2 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Around 40% of pupils board, 70% are full boarders and 30% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Church of England.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Port Regis Preparatory School fees range from £3,330 (Rec) to £7,250 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees are £9,760 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Port Regis Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 93.
One of the best independent prep schools in Shaftesbury and one of the 4 best primary schools for 10 miles.
On average, 13.8 pupils per class and 9.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Leavers' destination schools for Port Regis Preparatory School pupils are one of 30 independent day and boarding schools. Pupils head off in their ones and twos, but Bryanston School is the perennial favourite, accounting for 15%-25% of leavers. Sherborne School is next, taking 10%-15% per year. Around 20% of pupils win awards and scholarships.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE/Life Skills, French, Spanish, Latin, Greek. There are over 15 different academic clubs per year group per term.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Regular educational trips and visiting speakers. Residential trips for the oldest pupils. Woodland learning and bushcraft to Year 4.
4 games sessions per week, with matches on Wednesdays and Saturdays. School offers over 30 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, football, gymnastics, hockey, netball, sailing.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is timetabled in Years 3 to 5. All pupils learn an instrument in class and the majority take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. 2 senior and 4 junior choirs, 2 orchestras, and over 10 instrument ensembles. Over 20 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Minibus service. Facility for occasional boarding.
Find another school near Port Regis Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Clayesmore Preparatory School (7.2 miles); Sandroyd School (9.7 miles); Hanford School (10.6 miles). Boarding: Clayesmore Preparatory School (7.2 miles); Sandroyd School (9.7 miles); Hanford School (10.6 miles).
State Primary Schools
Wardour Catholic Primary School, Tisbury (6.6 miles); Horsington Church School (12.1 miles); Crockerton Church of England Primary School (14.5 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Clayesmore School (7.2 miles); Bryanston School (15.5 miles). Boarding: Clayesmore School (7.2 miles); Bryanston School (15.5 miles).
State Senior Schools
Gillingham School (3 miles); Sexey's School (13.7 miles); The Gryphon School (14.8 miles).