12 Mount Pleasant, Oxton, Prenton, Merseyside CH43 5SY
10 reasons to choose Prenton Preparatory School
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Prenton Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the best independent prep schools on The Wirral and one of the 3 best primary schools within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Prenton Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and is a member of the Forfar Education group. Prenton Preparatory School fees range from £3,570 +VAT (Rec) to £3,855 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Prenton Preparatory School has one class per year and an average class size of 15 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for 80% of Prenton Preparatory School leavers are the Wirral and Catholic grammar schools. About 20% go on to an independent school. A four-year average for attainment in Year 6 SATS puts Prenton Preparatory School in the top 23.2% of all prep and primary schools in England. Results vary from the top 13.9% in 2018 to the top 33.0% in 2019.
The Prenton Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Prenton Preparatory 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 Prenton Preparatory School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular lessons. Choir and one or two 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 Prenton Preparatory School
Birkenhead School, Prep (0.6 miles); Christian Fellowship School, Lower & Middle School (5.8 miles); Belvedere Preparatory School (6.1 miles).
Well Lane Primary School (1 mile); Our Lady & St Edward’s Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead (1.9 miles); Higher Bebington Junior School (2.1 miles).
Birkenhead School (0.6 miles); Christian Fellowship School (5.8 miles); Auckland College (6.6 miles).
Birkenhead High School Academy (0.7 miles); St Anselm’s College (0.9 miles); St John Plessington Catholic College (2.5 miles).