Upton Hall, Upton, Northampton NN5 4UX
10 reasons to choose Quinton House Preparatory School
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Quinton House Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 78. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Northampton and one of the 3 best primary schools for 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Quinton House 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 the prep school to Quinton House School, an all-through school to age 16, and is a member of the Cognita Schools group. Quinton House Preparatory School fees range from £4,578 (Rec) to £5,478 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Quinton House Preparatory School has one class per year and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to Quinton House School.
The Quinton House Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, reasoning, French. 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, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, and for English, maths and languages from Year 5.
Sport at Quinton House Preparatory School
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Quinton House 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 about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near Quinton House Preparatory School
Northampton High Junior School (4.3 miles); Pitsford School, Junior School (7.1 miles); Spratton Hall School (9.2 miles).
Harpole Primary School (2.4 miles); The Bramptons Primary School (3.9 miles); East Haddon Church of England Primary School (7 miles).
Quinton House School (0 miles); Bosworth Independent School (2.7 miles); Northampton High School (4.3 miles).
The Duston School (1.7 miles); Northampton School for Boys (3.8 miles); Caroline Chisholm School (5.2 miles).