Drax, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 8NL
10 simple reasons to choose Read School, Pre-Prep & Prep School
Independent prep school in Selby.
For pupils aged 4 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, 80% are full boarders and 20% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 4.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Prep school to Read School, an all-through school to age 18.
Read School, Pre-Prep & Prep School fees range from £2,889 (Rec) to £3,939 per term (2022/23). Full boarding fees are £7,700 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Read School, Pre-Prep & Prep School
Schoolsmith Score®; 80.
One of the best independent prep schools in Selby and one of the 2 best primary schools for 10 miles.
On average, 12.1 pupils per class and 10.6 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most Prep School pupils move up to Read School at the end of Year 6.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish. Cross-curricular teaching, particularly from Reception to Year 2. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips for Years 3 to 6. Forest School for the youngest pupils.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and some instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm. Occasional boarding facility. A contractor operates an onsite nursery for children ages 2 to 4 for 51 weeks of the year.
Find another school near Read School, Pre-Prep & Prep School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: York Steiner School (19.1 miles); Ackworth School, Coram House (20.1 miles). Boarding: St Peter's 2-8 and 8-13 (21.5 miles); Pocklington Prep School (24.9 miles); Queen Ethelburga's College, Chapter House (32.7 miles).
State Primary Schools
Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School (7.5 miles); Kellington Primary School (10.6 miles); Monk Fryston Church of England Primary School (13 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Read School (0 miles); Queen Margaret's School (14.4 miles); Ackworth School (20.1 miles). Boarding: Read School (0 miles); Queen Margaret's School (14.4 miles); Ackworth School (20.1 miles).
State Senior Schools
Hungerhill School (17.7 miles); Fulford School (18.9 miles); The McAuley Catholic High School (19.6 miles).