Weyhill Road, Andover, Hampshire SP10 3AL
10 reasons to choose Rookwood Lower School
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Rookwood Lower School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 78. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Andover and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Rookwood Lower School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. Boarding from Year 3 for the very small number of pupils who board. All are full boarders. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Rookwood School, an all-through school to age 16, and is a member of the Inspired Learning Group. Rookwood Lower School fees range from £3,985 (Rec) to £5,532 per term (2025/26). Full boarding fees range from £10,583 to £10,691 per term. Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Rookwood Lower School has one class per year and an average class size of 9 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Most Rookwood Lower School pupils move up to the senior school at the end of Year 6.
The Rookwood Lower School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, philosophy, reasoning, French, German. 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 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for music, languages and sport from Reception.
Sport at Rookwood Lower 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 Rookwood Lower 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 instrument lessons. Choir and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 5.45pm.
Find another school near Rookwood Lower School
Farleigh School (3.4 miles); Thorngrove School (12.7 miles); Avondale Preparatory School (12.7 miles); Horris Hill School (15 miles); The Pilgrims’ School (16.7 miles).
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover (1.1 miles); Clatford Church of England Primary School (2.8 miles); Amport Church of England Primary School (3.7 miles).
Rookwood School (0 miles); St Michael’s School, Newbury (16.2 miles); Leehurst Swan (17 miles); St Swithun’s School (17.4 miles).
Testbourne Community School (8.4 miles); Henry Beaufort School (13.3 miles); Peter Symonds College (13.8 miles).