Llantarnam Hall Malpas Road, Newport NP20 6QB
10 reasons to choose Rougemont Preparatory School
Top line
Rougemont Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Newport and one of the 2 best primary schools for 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Rougemont Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Rougemont School, an all-through school to age 18. Rougemont Preparatory School fees range from £4,853 (Rec) to £5,534 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Rougemont Preparatory School has two classes per year and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Prep pupils move up to the Rougemont School.
The Rougemont Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the Welsh National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. Subjects other than maths and English are often linked through a ‘creative curriculum’ to Year 4. 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 and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for music, languages, computing and sport throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Rougemont Preparatory School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Rougemont 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 instrument lessons. Choir, training orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near Rougemont Preparatory School
St John’s College, Junior & Infants (9.4 miles); Wyclif Independent Christian School, Primary & Middle School (10 miles); Kings Monkton School, Infants & Juniors (13.8 miles).
Rougemont School (0 miles); St John’s College, Cardiff (9.4 miles); Wyclif Independent Christian School, Senior school (10 miles).
Wyedean School and 6th Form Centre (18.1 miles); St Bede’s Catholic College (23.1 miles); The Castle School (24.5 miles).