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Royal High Prep School, Bath BA1

Cranwell House, Weston Park East, Bath, Somerset BA1 2UY

Royal High Prep School, Bath BA1

10 reasons to choose Royal High Prep School, Bath

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Royal High Prep School, Bath has a Schoolsmith Score® of 84. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Bath and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.

School fundamentals

Royal High Prep School, Bath is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Royal High School Bath, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Girls’ Day School Trust. Royal High Prep School, Bath fees range from £4,834 (Rec) to £5,093 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.

Average class size

Royal High Prep School, Bath has one class per year and an average class size of 16 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

At the end of Year 6, most Prep pupils move up to Royal High School Bath.

The Royal High Prep School, Bath curriculum

School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. Styled as ‘The Cranwell Curriculum’ it is thematic, such that most subjects, other than maths, are combined into a series of ‘diverse, engaging and girl-centred’ topics. It also includes PSHE, ‘Learning to Learn’, French, Spanish, Mandarin. It is a Microsost Showcase School to reflect the high degree of integration of digital learning in the curriculum. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. Residential trips from in Year 4. School has an outdoor learning programme for all year groups.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for music, languages, computing, drama and sport throughout.

Sport at Royal High Prep School, Bath

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 Royal High Prep School, Bath

Art, music, drama and dance are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Royal High Prep School, Bath

Independent Prep Schools

Kingswood Preparatory School, Bath (1.3 miles); King Edward’s Junior School & Pre-Prep, Bath (1.4 miles); The Paragon School (1.4 miles); Monkton Prep & Pre-Prep (3 miles); Stonar Prep School (9.4 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Stephen’s Primary Church School, Bath (1 mile); Widcombe Church of England Junior School (1 mile); Bathwick St Mary Church School (1.1 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Royal High School, Bath (1 mile); Kingswood School, Bath (1.2 miles); King Edward’s School, Bath (1.4 miles); Prior Park College (1.9 miles).

State Senior Schools

Hayesfield Girls School (0.9 miles); Beechen Cliff School (1.6 miles); Oldfield School (2.1 miles).

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