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Russell House School, Sevenoaks TN14

Station Road, Otford, Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 5QU

Russell House School, Sevenoaks TN14

10 simple reasons to choose Russell House School

Independent prep school and nursery in Otford, Sevenoaks.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Russell House School fees range from £4,110 (Rec) to £5,225 per term (2022/23).

10 better reasons to choose Russell House School

Schoolsmith Score®; 79.
One of the best independent prep schools in Sevenoaks and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 21.2 pupils per class and 12.7 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for Russell House School leavers are one of 20 Kent grammar and independent schools. On average, 40% of pupils go to grammar schools and 50% to independent schools. The most popular destination are Sevenoaks School (15% of leavers), The Judd School (10% of leavers) and Tonbridge Grammar (10%).
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for music, languages and sport throughout.
Most subjects are taught separately, but geography, history and RE are taught thematically as half-termly topics, with cross-curricular links to other subjects where appropriate.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
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 60 % take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, two orchestras and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Russell House School

Independent Prep Schools

St Michael's School, Sevenoaks (0.5 miles); Walthamstow Hall Junior School (2.8 miles); The Granville School (2.9 miles).

State Primary Schools

Otford Primary School (0.4 miles); Sevenoaks Primary School (2.6 miles); Lady Boswell's Church of England Primary School (3.2 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Walthamstow Hall (2.8 miles); Sevenoaks School (3.6 miles); Radnor House, Sevenoaks (Combe Bank School) (4.3 miles).

State Senior Schools

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (6.5 miles); Newstead Wood School (8.3 miles); Darrick Wood School (8.8 miles).

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