Stanedge Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1DP
10 reasons to choose S. Anselm's Preparatory School
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S. Anselm’s Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 87. It is one of the best independent prep schools in Bakewell and one of the 6 best primary schools for 7 miles.
School fundamentals
S. Anselm’s Preparatory School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 13 years. Boarding from Year 3 for the 60% of pupils who board. 20% are full boarders and 80% are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, and part of the Birkdale School group from Sep 2023. Day fees at S. Anselm’s Preparatory School range from £4,135 (Rec) to £7,815 per term (2023/24). Full boarding fees are £10,765 per term.
Average class size
S. Anselm’s Preparatory School usually has one class per year to Year 2, two from Year 3, and an average class size of 10 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most S. Anselm’s Prep leavers are one of 10 or so boarding schools. A small number leave after Year 6. Oundle School, Uppingham School, and Shrewsbury School have traditionally been the most popular, though only for 30%-40% of leavers. The school closed it’s College for 13-16 years olds in summer 2022 and joined the Birkdale School group in Sep 2023.
The S. Anselm's Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It is thematic to Year 5, combining subjects such as maths, English, geography, history, RS, science into topics or projects. The curriculum also includes PSHE, engineering, French, Spanish, Latin. 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 3. Saturday morning school, optional for Years 3 to 5, is for the arts, sport, craft, and computing.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, art, music, drama, computing and languages throughout, and for all subjects from Year 6.
Sport at S. Anselm's Preparatory School
5 Games and 1 PE session per week. School offers over 20 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and an extensive extra-curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in sailing.
The Arts at S. Anselm's 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 nearly all take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.50pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near S. Anselm's Preparatory School
St Peter and St Paul School (13.5 miles); Mylnhurst Catholic Prep School & Nursery (14.4 miles); Birkdale Preparatory School (16.9 miles); Abbotsholme Prep School (28.4 miles); Wellow House School (33.4 miles); Terra Nova School (33.7 miles).
Stanton-in-Peak Church of England Primary School (4.3 miles); Curbar Primary School (5.2 miles); Litton Church of England Primary School (6.2 miles).
Westbourne School, Sheffield (17 miles); Birkdale School (17 miles); Mount St Mary’s College (22.4 miles); Denstone College (27.2 miles).
Lady Manners School (0.9 miles); Highfields School (9.1 miles); King Ecgbert School (12.1 miles).