Shebbear, Beaworthy, Devon EX21 5HJ
10 simple reasons to choose Shebbear College Prep School
Independent prep school in Beaworthy.
For pupils aged 4 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Around 10% of pupils board, 90% are full boarders and 10% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Methodist.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Very small school, with less than one class per year (combined year groups).
Prep school to Shebbear College, an all-through school to age 18.
Shebbear College Prep School fees range from £2,030 (Rec) to £3,700 per term (2022/23). Full boarding fees are £7,320 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Shebbear College Prep School
Schoolsmith Score®; 78.
One of the best independent prep schools in Beaworthy and the best primary school for 10 miles.
On average, 15.3 pupils per class and 12.2 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to Shebbear College.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE (Life Skills), reasoning, French. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for music, languages, art, and sport throughout, and for history and science in Year 6.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trip in Year 6. Outdoor learning and Forest School for all year groups.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and almost all take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.00pm. School minibus service.
Find another school near Shebbear College Prep School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford (13.4 miles); St Joseph's Junior School (22.3 miles). Boarding: Kingsley School, Prep, Bideford (13.4 miles); Mount Kelly Prep School (31.1 miles); Exeter Cathedral School (37.6 miles).
State Primary Schools
Bishops Tawton Primary School (21.3 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Shebbear College (0 miles); Kingsley School, Bideford (13.4 miles); St Joseph's School, Launceston (22.3 miles). Boarding: Shebbear College (0 miles); Kingsley School, Bideford (13.4 miles); West Buckland School (29.9 miles).
State Senior Schools
Petroc (20.3 miles); Okehampton College (30 miles).