75 Woodford Road, South Woodford, London E18 2EA
10 reasons to choose Snaresbrook Preparatory School
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Snaresbrook Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 75. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around South Woodford and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Snaresbrook Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3.5 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Snaresbrook Preparatory School fees range from £5,283 +VAT (Rec) to £5,774 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Snaresbrook Preparatory School has one class per year and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most Snaresbrook Preparatory School leavers are one of up to 10 local independent schools, in particular Forest School, Chigwell School, and Bancroft’s School. On average 20%-30% of pupils win awards and scholarships. Up to 30% of pupils go on to a Redbridge grammar school. Historic Year 6 SATS results ranked Snaresbrook Prep in the top 0.3% (2017) and top 10.3% (2016) of all prep and primary schools in England.
The Snaresbrook Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHEE, reasoning, current affairs, French, 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 4. Adventure, Service, Challenge programme for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and art throughout.
Sport at Snaresbrook Preparatory School
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 Snaresbrook Preparatory School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Two choirs, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.40am to 6.15pm.
Find another school near Snaresbrook Preparatory School
St Aubyn’s School (1.1 miles); Woodford Green Preparatory School (1.5 miles); Forest Preparatory School, Snaresbrook (1.6 miles).
Churchfields Junior School (0.8 miles); Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, Wanstead (1.4 miles); The Woodside Primary Academy (1.7 miles).
Forest School, Snaresbrook (1.6 miles); Bancroft’s School (2 miles); Braeside School (2.9 miles).
Woodford County High School (1.2 miles); Trinity Catholic High School (1.9 miles); Beal High School (2 miles).