Solefields Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1PH
10 reasons to choose Solefield Preparatory School
Top line
Solefield Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Sevenoaks and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Solefield Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (90%/10%) between the ages of 3 and 13 years. The school became co-ed in January 2024. 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 is a member of the Sevenoaks Family of Schools. Solefield Preparatory School fees range from £4,590 (Rec) to £6,570 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Solefield Preparatory School usually has one class per year and an average class size of 13 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Solefield Preparatory School leavers are one of 10 local grammar schools at 11 (even spread of destinations), or one of 10 independent schools at 13. Typically, 60% of Year 8 leavers go on to Tonbridge or Sevenoaks Schools. 10-20% of pupils win awards and scholarships.
The Solefield Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, Thinking Skills, Philosophy, Politics and Ethics, French, Spanish, Latin. Though the curriculum is essentially subject based, there are regular whole school cross-curricular ‘theme weeks’. The Solefield School Diploma for Years 7 and 8 is a Life and Academic Skills checklist of activities. 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 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 6.
Sport at Solefield Preparatory School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in basketball, judo.
The Arts at Solefield Preparatory School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, two orchestras and one or two 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 Solefield Preparatory School
The New Beacon School (1 mile); The Granville School (1.5 miles); Walthamstow Hall Junior School (1.9 miles).
St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks (0.8 miles); Lady Boswell’s Church of England Primary School (1 mile); Sevenoaks Primary School (1.7 miles).
Sevenoaks School (0.3 miles); Walthamstow Hall (1.3 miles); Radnor House, Sevenoaks (4.2 miles).
The Judd School (7 miles); Tonbridge Grammar School (7.4 miles); Weald of Kent Grammar School (7.6 miles).