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South Lee School, Bury St Edmunds IP33

Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2BT

10 simple reasons to choose South Lee School

Independent prep school and nursery in Bury St Edmunds.
For pupils aged 6 weeks to 13 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.
South Lee School fees range from £3,550 (Rec) to £4,450 per term (2021/22).

10 better reasons to choose South Lee School

Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the best independent prep schools in Bury St Edmunds and one of the 4 best primary schools for 7 miles.
On average, 11.3 pupils per class and 8.2 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for South Lee School leavers tend to be a local independent day or boarding school. Typically three or four pupils win awards and scholarships every year.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes PSHEE, STEM, study skills, French, Spanish, Latin. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing, and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Curriculum broadening initiatives include; Thursday Afternoon Enrichment with topics such as First Aid, philosophy, craft and enterprise; STEM projects; ISEB Project Qualification in Year 7 to develop research and presentation skills; Forest School for all pupils from Nursery to Year 8; regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, and residential trips for the oldest pupils; themed weeks such as Science Week.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Two choirs, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. Nursery open for 51 weeks of the year.

Find another school near South Lee School

Independent Prep Schools

Brookes School, Lower School (5.9 miles); Culford Preparatory School (6.2 miles).

State Primary Schools

Kersey Church of England Primary School (17.6 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Brookes Cambridge (5.7 miles); Culford School (6.2 miles); Thetford Grammar School (13.8 miles).

State Senior Schools

King Edward VI Church of England Voluntary Controlled Upper School (2.1 miles); St Benedict's Catholic School (2.9 miles); Bury St Edmunds County Upper School (3 miles).

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