Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2BT
10 simple reasons to choose South Lee School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £3,450 (Rec) to £4,230 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose South Lee School
Schoolsmith Score®; 79.
One of the 4 best independent or state primaries within a 7 mile radius.
On average, 19.4 pupils per class and 12.9 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
80% of pupils go on to a selective school; one of 20 independent day and boarding schools at 11 and 13, or one of 3 grammar schools at 11.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Latin. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
School offers over 10 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. 2 choirs, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. There are also some visual and performing arts clubs.
School has significant expertise in teaching children with SEN.
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).