Station Road, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey GU5 0DF
10 reasons to choose St Catherine's School, Preparatory School, Bramley
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St Catherine’s School, Preparatory School, Bramley has a Schoolsmith Score® of 84. It is one of the best independent prep schools in Guildford and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
School fundamentals
St Catherine’s School, Preparatory School, Bramley is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to St Catherine’s School, an all-through school to age 18. St Catherine’s School, Preparatory School, Bramley fees range from £4,390 +VAT (Rec) to £6,535 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
St Catherine’s School, Preparatory School, Bramley has two classes per year and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, between 80% and 90% of girls move on to the senior school, St Catherine’s School Bramley. Alternative choices after Year 6 are Cranleigh School, Prior’s Field School, and Tormead School.
The St Catherine's School, Preparatory School, Bramley curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHEE, reasoning, thinking skills, French, Latin. The school has a Primary Science Quality Mark Outreach accreditation and is also an accredited De Bono Thinking School. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4. All pupils in Years 3 to 6 take part in an outdoor and adventurous activities day.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing, and languages throughout.
Sport at St Catherine's School, Preparatory School, Bramley
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, cross country, gymnastics.
The Arts at St Catherine's School, Preparatory School, Bramley
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near St Catherine's School, Preparatory School, Bramley
Longacre School (2.4 miles); Guildford High Junior School (3.9 miles); Royal Grammar Preparatory School (4.4 miles).
Busbridge Church of England Junior School (2.7 miles); Holy Trinity Pewley Down School (3.7 miles); St James Primary School, Elstead (8.7 miles).
St Catherine’s School, Bramley (0 miles); Royal Grammar School, Guildford (3.7 miles); Guildford High School (3.9 miles).
Guildford County School (3.5 miles); Godalming College (3.5 miles); George Abbot School (5 miles).