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St Columba’s College Prep, St Albans AL3

King Harry Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 4AW

10 simple reasons to choose St Columba's College Prep

Independent prep school in St Albans.
For pupils aged 4 to 11 years.
Mixed school from Sep 2021 (over 90% boys).
Day school.
Religious character; Roman Catholic.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Junior division of St Columba's College, an all-through school to age 18.
St Columba's College Prep fees range from £3,808 (Rec) to £4,925 per term (2021/22).

10 better reasons to choose St Columba's College Prep

Schoolsmith Score®; 80.
One of the best independent prep schools in St Albans and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 16.5 pupils per class and 11.6 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6, most pupils at St Columba's College Prep move up to the senior school.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It is 'topic-based' up to Year 4. From Year 5 all subjects are taught separately. Curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Latin. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing and languages throughout, for art, DT and science from Year 2, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School enhances the curriculum with a programme of trips and visitors, residentials from Year 4, 'Forest Fridays' to Year 4, as well as theme weeks such as Science Week and Creative Arts Week.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. Three choirs, orchestra and five instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 5.30pm.

Find another school near St Columba's College Prep

Independent Prep Schools

Stanborough Primary School (4.8 miles); Radlett Preparatory School (5.1 miles); Abbot's Hill Prep School (5.1 miles); Edge Grove School (5.4 miles).

State Primary Schools

The Abbey Church of England Primary School, St Albans (0.5 miles); St Peter's School (0.8 miles); Maple Primary School (1.3 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

St Columba's College, St Alban's (0 miles); St Albans School (0.9 miles); St Albans Independent College (1 mile).

State Senior Schools

Loreto College (1.4 miles); St Albans Girls' School (2.2 miles); Beaumont School (2.8 miles).

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