6 St Mary's Road, Leicester LE2 1XA
10 simple reasons to choose St Crispin's School Prep
Independent prep school and nursery in Leicester.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 70% boys).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Very small school, with less than one class per year (combined year groups).
Junior division of St Crispin's School, an all-through school to age 16.
St Crispin's School Prep fees range from £2,165 (Rec) to £2,878 per term (2020/21).
10 better reasons to choose St Crispin's School Prep
Schoolsmith Score®; 70.
One of the best independent prep schools in Leicester and one of the 7 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 15 pupils per class and 11.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most Prep pupils move up to St Crispin's School at the end of Year 6.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French. Topic-based teaching in pre-prep. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teaching for sport throughout. From Year 3, an increasing number of senior school subject specialists teach the lessons.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about a third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
School hours run from 8.30am to 3.30pm, with after school care to 5.10pm.
Find another school near St Crispin's School Prep
Independent Prep Schools
Leicester Preparatory School (0.7 miles); Leicester High School for Girls, Juniors (1.4 miles); Emmanuel Christian School, Leicester (4.4 miles).
State Primary Schools
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School (0.8 miles); Inglehurst Junior School (2.3 miles); Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy, Leicester (2.8 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
St Crispin's School (0 miles); Leicester High School for Girls (1.4 miles); Leicester Grammar School (4.8 miles).
State Senior Schools
Sir Jonathan North Community College (1.3 miles); Rushey Mead Academy (3 miles); Gartree High School Oadby (3.3 miles).