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St David’s School, Purley CR8

23-25 Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, Surrey CR8 3AL

St David's School, Purley CR8

10 simple reasons to choose St David's School

Independent prep school and nursery in Purley.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
St David's School fees range from £3,450 (Rec) to £3,725 per term (2020/21).

10 better reasons to choose St David's School

Schoolsmith Score®; 77.
One of the best independent prep schools in Purley and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 20.3 pupils per class and 13.6 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destination schools for St David's School Purley pupils are one of 20 local independent day (80% of leavers) and selective/comprehensive state schools (20%). The most popular destinations are probably Caterham School, Whitgift, Trinity, Royal Russell, Old Palace and Wilson's. 25-50% win awards and scholarships.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin. There are over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art, computing and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School offers a programme of trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum.
School offers over 15 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 2 choirs and several instrument ensembles. There are also some visual and performing arts clubs.
Out of school hours care from 8.10am to 6.30pm.

Find another school near St David's School

Independent Prep Schools

Laleham Lea School (0.9 miles); Oakwood School, Purley (1 mile); Cumnor House School for Boys (1 mile).

State Primary Schools

Beaumont Primary School, Purley (1.1 miles); New Valley Primary School (1.8 miles); Oasis Academy Byron (2 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Whitgift School (2.5 miles); Croydon Metropolitan College (2.6 miles); Old Palace of John Whitgift School (3.2 miles).

State Senior Schools

Woodcote High School (0.9 miles); The John Fisher School (1.1 miles); Harris Academy Purley (1.5 miles).

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