37 Station Road, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 8ER
10 simple reasons to choose St Dominic's Priory School, Prep School
Independent prep school and nursery in Stone.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Roman Catholic.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Prep school to St Dominic's Priory School, an all-through school to age 16.
St Dominic's Priory School, Prep School fees range from £3,035 (Rec) to £3,475 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose St Dominic's Priory School, Prep School
Schoolsmith Score®; 81.
One of the best independent prep schools in Stone and one of the 7 best primary schools for 7 miles.
On average, 11.3 pupils per class and 8.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6, most Prep pupils move up to St Dominic's Priory School.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French. School values are informed by Catholic social morality. Religious Education accounts for 8-10% of curriculum time. There is daily collective worship and prayer, observance of Catholic celebrations, and preparation for the Holy Sacraments. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, dance, drama, science and languages throughout.
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. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and dance are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and some instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near St Dominic's Priory School, Prep School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: The Yarlet School (3.9 miles); St Joseph's Preparatory School, Stoke-on-Trent (6.7 miles); Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep (9 miles).
State Primary Schools
Sandon Primary Academy (5.1 miles); Parkside Primary School (5.3 miles); St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stafford (6.3 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: St Dominic's Priory School (0 miles); Newcastle-under-Lyme School (9 miles); Stafford Grammar School (10 miles).
State Senior Schools
St Joseph's College (6.7 miles); Painsley Catholic College (10.4 miles); Wolgarston High School (13.7 miles).