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St Edmund’s Prep, Ware SG11

Old Hall Green, Ware, Hertfordshire SG11 1DS

St Edmund's Prep, Ware SG11

10 reasons to choose St Edmund's Prep, Ware

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St Edmund’s Prep, Ware has a Schoolsmith Score® of 82. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Ware and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.

School fundamentals

St Edmund’s Prep, Ware is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of St Edmund’s College, an all-through school to age 18. St Edmund’s Prep, Ware fees range from £5,772 (Rec) to £7,356 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.

Average class size

St Edmund’s Prep, Ware has one class or two classes per year and an average class size of 21 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

At the end of Year 6, most Prep School pupils move up to St Edmund’s College.

The St Edmund's Prep, Ware curriculum

School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It emphasises Catholic social morality with regular prayer, worship, and religious reflection. The curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, German. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 2 and a residential trip in Year 6. School has Eco Schools Green Flag accreditation.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for drama from Year 2.

Sport at St Edmund's Prep, Ware

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold accreditation. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in football.

The Arts at St Edmund's Prep, Ware

Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near St Edmund's Prep, Ware

Independent Prep Schools

Bishop’s Stortford College Prep & Pre-Prep School (7.8 miles); Heath Mount School (8.4 miles); Duncombe School (8.7 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Ware (1.3 miles); Puller Memorial Church of England Primary School (2.5 miles); Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School (5.7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

St Edmund’s College, Ware (0 miles); Bishop’s Stortford College (7.8 miles); Haileybury (8.8 miles).

State Senior Schools

The Chauncy School (5.6 miles); Presdales School (6 miles); St Mary’s Catholic School (7.8 miles).

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