Datchet Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1QF
10 reasons to choose St George's School, Windsor
Main point of differentiation
The renowned Choir School, St George’s School, Windsor has a high Schoolsmith Score® of 88, and offers one of the most varied music, arts, and sports curricula of Windsor prep schools. Uniquely, it also offers the IB Primary Years Programme.
School fundamentals
St George’s School, Windsor is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (70%/30%) between the ages of 3 and 13 years. It is also a Choir School. Boarding from Year 4 for the 10% of pupils who board. All are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. St George’s School, Windsor fees range from £4,454 +VAT (Rec) to £7,270 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
St George’s School, Windsor has two classes per year and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for St George’s School leavers are one of 30 mostly independent day and boarding schools, each accounting for a small number of leavers in any given year. The most popular destinations over the past four years have been The Windsor Boys’ School (16% of leavers), St George’s Ascot (9%), Eton College (8%), Bradfield College (6%), Holyport College (5%), and Reading Blue Coat School (5%).
The St George's School, Windsor curriculum
As part of it’s ambition for pupils to be ‘Real World Ready’, the school teaches the skills-based International Baccalaureate Primary School Programme to Years 1 to 6, with six cross-curricular ‘units of inquiry’ every half term. For Years 7 and 8 its Pre-Senior Baccalaureate is also a skills based curriculum complementing the core subjects of the ISEB and scholarship curricula. School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Latin. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4. The St George’s Award for Years 3 to 8 is a weekly outdoor adventure, skills and service programme reflecting the school’s membership of the Round Square Organisation.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for all subjects from Year 5.
Sport at St George's School, Windsor
School offers over 20 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and an extensive extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, football, netball.
The Arts at St George's School, Windsor
School educates the choristers of St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum, and taught in classes to Years 3 and 4. All pupils learn an instrument in class and three-quarters take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choristers choir, Supernumeries (non-chorister) choir, Chamber Choir, two age defined training choirs, and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.35am to 6.15pm. Facility for occasional boarding.
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