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St Joseph’s Preparatory School, Stoke On Trent ST4

Rookery Lane, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 5RF

10 simple reasons to choose St Joseph's Preparatory School, Stoke-on-Trent

Independent prep school and nursery in Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent.
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.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
St Joseph's Preparatory School, Stoke-on-Trent fees range from £3,080 (Rec) to £3,250 per term (2022/23).

10 better reasons to choose St Joseph's Preparatory School, Stoke-on-Trent

Schoolsmith Score®; 76.
One of the best independent prep schools in Stoke On Trent and one of the 4 best primary schools for 3 miles.
On average, 15 pupils per class and 12.9 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
50% of St Joseph's Preparatory School leavers head to St Joseph's College; the neighbouring Edmund Rice academy. Otherwise, pupils typically go on to Newcastle-under-Lyme School, Denstone College, or a small number of state secondary schools.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Italian, Latin. 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 and languages throughout.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Annual residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
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 some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near St Joseph's Preparatory School, Stoke-on-Trent

Independent Prep Schools

Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep (2.6 miles); Edenhurst Preparatory School (3 miles); St Dominic's Priory School, Prep School (6.7 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Trent Vale (0.4 miles); Waterside Primary School (2.5 miles); Eaton Park Academy (3 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Newcastle-under-Lyme School (2.6 miles); St Dominic's Priory School (6.7 miles); Stafford Grammar School (16.7 miles).

State Senior Schools

St Joseph's College (0 miles); Alsager School (10.2 miles); Painsley Catholic College (10.8 miles).

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