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St Peter’s 2-8 and 8-13, York YO30

Clifton, York, North Yorkshire YO30 6AB

St Peter's School, St Olave's & Clifton Schools, York YO30

10 simple reasons to choose St Peter's 2-8 and 8-13

Independent prep school and nursery in York.
For pupils aged 2 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, 50% are full boarders and 50% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 7.
Religious character; Church of England.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Junior division of St Peter's School, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,090 (Rec) to £5,420 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees are £9,085 per term.

10 better reasons to choose St Peter's 2-8 and 8-13

Schoolsmith Score®; 90.
One of the best independent prep schools in York and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 19.9 pupils per class and 12 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 8 most pupils move up from St Peter's 8-13 to St Peter's 13-18. Pupils don't need to sit Common Entrance exams.
School curriculum follows the National Curriculum with some additions and variations, and also includes PSHE, philosophy, French, Spanish, German, Latin. There are over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, for art, DT, computing and drama from Year 4, and for most subjects from Year 6.
The curriculum is thematic in St Peter's 2-8, linking subjects to help develop 'enquiry skills'. Subjects are taught separately in St Peter's 8-13. There is a particular emphasis on Growth Mindset and the school's approach to Habits of Learning.
School offers over 15 different sports. All pupils have 4 to 5 hours of PE/Games per week. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, cricket, netball, rugby 7s.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. 3 choirs, string orchestras and up to 15 instrument ensembles. Up to 10 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term. The school educates the 40 choristers of York Minster.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near St Peter's 2-8 and 8-13

Independent Prep Schools

Day: Bootham Junior School (0.5 miles); The Mount Junior School (1.4 miles); York Steiner School (2.4 miles). Boarding: Queen Ethelburga's College, Chapter House (12.7 miles); Pocklington Prep School (14.3 miles); Terrington Hall School (18 miles).

State Primary Schools

Archbishop of York's Church of England Junior School (3.8 miles); Naburn Church of England Primary School (5.3 miles); Tadcaster Primary Academy (10 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: St Peter's School, York (0 miles); Bootham School (0.3 miles); The Mount School, York (1.4 miles). Boarding: St Peter's School, York (0 miles); Bootham School (0.3 miles); The Mount School, York (1.4 miles).

State Senior Schools

All Saints RC School (1.5 miles); Huntington School (2.4 miles); Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy (2.7 miles).

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