Swanbourne, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK17 0HZ
10 reasons to choose Swanbourne House School
Top line
Swanbourne House School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 87. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Milton Keynes and one of the 4 best primary schools for 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Swanbourne House School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 13 years. Boarding from Year 3 for the 20% of pupils who board. 35% are full boarders and 65% 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, and a member of The Stowe Group. Swanbourne House School fees range from £4,522 (Rec) to £7,727 per term (2024/25). Full boarding fees are £10,532 per term. Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Swanbourne House School has two classes per year and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Swanbourne House School leavers are one of 20 independent day and boarding schools. Stowe School usually accounts for 20%-25% of leavers. The next most popular destinations are Bloxham School, Rugby School, Uppingham, and St Edward’s Oxford. They account for 30%-35% of leavers between them. 20%-30% of pupils win awards and scholarships. As a member of The Stowe Group, pupils are guaranteed a place at Stowe School, subject to meeting academic requirements.
The Swanbourne House School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It is a ‘creative curriculum’ with cross-curricular linking for humanities, arts and computing to Year 4. In Years 7 and 8 the Pre Senior Baccalaureate is a skills-based curriculum to complement discrete subject teaching for core subjects. The curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin. ‘Saturday Enrichment Programme’ for Years 5 to 8, has replaced Saturday lessons and broadens the curriculum with new outdoor, practical, artistic, enterprise, and language activities. 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 for pre-prep and residential trips from Year 6. Leadership training and outdoor activities culminate in the Gordonstoun Challenge residential in Year 8.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing, and languages throughout, and for all subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Swanbourne House School
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in skiing.
The Arts at Swanbourne House School
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. Three choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.30pm.
Find another school near Swanbourne House School
Milton Keynes Preparatory School (7 miles); Broughton Manor Preparatory School (12.7 miles); Thornton College, Preparatory (12.8 miles); Beachborough School (14 miles); Winchester House School (16.2 miles).
Drayton Park School (5.7 miles); Priory Rise School (6.7 miles); St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Bletchley (6.7 miles).
Akeley Wood Senior School (12.6 miles); Thornton College (12.8 miles); Stowe School (12.9 miles); Tring Park School for the Performing Arts (16.7 miles).
Royal Latin School (8.8 miles); Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School (9.4 miles); Aylesbury Grammar School (9.6 miles).