8 Firs Glen Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset BH9 2LR
10 simple reasons to choose Talbot House Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery in Winton, Bournemouth.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Talbot House Preparatory School fees range from £2,325 (Rec) to £3,155 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose Talbot House Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 74.
One of the best independent prep schools in Bournemouth and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 17.8 pupils per class and 11.9 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for most Talbot House Preparatory School leavers are the four Bournemouth and Poole grammar schools. 90% of pupils pass the grammar school tests. A small number move on to a local independent school.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, reasoning, French, Latin. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art and languages throughout.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 3.
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 lessons for pupils in Years 4 to 6. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Talbot House Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
St Martin's School, Bournemouth (1 mile); Talbot Heath Junior School (1.1 miles); The Park School, Bournemouth (2 miles).
State Primary Schools
St Katharine's Church of England Primary School, Southbourne (5.8 miles); Hyde Church of England Primary School (15 miles); Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School (17 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Talbot Heath School (1.1 miles); Bournemouth Collegiate School (3.7 miles); Canford School (6 miles).
State Senior Schools
Bournemouth School (1.5 miles); Bournemouth School for Girls (2 miles); Magna Academy (4.2 miles).