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The Downs Malvern, WR13

Brockhill Road, Colwall, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6EY

10 simple reasons to choose The Downs Malvern

Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 3 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 20% of pupils board, 90% are full boarders and 10% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective intake.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Junior division of Malvern College, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £2,457 (Rec) to £5,905 per term (2019/20). Full boarding fees range from £5,931 to £7,816 per term.

10 better reasons to choose The Downs Malvern

Schoolsmith Score®; 90.
One of the 4 best independent or state primaries within a 5 mile radius.
On average, 16.2 pupils per class and 9.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most pupils go on to Malvern College.
School offers a programme of trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum.
Specialist teachers for music, languages and sport throughout, for maths from Year 2, for art, DT and science from Year 3 and for most subjects from Year 5.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, German, Latin. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 10 different academic clubs per year group per term.
School offers over 15 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in rugby 7s.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. The majority of pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 3 choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Over 10 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 5% of prep schools.

Find another school near The Downs Malvern

Independent Prep Schools

Day: The Elms School, Malvern (1.2 miles); Malvern St James Prep (3.5 miles); RGS Springfield (11.5 miles). Boarding: The Elms School, Malvern (1.2 miles); Malvern St James Prep (3.5 miles); Bredon Junior School (15.1 miles).

State Primary Schools

Somers Park School (4.1 miles); Madresfield Church of England Primary School (5.2 miles); Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's Church of England Primary School (5.7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: Malvern College (2.6 miles); Malvern St James (3.5 miles); The King's School, Worcester (11.4 miles). Boarding: Malvern College (2.6 miles); Malvern St James (3.5 miles); Bredon School (15.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

The Chase (3.6 miles); Hanley Castle High School (7.3 miles); Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College (11.3 miles).

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