101 The Drive, Hove, East Sussex BN3 6GE
10 reasons to choose The Drive Prep School (KS2)
Main point of differentiation
The Drive Prep School (KS2) has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68, and is the smallest prep school in the Brighton & Hove area. It also has the lowest fees.
School fundamentals
The Drive Prep School (KS2) is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 8 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to The Drive School, an all-through school to age 16. The Drive Prep School (KS2) fees are £2,295 +VAT per term (2023/24).
Average class size
The Drive Prep School (KS2) is a very small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 14.
Leavers' destinations
Most Drive Prep School pupils move up to the senior school.
The Drive Prep School (KS2) curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. 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 and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
The class teacher delivers most subjects. Some lessons such as music and art may be taught by specialists.
Sport at The Drive Prep School (KS2)
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports.
The Arts at The Drive Prep School (KS2)
Art, music, and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 9.15am to 3.45pm. After-school clubs can extend the day to 5.00pm.
Find another school near The Drive Prep School (KS2)
The Montessori Place, Elementary (0.4 miles); Lancing Prep Hove (0.8 miles); Brighton Girls Prep School (1.3 miles).
Aldrington Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles); Westdene Primary School (2.3 miles); Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Rottingdean (5.8 miles).
The Drive Prep School (0 miles); The Montessori Place (0.4 miles); Brighton Girls GDST (1.5 miles).
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (0.7 miles); Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College (1.3 miles); City College Brighton and Hove (1.6 miles).