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The Godolphin Prep School, Salisbury SP1

Laverstock Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 2RB

The Godolphin Prep School, Salisbury SP1

10 simple reasons to choose The Godolphin Prep School

Independent prep school and nursery in Salisbury.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Girls' school.
Day and boarding school. Around 10% of pupils board, all are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 4.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Prep school to The Godolphin School, an all-through school to age 18.
The Godolphin Prep School fees range from £2,785 (Rec) to £5,405 per term (2022/23). Full boarding fees are £9,825 per term.

10 better reasons to choose The Godolphin Prep School

Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the best independent prep schools in Salisbury and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 12.3 pupils per class and 9.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
60% of Prep pupils move up to Godolphin School at the end of Year 6. Others move on to a variety of private and grammar schools.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Latin. A cross-curricular 'creative curriculum' in pre-prep unwinds to subject specific teaching in prep, albeit with cross-curricular humanities. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, for maths, English and science from Year 3, and for all subjects from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 5.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and just over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and three instrument ensembles. The choir has a strong track record in national choral competitions. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs. Artsmark Gold accreditation.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.40pm. School bus service.

Find another school near The Godolphin Prep School

Independent Prep Schools

Day: Chafyn Grove School (0.4 miles); Leehurst Swan Prep School (0.6 miles); Salisbury Cathedral School (1 mile). Boarding: Chafyn Grove School (0.4 miles); Salisbury Cathedral School (1 mile); Forres Sandle Manor School (12.3 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury (0.9 miles); Bemerton St John Church of England Primary School (2.1 miles); Downton Church of England Primary School (6.6 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: The Godolphin School (0.1 miles); Leehurst Swan (0.6 miles); Embley (14.2 miles). Boarding: The Godolphin School (0.1 miles); Embley (14.2 miles); Moyles Court School (16 miles).

State Senior Schools

Bishop Wordsworth's Grammar School (0.7 miles); South Wilts Grammar School for Girls (1.1 miles); The Burgate School and Sixth Form (10.5 miles).

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