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The Gregg Preparatory School, Southampton SO17

17-19 Winn Road, Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1EJ

10 reasons to choose The Gregg Preparatory School

Main point of differentiation

The Gregg Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 74, and is a low-cost all-rounder among Southampton, Eastleigh and Romsey prep schools.

School fundamentals

The Gregg Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to The Gregg School, an all-through school to age 16. The Gregg Preparatory School fees range from £4,163 (Rec) to £4,281 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.

Average class size

The Gregg Preparatory School has one class per year and an average class size of 14 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to The Gregg School. A small number move on to other local independent schools.

The Gregg Preparatory School curriculum

School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. History, geography, art and DT taught thematically throughout. Skills also developed through Science Weeks. 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. Younger pupils take part in Forest School. Residential trips from Year 5.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for science from Year 5.

Sport at The Gregg Preparatory School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at The Gregg Preparatory School

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 some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Two choirs, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near The Gregg Preparatory School

Independent Prep Schools

Sherborne House School (6.2 miles); King Edward VI Preparatory School (6.4 miles); The King’s School, Eastleigh, Primary (7.6 miles).

State Primary Schools

Highfield Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles); Portswood Primary School (1.1 miles); Springhill Catholic Primary School, Southampton (1.5 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

King Edward VI School (2.2 miles); The Gregg School (2.7 miles).

State Senior Schools

St Anne’s Catholic School (1.3 miles); Wildern School (5.1 miles); Thornden School (5.5 miles).

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