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 £3,543 +VAT (Rec) to £3,643 +VAT per term (2024/25).
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
Sherborne House School (6.2 miles); King Edward VI Preparatory School (6.4 miles); The King’s School, Eastleigh, Primary (7.6 miles).
Highfield Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles); Portswood Primary School (1.1 miles); Springhill Catholic Primary School, Southampton (1.5 miles).
King Edward VI School (2.2 miles); The Gregg School (2.7 miles).
St Anne’s Catholic School (1.3 miles); Wildern School (5.1 miles); Thornden School (5.5 miles).