32 Larchcroft Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 6AR
10 simple reasons to choose The Meadows Montessori School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective intake.
Very small school, with less than one class per year (combined year groups).
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees are £2,200 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose The Meadows Montessori School
Schoolsmith Score®; 70.
One of the 3 best independent or state primaries within a 2 mile radius.
On average, 18.3 pupils per class and 18.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Pupils go on to a variety of state and independent senior schools.
School teaches using Montessori methods including learning through play, project based learning and the "Five Great Lessons".
Lessons tend to be delivered by a single class teacher, but there is peripatetic specialist provision for music, drama, dance, art throughout.
School uses an integrated/creative curriculum for all year groups. Curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
School offers over 5 different sports.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choir and chamber orchestra. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near The Meadows Montessori School
Independent Prep Schools
Ipswich Preparatory School (1.5 miles); St Joseph's College Prep School (3.4 miles); Ipswich High School, Prep School (6.8 miles).
State Primary Schools
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich (1.8 miles); St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich (2.4 miles); St John's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich (2.6 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Ipswich School (1.3 miles); St Joseph's College, Ipswich (3.4 miles); Ipswich High School (6.8 miles).
State Senior Schools
Northgate High School (2.1 miles); St Alban's Catholic High School (3 miles); Kesgrave High School (5 miles).