Lyncombe House, Lyncombe Vale, Bath, Somerset BA2 4LT
10 simple reasons to choose The Paragon School
Independent prep school and nursery in Lyncombe Vale, Bath.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Roman Catholic.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Junior division of Prior Park College, an all-through school to age 18.
The Paragon School fees range from £3,428 (Rec) to £3,909 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose The Paragon School
Schoolsmith Score®; 85.
One of the best independent prep schools in Bath and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
On average, 16.8 pupils per class and 12.1 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6 most pupils move up from The Paragon School to Prior Park College.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Mandarin. Topic-based teaching in pre-prep. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art and languages throughout, for computing from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 4. Structured outdoor learning programme for all year groups.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the English and co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and the majority take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and six or seven instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near The Paragon School
Independent Prep Schools
Royal High Prep School, Bath (1.4 miles); King Edward's Junior School & Pre-Prep, Bath (1.8 miles); Monkton Prep & Pre-Prep (2 miles).
State Primary Schools
Widcombe Church of England Junior School (0.8 miles); Bathwick St Mary Church School (1.7 miles); St Stephen's Primary Church School, Bath (2.3 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Prior Park College (0.9 miles); King Edward's School, Bath (1.8 miles); Royal High School, Bath (2.3 miles).
State Senior Schools
Beechen Cliff School (1.2 miles); Hayesfield Girls School (1.3 miles); Ralph Allen School (1.8 miles).