45-49 Queen's Park South Drive, Bournemouth, Dorset BH8 9BJ
10 simple reasons to choose The Park School, Bournemouth
Independent prep school and nursery in Bournemouth.
For pupils aged 3 months to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
The Park School, Bournemouth fees range from £2,770 (Rec) to £3,565 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose The Park School, Bournemouth
Schoolsmith Score®; 77.
One of the best independent prep schools in Bournemouth and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
On average, 20.3 pupils per class and 15.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for most Park School leavers are one of the four Bournemouth and Poole grammar schools. A four-year average for attainment in Year 6 SATS puts Park School in the top 11.1% of all prep and primary schools in England. Results vary from the top 7.4% in 2016 to the top 18.5% in 2017.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, reasoning, French, Spanish. Subjects are linked to a termly theme to enable cross-curricular learning through 'Topic'. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
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. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in table tennis.
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 about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, two string orchestras and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.45pm. Nursery open for 50 weeks of the year.
Find another school near The Park School, Bournemouth
Independent Prep Schools
St Martin's School, Bournemouth (1.6 miles); Talbot House Preparatory School (2 miles); Talbot Heath Junior School (2.9 miles).
State Primary Schools
St Katharine's Church of England Primary School, Southbourne (3.9 miles); Hyde Church of England Primary School (14.1 miles); Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School (15.2 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Bournemouth Collegiate School (1.9 miles); Talbot Heath School (2.9 miles); Canford School (7.7 miles).
State Senior Schools
Bournemouth School (1.5 miles); Bournemouth School for Girls (2.1 miles); Twynham School (3.6 miles).