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The Peterborough School, Preparatory School, PE3

Thorpe Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE3 6AP

10 reasons to choose The Peterborough School, Preparatory School

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The Peterborough School, Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Peterborough and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.

School fundamentals

The Peterborough School, Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 6 weeks and 11 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to The Peterborough School, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Woodard Corporation. The Peterborough School, Preparatory School fees range from £4,661 (Rec) to £6,376 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.

Average class size

The Peterborough School, Preparatory School has two classes per year and an average class size of 13 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to The Peterborough School. The last available Year 6 SATS results for The Peterborough School (2018) ranked the school in the top 4.1% of all prep and primary schools in England.

The Peterborough School, Preparatory School curriculum

School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It is a creative curriculum, exploring cross-curricular links for nearly all subjects up to Year 2, and then humanities from Year 3. The curriculum also includes PSHE, reasoning, current affairs, French, Spanish, Latin. Accredited Gifted & Talented programme. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. Outdoor learning for all year groups and adventure residential trips from Year 4.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport, music, cookery and languages throughout, and for many subjects in Year 6, in preparation for senior school.

Sport at The Peterborough School, Preparatory School

School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at The Peterborough School, 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 up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, an orchestra and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. Care available for 48 weeks of the year. Minibus service.

Find another school near The Peterborough School, Preparatory School

Independent Prep Schools

Laxton Junior School (13.1 miles); Stamford Junior School (13.3 miles).

State Primary Schools

The King’s (The Cathedral) School, Peterborough, Junior dept (1.4 miles); Fulbridge Academy (2.6 miles); Welbourne Primary Academy (3.1 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

The Peterborough School (0 miles); Oundle School (13.2 miles).

State Senior Schools

The King’s (The Cathedral) School (1.4 miles); City of Peterborough Academy (2.2 miles); Arthur Mellows Village College (5.8 miles).

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