2 Parkhill Road, Belsize Park, London NW3 2YN
10 simple reasons to choose The Village Prep School
Independent prep school and nursery in Belsize Park.
For pupils aged 2.5 to 11 years.
Girls' school.
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
The Village Prep School fees are £5,895 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose The Village Prep School
Schoolsmith Score®; 80.
One of the best independent prep schools in Belsize Park and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
On average, 12.2 pupils per class and 9.1 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for Village School leavers are one of 20 independent London day schools.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, reasoning, Greek mythology, history of art, Village Business Award, French, Spanish, Latin. The curriculum is topic based for most subjects in pre-prep. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, dance and languages throughout, for science, art and history from Year 3, and for geography and Greek mythology in Year 4.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 4. School participates in the Eco Schools programme and has Green Flag Status.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and dance are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and most take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
No wraparound care as such. The school day is from 8.45am to 3.00/4.10pm depending on age. After school clubs can extend the day to 5.30pm.
Find another school near The Village Prep School
Independent Prep Schools
Sarum Hall School (0.4 miles); Hereward House School (0.6 miles); Trevor-Roberts School (0.7 miles).
State Primary Schools
Rosary Catholic Primary School, Hampstead (0.4 miles); St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Primrose Hill (0.6 miles); Kentish Town Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Fine Arts College (0.3 miles); North Bridge House Senior School (0.9 miles); South Hampstead High School (1.1 miles).
State Senior Schools
Parliament Hill School (1.1 miles); William Ellis School (1.1 miles); La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School (1.1 miles).