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Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Prep, HP23

Tring Park, Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 5LX

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Juniors, HP23

10 reasons to choose Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Prep

Main point of differentiation

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79 and is part of a specialist performing arts school for dance, drama, musical theatre and commercial music. The school is accredited as a Centre of Excellence for the Performing Arts, and is one of the 9 specialist music and dance schools in the UK for school age children.

School fundamentals

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Prep is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (30%/70%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a specialist performing arts school. Boarding from Year 5 for the 30% of pupils who board. All are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, an all-through school to age 18. Day fees at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Prep range from £5,135 (Year 3) to £5,290 per term (2023/24).

Average class size

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Prep is a small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 12.

Leavers' destinations

Tring Park School is selective by performing arts ability. Pupils go on to the senior school taking a Junior Dance Course or Theatre Arts Course.

The Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Prep curriculum

The school teaches the full National Curriculum, and French, and is noted amongst specialist arts schools for its emphasis on academic achievement as well as artistic achievement.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.

Specialist teaching

Specialist arts teachers across the arts (music, dance, drama) from the beginning. Academically, the form teacher teaches the curriculum with specialist teachers for swimming, languages, and art.

Sport at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Prep

School offers PE and a small range of sports. The emphasis is on fitness, exercise and health.

The Arts at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Prep

As a specialist performing arts school the school offers broad vocational training in classical ballet, modern and tap dance, acting, singing, musical theatre and production. Specialisation in either dance or theatre arts (drama, singing, dance) happens later, in the senior school. Pupils spend half of every day in vocational training and they may participate in professional shows. Arts curriculum also includes timetabled lessons for art & design with design technology (DT).

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 8.00am to 4.30pm.

Find another school near Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Prep

Independent Prep Schools

Berkhamsted Preparatory & Pre-Prep School (5.4 miles); Chesham Preparatory School (7.4 miles); Westbrook Hay Prep School (7.9 miles); Lockers Park School (10.3 miles); Beechwood Park School (15.2 miles); Swanbourne House School (16.7 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School (1.7 miles); Halton Community Combined School (4.1 miles); Cheddington Combined School (4.5 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts (0 miles); Berkhamsted School (5.3 miles); Abbot’s Hill School, Baird House (11.3 miles); Stanborough Secondary School (15.7 miles).

State Senior Schools

Tring School (0.5 miles); Ashlyns School (5.9 miles); Aylesbury Grammar School (7.2 miles).

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