Buckeridge Road, Teignmouth, Devon TQ14 8LY
10 reasons to choose Trinity School, Prep School
Top line
Trinity School, Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Teignmouth and one of the 3 best primary schools for 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Trinity School, Prep School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. Boarding from Year 5 for the very small number of pupils who board. 95% are full boarders and 5% are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Roman Catholic/CofE school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Trinity School, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Alpha Schools group. Trinity School, Prep School fees range from £3,885 (Rec) to £5,245 per term (2025/26). Full boarding fees are £11,221 per term. Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Trinity School, Prep School has one class per year and an average class size of 11 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to Trinity School.
The Trinity School, Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish. Cross-curricular topics in pre-prep. 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. Residential trips from Year 3, and a sleepover for Year 2.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Trinity School, Prep School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. Tennis and indoor cricket academies.
The Arts at Trinity School, Prep School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two several 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. The nursery is open for 50 weeks of the year.
Find another school near Trinity School, Prep School
Abbey School (7 miles); Stover Preparatory School (8.9 miles); St Christopher’s School, Totnes (14.5 miles); Exeter Cathedral School (15.6 miles); St Peter’s Preparatory School, Lympstone (20 miles).
Shaldon Primary School (1.7 miles); Upton St James Church of England Primary School (5.9 miles); Canada Hill Community Primary School (7.7 miles).
Trinity School, Teignmouth (0 miles); Stover School (8.9 miles); Sands School (13.7 miles); St John’s School, Sidmouth (25 miles).
The Spires College (7.1 miles); Torquay Girls Grammar School (7.8 miles); Torquay Boys’ Grammar School (7.9 miles).