Old Great Ropers, Great Ropers Lane, Warley, Brentwood, Essex CM13 3HR
10 reasons to choose Ursuline Preparatory School, Warley
Top line
Ursuline Preparatory School, Warley has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Brentwood and one of the 3 best primary schools for 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Ursuline Preparatory School, Warley is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Ursuline Preparatory School, Warley fees range from £4,775 +VAT (Rec) to £5,015 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Ursuline Preparatory School, Warley has one class per year and an average class size of 20 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Depending on the year, 50% to 70% of Ursuline Prep Warley leavers head to an independent school, with Brentwood School the main destination, followed by New Hall School. Of the state destinations, the most popular is St Martin’s School, followed by Chelmsford County High. Up to 50% of pupils win scholarships. A four-year average for attainment in Year 6 SATS puts Ursuline Prep Warley in the top 3.2% of all prep and primary schools in England.
The Ursuline Preparatory School, Warley curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Ursuline Preparatory School, Warley
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in netball.
The Arts at Ursuline Preparatory School, Warley
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 and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.15pm.
Find another school near Ursuline Preparatory School, Warley
Brentwood Preparatory School (2.3 miles); St Mary’s Hare Park School (4.8 miles); Gidea Park Prep (4.9 miles).
St Peter’s Church of England Primary School, South Weald (2 miles); Shenfield St Mary’s Church of England Primary School (3 miles); Ardleigh Green Junior & Infants School (3.5 miles).
Brentwood School (2.1 miles); Immanuel School (6.5 miles).
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School (1.7 miles); Becket Keys Church of England Free School (2.3 miles); The Campion School (3.7 miles).