36 Station Road, Sidcup, Kent DA15 7DU
10 simple reasons to choose West Lodge School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% girls).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £2,765 (Rec) to £3,145 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose West Lodge School
Schoolsmith Score®; 77.
One of the 5 best independent or state primaries within a 1.5 mile radius.
On average, 20.5 pupils per class and 15.4 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
The school gears itself towards success at 11+ within a selective Education Authority catchment. 80% of pupils go on to a selective local Grammar School.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in netball.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). Choir, 2 orchestras and one or two instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Every pupil gets the chance to represent the school every term. An all inclusive policy.
Find another school near West Lodge School
Independent Prep Schools
Benedict House Preparatory School (0.4 miles); Merton Court School (1 mile); Farringtons Junior School (1.7 miles).
State Primary Schools
Dulverton Primary School (1.2 miles); Days Lane Primary School (1.4 miles); Danson Primary School (2 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Farringtons School (1.7 miles); Eltham College (3.4 miles); Babington House School (3.6 miles).
State Senior Schools
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (0.5 miles); Bexley Grammar School (1.8 miles); St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School (2.4 miles).