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West Lodge School, Sidcup DA15

36 Station Road, Sidcup, Kent DA15 7DU

10 simple reasons to choose West Lodge School

Independent prep school and nursery in Sidcup.
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.
West Lodge School fees range from £2,765 (Rec) to £3,145 per term (2020/21).

10 better reasons to choose West Lodge School

Schoolsmith Score®; 77.
One of the best independent prep schools in Sidcup and one of the 5 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
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. Destination schools for 50-60% of West Lodge School pupils are a Kent or Bexley grammar school. Around 25% of pupils go on to an independent school and another 25% go on to a non-selective maintained school.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
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.
Out of school hours care from 8.15am to 6.00pm.

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).

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