Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8QG
10 reasons to choose Westonbirt Preparatory School, Rose Hill
Top line
Westonbirt Preparatory School, Rose Hill has a Schoolsmith Score® of 82. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Tetbury and one of the 5 best primary schools for 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Westonbirt Preparatory School, Rose Hill is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. Boarding from Year 6 for the very small number of pupils who board. All are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Westonbirt School, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of Wishford Schools. Westonbirt Preparatory School, Rose Hill fees range from £4,130 (Rec) to £5,890 per term (2025/26). Full boarding fees are £11,010 per term. Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Westonbirt Preparatory School, Rose Hill usually has two classes per year, and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to Westonbirt School.
The Westonbirt Preparatory School, Rose Hill curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish. The curriculum is thematic for all year groups, linking subjects to a half-termly topic. 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. Outdoor learning and Forest School for all pupils to Year 6. Residential trips from Year 3. The ‘Westonbirt Diploma’ encourages participation in the broad curriculum.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama and languages throughout, and for science, art, DT and computing from Year 3.
Sport at Westonbirt Preparatory School, Rose Hill
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Westonbirt Preparatory School, Rose Hill
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Annual Art Week. All pupils learn an instrument in class and up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and some 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 6.00pm.
Find another school near Westonbirt Preparatory School, Rose Hill
Beaudesert Park School (11.4 miles); Wycliffe Preparatory School (15.9 miles).
Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School (5.9 miles); Malmesbury Church of England Primary School (6.1 miles); St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury (6.1 miles).
Westonbirt School (0 miles); The Acorn School (10.4 miles); Wycliffe College (15.9 miles).
Malmesbury School (5.4 miles); Cirencester Deer Park School (13.2 miles); Marling School (13.8 miles).