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Winchester House School, Brackley NN13

44 High Street, Brackley, Northamptonshire NN13 7AZ

Winchester House School, Brackley NN13

10 simple reasons to choose Winchester House School

Independent prep school and nursery in Brackley.
For pupils aged 3 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Around 20% of pupils board, all are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Standalone prep school, and part of The Stowe Group from January 2021.
Winchester House School fees range from £3,635 (Rec) to £6,410 per term (2021/22).

10 better reasons to choose Winchester House School

Schoolsmith Score®; 92.
One of the best independent prep schools in Brackley and one of the 3 best primary schools for 5 miles.
On average, 12.2 pupils per class and 8.6 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for Year 8 Winchester House School leavers are any one of 30 boarding schools. Stowe School is the most popular destination. Bloxham School, Tudor Hall School, Radley College, and Rugby School are also perennially popular. As a member of The Stowe Group, pupils are guaranteed a place at Stowe School, subject to meeting academic requirements.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It is a 'creative curriculum' to Year 4 linking history, geography, science, art, DT, and music in cross-curricular themes and projects. The curriculum also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Latin, Greek. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, for computing from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
The 'Learn to Lead' programme from Year 4 encourages leadership and team-building in an outdoor setting.
4 Games and 1 PE session per week. School is one of the 50 prep schools with the most extensive sports offers in the UK. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in badminton.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and the majority take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Six choirs, orchestra and 14 instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.30pm. Facility for occasional boarding. Minibus service.

Find another school near Winchester House School

Independent Prep Schools

Day: Beachborough School (2.6 miles); Carrdus School (8 miles); St John's Priory School (10.5 miles). Boarding: Beachborough School (2.6 miles); Bruern Abbey Preparatory School (11.3 miles); Thornton College, Preparatory (11.6 miles).

State Primary Schools

Helmdon Primary School (4.2 miles); St Loys Church of England Primary Academy, Weedon Lois (7.3 miles); Bourton Meadow Academy (8.5 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: Stowe School (6.2 miles); Akeley Wood Senior School (10 miles); Thornton College (11.6 miles). Boarding: Stowe School (6.2 miles); Thornton College (11.6 miles); Tudor Hall School (12.2 miles).

State Senior Schools

Royal Latin School (7.7 miles); Sponne School (10.6 miles); Caroline Chisholm School (19.5 miles).

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