Ambleside Road, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1AP
10 simple reasons to choose Windermere Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery in Windermere.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 10% of pupils board, 80% are full boarders and 20% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Prep school to Windermere School, an all-through school to age 18.
Windermere Preparatory School fees range from £2,840 (Rec) to £4,820 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees are £8,080 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Windermere Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 86.
One of the best independent prep schools in Windermere and the best primary school for 10 miles.
On average, 13.2 pupils per class and 7.9 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to Windermere School.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE ('life skills'), French. Thematic linking of subjects through to Year 2. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art, drama and languages throughout.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Forest School to Year 2. Residential trips from Year 2. "Adventure" is a weekly two hour outdoor pursuits session for Years 3-6.
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in sailing.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils, as is drama from Year 3. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Windermere Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Sedbergh Prep School, Casterton (22.4 miles); Hunter Hall School (26.6 miles); Lancaster Steiner School (29.6 miles). Boarding: Sedbergh Prep School, Casterton (22.4 miles); Giggleswick Junior School (36.7 miles); Lime House School, Primary (43.6 miles).
State Primary Schools
Levens Church of England School (12.2 miles); Old Hutton Church of England Primary School (13 miles); Grange over Sands Church of England Primary School (15.5 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Windermere School (1.1 miles); Sedbergh School (18.8 miles). Boarding: Windermere School (1.1 miles); Sedbergh School (18.8 miles); Giggleswick School (37.1 miles).
State Senior Schools
The Queen Katherine School (8.8 miles); Kirkbie Kendal School (9.2 miles); Dallam School (15 miles).