Church Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1DS
10 reasons to choose Woodbridge School Prep & Pre-Prep
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Woodbridge School Prep & Pre-Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 82. It is one of the best independent prep schools in Woodbridge and one of the 4 best primary schools for 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Woodbridge School Prep & Pre-Prep is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. 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 Woodbridge School, an all-through school to age 18. Woodbridge School Prep & Pre-Prep fees range from £4,240 +VAT (Rec) to £5,866 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Woodbridge School Prep & Pre-Prep has two classes per year and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Prep pupils move up to Woodbridge School.
The Woodbridge School Prep & Pre-Prep curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHCEE and mindfulness, engineering, reasoning, Spanish. The school’s learning skills, ‘Communication, Leadership, Initiative, Collaboration, Kindness’ are expressed through the curriculum and on half-termly, whole school, ‘CLICK’ days. 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, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama and languages throughout, and for DT from Year 3.
Sport at Woodbridge School Prep & Pre-Prep
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics.
The Arts at Woodbridge School Prep & Pre-Prep
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the creative curriculum and co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Woodbridge School Prep & Pre-Prep
Orwell Park School (8.5 miles); Ipswich Preparatory School (9.1 miles); The Meadows Montessori School (9.5 miles).
Birchwood Primary School (3.5 miles); St John’s Church of England Primary School, Ipswich (6.3 miles); St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Ipswich (6.8 miles).
Woodbridge School (0.3 miles); Ipswich School (8.9 miles); St Joseph’s College, Ipswich (9.9 miles).
Farlingaye High School (0.9 miles); Kesgrave High School (3.8 miles); St Alban’s Catholic High School (5.9 miles).