Grammar School Lane, Yarm, North Yorkshire TS15 9ES
10 simple reasons to choose Yarm Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery in Yarm.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Christian.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Prep school to Yarm School, an all-through school to age 18.
Yarm Preparatory School fees range from £2,780 (Rec) to £3,914 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Yarm Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 84.
One of the best independent prep schools around Yarm and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
On average, 19.1 pupils per class and 14.6 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6, most Prep School pupils move up to Yarm School.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum, with some variations, and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. Cross-curricular topic-based teaching for all subjects other than maths and English in Pre-Prep. A weekly double enrichment period expands the Year 3 to 6 curriculum to include non-traditional subjects such as debating, Parkour, Yoga, enterprise, and STEM. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art and DT throughout.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 3. Outdoor learning is part of the curriculum; woodland sessions up to Year 2 and Woodland Weeks for each Years 3 to 6. School also participates in the Eco Schools programme and has Green Flag Status. The Yarm Prep Baccalaureate encourages participation in the extra-curricular.
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Six choirs, 2 string orchestras and 15 instrument ensembles. The school is one of the 50 prep schools with the most extensive creative and performing arts extra-curricular programmes in the UK.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Yarm Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
Teesside High Prep School (2.3 miles); Red House Junior School (7.4 miles).
State Primary Schools
Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles); Junction Farm Primary School (1.5 miles); Harewood Primary School (2.9 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Yarm School (0.4 miles); Teesside High School (2.3 miles); Red House School (7.4 miles).
State Senior Schools
Conyers School (0.6 miles); Egglescliffe School (2.2 miles); All Saints Academy (3.8 miles).