51 Reading Road, Yateley, Hampshire GU46 7UQ
10 reasons to choose Yateley Manor School
Main point of differentiation
Yateley Manor School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 85, and is possibly the most academic prep school in the Crowthorne and Sandhurst area. It also has one of the best records for sporting achievement.
School fundamentals
Yateley Manor School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 13 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, with a new senior division to age 16 from September 2024, and is a member of the Inspired Learning Group. Yateley Manor School fees range from £4,361 (Rec) to £5,978 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Yateley Manor School has one class per year rising to two, and an average class size of 15 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most Yateley Manor School leavers are local independent day and boarding schools. Salesian College, Lord Wandsworth College, Luckley House, Farnborough Hill, and Wellington College are the most popular. About 30% win scholarships. From Sep 24, the school will extend provision to Year 11.
The Yateley Manor School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes PSHE, home economics, textiles, chess, French, Spanish. In Years 7 and 8 the school teaches a more skills based curriculum, the Pre-Senior Baccalaureate, alongside the core ISEB curriculum subjects (maths, English, science) and/or senior school entrance curricula. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Yateley Manor School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. Pupils in Years 7 and 8 can take GCSE Physical Education. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, basketball, netball, swimming.
The Arts at Yateley Manor School
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 half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Five choirs, orchestra and several 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 6.30pm. School coach service.
Find another school near Yateley Manor School
Wellington College Prep (2.1 miles); Our Lady’s Preparatory School, Crowthorne (3.3 miles); St Neot’s School (3.5 miles).
Uplands Primary School (1.6 miles); Charles Kingsley’s Church of England Primary School (2.8 miles); Finchampstead Church of England Primary School (2.8 miles).
Wellington College (2.7 miles); Farnborough Hill (5.1 miles).
Edgbarrow School (2.9 miles); The Sixth Form College Farnborough (4.4 miles); Collingwood College (5.3 miles).