Portsmouth Road, Hindhead, Surrey GU26 6BH
10 reasons to choose St Edmund's School, Prep & Pre-Prep School, Hindhead
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St Edmund’s School, Prep & Pre-Prep School, Hindhead has a Schoolsmith Score® of 86. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Hindhead and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Edmund’s School, Prep & Pre-Prep School, Hindhead is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) 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 the prep school to St Edmund’s School, an all-through school to age 16. St Edmund’s School, Prep & Pre-Prep School, Hindhead fees range from £3,975 (Rec) to £7,250 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
St Edmund’s School, Prep & Pre-Prep School, Hindhead has one or two classes per year in Lower Prep rising to four tutor groups per year in Prep, and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 8 Prep School pupils move on to a variety of day and boarding schools, including St Edmund’s School.
The St Edmund's School, Prep & Pre-Prep School, Hindhead curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Latin. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, ‘Learning Outside the Classroom’ for Years 3 and 4 and residential trips from Year 7.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art, drama and languages from Year 3, and for all subjects from Year 5.
Sport at St Edmund's School, Prep & Pre-Prep School, Hindhead
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 judo.
The Arts at St Edmund's School, Prep & Pre-Prep School, Hindhead
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The choir has a strong track record in national choral competitions. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near St Edmund's School, Prep & Pre-Prep School, Hindhead
Amesbury School (1.5 miles); Churcher’s College Junior School (5.2 miles); St Ives School (5.6 miles).
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St Edmund’s School, Hindhead (0 miles); The Royal School, Haslemere (4.5 miles); Frensham Heights School (7.7 miles).
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