Old Palace Preparatory A GSG School
- Old Palace Preparatory
2, Melville Avenue
South Croydon
Surrey
CR2 7YN - Head: Mrs Laura Nike
- T 020 8686 7347
- F 020 8680 5877
- E [email protected]…ace.croydon.sch.uk
- W www.oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk/
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 4 to 10 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Croydon
- Pupils: 130
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £11,854 - £14,609 pa
- Open days: Check website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Old Palace of John Whitgift School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Fourteen staff have been with the school for more than 10 years - a strong team who pull together, we heard. ‘The teaching staff are always so supportive of the children. They never say they cannot do something. Instead they encourage and support them to achieve their goals,' said a parent. There are plenty of sports fixtures for girls from year 3 upwards, and the ethos is...
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of preparatory
Since February 2020, Laura Nike.
Entrance
Nursery now closed; entry into pre-prep is 3+, when assessments are held in the reception classrooms covering language and social skills, maths, physical and creative skills as well as understanding of the world. Parents are also required to attend an interview with the head of the prep or deputy. We’ve previously described the intake as ‘oversubscribed’, but with two applicants for each place it’s something of a breeze compared with schools even a fraction closer to central London. A fair few newcomers join the prep in other years and are quickly absorbed, with firm friendships quickly established, say pupils.
At 7+, pupils are assessed through written testing as well as an interview with the head.
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