Shrewsbury High Prep School A GSG School
- Shrewsbury High Prep School
Old Roman Road
Kingsland Grange
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 9AH - Head: Mrs Kate Millichamp
- T 01743 494200
- F 01743 494039
- E enquiries@shr.gdst.net
- W www.shrewsburyhigh.gdst.net
- A mainstream independent school for boys aged from 3 to 13 and girls aged from 3 to 11 with a linked girls' senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Shropshire
- Pupils: 254
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £7,428 - £13,701 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Shrewsbury High School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
In amongst the trees and valleys a cross-country course has been laid out as well as new cricket pitches and other games fields. William Kent, it is famously said, ‘jumped the fence and found all nature was a garden.’ Meanwhile, back in the old house with the wonderful main staircase, the higgledy-piggledy back stairs and the late Victorian stained glass windows, with dance music filling the hall (not the head practising), that venerable old house has been fully refurbished and modernised with state-of-the art technology and the music department...
What the school says...
A prep school with an edge; Shrewsbury High's Prep School is a friendly, inviting school for girls and boys, where parents are partners in the education process. Shrewsbury High School's Prep is located on a wonderful 14 acre site a short walk from the Senior School in the centre of Shrewsbury; at Year 7 the girls go on to our renowned girls' Senior Department while the boys remain at the Prep, being prepared for the Common Entrance Examination which they take in Year 8, for entrance to the best senior schools.
Safe, friendly and welcoming, Shrewsbury High's Prep School is a happy and stimulating environment for your child's early education. Our approach is hands-on, practical and creative, making the most of our exciting specialist teaching areas and glorious outdoor spaces. Our nursery cares for children as young as three and accepts vouchers.
Shrewsbury High's Prep combines superb facilities, a flexible school day and a range of activities that will keep young minds stimulated and young bodies active. ...Read more
What the parents say...
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Other features
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 prep school
Since September 2015, Kate Millichamp, previously assistant head of Wolverhampton Grammar Junior School which she helped set up with the head after joining school in 2007. Before that was at Brewood Middle School for seven years, teaching maths and art to years 5-8.
Entrance
Entry into the nursery from age 3 ‘with no formal testing.’ Places in reception by means of formal assessments during a day spent at the school with the class that the pupil might eventually join. Parents are advised of any areas which might need special attention from a tutor. So it isn’t just in London that the young are being specially prepared, though parents assured us it wasn’t as grueling as that extract from the prospectus might suggest. In truth, children would probably be accepted at any stage if...
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Special Education Needs
Nov 09.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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