St Andrew's Prep A GSG School
- St Andrew's Prep
Meads
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN20 7RP - Head: Mr Tom Gregory
- T 01323 733203
- F 01323 646860
- E [email protected]
- W www.standrewsprep.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 1 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: East Sussex
- Pupils: 323
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: Day £12,720 pa - £23,055 pa; Boarding £32,775 pa
- Open days: 4 & 5 October 2024; 7 & 8 February 2025; 3& 4 October 2025
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Years 7 and 8 (and 9 at Eastbourne College) follow the Bridge Curriculum, which, as the name suggests, aims to ease transition into senior school and prepare for later years. We liked the sound of the links being created between prep and local Black Robin Farm to introduce themes from the forthcoming natural history GCSE at Eastbourne College. Art is popular, with high-quality art displays throughout the school, including in the foyer where ceramic goodies on a cake stand looked good enough to eat. Music is earmarked for a revamp but parents feel it’s ‘absolutely fab as it is’. Pupils of all ages whooshed in and out for their lessons during our visit, with the 18 peris who teach everything from harp to drums (around 60 per cent of pupils learn an instrument). Daily sport is loved by all. ‘You
What the school says...
St Andrew’s Prep is a non-selective co-educational IAPS day and boarding prep, which prides itself on breadth and excellence. Located in the coastal town of Eastbourne, East Sussex with easy access to London, the school is set in 12 acres of landscaped grounds and sports fields. The beach is a five-minute stroll away and a number of classrooms overlook the South Downs National Park. With nature on its front door, St Andrew’s offers a unique woodlands classroom and beach school, which provide opportunities to complement classroom study with outdoor learning. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2021, Tom Gregory. He attended the school himself, vowing – as typical youngsters do – ‘never to return’! Teaching certainly wasn’t on the cards following his media studies degree from Plymouth Marjon University, when he ‘fell into’ finance in Australia, returning to spend a decade in investment banking in the City. But meeting his wife, Esther, a teacher, awakened his ‘wanting something more from life’, so he followed his heart and did a PGCE in 2007, followed by a year teaching at Culford School, seven years as a housemaster at Framlingham and deputy headships at Vinehall and Ashfold School before coming here.
His laidback and light-filled study looks out onto the field where ‘I can see everything, including my childhood home!’ he tells us, recalling that, despite his mother being...
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