St Peter's Preparatory School A GSG School
- St Peter's Preparatory School
Harefield
Lympstone
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 5AU - Head: Mrs Charlotte Johnston
- T 01395 272148
- F 01395 222410
- E [email protected]
- W www.stpetersprep.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 13.
- Read about the best schools in Devon
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Devon
- Pupils: 307
- Religion: Church of England/Christian
- Fees: Day £9,090 - £15,495 pa; Flexi boarding £47.50 per night
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Inspiring pupils to ‘give everything a go’, through exemplary extracurricular offerings, seen as a vitally important part of character education here. ‘It’s phenomenal how the school is able to find something to make every child shine,’ exclaimed one parent. Pastoral care ‘absolutely extraordinary… the pastoral team knows every little quirk of every child’. The school goes out of its way to make education a pleasure not a chore, one parent even laughing, ‘They have so much fun that I do sometimes have to double check that they really are at the standard they should be academically and each time I find…’
What the school says...
St Peter's School is an independent preparatory school set in 28 beautiful acres overlooking the Exe Estuary, we offer a full and broad curriculum right from the start. We offer scholarships for Years 7 and 8. Our pupils gain places to top independent senior schools when they leave us. The Independent Schools Inspectorate declared 'The educational experience at St Peter's is outstanding', 'Leadership and management are highly successful and give effective and clear educational direction, reflected in the good standards achieved, the pupil's outstanding personal development and the fulfillment of the school's ethos and aims'. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2016 Charlotte Johnston, the school’s first female head. Previously deputy head academic at Edge Grove School in Hertfordshire. Schooled at St Albans High School for Girls and Uppingham, studied English and history of art at Birmingham; PGCE primary from University of Herts; MEd from Buckingham. Worked as a change management consultant for PwC; after starting a family she retrained as a teacher and joined Edge Grove in 2002. She and Oliver (a former police officer) have two children, their son is studying philosophy at Edinburgh and their daughter is at Exeter School.
She is contagiously enthusiastic, warm and driven. Extremely proud of the school and full of a constant stream of plans to make it even better. ‘Things can and do move quickly here to respond to current needs and...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | Y |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | Y |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter School | 2023 | 7 | 2 | Academic Scholarships (2) |
| Wellington School | 2023 | 6 | 4 | Sports Scholarships (2); Academic Scholarships; Drama Scholarship |
| Taunton School | 2023 | 4 | 3 | Music Scholarships (2), Art Scholarship |
| Blundell's School | 2023 | 2 | 2 | Drama Scholarship; Sports Scholarship |
| King's College (Taunton) | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Queen's College Taunton | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Sherborne Girls | 2023 | 1 | ||
| The Maynard School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
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