A bouncy, happy and fresh-faced prep, poised to grow and develop into a pivotal deal breaker for the Plymouth re-locators and locals alike. A wonderful place to start your educational journey.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 129 ·
- Offers boarding
- Yes ·
- Religion
- C of E
- Fees
- £11,016 - £15,051 pa
- Local authority
- Plymouth City Council
- Linked schools

Headteacher
Acting head
Mrs Jo Newnham - acting head
Since September 2024, Jo Newnham.
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Entrance
Academically non-selective. Offers places based on a taster day and head interview only: ‘We see so much of a child by spending a day with them in the class’. Kindergarten from the term the pupil turns 3 - very much a ‘pre-school’ education rather
- Open days
- October and March

Exit
Over 80 per cent move up from pre-school to the reception class, others go elsewhere primarily for financial reasons. With three grammar schools in the city, retention through into the senior school is an annual issue but around three-quarters

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Teaching & learning

Pupils

Money matters
- Fee information
- £11,016 - £15,051 pa

Our view
Now based on the senior school site, this prep school – which is very much on the up - is taking full advantage of the extensive facilities that surround its freshly redesigned, bespoke new building. Nursery to year 4 are based in light filled,

The last word
A bouncy, happy and fresh-faced prep, poised to grow and develop into a pivotal deal breaker for the Plymouth re-locators and locals alike. A wonderful place to start your educational journey.
