Ages 
One of the more academic local schools, which has the added benefit of offering a potentially stress-free all-through option so you can avoid the 11+ frenzy. Biggish but manages to feel small, with all the teachers knowing all the children. But the school’s real forte, we felt, was life beyond the classroom: ‘There is always so much going on – academics, sport, music and drama right through to Lego and jewellery making and all the things you wouldn’t expect,’ said a parent.
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Overview & data
- Notes
- Girls aged 3- 11. Co-ed aged 3 -7
- Pupil numbers
- 499 ·
- Religion
- None
- Fees
- £16,233 - £19,893 pa
- Local authority
- Warwickshire Council
- Linked schools
- School ownership
- Warwick Schools Foundation
Headteacher
Head
Mrs Hellen Dodsworth
Since 2016, Hellen Dodsworth, previously co-head at Coten End Primary School, Warwick. Raised in Staffordshire, attending Lichfield Cathedral School, then boarded at Abbots Bromley on a music scholarship. When her father, a vicar, moved south of
Entrance
Main entry points are nursery, reception and year 3. Up to year 2, academically non-selective, with entrance via a taster day. From year 3 (girls only), assessment morning with tests in English and maths and a presentation on ‘something they bring in
- Open days
- See website
Exit
Boys leave at 7 and nearly all go to Warwick Junior School, although offer is probationary if there are concerns that the school might not be best fit. Girls stay till 11 and are offered a place at King's High during the spring term of year 5 – they
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Learning support & SEN
Pupils
Money matters
Fees competitive with local preps. They include SEN support and some clubs (if an external provider is required, that cost is passed on to parents). Before-school care also included, but after-school care costs extra. The prep doesn't offer
- Fee information
- £16,233 - £19,893 pa
Our view
Vast majority of parents are in for the long haul. The school is, after all, part of the Warwick Schools Foundation – Warwick Prep, Warwick Junior School, Warwick School and King’s High Warwick – with all four schools entwined in ethos and also
The last word
One of the more academic local schools, which has the added benefit of offering a potentially stress-free all-through option so you can avoid the 11+ frenzy. Biggish but manages to feel small, with all the teachers knowing all the children. But the
