Ages 
In a warm and friendly atmosphere with a focus on individual progress, pupils enjoy a varied, challenging curriculum that prepares them well for transfer to the senior school at 11. Labels such as ‘sporty’ or ’academic’ do not apply to this unpretentious school that encourages curiosity and a desire to learn.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 193 ·
- Religion
- C of E
- Fees
- £14,994 - £20,835 pa
- Local authority
- Suffolk County Council
- Linked schools
Headteacher
Head
Nicola Mitchell
Since 2017, Nicola Mitchell BEd, geography and linguistics, previously deputy head at Orley Farm, Hertfordshire (feeder prep for Harrow). Has also taught at Edge Grove where she held a variety of positions including director of studies and head of
Entrance
Main entry points are reception and year 3 but places are usually available throughout the prep. Potential pupils are invited for a two-day taster during which standardised tests are carried out together with more informal assessment in a relaxed
Exit
Overwhelming majority transfer automatically to the senior school. Pupils are regularly tested throughout the prep school and any not thriving will have been identified and parents advised in good time.
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Teaching & learning
Mobile phone policy
A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.
Mobile phone policy
Provided by the school and not part of our review We do not allow mobile phones at the prep. Bus children may have them but must hand them in before school and collect at the end of the school day.
Pupils
Money matters
School fees include lunches and after-school clubs though a small extra fee is charged for those in the T club (5-6pm) and individual music, chess and LAMDA lessons have a separate charge. Sibling discounts are available.
- Fee information
- £14,994 - £20,835 pa
Our view
Nestling beside the church in the historic centre of Woodbridge, a charming market town on the River Deben, the school occupies a range of buildings of varying ages in a spectacular setting of formal gardens, playing fields and woodland – the kind of
The last word
In a warm and friendly atmosphere with a focus on individual progress, pupils enjoy a varied, challenging curriculum that prepares them well for transfer to the senior school at 11. Labels such as ‘sporty’ or ’academic’ do not apply to this
