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Brighton College Preparatory School, Brighton

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Brighton College Preparatory School details

Address:
Brighton College Preparatory School
Walpole Lodge, Walpole Road, Brighton BN2 0EU
Telephone:
01273 704210
Fax:
01273 704286
Email:
paprep@brightoncollege.net
Website:
www.brightoncollege.net/ schools/prephome.asp
Authority:
Brighton and Hove
Admissions:
Selective
Gender of entry:
Mixed
Age range:
8-13
Number of students:
297
Affiliation:
IAPS
Last inspection:
February 2005. Read the full inspection report.

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ISC accredited

General information

Headteacher: Brian Melia, appointed in September 1999.

Staff: 26 (men 13, women 13).

Background: Brighton College Preparatory school was founded in 1845. This school moved to its present site in 1970, immediately to the east of the senior school of Brighton College, in Kemp Town one-mile East of Brighton city centre. The excellent facilities provided by Brighton College are shared by the preparatory school. These include the Chapel, swimming pool, sports hall, and two areas of playing fields, Great Hall and purpose-built performing arts centre. The preparatory school has a well-equipped ICT suite, a large design technology suite, art room, science laboratories and superb library. DT and art departments have both achieved national success in competitors. Music is a major strength with orchestra, band, two choirs and over two third children learn to play instruments. The school is well known for its great sporting strength with recent county titles in netball, cricket and tennis. Brighton College Preparatory School is a co-educational school characterised by a friendly and caring atmosphere. The school provides a very broad, challenging and enjoyable curriculum.

Approach to discipline: The school works mainly by encouragement. Discipline is unobtrusive but based on graded sanctions in conjunction with a code of conduct with the principles of self-respect and respect for others.

Uniform: Navy-blue jackets, maroon ties.Girls - Ashley box-pleated skirt in blue Ramsay tartan.Enforced, accepted by all the parent body.

Special needs: The dyslexia centre attached to the school provides specialist teaching. Dyslexic pupils are given extra support groups in English and may be withdrawn from French by agreement with parents.

Inspection: February 2005: ?Brighton College Prep School is a flourishing community striving for and attaining good academic standards and very high standards in teaching, pupils? behaviour, sport, extra-curricular activities and pastoral care. The school has established very good communication with parents, and is very well led and managed. It is now in a strong position to resolve a number of issues such as providing stronger challenges for the most able pupils in years seven and eight in a few subject areas, and eliminating clashes between the sports and academic programmes. The development of the school will be eased further when the head attends the meetings of the Governing Board, which currently does not occur.?.

Secondary schools: Brighton College (70 pupils).

Boys' age range: 8 to 13.

Girls' age range: 8 to 13.

Over-subscribed: 1.5:1.

After-school care: Until 17.30.

Percentage admitted according to academic ability: 100%.

Factors taken into account other than academic ability: Potential all-rural contribution to the school. Eg sports and culture.

Selection procedures: Standardised assessments.

Day pupils: 297.

Weekly boarders: 0.

Full boarders: 0.

Average class size (Year 5): 17.

Subjects taught at 11: 15.

All teachers hold teaching qualifications?: Y.

Teachers with degrees: 26.

Specialist teachers used: Specialists teach from year six onwards.

Subjects taught in addition to national curriculum: French, home economics, DT and art taught separately.

Sports offered: Rugby, soccer, cricket, netball, hockey, rounders, athletics, swimming and tennis.

On-site sports facilities: Sports hall swimming pool, large range of pitches and courts.

Off-site sports facilities: Two Astro-turfs.

Percentage receiving instrumental tuition (Year 5): 70%.

Pupils sit SATs?: N.

Common entrance?: Y.

Major scholarships won: Major scholarships include academic, drama, sports, music, art, dance, DT and all-rounder.

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