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Brentwood Preparatory School, Brentwood

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Brentwood Preparatory School details

Address:
Brentwood Preparatory School
Middleton Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex CM15 8EQ
Telephone:
01277 243333
Fax:
01277 243340
Email:
prep@brentwood.essex.sch.uk
Website:
www.brentwood.essex.sch.uk
Authority:
Essex
Admissions:
Selective
Gender of entry:
Mixed
Age range:
3-11
Number of students:
376
Affiliation:
IAPS
Last inspection:
March 2002. Read the full inspection report.

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ISC accredited

General information

Headteacher: Nigel Helliwell, appointed in September 2005.

Staff: 19 (men 8, women 11).

Background: Brentwood Preparatory School was founded in 1892 as part of Brentwood School, which was founded in 1557. The preparatory school occupies its own buildings and grounds distinct from the senior school but close enough to share its chapel, sports hall, heated indoor swimming pool, sanatorium and 'excellent' playing fields and sports facilities. Children also enjoy 'excellent' information and communication technology facilities in the computer suite. Art, design, technology, music and drama 'flourish in a disciplined curriculum' broadly following the national curriculum. Latin and French are also taught. Children enjoy football, rugby, cricket, netball, cross-country, badminton, tennis, gymnastics, rounders, squash, fencing, athletics, swimming and hockey, in addition to an annual drama production. Many pupils receive individual instrumental tuition. All children are selected for the school according to academic ability by means of an entrance examination. Children at Brentwood preparatory school learn in a climate where all of their achievements are highly valued. The school seeks to prepare children not only academically but also morally and socially for the rest of their lives.

Approach to discipline: 'Firm but very fair. Respect each other. Positive feedback includes verbal praise, stars, plus house points and individual commendation certificates. Minus points are among the sanctions.'

Uniform: Girls: maroon blazer with badge, grey pinafore (years three and four), dark-grey skirt (years five and six), maroon and white striped blouse, house cravat (years three and four), house tie (years five and six), school hat, maroon school cardigan, grey tights/white socks, black tights (years five and six), black lace-up shoes, school coat, summer dress, summer hat. Boys: dark-grey suit with badge, shorts (years three and four), long trousers (years five and six), white shirt, house tie, maroon cap, maroon school pullover/slipover, long grey socks with maroon turnover, black lace-up shoes, navy regulation anorak.

Special needs: Learning development teacher.

Inspection: March 2002: 'Brentwood Pre-Preparatory and Preparatory Schools are good and improving schools, in which pupils receive good standards of teaching, personal development and pastoral care and where pupils develop both good standards in their academic work and good relationships with others. They both have good leadership. However, ICT facilities and resources need further development and the prep school needs to review assessment and some areas of the curriculum.'

Secondary schools: Brentwood School (50 pupils).

Boys' age range: 3 to 11.

Girls' age range: 3 to 11.

Over-subscribed: 1.5:1.

After-school care: Until 17.00.

Percentage admitted according to academic ability: 100%.

Factors taken into account other than academic ability: None.

Selection procedures: Tests in English, maths and non-verbal reasoning at seven plus. Informal assessment at earlier ages.

Day pupils: 378.

Weekly boarders: 0.

Full boarders: 0.

Average class size (Year 5): 20.

Subjects taught at seven: 14.

Subjects taught at 11: 15.

All teachers hold teaching qualifications?: Y.

Teachers with degrees: 19.

Specialist teachers used: Yes, specialist teaching from age seven upwards. French taught from age five.

Subjects taught in addition to national curriculum: Latin and French.

Sports offered: Football, rugby, cricket, netball, cross-country, badminton, tennis, gymnastics, rounders, squash, fencing, athletics, swimming and hockey.

On-site sports facilities: 25-metre indoor swimming pool and learner pool, new fitness suite with computerised equipment, four glass-backed squash courts, a main hall large enough to accommodate seven badminton courts and a multi-purpose room for fencing, dance and other activities and an indoor rifle range. The school is set in 70 acres of grounds offering many football, rugby, cricket and hockey pitches, an all-weather pitch, tennis and netball courts, and an athletics track.

Percentage receiving instrumental tuition (Year 5): 36%.

Daily act of collective worship?: Y.

Pupils sit SATs?: Y.

SATs results provided by QCA-approved body?: Y.

Common entrance?: N.

Percentage admitted to senior schools on reduced fees: 12.5%.

Major scholarships won: Seven Scholarships to Brentwood School.

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