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Kimbolton
Preparatory School is an independent day school for boys
and girls aged four to eleven years. To the west of Kimbolton
village the Preparatory School is located within its own
attractive grounds linked to the Senior School by means
of a pathway, the ‘Duchess Walk’.
Boys and girls join the School at four years of age in Aragon
House. This is a purpose built unit for young children encompassing
Reception, Year One and Year Two (Key Stage One). It is
here that the children are educated in a safe, welcoming
and happy environment until the age of seven years. The
children automatically progress to the Key Stage Two section
of the School until the age of eleven years.
In the February of their Year Six, pupils sit the entrance examination
for the Senior School alongside the candidates from other schools.
The vast majority of our Preparatory School pupils join the Senior School.
Children may also join the School when places are available
after assessment or by examination and interview at 7+,
8+, 9+ and 10+.
We offer your child
every opportunity to gain a first class education
in a family orientated environment situated in superb surroundings.
This, allied with strong teaching, will prepare your child
fully for the future.
Ethos
The School offers small
classes where your child’s potential can be realised
in a happy, caring community. Relationships are based upon
respect and trust of one another. It is within this environment
that children achieve and their self-esteem and confidence
grows. Individual needs are quickly assessed and the appropriate
educational measures are taken. The discipline engendered
in the classroom is evident in all areas of School life,
be it on the games field or during the wide ranging extra-curricular
activities that are on offer.
Assemblies, Form Periods
or House Meetings take place every day and these are supplemented
by the Personal and Social Health Education and Citizenship
lessons to give a cohesive system of Pastoral Care.
The School has strong communication
with parents; the Head and the Teachers are readily available
to parents to enable a strong partnership which shares the
responsibility of your child’s education and development.
There are several opportunities to meet your child’s
teacher during the year and there are also formal written
reports.
I do hope that you
have enjoyed visiting this site and that it has given you
a ‘flavour’ of what the School is about. I am
sure that all your queries have not been answered but I
would be delighted to show you the School in operation and
discuss these queries further. The best time to see a School
is when it is in operation and to see the children at work
and play, as they are the best ambassadors of the School.
My secretary will readily make an appointment for you should
you wish to visit.
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