Clarke House, Clarke Drive, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2NS
10 reasons to choose Birkdale Preparatory School
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Birkdale Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Sheffield and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Birkdale Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (90%/10%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy from Year 3. It is the prep school to Birkdale School, an all-through school to age 18. Birkdale Preparatory School fees range from £4,431 (Rec) to £5,515 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Birkdale Preparatory School has two classes per year and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Most Prep pupils move up to Birkdale School at the end of Year 6.
The Birkdale Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum, and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in maths, general knowledge quizzes, science.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama, computing, DT and languages throughout, for art from Year 2, for science from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Birkdale Preparatory School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Birkdale Preparatory School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and up to 10 age-defined regular instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
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