Embley Park, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 6ZA
10 reasons to choose Embley, Prep School
Main point of differentiation
Embley, Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 82, and is the second highest scoring prep school in the Southampton, Eastleigh and Romsey area. Its academic curriculum is enabled by a country leading commitment to technology in the classroom.
School fundamentals
Embley, Prep School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Embley, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of United Learning. Embley, Prep School fees range from £4,990 (Rec) to £7,682 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Embley, Prep School has one class per year and an average class size of 22 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Most Embley Prep pupils move up to the senior school at the end of Year 6.
The Embley, Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, philosophy, French, Spanish. It is an Apple Distinguished School to reflect the high degree of integration of digital learning in the curriculum. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. Learning Outside the Classroom for all pupils. Residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout, and for most subjects from Year 3.
Sport at Embley, Prep School
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Embley, Prep 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, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Nursery open for 48 weeks of the year. Minibus service.
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