Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 0EA
10 reasons to choose Kimbolton Preparatory School
Top line
Kimbolton Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Huntingdon and the best primary school for 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Kimbolton Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Kimbolton School, an all-through school to age 18. Kimbolton Preparatory School fees range from £4,950 (Rec) to £6,502 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Kimbolton Preparatory School has two classes per year to Year 2, three from Year 3, and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Prep School pupils move up to Kimbolton School.
The Kimbolton Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
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, and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Kimbolton Preparatory School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, cross country.
The Arts at Kimbolton Preparatory School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils, and drama from Year 3. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, an orchestra and 12 instrument ensembles. The school is one of the top 50 UK prep schools for the breadth of its creative and performing arts extra-curriculum.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. School minibus service.
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