Lyncombe House, Lyncombe Vale, Bath, Somerset BA2 4LT
10 reasons to choose The Paragon School
Top line
The Paragon School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 84. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Bath and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
The Paragon School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Prior Park College, an all-through school to age 18. The Paragon School fees range from £4,877 (Rec) to £5,561 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
The Paragon School usually has two classes per year, and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 most pupils move up from The Paragon School to Prior Park College.
The Paragon School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Mandarin. Topic-based teaching in pre-prep. Each pupil may participate in over 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. Structured outdoor learning programme for all year groups.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art and languages throughout, for computing from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at The Paragon School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at The Paragon School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the English and co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and 80% take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and six or seven instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near The Paragon School
Royal High Prep School, Bath (1.4 miles); King Edward’s Junior School & Pre-Prep, Bath (1.8 miles); Monkton Prep & Pre-Prep (2 miles).
Widcombe Church of England Junior School (0.8 miles); Bathwick St Mary Church School (1.7 miles); St Stephen’s Primary Church School, Bath (2.3 miles).
Prior Park College (0.9 miles); King Edward’s School, Bath (1.8 miles); Royal High School, Bath (2.3 miles).
Beechen Cliff School (1.2 miles); Hayesfield Girls School (1.3 miles); Ralph Allen School (1.8 miles).