4-6 St Mary's Road, Leicester LE2 1XA
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St Crispin’s Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Leicester and one of the 7 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Crispin’s Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (70%/30%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of St Crispin’s School, an all-through school to age 16. St Crispin’s Preparatory School fees range from £2,165 (Rec) to £2,800 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
St Crispin’s Preparatory School is a small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 10.
Leavers' destinations
Most pupils move up to St Crispin’s Grammar School at the end of Year 6.
The St Crispin's Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French. Topic-based teaching in pre-prep. 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.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teaching for sport throughout. From Year 3, an increasing number of senior school subject specialists teach the lessons.
Sport at St Crispin's Preparatory School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year.
The Arts at St Crispin's Preparatory School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours run from 8.30am to 3.30pm, with after school care to 5.10pm.
Find another school near St Crispin's Preparatory School
Leicester Preparatory School (0.7 miles); Leicester High School for Girls, Juniors (1.4 miles); Emmanuel Christian School, Leicester (4.4 miles).
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School (0.8 miles); Inglehurst Junior School (2.3 miles); Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy, Leicester (2.8 miles).
St Crispin’s Grammar School (0 miles); Leicester High School for Girls (1.4 miles); Leicester Grammar School (4.8 miles).
Sir Jonathan North Community College (1.3 miles); Rushey Mead Academy (3 miles); Gartree High School Oadby (3.3 miles).