37 Station Road, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 8ER
10 reasons to choose St Dominic's Priory School, Prep School
Top line
St Dominic’s Priory School, Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Stone and one of the 7 best primary schools for 7 miles.
School fundamentals
St Dominic’s Priory School, Prep School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to St Dominic’s Priory School, an all-through school to age 16. St Dominic’s Priory School, Prep School fees range from £3,681 (Rec) to £4,215 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
St Dominic’s Priory School, Prep School has one class per year and an average class size of 11 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Prep pupils move up to St Dominic’s Priory School.
The St Dominic's Priory School, Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French. School values are informed by Catholic social morality. Religious Education accounts for 8-10% of curriculum time. There is daily collective worship and prayer, observance of Catholic celebrations, and preparation for the Holy Sacraments. 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 teachers for sport, music, dance, drama, science and languages throughout.
Sport at St Dominic's Priory School, Prep School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Dominic's Priory School, Prep School
Art, music and dance are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near St Dominic's Priory School, Prep School
The Yarlet School (3.9 miles); Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep (9 miles).
Sandon Primary Academy (5.1 miles); Parkside Primary School (5.3 miles); St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Stafford (6.3 miles).
St Dominic’s Priory School (0 miles); Newcastle-under-Lyme School (9 miles); Stafford Grammar School (10 miles).
St Joseph’s College (6.7 miles); Painsley Catholic College (10.4 miles); Wolgarston High School (13.7 miles).