Curzon Street, Calne, Wiltshire SN11 0DF
10 reasons to choose St Margaret's Preparatory School
Top line
St Margaret’s Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Calne and one of the 3 best primary schools for 10 miles.
School fundamentals
St Margaret’s Preparatory School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. Boarding from Year 5 for the very small number of pupils who board. All are full boarders. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school and part of the same trust as St Mary’s School, Calne. St Margaret’s Preparatory School fees range from £4,818 (Rec) to £6,558 per term (2025/26). Full boarding fees are £13,164 per term. Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
St Margaret’s Preparatory School has one class per year, sometimes two, and an average class size of 13 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, 80-90% of St Margaret’s Prep pupils move on to one of 12 independent day or boarding schools. Others go to one of 6 state secondaries. Of the girls, about 50% move up to St Mary’s, Calne.
The St Margaret's Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum. It is thematic in pre-prep, with more discrete subject teaching in Years 3 to 6. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish, Latin. UNICEF Rights Respecting School Gold accreditation. Also, there are five extra-curricular academic clubs per term.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and computing throughout, and for art from Year 3.
Sport at St Margaret's Preparatory School
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Margaret'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 up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs. ‘Sing Up!’ Platinum Award accreditation.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near St Margaret's Preparatory School
Heywood Preparatory School (10 miles); Emmaus School, Primary (13.4 miles).
Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School (9.4 miles); St Mary’s Broughton Gifford Church of England Primary School (11.2 miles); Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School (11.8 miles).
St Mary’s Calne (0 miles); Marlborough College (12.9 miles); Emmaus School (13.4 miles).
Sheldon School (6.4 miles); Hardenhuish School (6.6 miles); Royal Wootton Bassett Academy (10.1 miles).