Witham-on-the-Hill, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 0JJ
10 reasons to choose Witham Hall Preparatory School
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Witham Hall Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 87. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Bourne and one of the 3 best primary schools for 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Witham Hall Preparatory School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 13 years. Boarding from Year 4 for the 50% of pupils who board. All are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy from Year 4. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Witham Hall Preparatory School fees range from £4,935 (Rec) to £8,360 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Witham Hall Preparatory School has two classes per year and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Witham Hall Preparatory School leavers are typically one of 12 boarding schools with 75% of pupils choosing to go to Oakham School, Oundle School, a Stamford school, or Uppingham School. Around 40% of pupils win awards and scholarships.
The Witham Hall Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes PSHE/’Learning for Life’, French, Latin. 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 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, for computing, classics, science, and art from Year 4, and for all subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Witham Hall Preparatory School
School offers over 20 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and an extensive extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in rounders, squash.
The Arts at Witham Hall 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 two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs, string orchestra and 9 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 7.00pm. Facility for occasional boarding.
Find another school near Witham Hall Preparatory School
Stamford Junior School (8.4 miles); Copthill School (9.7 miles); Lincoln Minster Pre-Prep & Prep Schools (40.2 miles).
Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy (5.1 miles); The Edenham Church of England School (5.2 miles); John Clare Primary School (14.8 miles).
Stamford School (7.6 miles); Oakham School (19.1 miles).
Bourne Grammar School (5.2 miles); The Deepings School (12.7 miles); Arthur Mellows Village College (15 miles).