65-67 Parkfield Road, Aigburth, Liverpool L17 4LE
10 reasons to choose Auckland College Prep School
Top line
Auckland College Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 73. It is one of the 4 best independent prep schools in and around Liverpool and one of the 4 best primary schools within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Auckland College Prep School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Auckland College, an all-through school to age 16. Auckland College Prep School fees are £2,400 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Auckland College Prep School usually has two classes per year and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 some Prep School pupils move up to Auckland College. Most go on to a local state or independent senior school.
The Auckland College Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, Spanish. A half termly enrichment project broadens the curriculum with, for example, a new language, gardening, cookery, climbing, or Judo. 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, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Auckland College 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 Auckland College Prep 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 some take extra-curricular lessons. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. Minibus service. 51 weeks of childcare is included in the school fees. There is a nursery (0-2 years) on the school site.
Find another school near Auckland College Prep School
Belvedere Preparatory School (0.7 miles); Christian Fellowship School, Lower & Middle School (2.4 miles); Carleton House Preparatory School (3.2 miles).
Sudley Primary School (1.3 miles); Smithdown Primary School (1.4 miles); St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School, Liverpool (2.4 miles).
Auckland College (0 miles); Christian Fellowship School (2.4 miles); Birkenhead School (6.2 miles).
The Belvedere Academy (0.7 miles); St Hilda’s Church of England High School (0.9 miles); St Margaret’s Church of England Academy (1.3 miles).