Crutch Lane, Droitwich, Worcestershire WR9 0BE
10 reasons to choose RGS Dodderhill, Prep & Pre-Prep
Top line
RGS Dodderhill, Prep & Pre-Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Droitwich and one of the 4 best primary schools for 7 miles.
School fundamentals
RGS Dodderhill, Prep & Pre-Prep is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (20%/70%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Dodderhill School, an all-through school for girls to age 16 and is a member of the RGS Worcester group of schools. RGS Dodderhill, Prep & Pre-Prep fees range from £4,050 (Rec) to £6,948 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
RGS Dodderhill, Prep & Pre-Prep has one class per year except for one mixed-age class, and an average class size of 12.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 RGS Dodderhill Prep pupils move up to RGS Dodderhill (girls only), or RGS Worcester (girls and boys).
The RGS Dodderhill, Prep & Pre-Prep curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French. A topic led ‘creative curriculum’ in pre-prep. It is an Apple Distinguished School to reflect the high degree of integration of digital learning in the curriculum. 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 a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout, and for most subjects from Year 4.
Sport at RGS Dodderhill, Prep & Pre-Prep
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in gymnastics.
The Arts at RGS Dodderhill, Prep & Pre-Prep
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. Two choirs and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near RGS Dodderhill, Prep & Pre-Prep
The River School, Primary (5.5 miles); RGS The Grange (5.9 miles); King’s Hawford (7 miles).
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Worcester (8 miles); Wilden All Saints Church of England Primary School (8.9 miles); Beaconside Primary and Nursery School (10.5 miles).
RGS Dodderhill (0 miles); The River School (5.5 miles); Bromsgrove School (6.8 miles).
South Bromsgrove High (5.6 miles); St John’s Church of England Middle School Academy (5.8 miles); Aston Fields Middle School (6.3 miles).