Gringer Hill, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7LZ
10 reasons to choose St Piran's School, Maidenhead
Main point of differentiation
With a Schoolsmith Score® of 85 St Piran’s School, Maidenhead is the joint highest scoring prep school in Maidenhead. It also has the strongest sports provision.
School fundamentals
St Piran’s School, Maidenhead is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. 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, not tied to any one senior school. St Piran’s School, Maidenhead fees range from £4,464 (Rec) to £7,022 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
St Piran’s School, Maidenhead has three classes per year and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most St Piran’s School leavers are one of 25 grammar or independent schools. 30% of pupils win awards and scholarships.
The St Piran's School, Maidenhead curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHCE, reasoning, French, Spanish, Latin. Though subjects are taught separately, there is an increasing adoption of topic based learning (Years 1 and 2) and skills-based learning in Years 3 to 6. It is a Microsost Showcase 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 residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art, computing, and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at St Piran's School, Maidenhead
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in hockey, netball, rounders, swimming, trampolining.
The Arts at St Piran's School, Maidenhead
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 half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
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Furze Platt Junior School (0.5 miles); Oldfield Primary School, Maidenhead (1.3 miles); St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead (1.7 miles).
Claires Court Schools (0.8 miles); Eton College (7.2 miles).
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