Denstone, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 5HN
10 reasons to choose The Prep at Denstone College
Top line
The Prep at Denstone College has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Uttoxeter and one of the 3 best primary schools for 7 miles.
School fundamentals
The Prep at Denstone College is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. Boarding from Year 3 for the very small number of pupils who board. 70% are full boarders and 30% are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Denstone College, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Woodard Corporation. The Prep at Denstone College fees range from £6,720 (Rec) to £7,320 per term (2025/26). Full boarding fees are £13,488 per term. Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
The Prep at Denstone College has one class per year and an average class size of 16 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Prep pupils move up to Denstone College.
The Prep at Denstone College curriculum
School curriculum follows the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, Spanish. Cross-curricular topic learning in pre-prep. 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 a residential trip for Year 6. Outdoor learning includes weekly Forest School for pre-prep pupils and some sessions for prep pupils too.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout.
Sport at The Prep at Denstone College
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at The Prep at Denstone College
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. Choir and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near The Prep at Denstone College
Abbotsholme Prep School (2.8 miles).
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Uttoxeter (5.9 miles); Clifton Church of England Primary School, Ashbourne (6.3 miles); Great Wood Community Primary School (6.5 miles).
Denstone College (0 miles); Abbotsholme School (2.8 miles).
Painsley Catholic College (6.5 miles); Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School (8.1 miles); Anthony Gell School (16.4 miles).