Private School News

Cricklade home to children from around the world

As the new school term gets underway, Prior Park Preparatory School in Cricklade is preparing to be a home-from-home for more overseas children than ever before.

The popular school which has around 190 day and boarding pupils aged from seven to thirteen years, has, this year, attracted children from as far afield as the USA, Nepal, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia as well as from across Europe.

“We are delighted to be welcoming such a diverse cultural mix of children to our boarding community, said Mr Hobern. Headmaster. “It allows our local children to gain a broader outlook on life as well as letting them have the opportunity, in and out of the classroom, to investigate other societies, customs and languages at first hand.”

“Many of our British pupils form lifelong friendships with their friends from overseas and this experience gives them a wonderfully broad perspective of the world they live in.

“Indeed, we received a phone call recently from a former Nigerian pupil who would very much like his seven year old son to start here as a boarder next year!”

Many of the pupils from Prior Park Prep School progress to its senior school Prior Park College in Bath which has just announced all-time record school exam results.

Over 61% of students gained GCSE grades at A* and A with the figure rising to 73% in science subjects. 23 pupils out of 89 gained A* or A grades in 10 subjects.