Crescent School
Crescent School
Org 1: IAPS
Org 2: ISA
Bawnmore Road, Bilton, Rugby, Warwickshire CV22 7QH
Telephone: 01788 521595
Open events: https://www.crescentschool.co.uk/visit-crescent
Key dates: Autumn term: Tuesday 3 September 2024 to Wednesday 18 December 2024
Half term: Saturday 19 October 2024 to Sunday 3 November 2024
Spring term: Tuesday 7 January 2025 to Thursday 3 April 2025
Half term: Saturday 15 February 2025 to Sunday 23 February 2025
Summer term: Monday 28 April 2025 to Thursday 3 July 2025
Half term: Saturday 24 May 2025 to Sunday 1 June 2025
Age Range: Pre-Prep/Infants, Prep/Junior to 11
Day or Boarding: Day, Day Only
Gender: Co-ed
Exams offered: Common Entrance to Senior, Current School to Senior
Leadership Team:
Headmaster: Joe Thackway, BA, PGCE
Deputy Head, Head of Curriculum & Assessment: Ms Bryony Forth, BSc, PGCE, NPQH (Year 5 Teacher – Mathematics, Geography)
Registrar: Mrs Becky Witcomb
Head of Wellbeing, Deputy DSL: Mrs Sam Stapleton, BSc, QTS (Year 1 Teacher – RE and PSHE)
Assistant Head, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Head of Pastoral Care: Alan Webb, BEd
Assistant Head, Educational Visits Co-ordinator, Events Manager: Mrs Sarah Webb, BEd (Year 6 Teacher – English)
Foundation Principal: Ed Hester, MA Oxon, PGCE
Age range. 4–11.
Number of pupils. 191 pupils.
Fees per term (2024-2025). Reception: £4,031, Years 1 and 2: £4173, Years 3 to 6: £4,388.
The Crescent School is an independent co-educational preparatory school for day pupils aged 4–11 years. It merged with the Princethorpe Foundation in September 2016, joining the other schools in the Foundation – Little Crackers Nursery, Crackley Hall School and Princethorpe College.
The school was founded in 1948, originally to provide a place of education for the young children of the masters of Rugby School. Over the years the school has steadily expanded, admitting children from Rugby and the surrounding area. In 1988, having outgrown its original premises, the school moved into modern, purpose-built accommodation in Bilton, about a mile to the south of Rugby town centre. The buildings provide large and bright teaching areas, with a separate annexe housing the Nursery and Reception classes. There are specialist rooms for Science, Art, Design Technology, ICT and the Performing Arts. In addition, there is also a spacious Library and Resource Area. The multipurpose hall provides a venue for daily assemblies, large-scale music-making, is fully equipped for physical education and has all the necessary equipment to turn it into a theatre for school productions. The school is surrounded by its own gardens, play areas and sports field.
The requirements of the National Curriculum are fully encompassed by the academic programme, and particular emphasis is placed on English and mathematics in the early years. All pupils receive specialist tuition in Information and Communication Technology, Music and Physical Education. Specialist teaching in other subjects is introduced as children move upwards through the school. Spanish is introduced in Reception, followed by French in Year 3. The pupils are prepared for the local 11+ examination for entry to maintained secondary schools, including local grammar schools, and specific entrance examinations also at 11+ for independent senior schools.
The performing arts are a particular strength of the school and lessons are given in speech and drama, singing, percussion, musical theory and appreciation, and recorder playing. Instrumental lessons (piano, brass, woodwind and strings) are offered as an optional extra. There is a school choir, orchestra, brass, string and wind ensembles and recorder groups.
Charitable status. The Princethorpe Foundation is a Registered Charity, number 1087124. It exists solely for the purpose of educating children.