Age Range. 3–11.
Number of Pupils. 231 (boys and girls).
Fees per term (2023–2024). Day £3,187–£4,670, Boarding (Years 3–6) £8,572.
Monmouth Prep School is fully co-educational and welcomes day and boarding pupils aged 3–11, where we focus on developing enthusiastic, inquisitive, resilient girls and boys with high aspirations.
A child’s educational journey at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools begins at Monmouth Prep School, where boys and girls thrive and flourish with inspired and engaging subject-specialist teaching delivered across two sites.
Based at Agincourt, a delightful old rectory set in picturesque grounds, children in Nursery to Year 2 enjoy the beautiful, open spaces for learning and enrichment activities.
The Grange is modern and home to pupils from Years 3 to 6 where enhanced outside areas combine to create a dynamic and engaging space for children aged 7 to 11.
Pupils at Monmouth Prep School make the most of the outstanding facilities for science, languages, music, culture, sports and dance on offer across our family of schools.
Girls and boys immerse themselves in a breadth and range of educational opportunities, trips and expeditions, social and co-curricular events and shared community projects.
Children are motivated to learn with a sense of fun, enjoyment and excitement, both in and out of the classroom.
Carefully planned and coordinated, the curriculum focuses on developing enthusiastic, inquisitive and resilient boys and girls and provide a strong bedrock for learning across the whole of our integrated prep school.
Boarding, from the age of 7, creates a real sense of community throughout the school, where children thrive in a safe and friendly environment.
We will provide additional support for pupils who need it, confident that your child will flourish to their full potential.
There is a sense that anything is possible for children at Monmouth Prep School, ensuring a confident step up to the senior school.
Aims. We aim to provide an excellent education as the foundation for future achievement and to develop personal qualities of confidence, independence and social conscience.
Location. Nursery to Year 2 are based at Agincourt, a delightful old rectory set in picturesque grounds with beautiful, open spaces for learning and enrichment activities. Years 3 to 6 are based at modern premises at The Grange, next to Monmouth Schools Sports Club with its own 25-metre swimming pool, indoor sports hall and an all-weather pitch, with enhanced outside areas.
Facilities. We have well-equipped classrooms, hall, library, art studio, science laboratory, computer suite, music room and music studios. We have kitchens and the grounds provide a safe, spacious area for recreation, games and outdoor projects. In addition, we share the facilities of Monmouth School for Boys and Monmouth School for Girls, including the School Chapel, large playing fields, sports complex, gymnasium, artificial pitches, sports pavilion, drama studio, Performing Arts Centre and our professional theatre, The Blake Theatre.
Curriculum. Our curriculum is broad and varied and takes account of, though is not constrained by, the National Curriculum. We teach English, mathematics, science, Latin, humanities, information and communication technology and computing, history, geography, religious education, art, design technology, music, physical education, games, drama, French and study skills.
Extra-curricular Activities. We have a full programme of activities that take place both in the lunch break and after school. This includes hockey, rugby, netball, gymnastics, football, cricket, tennis, swimming, golf, karate, cross-country running, string orchestra, wind band, choir, fencing, art, gardening, computing and chess.
Entry is usually at 7+ following assessment, though recruitment is currently across all year groups.
We award a number of scholarships each year to pupils moving on to our senior schools. Various scholarships are available for girls and boys joining in Year 7 (11+) and Year 9 (13+) and applications are open for all candidates, whether boarders or day pupils. Scholarship allocation is based on entrance results, an interview, an audition or trial, and a clear display of outstanding potential. (For further details, see Monmouth School for Boys and Monmouth School for Girls entries). Charitable status. William Jones’s Schools Foundation is a Registered Charity, number 525616. Its aims and objectives are to provide an all-round education for girls and boys at reasonable fees.