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You'll find a welcoming, secure and nurturing environment for your child at Crown Hiuse Preparatory School in Buckinghamshire
Crown House Preparatory School in High Wycombe provides an outstanding education for girls and boys aged three to 11 years, priding itself on its close-knit community and nurturing environment. e school, named by e Sunday Times as the best performing independent co-educational school in Buckinghamshire in 2021, encourages all pupils to develop a lifelong love of learning through a rich and broad curriculum, where activities are characterised by a sense of fun and challenge to ensure that all pupils ourish.
Crown House has a reputation for dedicated and passionate sta who nurture and inspire the pupils in their care, not just academically, but socially and emotionally too. e school knows that con dence, a sense of security and warmth is fundamental to success, so teachers work hard to create a secure and welcoming environment. At Crown House, every child is supported with individualised attention throughout their journey at the school.
e school’s curriculum is designed around children’s interests and from an early age, teachers harness children’s love of asking questions, allowing them to become independent learners. As children progress throughout the school, Crown House continues to hold the development of the learner – as well as the pursuit of academic excellence – in equally high regard.
Crown House pupils are encouraged to question, discuss and reason across all areas of the curriculum. Experienced sta encourage curiosity and perseverance to develop enquiring minds, and this approach, along with a challenging curriculum and small class sizes, ensures Crown House pupils achieve consistently high results.
Sport is an integral part of school life at Crown House and children enjoy playing di erent games with each other, learning the meaning of teamwork, patience, fair play and resilience. e school has timetabled PE and games lessons that start in reception, and in the prep school all pupils participate and represent the school in a wide range of sports including cross country, tag-rugby, netball, football, hockey, rounders, cricket and athletics. e school also takes part in many regional and national tournaments.
Every child has a creative side, and this is developed at Crown House where the school’s creative arts room and specialist teaching generate a vibrant and dynamic environment where exciting, innovative work takes place, alongside re ective thinking. Pupils at all levels throughout the school are also encouraged to acquire a passion for music and the world of wonder that is drama. At the end of the summer term, every child from reception upwards take part in the school’s summer production at the Swan eatre in Wycombe.
Crown House consistently achieves a 90 per cent 11+ pass rate, and year six leavers go on to a range of local grammar and independent schools, including Wycombe High School, Beacons eld School and Dr Challoner’s School.
e headteacher and senior leadership team start to meet with parents from years four and
ve to discuss the best options and t for the next stage in their child’s education and this approach, coupled with teachers’ excellent knowledge of the 11+, means that year six pupils achieve excellent results and usually get into their rst-choice school.
Pupil happiness and wellbeing are at the heart of the school’s ethos. Crown House children nd their passion and reach their full potential.
To nd out more, see crownhouseschool.co.uk, and to organise visits, email o ce@ crownhouseschool.co.uk, or call 01494 529927.
THE SCHOOL KNOWS THAT confidence, a sense of security and warmth is fundamental to success, SO TEACHERS WORK HARD TO CREATE A SECURE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT