Your child could be bilingual by the age of thirteen! In a traditional Prep school set in beautiful parklands in the Kent countryside 25 out of the 220 children follow the French as well as the English National Curriculum. These children, and their teachers, ensure that you are as likely to hear French spoken as English when you come to visit us. A unique English-French programme is offered, French is taught from age 3 and pupils from age 9 study their Geography through the medium of French. German is also offered to the faster stream at the age of 9. We offer the normal Prep School curriculum too, looking to delight our parents with our energy and vision. Our academic results are excellent (recent successes include academic and music scholarships to Eton, King's Canterbury, Benenden and other top schools) and our pupils leave us confident and at ease with themselves. Children are given every opportunity to do their best and we aim to find something at which each and every child can excel.
The children have the opportunity to play all sorts of sports, appear in plays and musicals, make music (our choir is well-known) all to a high level of excellence.
We are proud of our boarding side which is flourishing with between 45-50 boarders (one third of whom are French and youngest a seven year old). An eleven day teaching cycle has enabled pupils to spend a long week-end at home once a fortnight. Many English and French pupils commute from Paris and Brussels on this basis via Eurostar and we are also within easy reach of London and the Channel ports.
Founded on Christian values, we are a community based on mutual respect, care and consideration of others. We aim to prepare each child, within a safe and secure environment, for a happy and successful life in the world of tomorrow.
