BERKELEY HOMES EDUCATION GUIDE Your guide to the best schools and universities in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire BERKELEY HOMES Introduction Welcome to our guide to education in the Berkshire and Buckinghamshire areas. These are some of the prime areas in the Buckinghamshire is one of the few remaining UK for high performing schools for all age counties to use the 11-plus exam system to groups, from nursery through to university. select the most able pupils for its excellent They are the location of some of the most grammar schools. renowned public schools – including Eton and Wellington Colleges – and arguably the The information in this booklet is intended best grammar and state schools, particularly to be a general guide to the schools, colleges at secondary level. and universities in the area. Admission to a particular school cannot be guaranteed and Entry to state-funded schools is usually from will depend on several factors, including a designated catchment area, defined by the where you live and your child’s academic local authority. Independent schools often ability. Please contact the schools directly (though not in all cases) select students for more information. following an entrance examination. 1 BERKELEY HOMES BERKELEY HOMES OXFORD A40 A355 HIGH WYCOMBE AB BEACONSFIELD A404 A4094 MARLOWMARLOWMARLOW CHILTERN MAIN LINE A4155 M40 Perfectly placed UXBRIDGE HENLEY-ON- A4130 THAMES MAIDENHEAD TR M25 SLOUGH Berkeley’s five prestigious developments – A4074 Abbey Barn Park in High Wycombe, Taplow A3032 M4 Riverside near Maidenhead, Brompton GREAT WESTERN MAIN LINE ETON WINDSOR Gardens in Ascot, Woodhurst Park in Bracknell A329 and Sunningdale Park in Sunningdale, which M4 LONDON A4 A30 will be available the latter part of 2020 – sit HEATHROW right at the heart of an area with an absolutely READING unrivalled reputation for the quality of its A330 schools. Choosing to purchase a home here opens up a world of first-class educational M4 WP STAINES- opportunities for your family. UPON-THAMES A327 BRACKNELL ASCOT SP WOKINGHAM BG SUNNINGDALE A321 LIGHTWATER A245 AB Abbey Barn Park WOKINGWOKINGWOKING BG Brompton Gardens SP Sunningdale Park M25 TR Taplow Riverside WP Woodhurst Park Map is not to scale and shows approximate locations only. 2 3 BERKELEY HOMES BERKELEY HOMES Contents 01 NURSERIES Page 6 02 PREPARATORY & PRIMARY SCHOOLS Page 8 03 SECONDARY SCHOOLS & COLLEGES Page 18 04 UNIVERSITIES Page 32 05 A WEALTH OF EDUCATION CHOICES Page 34 4 5 BERKELEY HOMES BERKELEY HOMES 01 NURSERIES 1 2 Poppies Day Nursery Silchester Manor Day Nursery Furlong Road, Wooburn Green, Bourne End SL8 5AE Bath Road, Taplow, Buckinghamshire SL6 0AP 70 Crown Road, Marlow SL7 2QG 01628 778890 Harrias Barn/Hedgerley La, Beaconsfield HP9 2SD www.silchestermanordaynursery.co.uk St Luke’s Rd, Old Windsor, Windsor SL4 2QJ • Gender mix: Boys and Girls Watchet Lane, Holmer Green HP15 6UG • Age: 0-4 years 11A Shifford Crescent, Maidenhead SL6 7UA • Fees: Please contact Silchester Manor For Branch specific contact number, see website • Rating: Ofsted Good (2016) www.poppiesdaynursery.com • Gender mix: Boys and Girls OVERVIEW • Age: 6 weeks to 5 years Day nursery set in a large refurbished Victorian house • Fees: Please contact Poppies with generous indoor play space and acres of lawns, woodlands and outdoor equipment. • Rating: Ofsted Good/Outstanding WHAT TO EXPECT OVERVIEW A ‘learning through play’ philosophy that enables children Founded and run by two experienced child-care to explore, learn and develop while having fun and making professionals, Poppies has expanded to six locations friends in a secure and stimulating environment. in the Buckinghamshire/Berkshire area. Well-qualified staff provide a safe and secure environment with stimulating early years learning. 4 3 Warfield CofE Primary School St Nicolas Playgroup All Saints Rise, Warfield, Berkshire RG42 3SSand The Reading Rooms, Taplow, Buckinghamshire SL6 0EX Sopwith Road, Warfield, Berkshire RG42 6BR 07538 491936 01344 862074 www.stnicolasplaygroup.co.uk www.warfieldprimary.co.uk • Gender mix: Boys and Girls • Gender mix: Boys and Girls • Age: 2.5-5 years • Age Nursery-11 years • Fees: Please contact St Nicolas • Fees: n/a • Rating: Ofsted Good (2018) • Rating: Ofsted Good (2016) OVERVIEW OVERVIEW WHAT TO EXPECT Quality day-care for toddlers to pre-school age, with a The school was founded over 200 years ago and has high staff-to-child ratio. Each child has a key worker to Age-appropriate play activities in each group; lots of close links to Warfield parish church. There are two help them settle in and monitor their progress, health outdoor fun in the gardens; good quality play equipment. school sites, All Saints and Woodhurst, less than one and development. Meal and snacks are freshly prepared by chefs using mile apart. Teaching focuses on the whole child and is organic produce. underpinned by Christian values and instilling lifelong WHAT TO EXPECT learning habits. A warm and friendly environment where fun learning activities include cooking, arts and crafts, music and WHAT TO EXPECT seasonal events. A warm and vibrant school community where children feel valued, secure and able to express their ideas and opinions. The school offers a well-resourced, stimulating learning environment, and an atmosphere of mutual Images are indicative only. respect, trust and high expectation. 6 7 BERKELEY HOMES BERKELEY HOMES 02 PREPARATORY & PRIMARY SCHOOLS 1 3 Abbey View Primary Academy Claires Court School Kennedy Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 1PZ College Avenue, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 6AW 01494 939830 01628 327700 www.abbeyviewprimaryacademy.org www.clairescourt.com • Gender mix: Boys and Girls • Gender mix: Boys and Girls • Age: 4-11 years • Age: 3-18 years • Fees: n/a • Fees: £2,340 (nursery) - £5,745 (6th form) per term • Rating: n/a – opened September 2019 • Rating: ISI Excellent (2014) OVERVIEW OVERVIEW A brand new academy primary school set in a semi-rural Based on three sites in Maidenhead, the school is area close to High Wycombe. The school will offer two- co-educational in the nursery and 6th form but boys form entry for pupils from nursery through to Year 6, and girls are educated separately for all other years. with wraparound care provision to help working parents. WHAT TO EXPECT The educational opportunities offered by the school’s location are expected to be a used widely to enrich children’s learning, through outdoor exploration and play. 2 4 5 Chepping View Crown House School Godstowe School Primary Academy Bassetsbury Manor, Bassetsbury Lane, High Wycombe, Shrubbery Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP13 6PR Buckinghamshire HP11 1QX 01494 529273 Cressex Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP12 4PR 01494 529927 hwww.godstowe.org 01494 535564 WHAT TO EXPECT www.crownhouseschool.co.uk • Gender mix: Girls www.cheppingviewprimaryacademy.org From the fun days in nursery to studying for A-levels, • Gender mix: Boys and Girls • Age 3-13 (Boys age 3-7) years • Gender mix: Boys and Girls pupils are expected to stretch themselves and push their own boundaries, in a nurturing and supportive • Age: 3-11 years • Fees: up to £5,740 per term (Boarders’ supplement • Age 4-11 years learning environment. • Fees: £3,005 (Lower School); £3,395 (Upper School) £2,760 per term) • Fees: n/a per term • Rating: ISI Excellent (2019) • Rating: Ofsted Outstanding (2012) • Rating: Ofsted Good (2018) OVERVIEW OVERVIEW OVERVIEW Academically non-selective girls’ day and boarding A large, two-form entry primary school whose motto Consistently recognised as one of the best prep schools prep school and mixed nursery/pre-prep, where the ‘Everybody matters’ underpins all activities. It is also in Buckinghamshire, and in 2018 as 18th in the UK, Crown emphasis is on nurturing pupils’ confidence, happiness a teaching school for the area. House returns some of the best 11+ results in the county. and success. The school is set in 12 acres of parkland with excellent facilities. WHAT TO EXPECT WHAT TO EXPECT Well-resourced and staffed classrooms, where children feel A 2014 move to newly renovated premises and extensive WHAT TO EXPECT supported in their learning and are encouraged to develop grounds on the Rye in central High Wycombe has increased A broad curriculum built around the needs of pupils, enquiring minds through a wide range of innovative space for pupils while class sizes have remained small and accessible to everyone, whatever their ability. educational opportunities. and focused. Lively extracurricular enrichment programmes offer clubs from Mandarin Chinese to ballet to creative writing. Images are indicative only. 8 9 BERKELEY HOMES BERKELEY HOMES 6 7 8 10 Highfield School Lambrook School King’s Academy Binfield Oldfield Primary School 2 West Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1PD Winkfield Row, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6LU St George’s Park, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 4FS Bray Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1UE 01628 624918 01344 882717 01344 306983 01628 621750 www.highfieldprep.org www.lambrookschool.co.uk www.kgabinfield.uk www.oldfieldprimary.com • Gender mix: Girls • Gender mix: Boys and Girls • Gender mix: Boys and Girls • Gender mix: Boys and Girls • Age 3-11 years • Age: 3-13 years • Age 4 – post-16 • Age 5-11 years • Fees: £3,200 - £4,225 per term • Fees: £4,223-£8,118 per term • Fees: n/a • Fees: n/a • Rating: ISI Compliant (2017) • Rating: ISI Excellent (2015) • Rating: No available rating (Academy opened • Rating: Ofsted Outstanding (2014) Sept 2018) OVERVIEW OVERVIEW OVERVIEW The only girls’ prep school in Maidenhead. The focus A boarding and day school, Lambrook was awarded OVERVIEW A friendly, family-oriented school at the heart of is on providing the best possible education, to equip Tatler Prep School-of-the-Year in 2016. Pupils do well This brand new, purpose-built academy – the first all- the local community, where enthusiastic and pupils with the skills and work ethic that prepare in entrance exams to the major public schools in through academy in Bracknell Forest – offers nursery, passionate staff identify and develop each child’s them for life-long learning.