The aim of the school to consider each child as an individual, and central to all that is done is fulfilled."Located in West Wickham, Kent, Wickham Court is an independent co-educational day school for children from nursery through to the end of Key Stage One. We are proud to offer a superb education for your child in a historically and culturally rich setting.
Our pupils are energetic, engaged, and happy they benefit from the skill and expertise of dedicated, experienced teachers and small class sizes. Your child will learn on grounds that both exude history, and provide a safe and secure environment for their learning.
We aim to impart a love of learning and a reverence for ideas, something that your child will benefit from for the entirety of their academic and adult lives. By nurturing the total person, we can encourage "the genius of the individual".Our fees are very competitive because we aim to bring independent school education into the grasp of most families.
You can feel secure that your children are in the best hands when you entrust us with their care and education as we are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, and registered with the Bromley Early Years Team.
Wickham Court is a very special place, and it is so encouraging to see our pupils thrive in our small classes under the instruction of our dedicated, nurturing teachers. Interaction between children of all ages throughout the school is a joy to observe.
We have art and music facilities that we hope will stimulate our children's aesthetic senses. You may even get the chance to see our young actors practicing their skills in our drama hall. You will note that our library and our computers not only provide valuable and practical learning tools but also open many doors and windows to the wonder that is private education.
We believe that learning should go beyond the formal classroom that what a child learns in sport and games complements the purely academic. Thus, we take great pride in the school grounds, and we value the sound of our children's laughter as they run about our five acres of gardens and stately lawns
Our school reflects the sense of tradition and timelessness associated with education itself, but it also profits from the best of modern texts and technology. Most importantly, it profits from the life and the energy that our children bring with them.
Our Pre-School is an integral part of the wider school that offers your child the opportunity to realize their potential early on in their school life. Your child will be encouraged to develop lively and enquiring minds, with a thirst for learning that is fun and engaging.
The flexible approach that we take to our Pre-School classes means that we can arrange times to suit you that your child will spend with us. We amend the cost of these sessions in line with this. Your child will be cherished, and be a significant part of the family atmosphere that exists throughout the school.
Your child will not only benefit from the care and expertise of our teaching staff but also the care and attention of the older children in the school.
From the age of two years and six months, your child can join the Tiny Tudors. This is based on the ground floor of the castle, with direct access to a large outside terrace, complete with playhouses and wet play equipment.
Specialist teachers work with the children in French, music, drama, and sports starting at Nursery. Just like a building, future learning is based on firm foundations so priority is given to reading, comprehension, writing, and numeracy in the first three years.
Once your child reaches the age of four, learning becomes more formally structured, practicing letters, numbers, and engaging in whole-class learning. This approach provides a stepping stone to Reception class and lays strong foundations for their academic and personal future.
During your child’s time in the Reception class, they will be encouraged to build concentration, take responsibility for leading the class as it moves about the building, and returning the register as ‘class leader’.
We encourage children to borrow a library book each week and aim to instill in your child a love of reading, and a sense of responsibility. By reading to their class teacher every day, we can identify areas where your child might struggle early on, to ensure that your child is given the best support possible throughout their time at Wickham Court.
We are proud to boast five acres of secure grounds where children can expend energy and enjoy outdoor learning. When your child is in Nursery, they have access to an enclosed grassed area that is equipped with slides, see-saws, a Wendy House, and other outdoor play equipment.
Play is a key tool in the development of social interaction, we are confident that your child will return home happily tired, having used most of their boundless energy during their school day.
Throughout your child’s time at Nursery, they will be equipped with the tools to flourish further on in the school. We encourage empathy, kindness, and consideration for other people as well as placing firm foundations for a love of learning, and an enquiring mind.
When your child leaves the Nursery, we anticipate that they will have learned to work with a degree of independence, recognize and form letters, and be proficient in handling numbers up to 10. However, once these objectives are reached, we do not stop encouraging their development and endeavor to provide an environment where your child is constantly engaged.
