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At Reedham Park we prove that an excellent independent education need not cost you a fortune. We offer a traditional, no-frills, preparatory school experience at a fraction of the fees charged by other independent schools in the area. Our curriculum is broad and fulfilling, from introducing the children to times tables in Reception to learning Shakespeare and Latin by the time they leave us. Thus our founding principle of ‘delivering an exceptional yet affordable education to local children’ remains to this day. With our classes rarely exceeding eighteen children we support and challenge each child so that they leave us as confident, articulate, and well-rounded young individuals. Throughout their time with us, they are encouraged to reach their full potential and are thoroughly prepared for the entrance requirements of their chosen senior schools. Whole School Aims: To provide a challenging, yet supportive environment to stimulate, maintain and develop, a lively enquiring mind. To encourage all pupils to reach their true potential and eventually become independent learners who value learning with and from others, ie have a positive attitude to life-long learning. To value application, perseverance, initiative, and independence of thought and action, as well as co-operative endeavors. To develop in pupils a sense of moral values which can form a framework for a sense of own worth, and relationships with others, so as students become responsible members of society. To develop in pupils a positive attitude towards themselves and others with a strong sense of self-respect. Also to develop a sense of respect for other peoples’ property, ideas, and beliefs irrespective of gender, race, disability or academic achievement, etc. To appreciate human achievements, failures, and aspirations. To develop positive attitudes towards and concerns for the environment. To offer a broad-based curriculum to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge, promote enjoyment in learning, and provide knowledge/skills to equip students for their subsequent learning experiences at senior school and generally, in leisure and work, as active, confident, and responsible members of a rapidly developing society. To develop a school community that affords equal value to all its members is seen to be just and encourages mutual respect, concern for others, and truthfulness. To foster close relationships between the school, the pupils’ homes, and the local community. Reedham Park prides itself on offering an extremely broad and balanced curriculum, clearly focused on literacy and numeracy, which enables our children to achieve very high standards by the time they leave school. However, in addition to the traditional core subjects, our curriculum also includes subjects not usually taught or studied in such depth at the primary level, including Latin and Classical Studies, Art History, and the History of Music and its Appreciation. View full school