St Edmund's College Prep School A GSG School
- St Edmund's College Prep School
Old Hall Green
Ware
Hertf
SG11 1DS - Head: Steven Cartwright
- T 01920 824239
- E prep@stedmundscollege.org
- W www.stedmundscollege.org
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 11 with a linked senior school.
- Read about the best schools in Hertfordshire
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Hertfordshire
- Pupils: 154
- Religion: Catholic
- Fees: £16,730 - £21,312 pa
- Open days: Friday 14th March 2025 between 9.30-12pm .
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: St Edmund's College
What The Good Schools Guide says..
We found pupils excited by their learning, with high level of exuberance starting from nursery where children were literally jumping up and down – right through to year 6 where children were bursting to tell us about dressing up for history days. In reception, children were singing about the weather (no mean feat to make sleet sound cheerful), while year 2s were compiling stories about a giraffe that lost its spots. ‘We’re including adjectives and noun phrases!’ said one eagerly. Things were quieter in other classrooms (times table time and spotting the mistakes in a recent assessment) – ‘Sorry, it’s usually more fun,’ whispered one teacher. Parents like the ‘lack of pressure’ and that ‘it’s not the kind of school where you brag how good your child is at maths’. One told us of the ‘gentle way they have of
What the school says...
St Edmund's Prep School offers a vibrant and supportive learning environment where every child is valued, nurtured and inspired. St Edmund’s pupils are known for their confidence, curiosity, sense of community and determination. Founded in 1564, and as the oldest Catholic school in England, the St Edmund’s approach combines academic excellence with a clear focus on educating the whole individual, ensuring long-term happiness and wellbeing for all. By providing a space where intellectual and social confidence thrive, we encourage pupils to set themselves challenging targets, pursue their dreams and make a positive contribution to the world that they live in. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2013, Steven Cartwright, who joined the school in 2009 as deputy head, then acting head. Initially turned down the top job ‘because I wasn’t ready or experienced enough’, returning a few years later when it came back up for grabs. The school was his first experience of the independent sector, having been state educated (St John Henry Newman, Herts) and having taught in primary schools in Royston, Nottingham and Mansfield following his geography degree from St Mary’s Twickenham and PGCE from Nottingham Trent (with a year in industry in between).
‘My wife and I got married here,’ he told us, ‘this place is close to my heart.’ The feeling is clearly mutual as parents told us that ‘one meeting with Mr Cartwright and you choose the school because of him’....
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