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Headmaster: Mr Alastair Ramsay, MSc BEd (Hons)  Bursar: Mr I Barron  Admissions: Mrs Sue Pickett - Registrar

7 March 2009 - Open Morning    25 April 2009 - Open Morning   
A Word from the Head

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Founded in 1900, The Downs,Malvern College Prep is a co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged between 3 to 13 years. Situated four miles to the west of Malvern in 55 acres of beautiful grounds, our rural site allows the school to be arranged in three distinct departments: Montessori Early Years, Pre-Prep and Preparatory. This allows the children to enjoy a safe and secure environment for each age group and the opportunity to progress through the school on a single site where they feel at home.

The Downs,Malvern College Prep provides a richly diverse education, supplementing the National Curriculum with high quality social, cultural and sporting experiences. With over fifty hours of contact time each week and class sizes averaging 15, staff and children work closely together to achieve their targets. The vast majority of children proceed to Malvern College with many achieving scholarships and awards each year.

Music, Drama, Art and French,Latin,Spanish or German are extensively integrated into the curriculum, together with a strong emphasis on Physical Education. This gives a breadth and diversity to each school day, and plays to all the possible strengths of each child.
As children progress through the Main School, they are encouraged to take more responsibility for their learning, and their contribution to school life. They grow to understand their importance in the community, both through instruction and example. This provides them with a strong platform, from which they can confidently move into their senior school as independent, self-reliant individuals.

Our boarders are in the care of professional House Parents and are supported by a resident boarding team. The dormitories are bright and airy, the recreational areas extensive with modern furnishings and the medical centre is homely and child-friendly, with 24-hour supervision.

We are very careful not to measure children by academic achievement alone, nor do we measure children against each other. Effort, enthusiasm and conduct are highly esteemed and the resulting growth in confidence is often the key to unlocking other accomplishments. In short, whilst learning to work with and understand others, The Downs, Malvern College Prep also exists to build and secure self confidence in every child, so that all may progress as far as their capabilities and dreams will take them.

We hold regular open mornings, but you and your children are always welcome to visit by appointment. Your visit will allow you to see our pupils at work, meet our staff and experience the unique atmosphere of The Downs, Malvern College Prep School.

School details

Age range: 3 - 13

Day pupils: 170 boys and 150 girls

Annual day fees: £5,100 - £12,246

Weekly boarding pupils: 25 boys and 18 girls

Annual weekly boarding fees: £13,350 - £15,075

Full boarding pupils: 22 boys and 17 girls

Annual full boarding fees: £13,350 - £15,075

This school offers flexi-boarding.

TOTAL PUPILS: 217 boys and 185 girls

Staff numbers: 30 full time and 12 part time

Method of entry: Interview, Report from previous school, Scholarship exam, Trial day at school, Taster days

Accreditations and affiliations: BSA, IAPS, MSA

Religious affiliation: All denominations welcome, Church of England

Teaching languages: English

School facilities
Academic Languages Sport Activities Music Miscellaneous
  • Classics
  • Design technology
  • Drama/Theatre
  • Engineering
  • Environmental studies
  • Painting/Sculpture
  • Photography
  • English as a foreign or 2nd language
  • French
  • German
  • Latin
  • Spanish
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Cricket
  • Cross-country
  • Fencing
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Netball
  • Rounders
  • Rugby
  • Soccer
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Water sports
  • Ballet
  • Cycling
  • Dance
  • Drama productions
  • Horticulture
  • Outdoor pursuits/Adventure trg
  • Rainbows/Brownies/Guides
  • Riding
  • Sailing
  • Band/Orchestra
  • Brass
  • Choir
  • Guitar
  • Jazz
  • Keyboard
  • Organ
  • Percussion
  • Singing
  • Strings
  • Woodwind
  • After school club
  • Before school/Breakfast club
  • Particular diets
  • Rail/Airport services
  • School bus service
  • Significant experience of gifted children
  • Significant experience of international students
  • Significant experience of services' children
Scholarships

The school offers: Other bursaries, Drama, Academic, Armed forces, Art, Siblings, Music, All-rounder, Sport, Means tested scholarships

Curriculum, exams and 6th form


Special needs

This school provides for individual pupils with these needs:
Hearing Impairment (HI)
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
Aspergers Syndrome

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