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A Preparatory School previously in the British Empire and so the Commonwealth in current English usage, is an independent school designed to prepare students up to the age of 13 for fee-paying, secondary independent school (public school). Whilst many prep schools prepare their students for entry to a range of senior schools, some are closely associated with a single school, as Colet Court is with St Paul's School.(unclear)

Some state Grammar schools which are otherwise free have a fee-paying Prep Department. Examples include Sullivan Upper School in Holywood and Bangor Grammar School, Bangor, County Down, both in Northern Ireland.

Prep Schools are for eight to thirteen year olds, when they take Common Entrance Examination for entry into a Public School, (under the age of eight, pupils are educated at a "pre-prep" school, which takes the place of a state primary school). Thus, independently educated boys and girls will, from 4 or 5 to 8 years old, go to a pre-prep school, from 8 to 13 years old to a prep school and. from 13 to 18 years old to a public school .

Girls' private schools in England tend to follow the age ranges of state schools more closely than those for boys. Thus, a girls preparatory school will usually admit girls from 5 to 11 years old who will continue on to public school, no age 13 intake.

This usage of the term is in contrast to "prep school" outside the United Kingdom and a few other Commonwealth countries, which is usually taken to mean a university-preparatory school. Like public schools and other secondary-level prep schools elsewhere in the world, most British prep schools are boarding schools.

The Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS) is the prep schools' heads' association serving the top 500+ independent prep schools in the UK and worldwide, with a total of 130,000 pupils. IAPS is one of seven affiliated associations of the Independent Schools Council (ISC).

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Preparatory school or prep school may refer to:
  • University-preparatory school, in North America, is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education.

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British Empire was the largest empire in history and for a substantial time was the foremost global power. It was a product of the European age of discovery, which began with the maritime explorations of the 15th century, that sparked the era of the European colonial empires.
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Headquarters
(and largest city)
Official languages English
Membership 53 sovereign states
Leaders
 -  Head of the Commonwealth Queen Elizabeth II
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying, for all of its funding, upon private sources, so almost invariably charging school fees. In England and Wales the term public school
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Secondary education is the final stage of compulsory education, preceded by primary education and followed by higher education. It is characterised by transition from the typically compulsory, comprehensive primary education for minors to the optional, selective tertiary,
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Colet Court is a preparatory school for boys aged 7 to 13 in Barnes, London. It forms the preparatory department of St Paul's School, to which most Colet Court pupils go at the age of 13.
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St Paul's School

Motto Fide Et Literis
(Latin: By Faith and By Learning)
Established 1509

Type Public School

High Master Dr George Martin Stephen

Chairman of the Governors
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A grammar school is a school that may, depending on regional usage as exemplified below, provide either secondary education or, a much less common usage, primary education (also known as "elementary").
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Sullivan Upper School is a mixed non-denominational voluntary grammar school in Holywood, Northern Ireland and currently has approximately 1,100 pupils. The school motto, which is printed on all the school blazers, is Lamh Foisdineach An Uachtar
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Holywood (from the Latin: Sanctus Boscus meaning "Holy wood"; also Ard Mhic Nasca meaning "the height of the son of Nasca" in Irish) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the shores of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor.
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Bangor Grammar School is an all-boys voluntary grammar school situated in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. It comprises two parts, the preparatory department, Connor House (co-ed) and The Grammar, (boys only). It has around 1,000 pupils from ages 4 to 18.
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Bangor (Irish: Beannchor) is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland, with an urban area population of 76,851 people in the 2001 Census, making it the most populous town in Northern Ireland and the third most populous settlement in Northern Ireland.
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The Union Flag is the official flag used by the government to represent Northern Ireland. The former official flag, the Ulster Banner, continues to be used by groups (such as some sports teams) representing the territory in an unofficial manner (see Northern Ireland flags issue).
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The term public school has three distinct meanings:
  • In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials.

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The term public school has three distinct meanings:
  • In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials.

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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Headquarters
(and largest city)
Official languages English
Membership 53 sovereign states
Leaders
 -  Head of the Commonwealth Queen Elizabeth II
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A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school) is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education.
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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A boarding school is a usually fee-charging school where some or all pupils not only study, but also live during term time, with their fellow students and possibly teachers. The word 'boarding' in this sense means to provide food and lodging.
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The Independent Schools Council (ISC) is a non-profit organization that represents 1,280 schools in the United Kingdom's independent education sector.[1]. The organization is comprised of seven independent school associations and promotes the common interests of its
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Aberdour School, founded in 1933, is a co-educational preparatory school for ages 3-13 in Banstead, Surrey, England.

History

Aberdour was founded in 1933. In 1994 it became a co-educational school and its first intake of girls was welcomed with the newly opened nursery.
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Surrey

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Status Ceremonial & Non-metropolitan county
Origin Historic
Region South East England
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Aldwickbury School is an independent all boys preparatory school located on the outskirts of Harpenden, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.

History

The school dates its history from 1937 when Kenneth Castle took over as headmaster of Lea House School in Harpenden.
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Westcliff-on-Sea

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All Hallows is a co-educational Catholic prep school that provides day and boarding facilities.

Location

The school is located in East Cranmore near Shepton Mallet in Somerset in the West of England.
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Shepton Mallet

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