WEST LODGE SCHOOL LIMITED

Business Description

West Lodge is a co-educational preparatory school for 3 - 11 year olds, providing a caring, secure and intellectually challenging environment in which our pupils feel valued and are able to learn successfully.
The School was founded in 1940 by the late Margery Corke with just 6 pupils. Today, it is an educational trust with 163 pupils on roll.
The School is non-selective at our main point of entry in the Nursery class, which children join in the September following their 3rd birthday.
At West Lodge we recognise the clear need to invest in a high standard of primary education. We aim to provide excellent and positive teaching in a working atmosphere that will foster the overall development of each child during the time that he or she is with us.
The National Curriculum is at the core of the School’s curriculum but it is enhanced and enriched by the inclusion of a wider range of experiences. Subjects taught at present include: English, mathematics, science, information and communication technology, religious education, music, drama, French, history, geography, design technology, art and craft, cookery, games, PE, PSHE and swimming.
Great emphasis is placed on a thorough grounding in basic learning skills, with literacy and numeracy seen as key elements in the foundation upon which future learning will be built. Particular care is taken to extend the most gifted children and support the less able. The School has a consistent record of a high entry to independent schools and local selective schools.
The main building is a Victorian house, well adapted to use as a school, whilst still retaining its homely atmosphere. Facilities include a science room, art studio, music rooms, computer suite, library, SEN room, French classroom and Crèche with an Astroturf surface to the rear of the school.