Join Ardingly Prep in Year 3 and Avoid 11+ Process
It is a huge privilege to be Head of Ardingly College Prep School. Our joy-filled Farmhouse site, where children join us in Year 3, is an inspiring, nurturing child-centred place – recently described by one reviewer as a “magical, self-contained space devoted to childhood” – but with all the outstanding facilities that come with being part of the adjoining Ardingly College campus. This enables us to provide an outstanding co-curricular offer and flexible wrap-around care for working parents from 7.30am until 6pm.
Almost every pupil from our Prep School will seamlessly transition into Ardingly College’s senior school at Year 7. This gives our families peace of mind and allows our pupils to avoid the stress of the 11+ process. It also enables a broad, enriching curriculum in Years 5 and 6, without the need to ‘teach to the test’, as at most other schools.
Instead, we can focus on ensuring that Ardingly Prep pupils receive the best possible education and preparation to thrive – both academically and personally – in their senior school and beyond.
Do come and see for yourselves by visiting our very special Prep School.
Laura Lamont
Head of Ardingly College Prep School
Discover Our New Year 3 Scholarships
We are excited to announce the launch of our new 7+ Academic, Music and Sport Scholarships, for Year 3 Entry in September 2025.
Whether your child demonstrates academic potential, musical aptitude or sporting ability, our scholarship programme will provide the resources, support and mentorship they need to reach their full potential.
All 7+ scholarships come with a small fee remission until the end of the Prep School, when our Prep Scholars will be ideally placed to apply for a Senior School scholarship at Ardingly College.
Our approach clearly works; last year, for instance, our Ardingly Prep children won more than 80% of all senior school scholarships at Ardingly College.
Academic Scholarships in Year 3
Music Scholarships in Year 3
Sports Scholarships in Year 3
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