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FOCUS SCHOOL – CROSFIELDS
From Nursery through to GCSEs, Crosfields ignite a passion for learning within pupils through a broad, thorough and imaginative curriculum, delivered by dedicated teaching staff in well-resourced learning spaces.
Pupils are afforded every opportunity to discover who they are and enjoy the widest range of co-curricular opportunities. Participation in these broadens each pupil’s skillset and experience, building confidence, promoting a sense of social responsibility, and strengthening team spirit.
Stubbings Lane
Henley Road
Maidenhead
SL6 6QL
For children and young people (7-18 years) who are unable to achieve their potential in a conventional school setting. Co-educational, day school.
Bradfield
RG7 6AU
Senior school, sixth form, co-educational, boarding school
Marlston
Hermitage
Newbury
RG18 9UL
Pre prep, prep school, boys school (Brockhurst), girls school (Marlston), day and boarding school
16 Peppard Road
Caversham
Reading
RG4 8JZ
Prep school, co-educational, day school
Headley
Thatcham
Berkshire
RG19 8LD
Pre prep, prep school, co-educational, day and boarding school
Cheam offers a complete education delivered with passion and dedication by the staff team who want the very best for every child. Pastoral care and excellence are at the very heart of school life, with joy, fun and good dose of mud also seen as essential!
1 College Avenue
Maidenhead
SL6 6AW
Nursery, pre prep, prep school, senior school, sixth form, girls school, boys school, co-educational, day school.
Shinfield Road
Shinfield
RG2 9BL
Nursery, pre prep, prep school, senior school, sixth from, co-educational, day school
Crosfields School is a thriving day school which welcomes boys and girls from 3-16 years of age. Blending tradition with a modern approach to education prepares the children not only for their next steps but for the demands of the world into which they are going.
There has been significant investment across the school including in a 25-metre pool with a floor that can be dropped. New science labs and a design and technology suite and art rooms. Additionally, there are 11 outside classrooms used across the school to encourage the children to spend time away from their screens and get stuck in.
Waltham Road
Reading
Berkshire
Nursery, prep school, co-educational, day school
Cold Ash
Thatcham
RG18 9JJ
Senior school, sixth form, girls school, day and boarding school
Crowthorne Road
Sandhurst
GU47 8PH
Nursery, pre prep, prep school, co-educational, day and boarding school
Woolhampton
Berkshire
RG7 5TD
Nursery to Year 8 (age 13) co-educational, day and boarding school.
Set in 150 acres of stunning parkland in rural West Berkshire, Elstree welcomes boys and girls aged 3-13 years. From Year 4 onwards, pupils can choose to flexi or weekly board.
Elstree are academically ambitious and provide a first class all-round education. Pupils go on to the top public schools. Coupled with academic ambition comes the importance of giving children a proper childhood. Creativity, teamwork and tolerance go hand in hand with a hunger and curiosity to learn and a strong will to succeed.
Eton
Berkshire
SL4 6DW
Senior school, sixth form, boys school, boarding school
35 Eton Road
Datchet
SL3 9AX
Nursery, pre prep, prep school, co-educational, day school
From the very youngest children in The Nest through to the creative Pre-Prep and ambitious, industrious Prep school pupils, key themes resonate across all aspects of life at Eton End.
It is truly tangible and evident to see happy well-rounded children keen to share their success and develop their learning supported by the positive attitudes of staff in inspiring them to be independent, resilient, respectful, inclusive, collaborative learners and thinkers.
Focus School Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane
Shinfield
RG2 8QA
Prep school, co-educational, day school
London Road
Ascot
SL5 8BQ
Senior school, sixth form, girls school, day and boarding school
Hemdean Road
Caversham
RG4 7SD
Pre prep, prep school, co-educational, day school
Dean Lane
Cookham Dean
Maidenhead
SL6 9BD
Pre prep, prep school, co-educational, day school
2 West Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1PD
Prep school, girls school, day school
Heathlands Road
Wokingham
RG40 3AL
Nusery, Pre-prep, Prep and Secondary, co-educational, day school
Newtown
Newbury
RG20 9DJ
Prep school, co-educational, day and boarding school
Winkfield Row
Nr Ascot
Bracknell
RG42 6LU
Pre prep, prep school, co-educational, day and boarding school
Shinfield Road
Reading
RG2 7ED
Senior school, sixth form, co-educational, day and boarding school
Leighton Park was founded in 1890 and is a day and boarding school for girls and boys aged 11-18 set in 65 acres of beautiful parkland in Reading.
Winner of the Best Co-educational School 2022, South East England, the approach is to support students to succeed as themselves, with the breadth and depth to thrive in life as well as in the academic arena. Student’s talents are nurtured, whatever they might be, with academic achievement the consequence of the approach rather than the object.
Upton Court Road
Slough
SL3 7LU
Pre prep, prep school, senior school, co-educational, day school
Long Close School has a rich history of providing exceptional academic learning as well as excellent Pastoral care, with focus and commitment to student individuality. This independent day School and Nursery in Slough is large enough to provide an outstanding range of opportunities yet small enough for each individual to be known, valued and nurtured.
Luckley Road
Wokingham
RG40 3EU
Senior school, sixth form, co-educational, day and boarding school
Luckley Road
Wokingham
RG40 3AB
Prep school, boys school, boarding school
London Road
Ascot
SL5 8DR
Prep, senior, sixth form, co-educational, day and boarding school
Set in 25-acres of parkland, LVS Ascot is an all-ability, independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 4 to 18. Our engaging teaching and co-curricular activities are designed to inspire children to exceed their expectations and teach them the skills they need to succeed in life.
Malt Hill
Warfield
Bracknell
RG42 6JQ
Prep school, co-educational, day school
The Avenue
Crowthorne
RG45 6PB
Pre prep, prep school, co-educational, day school
Sopers Lane
Padworth
RG7 4NR
Senior school, sixth form, co-educational, day and boarding school
Pangbourne
Reading
Berkshire
RG8 8LA
Senior school, sixth form, co-educational, day and boarding school
Pangbourne College is a small, independent boarding and day school with a unique history and a bright future. It’s a community where you can flourish; the small size allows the school to get to know each student individually, ensuring that they are nurtured as they grow academically and socially.
Windsor Road
Ascot
SL5 7LH
Prep school, boys school, day and boarding school
6 Henley Road
Caversham
RG4 6DX
Senior school, sixth form, girls school, day and boarding school
Holme Park
Sonning Lane
Sonning
RG4 6SU
Senior school, sixth form, boys school (girls 16-18), day school
Bearwood Road
Wokingham
RG41 5BG
Pre prep, prep school, senior school, sixth form, co-educational, day and boarding school
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 4BW
Senior school, sixth form, co-educational, day and boarding school
Overlooking the river, just two miles upstream from Henley-on-Thames, Shiplake College is a co-educational boarding and day school offering a holistic education to just over 500 pupils from Years 7 to 13. There is an extensive daily bus service and flexi, weekly and full boarding is available from Year 9. Every pupil is placed at the heart of Shiplake life and the College’s ethos is underpinned by the three Is – Inclusive, Individual and Inspirational.
Buckhold
Pangbourne
RG8 8QA
Prep school, co-educational, day and boarding school
St Andrews is a warm and welcoming school with a strong family atmosphere that nurtures happy, grounded and kind children, who are stretched, but not stressed, by the all-round education. Small class sizes and passionate staff provide personalised learning and outstanding pupil wellbeing. Children feel heard, valued and confident in their own skin.
Hawtrey Close
Slough
SL1 1TB
Prep school, boys school, girls school, day school
64 Tilehurst Road
Reading
RG30 2JH
Prep school, boys school, day school
Sandleford Priory
Newbury
RG20 9BD
Pre prep, prep school, senior school, sixth form, girls school, day school
St Gabriel’s offers an innovative and inspiring education to children from the age of 6 months to 18 years. Pupils, from nursery, through Junior and Senior School, to the Sixth Form to move seamlessly on to the next stage of their education with a lifelong intellectual curiosity, the ability to question and challenge and a confidence and belief in their ability.
Wells Lane
Ascot
SL5 7DZ
Senior school, sixth form, girls school, day and boarding school
Windsor Castle
Windsor
SL4 1QF
Pre prep, pre school, co-educational, day and boarding school
Priest Hill
Old Windsor
SL4 2JN
Pre prep, prep school, boys school, day and boarding school
Upper Redlands Road
Reading
RG1 5JT
Prep school, senior school, sixth form, co-educational, day school
St Mary’s Road
South Ascot
Ascot
SL5 9JF
Senior school, sixth form, girls school, day and boarding school
Packhorse Road,
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire
SL9 8JQ
Pre prep, pre school, senior school, sixth form, girls school, day school
St Mary’s School is an independent day school for girls aged 3-18 in the heart of Gerrards Cross. A commitment to academic rigour and excellent pastoral care ensures that the education provided is bespoke to each individual student to ensure she achieves her very best.
St Mary’s create lovers of learning who are ambitious, determined in their pursuit of success, recognising equally their own strengths and talents and playing to these.
13 St. Andrews Road
Henley on Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 1HS
Nursery, prep, co-educational, day school
Set in the heart of Henley, St Mary’s Prep is a popular choice amongst local families looking to give their children the very best start to their early education. Subject specialist teachers including French, Science, Art, Music, Drama and PE inspire the children with a passion for their subject.
Parent feedback is consistently positive, with recent comments referring to ‘Outstanding teaching across the curriculum’ and ‘St. Mary’s was the best decision we ever made’.
Gringer Hill
Maidenhead
SL6 7LZ
Pre prep, prep school, co-educational, day school
Dry Arch Road
Sunningdale
SL5 9PY
Prep school, boys school, day and boarding school
17 Kendrick Road
Reading
RG1 5DZ
Pre prep, prep school, senior school, sixth form, girls school, day school
77a Frances Road
Windsor
SL4 3AQ
Pre prep, prep school, co-educational, day school
Kings Road
Sunninghill
Ascot
SL5 7PS
Pre prep, prep, senior school, sixth form, girls school, day school
Pantings Lane
The Mount
Highclere
Hampshire
RG20 9PS
Pre prep, prep school, co-educational, day school
11 Glebe Road
Reading
RG2 7AG
Prep school, co-educational, day school
115 St Leonard’s Road
Windsor
SL4 3DF
Nursery, pre prep, prep school, co-educational, day school
Waverley Way
Finchampstead
Wokingham
RG40 4YD
Nursery, prep school, co-educational, day school
Ranked 34th in the UK out of over 20,000 Prep and primary schools and ‘Best in Berkshire’ by The Times, Waverley is a co-educational, private school and Nursery for children aged 3 months to 11 years. Waverley has also been rated ‘Excellent’ in our recent school inspection.
Duke’s Ride
Crowthorne
RG45 7PU
Senior school, sixth form, co-educational, day and boarding school
