FAQ's

Completing a registration form is the first step towards securing a place for your child at Prior Park School. We only have 40 places per year group and these tend to fill up at least a year or two in advance., this is why we encourage registering all your children a few years in advance of them turning 11. 

All prospective students must be registered before the end of March for the following September intake. The form can be downloaded from the Admissions page.

Once we receive your registration form and fee of £150, your child will need to take a computer-based skills assessment, usually lasting 45 minutes. The assessments take place in January/February.

It is only after going through this process that the formal offer of a place can be given. 

Yes, we welcome visits from prospective families throughout the school year. Alternatively we have regular Open Days and Information events.

Call us to arrange a private visit or to book a place for the next Open Event.

The school day begins at 8.30am and depending on the day of the week, pupils have Assembly, tutor time or a reflective service.

There are 8 lessons a day, with a 20 minute break in the morning and afternoon and an hour for lunch at 12pm.

The academic day finishes at 3.40pm and extra-curricular and homework clubs run from 4-6pm Monday to Thursday.

Prior Park's co-curricular programme is designed to help encourage students to commit to a broad and balanced programme of personal development. There are over 30 clubs and activities to choose from and every student must choose 4 activities each term. If students have long-standing commitments to other activities outside of school, we are happy to be flexible to allow them to attend these. Most activities are included in school fees, however some, such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award, incur an extra costs.

Clubs, Sports and other activities run at lunch times and between 4-6pm, Monday to Thursday.

More information on the clubs and activities available can be found on the Co-Curricular page.

Prior Park welcomes applications from all children. We have a dedicated Special Educational Needs Coordinator and a small team of learning assistants. 

An assessment on how a child can be supported by the school resources will be conducted before the child starts at the school, usually done in early Spring of the same year.

Prior Park School requires full disclosure of known needs (or under investigation), during the admissions process, in order to meet the needs of the children that we admit.

Yes, our school bus is run by ParodyTur. If you would like your child to use the bus service, please contact them directly on +350 200 76070.

The bus collects students from the Frontier at 7.50am and stops at Queensway Quay & Portland House before arriving at the school at 8.20am.

In the afternoon, the bus runs at 4pm and 6pm and makes the same stops before arriving at the Frontier.

We are a fully inclusive school and accept students of all faiths and none. The school promotes the values and ethos of the Catholic faith alongside a broad education on different faiths and religions.

Our school fees are kept as low as possible to enable families to benefit from the fantastic education we offer.

A breakdown of annual fees can be found on the 'School Fees' page.