Welcome to Prep

Finding the perfect learning environment for your child is about more than academic success – it is about discovering a place where they feel supported, encouraged and understood.

Within the Prep department at Bridgewater School, we combine academic excellence with a warm and nurturing ethos that prioritises kindness, inclusivity and personal growth. It is an environment where children instinctively feel at home, and where they can thrive as confident and compassionate individuals.

Life in Prep at Bridgewater School

We feel it would be very hard to find a school anywhere, for any price, at which our children's individual educational, emotional, social and physical development could have been nurtured in such a balanced, personal manner.

- Bridgewater parents - EYFS & Prep

A wide ranging extra-curricular programme provides considerable challenge and motivation for pupils, so that they extend their skills and achievements.

- ISI Inspection Report 2025

The quality of teaching is excellent, but it is their skill in adapting to suit individual pupils that has amazed us.

- Prep V parent

Pupils feel well looked after and safe in the school community.

- ISI Inspection Report 2025

I could not have asked for a better start for my children and know that they will forever benefit from this outstanding start in life.

- Bridgewater parent - EYFS & Prep

Pupils gain an understanding of different cultural and social perspectives of the world.

- ISI Inspection Report 2025

As a parent, it is so reassuring to know your child is safe and happy at school especially when times are challenging. Myself and my daughter have never felt worried of her attending school and this tells me what a wonderful and loving environment she is in.

- Prep VI parent

Hands on history across the school

Yesterday, our Year 7 students had a wonderful opportunity to share their history knowledge with our Reception children, bringing learning to life in an engaging and hands-on way. The Year

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World Book Day brings storytelling to life

On Thursday 5th March, our Prep Department came alive as we celebrated World Book Day – a reminder of the transformative power of reading. This much-loved annual event is always

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Support for families on National Offer Day

Monday 2nd March 2026 is National Offer Day – a big milestone for families as they find out which secondary school their child has been allocated for September. For many,

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Specialist teaching in Early Years

At Bridgewater School, our children in the Early Years Foundation Stage benefit from a rich and inspiring curriculum that goes beyond the classroom. We are proud that our youngest learners

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