Breaside Preparatory School

Early Years covers Kindergarten (2½ to 3½), Pre-Prep (3½ to 4½) and Reception, following the Early Years Foundation Stage through play-based learning. The Infant School (Reception to Year 2) builds literacy and numeracy as Key Stage 1 begins, and the Junior School (Years 3 to 6) covers Key Stage 2 with more specialist teaching and focused preparation for 11+ entrance tests and SATs at the end of Year 6.

Breaside describes itself as a happy, kind school that wants every child to love learning and feel proud of their achievements. Its aims are to offer each pupil a personalised, child-centred path, to inspire learning through strong teaching and enrichment, to provide high-quality pastoral care focused on character and wellbeing, and to give children a voice as global citizens. The core values are resilience, respect, inclusivity, independence and curiosity.

Both sites offer all-weather outdoor surfaces surrounded by trees and green space. Orchard Road has a science lab with interactive whiteboard and iPads, an art studio, an art, design technology and cookery room, a large class music room plus individual practice rooms, a library, an Early Years playground, a soft-surface trim trail with play equipment and an accredited Forest School. Widmore Road has its own Forest School, refurbished Early Years rooms and play areas, and a coach house with a new kitchen and hall. Off site, pupils use Bromley Cricket Club for PE and sports days and local pools at Eltham College and Downham for swimming.

Breakfast club opens at 7.15 am and after-school care runs until 6 pm, both bookable through ParentPay. Fees include a hot lunch every day from the Thomas Franks catering team, with vegetarian, vegan and faith-based options, plus swimming lessons. Extra learning support is offered in paid half-hour sessions, and able pupils benefit from enrichment recognised by the NACE award. Form teachers lead pastoral care, all Early Years staff hold paediatric first-aid training, and the Friends of Breaside parents' association runs events and a second-hand uniform shop.

A wide programme of clubs runs for all key stages, including choir, orchestra, music and movement, ballet, jazz dance, speech and drama, football, cricket, netball, tennis, golf, rounders, multisports, taekwondo and yoga. Quieter options include chess, debating, computing, typing, science, history, creative writing, art, cookery and Lego, and language clubs offer Mandarin, Turkish and Spanish. More than 180 pupils take instrumental or singing lessons during the school day. Year 5 has an outdoor activities week in Dorset and Year 6 travels to France, and a holiday club runs in the school breaks.