Coventry Preparatory School

Infobox UK school
name = Coventry Preparatory School


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motto = "Confide Recte Agens"
"Have the confidence to do what is right"
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established = 1920
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type = Independent school
religion = Church of England
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head = Mr Nicholas M Lovell
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founder = Rev. Kenelm Swallow
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street = The Firs
Kenilworth Road
city = Coventry
county = West Midlands
country = England
postcode = CV3 6PT
LEA = Coventry
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enrollment = 250 (approx.)
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 3
upper_age = 11
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website = http://www.coventryprep.co.uk/
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Coventry Preparatory School is an independent school in Coventry, England with 210 pupils (approx) aged from 5 to 11 years old. It also has a Nursery, Bright Futures Playclub, for an additional 40 children (approx) aged from three to four years old. Its main building and playing field overlook the War Memorial Park, and its main gaits are on The Firs, a street off Kenilworth Road.cite book |title = AA Street by Street. Coventry Rugby| publisher = AA Publishing | page = p39|edition = 2nd edition (May 2003)| ISBN = 0749539739]

From September 2008 Coventry Preparatory School school is going to merge with the King Henry VIII Junior School to form King Henry VIII Preparatory School (KHPS). The two school sites will be maintained and the current Coventry Preparatory School site will take pupils from three to eight years old and the King Henry VIII site will take the older children from 8 to 11 years old.cite web |url = http://www.khps.co.uk/ |title = King Henry VIII Preparatory School|accessdaymonth = 26 December |accessyear = 2007]

History

Coventry Preparatory School is also known as "The Swallows", after Rev. Kenelm Swallow, who foundered the school in 1920. The main building of the school was previously a large house, built in 1720. It has been owed by the Coventry School Foundation since 1992. In September 2007 the School opted to take pupils up to age 11 years and no longer accepted children aged from age 11 to 13 years.

References

* [http://coventryprep.co.uk/ Official website]
* [http://www.isi.net/report/0262.htm Independent Schools Inspectorate report]
* [http://www.isc.co.uk/school_80290.htm Independent Schools Council]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?urn=EY249062&providerCategoryID=2 Ofsted report for daycare provision]

External links

* [http://www.coventryschoolfoundation.org/index.htm Coventry School Foundation]