Browse Warwickshire schools by age

 Crackley Hall School traces its roots to 1862, when it was founded as a girls' Catholic day and boarding school by the Sisters of Mercy in Coventry. Now settled in Kenilworth and merged into The Princethorpe Foundation, Crackley Hall is a warm, co-educational Catholic day school for children aged 2-11, asking just three things of its pupils: to do their best, be kind, and smile. With around 240 children and its own on-site nursery, Little Crackers, the school prides itself on being "the next best place to home" - a description that captures its friendly, less formal charm. Around half of leavers progress naturally to Princethorpe College. 

 Set within 90 glorious acres of Warwickshire countryside near Rugby, Bilton Grange is a co-educational prep and pre-prep school for children aged 3-13, housed in a striking Grade II* listed mansion designed by Augustus Welby Pugin. Since merging with Rugby School in 2020, Bilton Grange has offered a formal educational pathway from prep school through to university entry, while retaining its own identity and inspection regime. Around half of leavers progress to Rugby School itself, with others heading to Eton, Harrow and Oundle. Parents describe a magical, nurturing bubble where "the whole child is valued" - helped along by state-of-the-art boarding and a 25-metre indoor pool. 

 Founded in 1948 as a school for the children of Rugby School masters, Crescent School has grown into Rugby's only independent primary, now welcoming boys and girls aged 4-11 in the residential suburb of Bilton. Part of The Princethorpe Foundation since 2016, Crescent prides itself on knowing every pupil well and drawing out the best in each of them, whether in the classroom, on the sports field, or on stage. A rich vein of creativity runs through school life, with pupils earning Junior da Vinci pin badges for consistent achievement. Many leavers progress to Princethorpe College, with others winning places at Rugby and Warwick School. 

 Stratford Preparatory School offers a caring, child-centred education for children aged 2-11 in the historic Old Town area of Stratford-upon-Avon. With notably small class sizes - averaging just seven pupils per class - every child at Stratford Prep is known individually, with the relationship between staff, pupils and parents forming the foundation for both academic and social growth. The school places equal weight on good behaviour and respect for others alongside outstanding results. Most leavers progress to local grammar schools, while others move on to King's High, Warwick School or The Kingsley School. 

 The Croft Preparatory School occupies a genuinely rural 30-acre site on the outskirts of Stratford-upon-Avon, where children aged 2-11 flourish academically, socially and personally amid extensive playing fields and farmhouse-style buildings. The school's Latin motto, Dulce et Forte - "sweet and strong" - captures its balance of gentle encouragement and real resilience-building, whether through Forest School shelter-building or rafts constructed on the Year 6 PGL trip. The Croft's Thornton Scholarship offers generous fee reduction for exceptional academic ability, and most leavers head to King's High or Warwick School. 

 Warwick Preparatory School has educated children in Warwick since a junior department was first established in 1887, today welcoming boys aged 3-7 and girls aged 3-11 as part of the wider Warwick Schools Foundation. Known locally and affectionately as 'Squirrels,' after the squirrel emblem on its badge, Warwick Prep leads with creativity and curiosity, offering rich musical and sporting opportunities that regularly reach national IAPS finals. Girls progress naturally to King's High School, while boys move on to Warwick Junior School at seven - each carrying with them the confidence and academic foundation the Prep is known for. 

 Founded in 1864 and named in admiration of the great Dr Thomas Arnold of Rugby School, Arnold Lodge School is a co-educational independent day school in the heart of Leamington Spa, welcoming pupils aged 4-18. With around 300 pupils across Victorian and modern buildings in central Leamington, Arnold Lodge places happiness and confidence at the very heart of its ethos, believing self-assurance is central to genuine achievement. Scholarships are available at Year 7 and Sixth Form entry for academic excellence and talent in art, drama, music and sport, helping pupils build the skills they need for whatever aspirations lie ahead. 

 Founded in 1884 by Rose Kingsley - daughter of Charles Kingsley, author of The Water Babies - The Kingsley School was the first girls' school in Leamington Spa and remains, more than 140 years on, a place where pupils aged three to eighteen can truly flourish. From September 2025 the school began its transition to become fully co-educational through to eighteen, building on its long-standing Round Square membership and a distinctive, values-led 'Kingsley Way.' Warmth runs through everything here, from the school's beloved therapy dog to its houses named after four pioneering former headmistresses - proof that heritage and heart can coexist. 

 Princethorpe College occupies a former Benedictine priory set within 200 acres of Warwickshire parkland, having been established in 1966 by the Catholic Missionaries of the Sacred Heart as a senior school for boys. Today it is a fully co-educational Catholic day school for around 900 pupils aged 11-18, drawing its motto, Christus Regnet, from the same order that founded it. Strong Christian ethos underpins a warm, open community where courtesy and mutual respect sit alongside genuine academic ambition. As part of The Princethorpe Foundation alongside Crackley Hall and Crescent School, Princethorpe offers pupils a genuinely continuous educational journey from nursery to Sixth Form. 

 Founded in 1567 by Lawrence Sheriff, a local grocer to Queen Elizabeth I, Rugby School is one of England's oldest and most storied public schools, educating boarding and day pupils aged 11-18 across its historic Warwickshire campus. It was here, according to enduring legend, that pupil William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it in 1823, giving the world rugby football and lending the sport's modern World Cup trophy his name. Under headmaster Dr Thomas Arnold, Rugby also helped shape the very model of English public school education, immortalised in Thomas Hughes's Tom Brown's Schooldays. Today's Rugby continues that tradition of shaping character alongside academic excellence.

 Founded in 1879 with just 22 pupils under 22-year-old headmistress Miss Mary Fisher, King's High School has grown into one of the country's leading independent girls' schools, educating pupils aged 11-18 on its state-of-the-art Warwick campus. Part of the Warwick Schools Foundation, King's High moved into its purpose-built new home in 2019 - one of the largest single investments in girls' education in the UK. Recognised as The Times' top school in the region for academic performance and winner of ISA's inaugural Future Readiness Award, King's High blends rigorous scholarship with a genuinely warm, individual-focused ethos that prepares its "Changemakers" for lives of real impact. 

 Founded in 2012 by Viv and Fred Morgan in their own former home near Warwick, Northleigh House School is a small, specialist day school for pupils aged 4-19 who experience high levels of anxiety and social, emotional or mental health difficulties. Every pupil at Northleigh House has an Education, Health and Care Plan, and the school's entire ethos is built around rebuilding inner confidence in a genuinely nurturing environment. With just 36 pupils on roll, Northleigh House offers the kind of close, individual attention that many pupils have not found elsewhere — a sanctuary as much as a school, dedicated to helping young people rediscover their potential. 

 Dating its origins to 914, Warwick School is the oldest boys' school in the country, tracing its documented history to the reign of Edward the Confessor and its refoundation by Henry VIII in 1545 as "The King's New Scole of Warwyke." Today it educates boys aged 7-18 as part of the Warwick Schools Foundation, with day and boarding places and a strong record of GCSE and A-level success. Warwick's motto, Altiora Peto - "Aim for Higher Things" - still defines its ambition for every pupil, regardless of background or strength. With six centuries of history behind it, Warwick School continues to look firmly to the future, striving to be the most inspiring, rounded and caring boys' school in the UK.