Breaside Preparatory School

Both my children went to Breaside Prep School. I could not praise it enough. A fantastic school, they take very good care of the children and their teaching skills are very effective.
Both children have exceeded my expectations academically.

We have noted and welcomed staff perseverance as our son, youngest in his class so far, does struggle when he is brought to school, only for the first five to ten minutes. But members of staff have been every so patient and available when he arrives.
We have seen the last couple of weeks, our son been to talk and describe what he has done during the day. A positive sign of his development and the attention he is subject to.

Breaside is a school which is academically very good and one of the reasons we wanted our child to attend. But what is so special about this school is the family feel it has. All of the teachers and staff are lovely yet so professional. My child enjoys going to school every day starting in Kindergarten and now in Pre-Prep. The transition was well managed. The management of the school through this pandemic has been commendable. I am proud of the school, the staff, the lovely atmosphere of the school but most important is how happy my child is.

My child started going to Breaside Day Nursery at the age of 2.5 years old until July 2020 (just started Reception). The nursery has been very attentive to ensure each individual child gets the time to get used to the new setting. The staff always smile and very happy to have one on one conversation should any parent have anything specific to discuss. My child was naturally very shy when they started at the day nursery however, their confidence has grown enormously in the nurturing environment. The nursery has also been great developing the skills my child would need to go into reception, and it is quite remarkable how they managed to put together the fantastic Christmas / Mothers and Father’s day performances and also a sports day for children at this age.
They are brilliant to bring out the best abilities of each child and they let them develop in their own speed and time. My child goes back to give the nursery staff a cuddle every time they see them. I can only recommend Breaside!

My daughter has been at Breaside since kindergarten (now in Year 2), and I could not be happier with our choice of school. The teachers from Kindergarten upwards are caring and extremely professional, positive and overall fantastic at what they do. The school is more like a large family. The support staff in the office also deserve a special mention. I have only positive words for Breaside School. Their recent results in the recent Sunday Times prove their teaching is of an excellent standard. They have handled the Covid pandemic brilliantly, maintaining positivity and continuing to keep pupils engaged.

Fantastic school with good structured learning from a young age, lots of variety in activities and great approachable staff. My son has greatly developed in understanding, reading and language since joining in 2019. The staff have been amazing through the pandemic in providing the children with a structured learning plan to keep them on track!

Both my children have attended the early years at Breaside with my daughter currently still in Pre-prep. It has been a truly positive experience and I’ve seen them both flourish and develop into happy children. The teachers are lovely and so welcoming to the children and their parents. Lots of time is spent not only on them learning academic things like phonics, writing, numbers and french but also on developing them socially, mentally and physically. Both my children have loved forest school and yoga and time is spent getting them used to what school will be like in the coming years and encouraging them to be more independent with dressing and toileting. After school clubs are also available, so my daughter is able to do ballet and teacher-led clubs, which she loves. The teachers are approachable and in my experience have truly wanted to help my children excel and be happy. The whole school has a real community feel with parents being included as much as possible. Excellent!

I have two children at Breaside Preparatory School and I am so impressed with everything. Everyone is welcoming and approachable and the children enjoy going to school every day. The academic structure is excellent and learning is made fun. I am also very impressed with the pastoral care. The school provides a warm and nurturing environment for the children to thrive.

I wish it was them dropping me off and them going to work most days. Especially when they eat homemade bread for lunch. Both of mine started at 2.5 years old, which I thought was young at the time, but the setting and teachers are fantastic. They’ve never said they don’t want to go in. It’s great that even in Kindergarten they have specialist teachers for subject areas like PE! Also a bit like with NCT, you’re also buying yourself a fantastic set of friends for your children and also yourself. All other parents are invested in their children as much as you are. You only get one chance at early years education in life and Breaside is the best by far in the area. Only bit to warn you on is the birthday party circuit (it’s actually quite fun though!). I wouldn’t send them anywhere else.

Sending our little girl to Breaside Preparatory School has been one of the best decisions we’ve made. She has become so interested in learning; not just about traditional school curriculum, but also important life skills, such as putting on their coats and identifying their emotions. The teachers are wonderful, it goes without saying that they are brilliant at what they do, but more importantly for the little ones, they are warm, kind and inviting. Our little girl thrives on routine and structure, and the kindergarten curriculum gives her that sense of confidence and security. She particularly loves PE, yoga/mindfulness and forest school. As parents, we love to see their weekly updates, complete with photos of their activities and achievements. We also particularly love the broad range of healthy food that’s served at school, which has made her much more open to trying new food at home!