A small school with big opportunities.

Prep education in the Kent countryside.

Day & boarding  | Section Française Bilingue | Nursery to Year 9

Why families choose Northbourne Park School

 Small classes, taught by specialist teachers from Nursery through to Year 9.

 

 French from age two and Spanish from Year 5 with native and bilingual speakers.

 

 Five hours of sport per week from Year 3. Every child plays, every week.

 

 Outdoor education up to age 14. Children climb trees, build shelters and cook on open fires.

 Care from 7.30am to 7.30pm for Year 3 and above and flexible boarding. Buses across East Kent.

 

 Section Française Bilingue: the only French curriculum programme of its kind in the UK, since 1991.

 

 Pupils leave well-prepared for grammar schools and senior independents at 11 or 13, or may stay on into Year 9.

 

 English system boarding for one month, one term or longer. Cambridge English from KET to FCE.

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Nursery

Aged 2-4. 48 week provision with funded hours.

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Pre-Prep

Reception to Year 2. Languages from the start

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Prep & Year 9

Years 3-9. Broad curriculum and senior prep.

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Section Française Bilingue

CNED curriculum. Unique in the UK since 1991.

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International Boarding

One month, one term or longer.

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Summer Camp

English language and outdoor adventure July 2026.

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Learn it, Live it, Love it

A magical childhood...

Northbourne Park is a genuinely unique school, where our core values are lived out by staff and pupils every day of the week. From our outstanding Nursery and Pre-Prep, right through to the Prep School and Section Française Bilingue, Northbourne Park is an environment where each and every child can flourish, achieve and find joy...

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