Abingdon Preparatory School

Infobox UK school
name = Abingdon Preparatory School


latitude = 51.6718
longitude = -1.365
dms = true
established = 1956
type = Preparatory School
religion = Christian, Church of England
head_label = Headmaster
head = Chris Davies
founder = Evelyn Farrell
founder_pl = Latimer Road, Oxford
street = Kingston Road
city = Frilford
county = Oxfordshire
country = Englandflagicon|England
postcode = OX13 5NX
staff = 41cite web
url=http://www.abingdonprep.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=contact.content&cmid=41
title=Abingdon Preparatory School – Staff Directory
accessdate=2008-04-18]
enrollment = c. 250
gender = Coeducation 4–7
Boys 8–13
lower_age = 4
upper_age = 13
houses = 4
colours = Navy bluecolor box|Navy Turquoisecolor box|Turquoise
website = http://www.abingdonprep.org.uk/
website_name = www.abingdonprep.org.uk

Abingdon Preparatory School (formerly known as Josca's until 2007, [cite web
url=http://archive.oxfordmail.net/2007/7/2/164168.html
title=Oxford Mail – Prep school changes its name
date=2007-07-02
accessdate=2008-04-18] [cite web
url=http://www.theoxfordtimes.net/search/display.var.1511688.0.prep_school_changes_its_name.php
title=The Oxford Times – Prep School Changes Its name
date=2007-07-03
accessdate=2008-04-20] and informally known as Abingdon Prep, is an independent preparatory school in the rural setting of Frilford, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. It is part of the Abingdon Foundation – a collective name for both it, and Abingdon School. Abingdon Preparatory School caters for boys between 4 and 13, and girls between 4 and 7. The school was founded in 1956 with just 5 pupils; [cite web
url=http://www.abingdonprep.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=welcome.content&cmid=14
title=Abingdon Preparatory School – Our History
accessdate=2008-04-16] by 2007 there were 251 pupils. [cite web
url=http://www.indschools.co.uk/cgi-bin/woda/is97direct_linksall.pl/Show?_id=abingdonprepschoolox135nx&sort=DEFAULT
title=The Independent Schools Directory – Abingdon Prep
date=2007-06-18
accessdate=2008-04-16]

In 2007, development costing £3 million – bringing a new sports hall, changing rooms, class rooms, and an art room – was completed. [cite web |url=http://www.sfs-group.co.uk/news-industry-18199495-school_changes_name_as_part_of_pound_3m_development.htm
title=SFS Group – School changes name as part of £3 development
date=2007-07-03
accessdate=2008-04-18] The school has a large sports field – especially large considering the size of the school.Fact|date=April 2008 In recent years, a bridge over the busy [cite web
url=http://www.oxfordshirevillages.co.uk/vale_of_white_horse_villages/frilford_garford_and_lyford.htm
title=Oxford Villages – Frilford, Garford and Lyford
accessdate=2008-04-19] [cite web
url=http://archive.oxfordmail.net/2006/6/1/96781.html
title=Oxford Mail – We don't want new bridge
date=2006-06-01
accessdate=2008-04-19] A415 road has been built connecting the school on one side of the road to its sports fields on the other.

The school's most recent inspection report was undertaken by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) branch of the Independent Schools Council (ISC) during April 2005. The report found the school to be: Quote|' very successful in fulfilling its principal aims of providing a caring and supportive community, which gives pupils the confidence to achieve very good all round development ' [cite web
url=http://www.isi.net/reports/2005/0012_05_j.htm
title=ISI – Inspection Report on Josca's Preparatory School
date=2005-04-29
accessdate=2008-04-18] |ISI

The current headmaster is Chris Davies.

References

External links

* [http://www.abingdonprep.org.uk/ Official school website]