Coventry Preparatory School

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Coventry Preparatory School

Motto	"Confide Recte Agens" Have the confidence to do what is right
Established	1920
Type	Independent school
Religious affiliation	Church of England
Headteacher	Mr Nicholas M Lovell
Founder	Rev. Kenelm Swallow
Location	The Firs Kenilworth Road Coventry West Midlands CV3 6PT England
LEA	Coventry
Students	250 (approx.)
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	3 to 11
Website	www.coventryprep.co.uk

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.^[1]

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).^[2] 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.^[2]

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

^ AA Street by Street. Coventry Rugby, 2nd edition (May 2003), AA Publishing, p39.
^ ^a ^b King Henry VIII Preparatory School. Retrieved on 26 December 2007.