Bruern Abbey Prep
Bruern Abbey Prep
Bruern Abbey Prep
Bruern Abbey Prep
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Bruern Abbey Prep
Bicester
161 pupils, ages 8-13
Boys only
Day and Boarding

Bruern Abbey Prep

For curious minds who may not be thriving in the mainstream prep world, Bruern Abbey is heaven-sent. Exclusively for boys with learning difficulties (mainly dyslexia and dyspraxia), it’s endearingly thought of as ‘a bit of a carwash’. Boys come in a little bit less than shiny, Bruern takes a good look, sorts them out, restarts the engine and they emerge revitalised and ready to move on. We love everything about it: the eccentricity; the jokes, japes and mischievous joy around the lunch table; the organised chaos; the outdoorsiness – and the fact that every single boy ...
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boy in a white shirt and grey herringbone jacket reading a book in the library
boy in checked shirt and navy cords sitting up a tree with a notebook and pencil
boy in checked shirt and yellow jumper working on a laptop
Boys wearing blazers sitting in chapel holding yellow cards
Boys wearing blazers shirts and ties in the dining room with a candle lit
Boys sitting outside on the grass listening to their headmaster
Boy in grey tweed blazers looking into a microscope
Boy in grey tweed blazers playing the piano
Boys in white shirts, ties and blue aprons doing DT
Boys in white polo shirts and blue shorts playing rugby
Boy in the swimming pool wearing blue goggles
Boy in yellow polo shirt outside with some chickens

School Updates

  • 'EHCPs and Independent Education' - Frontline Club, Wednesday 22nd January 18.30

    John Floyd, Headmaster of Bruern Abbey (the country's leading mainstream school for neurodiverse pupils), offers his insights into EHCPs.
    'EHCPs and Independent Education' - Frontline Club, Wednesday 22nd January 18.30
  • WATCH: Bruern Abbey Video

    WATCH: Bruern Abbey Video
  • WATCH: Bruern Abbey Boys

    WATCH: Bruern Abbey Boys
  • WATCH: Bruern Abbey - Meet the Head 2023

    WATCH: Bruern Abbey - Meet the Head 2023
  • WATCH: Bruern Abbey - John Floyd

    WATCH: Bruern Abbey - John Floyd
  • See Bruern Abbey Prep in our All-through Schools Guide.

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Address
Chesterton House, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX26 1UY

Contact
admissions@bruernabbey.org
01869 242 448

Website
bruernabbey.org

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