Great Ballard Prep

Set just outside Chichester, this bucolic, family-owned co-ed prep sees pupils heading outside whenever they can, be it getting muddy at forest school, mountain-biking across the Downs or camping out in the grounds. In the classroom, they follow a forward-thinking curriculum packed with leadership, problem-solving and entrepreneurial skills. Such is the demand for day places that boarding is no longer on offer, and instead the space is being used to expand both the prep and the organically growing senior school. An exceptionally attractive 30-acre rural setting within the South Downs ...

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Girls playing with a skipping rope outside

Great Ballard pupils gathered around a white staircase

Boy wearing headphones working on a laptop

Pupils watering vegetables being helped by a teacher

little boys and girls wearing maroon tops and safety goggles looking into glass beakers

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Fees and bursaries

Day fees per term

Nursery	-
Reception	£3,290
Year 1	£3,460
Year 2	£3,460
Year 3	£5,000
Year 4	£5,000
Year 5	£5,940
Year 6	£5,940
Year 7	£6,240
Year 8	£6,240

Bursary contact:
Business Manager Hannah Ward
h.ward@greatballard.co.uk

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Co-ordinator: Mrs Sally Brooks s.brooks@greatballard.co.uk
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Great Ballard Prep is
linked with:

Little Ballard Nursery Chichester

Great Ballard Chichester

Essentials

Address
Eartham House, Eartham, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0LR

Contact
office@greatballard.co.uk
01243 814236

Website
greatballard.co.uk

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Term Dates

Open Days

Open days and how to visit View Open Days Register for open Day

Open Morning
28 September 2024

Open Morning
08 March 2025

Open Morning
17 May 2025

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