Orwell Park School
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Orwell Park School Ipswich, Suffolk Visit
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Orwell Park School
Ipswich
245 pupils, ages 2-13
Mixed
Day and Boarding

Orwell Park School

With a new head at the helm, this already thriving prep in rural Suffolk looks set to get even better. Charmingly traditional with a strong boarding ethos, Orwell Park hits the top notes in academics, sport and the creative arts. It’s no wonder numbers are growing. A handsome yet homely late-Georgian mansion with an orangery, observatory and clock tower overlooking the Orwell estuary is the knockout setting for this rural Suffolk prep on the edge of Ipswich, which has good road and rail links to London. The airy, purpose-built Orwell Park nursery and pre-prep is a stone&rsq...
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Pupils at Orwell Park School sitting on some steps
The astro turf at Orwell Park School
  • Senior school destinations

  • Scholarships for senior schools

    Scholarships

    Academic4Brighton College, Cheltenham Ladies', Ipswich School, RHS
    Music1 Marlborough
    Drama2 Brighton College, Marlborough
    Sport9 Ampleforth, Framlingham College, Oundle (2), RHS, Stowe (2), Uppingham (2),
    Art3 Brighton College, King's Ely, Stowe
    DT1 Gresham's
    All Rounder5 Ipswich School, King's Worcester, Oundle, Stowe, Uppingham (Thring)


  • Fees and bursaries

    Day fees per term

    Nursery-
    Reception£3,213
    Year 1£3,570
    Year 2£4,570
    Year 3£6,891
    Year 4£7,638
    Year 5£7,638
    Year 6£7,638
    Year 7£7,638
    Year 8 £7,638
    Boarding fees per term

    Nursery-
    Reception-
    Year 1-
    Year 2-
    Year 3 £9,406
    Year 4 £11,216
    Year 5 £11,216
    Year 6£11,216
    Year 7£11,216
    Year 8 £11,216




    Bursaries
    The school has a limited number of Bursary Awards available to candidates of high academic or all-round ability for families who could not otherwise afford the school fees. These awards are means-tested and reviewed on an annual basis. The school also offers a bursary of 30% to military families.

    Bursary contact:
    Bursar Sarah O'Laoi
    saraholaoi@orwellpark.org
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Address
Nacton, Ipswich, Suffolk IP10 0ER

Contact
admissions@orwellpark.org
01473 653224

Website
orwellpark.co.uk

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