Welcome to Middle Prestfelde
Hello and welcome!
Giving our pupils a sense of belonging, stability and happiness, Middle Prestfelde is staffed by a team of talented teachers committed to enabling pupils to reach their potential in the classroom and beyond. An exciting three years where pupils continue to grow and explore their education, time in Middle Prestfelde is focused on maximising confidence through encouraging pupils to take responsibility and uphold our high standards of behaviour within their learning environment. Smoothing the transition from Little Prestfelde into a more grown-up setting, we equip pupils with the knowledge, the skills and the self-believe to enable them to fly in Senior Prestfelde.
Middle Prestfelde is the perfect environment to support the ethos of Little P, whilst getting the children ready to tackle the challenges of Senior Prestfelde. It's a place of growth in every sense of the word!
Both of my children really came into their own during their time in Middle Prestfelde. Providing self-confidence, independence and a bunch of good friends, Middle Prestfelde gave them everything they needed to progress.
The teachers have been amazing in understanding my daughter and her character. They have drawn out a very confident young lady from a once very shy little girl.
Art
Art lessons in Prestfelde's wonderful Art studio begin in Year 4. Children are encouraged to express their creativity throughout the variety of art medium and techniques that they are introduced to.
Design Technology
Pupils enjoy a double-lesson of Design Technology each week from Year 5. Based in the Workshop, children are taken through the product design process, learning how to safely use the tools to create their vision.
Competitive Sports
Three afternoons a week are given over to sport and the 30 acres of impressive sports fields are complemented by a gymnasium, 20m indoor swimming-pool, netball and tennis courts. There is a full fixture list against other schools in the region, and Prestfelde regularly sends teams to local and national tournaments.
Languages
Pupils learn French all the way through their time at Prestfelde. In Middle Prestfelde, they pick up Spanish in Year 3 and Year 4 and then Latin in Year 5.
John Muir Award
An environmental award scheme, the John Muir Award encourages connection and enjoyment in and the care for wild places. Inclusive, accessible and non-competitive, the John Muir Award is core activity for pupils in Middle Prestfelde. Opening the door to a love of conservation and the environment, the pupils enjoy an array of related topics and trips whilst in Middle Prestfelde.
Flexi-Boarding
We are excited to invite pupils in Years 3 - 8 to board with us at Prestfelde House. Flexi-boarding allows our pupils to experience boarding life on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays each week. Prestfelde House offers a familiar and welcoming home-from-home environment for our pupils and we strongly believe that boarding is an excellent opportunity to develop independence, resilience and self-management.
Clubs
An impressive array of evening and weekend activities broadens horizons and offers new learning opportunities outside the standard curriculum. After-school clubs provide a variety of experiences such as cookery, conservation and chess, and more physical activities in swimming, ballet, athletics and more.
Clubs run from 4 pm – 5 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays and the majority are included in the school fees.
Pastoral Care
The welfare of our pupils, whether they are with us just for the day, or staying overnight with us, is paramount and we have a team of staff who are dedicated to just that.
School Houses
Every child belongs to a pastoral house: Vikings, Celts, Saxons or Normans, which presents learning opportunities that allow children of different ages to work towards a common goal. It offers leadership and mentoring experience for older children while giving youngsters the opportunity to learn alongside more experienced pupils. The house structure forms the basis of our reward system with competitions in music, sport and quizzes which build close relationships throughout the school.