We were thrilled to hear about a fantastic performance from Harry, pictured, in his first swim meet for Epsom District Swimming Club in the National Area Junior Swimming League. Swimming in three events in the category for 9- & 10-year-olds, Harry came first in the 4 x 50m Mixed Freestyle Relay, second in the 4…
Last weeks Colts A cricket match was notable, not just for the match victory, but for some spectacular individual performances from two of the team. A steady 35* from Felix helped achieve a respectable first innings score of 110 and the run chase from the opposition was over before it began, with Harry taking 4…
Mr Chesworth’s love of school trips is no secret, and with over 50 residential trips during his teaching career, he believes that international trips create event greater learning opportunities. So it was for Year 5 and 6 when they embraced every activity and opportunity to experience the different culture, food and adventure in France. On…
Shaun from our caters, Chartwells Independent, led an Apprentice-style activity with Year 4, providing an opportunity to develop teamwork, collaboration and delegation. We asked the children to explain what happened: “The first thing we did was talk about nutrition and the different food groups needed for a healthy diet – protein, carbohydrates, fats etc. We…
Our Year 5 & 6 children travelled to France at the beginning of May and here Mrs Abbott, our Languages Leader, shares her experience: “Yesterday, I got an invitation to book some dates for our next trip to France. We only returned from this year’s trip on Friday. I am still recovering from the sleepless…
Banstead Prep School children turned out in force to represent the school in the Banstead Village May Fayre on Saturday, carrying the BPS flag in the parade as well as a rousing performance from the school choir, entertaining the crowds with songs from the era of World War II, in support of the VE Day…
We were thrilled to hear that Finn, Arthur, Annabelle and Grace competed in the Vitality Westminster Mile with their families last weekend and did amazingly well. It was a bit of a rocky start (a slight mishap at London Bridge station on the way) so everyone was eager to get to the start line on…
Children at Banstead Prep had a fantastic day last week exploring, observing, and testing biscuits as part of British Science Week 2022. The theme this year is growth and the concept of growing our skills and knowledge was certainly seen throughout the day. Children across the year groups investigated dunking biscuits with children in Year…
Year 2 recently had the opportunity to get a taste of the inter-school competitive sport that they will play in Year 3, playing internal matches against our current Year 3 teams that included all the bells and whistles of a real fixture with match teas and invited spectators. Afterwards, we asked the children about their…
Mrs Lane was delighted to be able to take some of our young musicians to Woldingham School on Tuesday 1 March. They played alongside the prestigious London Mozart Players in an incredible, uplifting performance and really did us proud. It was so wonderful for the children to experience music in this way, to develop their ensemble…
