Academic Excellence

Building essential life skills and academic excellence

We understand that adaptability, thinking critically and thinking for oneself are core life skills for the contemporary world.

We lay the foundations for academic excellence and an impressive number of Milbourne Lodge Alumni graduating from senior school go on to study at Oxbridge. We guide our pupils through the Pre-Prep department where the love of learning and desire to know more begins. Our curriculum prepares children for their next choice of school, having developed confidence and self-assurance from the early days in the Pre-Prep and Prep departments.

Empowering futures

As the pupils move into our Senior Years (Years 7 and 8) we offer French, Spanish, Drama and Latin alongside the other core subjects.

By the end of their time at Milbourne Lodge each child understands that there is a much greater depth to what they are studying and they are fully prepared to start their GCSE’s in Senior School.

Milbourne successfully prepared my son to get into St Paul’s School. I have now transferred my daughter from a selective all through girls school to Milbourne. It turned out to be totally the right thing to do.

– Parent, Milbourne Lodge

Nurturing lifelong learners

Our pupils achieve academic excellence because they learn how to learn. This is a valuable lesson they will take with them and use throughout their lives. Preparing for Pre-Tests and Scholarship is demanding; Milbourne Lodge pupils cope with this with aplomb.

If you want your child to achieve their potential, be inspired and empowered, creative and curious then our curriculum and approach will do just that.

Join us for a personal tour

We warmly welcome families during term time, offering tailored personal tours on a day that suits you.

Enjoy an informative meeting with Mrs Waite, who will chat to you about your child and what Milbourne can do for them, and answer any questions you may have, followed by a guided tour of the school.

Leavers' destinations

We excel in preparing pupils for the Pre-Testing that selective senior schools require. Our record of placing pupils at the top public schools in the country is outstanding.

  • Our 2022-2023 cohort of 35 pupils received 93 Senior School Pre-Test offers for 11+ entry in 2023 and 13+ entry in 2025.

  • Offers include 1 to Eton, 5 to Guildford High School, 12 to Hampton, 3 to King’s College School, 2 to St Paul’s, 3 to Westminster and 2 to Winchester.

We regularly send pupils on to the following Independent Schools:

Begin an unforgettable adventure.

Children who join Milbourne Lodge develop their confidence and gain a genuine love for learning, putting them on the path to success.

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4 - 5 yrs old

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5 - 7 yrs old

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7 - 9 yrs old

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9 - 11 yrs old

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11 - 13 yrs old

Milbourne Lodge School