Bablake junior school bablake offers a broad and balanced education. Please do not post any personal information relating to yourself, or employees of bablake school as these comments will not be approved. Bablake has regularly featured in the good value for money schools guide. Use this comments section to discuss term dates for bablake school. Coundon road coundon coventry west midlands cv1 4au.
A short video describing the third year options can be found here. They offer independent education and private education. Ofsted has given bablake school an overall rating of. Progression through to bablake school is then the norm. Overnight trips we hope the information about forthcoming overnight trips and expeditions will help parents with advanceplanning. Hi, my son is going to take a test for bablake school coventry, any one any idea about test, is it same like grammer school exam.
Also, i went to this school and i certainly dont want to say i am famous, but the previous comment is true, in that plenty of people who went into positions of high responsibility went to bablake, they just didnt end up being famous. Also a few of the cathedral before its opening in 1962. King henry viii preparatory school coventry, united. Link to school, link to ofsted, coundon road coventry west midlands cv1 4au. A group of student physicians coming out of bablake hospital wellcome v0012509. Bablake school is a coeducational independent school located in coventry, england and founded in 44 by isabella of france, widow of edward ii, making it one of the oldest schools in the united kingdom list of the oldest schools in the united kingdom. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.
Bablake school in coventry contact details including bablake school postcode location, address and the current telephone number 02476271200 for bablake school with uk. Educational welfare officers are appointed by the local authority to monitor attendance rates. Bablake school coventry high and secondary school opening. Academic information for parents revision booklets for shells to 5ths. As part of the application process, we recommend you visit the school so you can experience first hand what makes us such a special place. At bablake we want our pupils to be the best that they can be.
Boys and girls join anytime from the september after their third birthday, as space permits. King henry viii preparatory school, coventry, united kingdom. This shows whether a pupils family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Bablake school is located in coventry cv1, and offers swimming pool, sports hall, and studio. Up to the mid 1800s the school itself was situated near drapers hall in bayley lane before moving to little park street until 1889 when it merged into bablake school. Chest place tape close up under arms, measure chest at fullest part. Academic excellence within the classroom is achieved with individual care and focus. Bablake junior school coventry independent schools in coventry. The school also offers a host of sports and activity experiences. Please note that while the school already subsidises many expeditions connected with the curriculum, parents are advised to contact the headmaster, in confidence, over questions of affordability. Bablake junior school coventry is an independent school serving the local area. This may well have been an act of compensation for her involvement in her husbands death.
Bablake junior school coventry independent schools in. Use this comments section to discuss term dates for bablake junior school. To book a tour please call admissions on 02476 271 248 senior school, 02476 271 260 junior school or 02476 221 677 pre prep. Bablake school is a grade i listed building in st michaels, coventry, england. I was given a tour round the school and i must say i wouldve loved to go there. From hearsall common fair to billy eckstine amazing photos of old coventry allan hailstone regularly took his camera out to capture the city and its people in the years. Bablake school in coventry has 768 pupils, which far exceeds the country average. Official website for coventry city girls football club. Bablake junior school, coventry the good schools guide. Little hollies preschool, the pavilion, bablake playing. Uniform information can be downloaded from the school uniform shop pages. Prospective pupils are expected to visit the school for a morning prior to their being offered a place.
We welcome visitors to bablake throughout the school year. The dates for bablake junior school may be different to the dates published by the local education authority, so please ensure you check the dates with the school before booking a holiday. Bablake school is one of the leading coeducational independent schools in coventry. What is the difference between bablake and king henry viii school. To find out more about bablake prep school for aged 318 children, click here. It occupies an attractive green site approximately 1 mile from coventry city centre and is easily accessible by road, rail and bus from surrounding towns and villages. One of the uks leading coeducational, independent schools, from 3 18 years. If you can find a copy, peter burdens book the lion and the stars a history of bablake school, coventry, is a good reference particularly for the times experienced by most of the contributors to this thread. The general admissions section of the website holds information about how to apply for a place at the pre prep.
Site contains all the news, fixtures, results and tables for the all of the teams at both senior and junior level. King henry viii preparatory school is an independent school in. We, therefore, have a childfriendly, informal assessment procedure for pupils wanting to join the pre prep. Bablake school west midlands coventry school holidays, half term dates and term dates listed in a table in date order.
All comments are moderated so may not appear immediately. As of september 2012, a score of 3 changed from indicating. Born thomas edward wallen, in coventry, on july 29, 1867 at 32 new street, now demolished, just to the rear of the cathedral ruins where coventry university now stands and educated at. Facilities include new science labs, a sports hall, astroturf pitches, swimming pool, theatre and digital language laboratory. Please do not post any personal information relating to yourself, or employees of bablake junior school as these comments will not be approved. School and nursery search with ofsted inspection report league tables. Bablake school in coventry bablake school phone number. A great start to the bablake educational experience bablake pre prep is the route through which many pupils begin their bablake education. Education prep school moving to country house steeped in coventry history bablake pre prep has purchased the grange, built for city watchmaking family.
If table is blank, it means there are no recent inspections for bablake school. Any school which provides full time education for 5 or more pupils of compulsory school age, which is not maintained by a local education authority or a nonmaintained special school. I would also say that bablake tends to look forward rather than backwards as well. Media in category bablake school, coventry the following 23 files are in this category, out of 23 total. To view the local council dates visit coventry local education authority. Sep 04, 2017 the term and holiday dates have not been verified by bablake junior school. Bursaries may be combined with scholarships for bright pupils whose parents cannot afford full fees. Bablake school is currently closed as the present time falls outside of the opening hours below. Termly and annual fees from september 1st 2019 the fees below are inclusive of all teaching materials and books and are amongst the lowest in the independent sector. Traditional values combine with an enlightened and evolving curriculum which is taught in a wonderful environment. All the information regarding transport options to and from bablake can be found in our transport booklet transport is organised from bedworth, nuneaton, hinckley, solihull, balsall common, warwick, leamington, kenilworth, rugby, lutterworth, southam and coventry railway station. Are the clubs and activities included in the school fees. Bablake school in coventry, united kingdom virtual. The school might date back to 44 when queen isabella, a widow of edward ii, gave land at babbelak for the building of the original st johns or bablake church.
Jul 23, 2014 how does bablake school compare with other schools in its area and across england as a whole. Our parent information booklet includes details of the school day, lunches, precare and aftercare and much more. Parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but those who are eligible to receive them. Old wheatleyans newsletter issue 4 by bablake issuu. School website for bablake junior school coventry with ofsted. Gcse information booklet 20202021 sixth form information. It is preferable that pupils accepted into the pre prep have the longterm potential to succeed at bablake school. Governors offer parents the facility to spread the fees over 10 monthly payments, free of interest. View data on pupils attainment, teacher to pupil ratio, number of fulltime teachers, average grades. Coventry and bablake school, 1949 1962 photos from 19491957 including many taken secretly while i was a pupil at bablake school.
Founded in 44, bablake school moved to its present urban site, set in 11 acres, approximately a mile from the city centre, with 40 acres of playing fields nearby, in 1890. Coundon road bablake coventry west midlands cv1 4au. To arrange a visit or a taster day please call the junior school ages 711 on 024 7627 1260 or the pre prep school ages 37 on 024 7627 1285. Bablake school bablake school is an academically selective hmc coeducational day school, with 751 pupils 2 in the sixth form. Parents need no longer feel diffident about seeking financial help.
Historic buildings bablake school coventry city council. At the present time about 30% of all pupils in the school receive some form of financial assistance either through the extensive bursary scheme or from a. Coventry school foundation bursary and scholarship policy. Today bablake is a selective, feepaying independent school and a member of the hmc. It occupies an attractive green site approximately 1 mile from coventry city centre, and is easily accessible by road from surrounding towns and villages. Bablake school is an academically selective hmc coeducational day school, with 771 with 195 in the sixth form.
Ofqual announcement for all gcse, as and a level students. The type of facility is listed as other independent school. Further details of bursaries are available on each schools. Pre prep pupils can progress into year 3 at the main school site without the need to take the normal entrance exam. Jun 01, 2014 if you would like further information, a copy of the letter and form can be downloaded from the former pupils section of the school website.
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