Sycamore Hall Preparatory School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
22
AGES
2 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Other independent school
SCHOOL GUIDE RATING
Not Rated

How Does The School Perform?

Inadequate
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted report
(28/06/2022)
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PREP

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1 Hall Flat Lane
Balby
Doncaster
DN4 8PT
01302856800

School Description

Every pupil is welcomed into Sycamore Hall Preparatory School. Pupils say that they feel included from the moment they join the school. Many expressed how they appreciate the calm and purposeful atmosphere in classrooms and around the school building. Pupils behave well. They know that staff have high expectations for their education and want them to achieve well. Parents and carers and pupils all say that they feel part of a family in this small independent school setting. Pupils are taught to behave respectfully. Leaders have very high expectations of pupils’ behaviour. Pupils are able to explain why bullying does not happen here. They demonstrate strong friendships both in class and throughout the school day. The school’s ethos is based on development of the individual child with a focus on kindness, good manners and good citizenship. However, leaders show a lack of understanding of their wider safeguarding duties. This contributes, in part, to pupils not being prepared well for wider British values or life outside the school gate. Pupils are not supported to gain an age-appropriate understanding of healthy relationships through the relationships education offered to them. Protected characteristics, as set out in the Equality Act 2010, are not discussed. Leaders have not delivered learning that encourages pupils to respect those with different sexual orientation or gender reassignment. They do not learn about civil partnerships or marriage when this is not between a male and a female. Pupils do not learn how look after their mental health. Some pupils worry about whom they can speak to if they have concerns. Leaders are not teaching pupils enough about how to stay safe. They do not keep records of low-level concerns around pupils’ well-being. Not all staff have received the safeguarding training that they require. Pupils are potentially at risk because leaders are not carrying out their safeguarding duties robustly.

Sycamore Hall Preparatory School Parent Reviews



Average Parent Rating


“Best choice”


It was the best choice I ever made to send my child to Sycamore Hall. Small classes, individual education programs to meet the needs of the children. My son has made amazing progress academically, socially and emotionally, and is a wonderfully rounded young man. The teachers are truly wonderful, professional, knowledgeable and caring, always going over, above and beyond to support the children and their families. If you are looking for a fantastic all round prep school, Sycamore Hall is certainly my first choice and I cannot recommend them highly enough.
100% Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree 75% Agree 25% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>75, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024
Strongly Agree 83% Agree 17% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>83, "agree"=>17, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024
Strongly Agree 83% Agree 17% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>83, "agree"=>17, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024
My Child Has Not Been Bullied 83% Strongly Agree 8% Agree 0% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 8% {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>83, "strongly_agree"=>8, "agree"=>0, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>8} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024
Strongly Agree 92% Agree 8% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>92, "agree"=>8, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns 25% Strongly Agree 75% Agree 0% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>25, "strongly_agree"=>75, "agree"=>0, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024
Strongly Agree 100% Agree 0% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>100, "agree"=>0, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 10 responses up to 14-11-2024
Strongly Agree 83% Agree 17% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>83, "agree"=>17, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024
Strongly Agree 83% Agree 17% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>83, "agree"=>17, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024
Strongly Agree 83% Agree 17% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>83, "agree"=>17, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024
Strongly Agree 67% Agree 33% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>67, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024
Strongly Agree 67% Agree 33% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>67, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024
Strongly Agree 83% Agree 17% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>83, "agree"=>17, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024
Yes 100% No 0% {"yes"=>100, "no"=>0} Figures based on 12 responses up to 14-11-2024

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This school is independently managed and its admission criteria may be selective. There is no set catchment area as pupils are admitted from a wide variety of postcodes and, in the case of boarding schools, from outside the UK. Contact the school directly or visit their website for more information on Admissions Policy and Procedures.