One Location One School One Community
The Gregg Preparatory School, based in Winn Road, Southampton, will be relocating to join its senior school, The Gregg, allowing our whole school community to be together on one site. This move will take place during the summer holiday ready for the new school year in September 2026. The move will enable the benefits of a through-school to be fully realised and give the primary pupils easy access to the 23-acre grounds, parkland and specialist facilities that the senior students enjoy.
This September is the ideal moment to realise our long-held intention to cement our through-school status. The two schools form The Gregg Schools Trust, where the Headteachers and staff of both schools already work closely together, and the ethos and values of the schools are aligned. The geographical joining of the two schools will enable sensible economies of scale that will ensure continued financial stability, provide on-going security and reassurance for Gregg School families, as well as the benefits of a through- school system, grounded in our shared values and providing excellent opportunities for all our students.
Headteacher of the Senior School, Mrs Sheri Sellers, is looking forward to the arrival of the prep school pupils, "Without doubt, our commitment to a strong 'through' Gregg education for all our pupils enables superb personal and academic development opportunities. The coming together of both schools, under the trusted Gregg School banner, demonstrates our continued commitment to providing excellent truly individualised education for children aged 4-16 years in Southampton and Hampshire. This new chapter is as fantastic opportunity for every one of us. We are privileged to be able to guide our young people from Early Years to GCSE knowing that they have had the best possible start in their lives and we look forward to many more of these journeys in the future."
We are excited by this move and the benefits it will bring to our school and community.
FAQs
| What is the timeline for the relocation? |
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| The move from the Prep School is planned for over the Summer holiday with everything ready by the beginning of September. |
| How will the transport provision change? |
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We will be working with families regarding the logistics of getting to and from school. It is less than 4 miles away so some parents may continue to drop off as usual, but we will be listening to our parents and are happy to alter bus routes or add in new bus services to accommodate collection near the current Prep site, or at strategic points in the City. |
| How will the School Day change? |
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The School Day for the two schools will be staggered. |
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How will the transition be managed? |
| Pupils will come over for their lessons and transition sessions as normal throughout the Spring and Summer terms. Staff will receive training on the new site and policies and procedures of the senior school. |
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Will this affect class sizes, and curriculum? |
| Class sizes will not be compromised – it is core to our school ethos that our pupils across the school learn in small groups. The Prep curriculum will be the same, with its foundations in the Pre-Senior Baccalaureate. |
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Will there be a change to before and after school provision? |
| No, the Prep breakfast club and after school care will remain the same. |
| Will the prep school have access to the grounds? |
| We are excited about how much our Prep pupils will be able to enjoy the larger space at Townhill Park House including having access to the playing fields, netball courts and woodland. |
| How will pupils be supported? |
| In addition to their timetabled PE and Forest School lessons, we organise transition lessons every year so will continue to build on pupils understanding of the senior school site and reassure them that teachers will be familiar and the curriculum won’t change. Our Prep School will continue to deliver the Pre-Senior Baccalaureate programme as normal through to the end of the Summer term, after which teaching will continue as usual but in the stunning grounds of The Gregg School. |