Orwell Park Private School

• Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England,
• Age of students: from 2 to 13 years old,
• Type of studying: mixed,
• Language of instruction: English.

Orwell Park School is a day and boarding preparatory school for boys and girls aged 2.5 to 13, located in the village of Nakthon on the outskirts of Ipswich town. Founded in 1868 in Lowestoft, it is a member of the IAPS.

Orwell Park's goal is to develop a love of learning in students so that they maintain this passion throughout their lives. A fundamental and challenging academic education is provided by highly qualified educators who are fully committed to their subject.

Orwell Park prioritizes both academic achievement and pastoral care, placing qualities such as courtesy, personal responsibility, and respect for others as essential values. Students are encouraged to take on challenges, overcome setbacks, and see them as an integral part of the path to success. Orwell Park pupils develop perseverance, initiative, flexibility, creativity and collaboration skills that will become the basis for their further education and life.

The Orwell Park School educational process is based on two key components: the National Curriculum and the ISEB Pathway Program. At the initial stage of education, special attention is paid to the study of interdisciplinary topics, contributing to the formation of a comprehensive view of knowledge in students. In high school, the program focuses on individual subjects, allowing you to dive deeper into them.

An integral part of education at Orwell Park is the study of subjects such as PSHE, philosophy, general study skills, learning French, Spanish, Latin and Greek. This enriches the learning process and broadens the horizons of students, helping them to become more educated and culturally diverse individuals.

The Ops Challenge, as one of the programs offered by the institution, is an open-air quest aimed at developing leadership skills and a passion for adventure. It is designed specifically for students in grades 6 and 7 to help them develop teamwork, decision-making, and stress management skills.

In order to fully realize Orwell Park's core principles, the care of students is entrusted to a team of experienced, dedicated, and qualified professionals. The main goal of this team is to create a boarding house where all children will be healthy, clean, well-fed and rested. A stimulating environment will contribute to physical and emotional development, helping to establish strong friendships.

Orwell Park Guesthouse accepts children, providing one of the following forms of studying:

• Full board: students who spend their weekends at a school where their leisure time is fully organized,
• Weekly: students go home for the weekend,
• Reduced: students spend one or two regular evenings a week at school.

Orwell Park offers its students environments and activities, which contribute to the development of social skills, cultural awareness, and respect for others. Children grow up in an environment where there is a focus on differences between people, and key skills such as resilience, self-motivation and responsibility are formed and developed.

Orwell Park School organizes exciting excursions every week for all students, as well as for those who have decided to become a pupil with full board and travel with the school:

• Picking fresh strawberries,
• Visiting Pleasurewood Hills,
• Camping holidays,
• Fish & Chips Dinner in Aldeburgh,
• Visit to Bluewater Shopping Centre,
• Swimming at Colchester Water Park,
• Crazy Golf Games,
• Master classes in ceramics and painting,
• Going to the cinema,
• Boat trip to Pin Mill,
• Excursions and activities in Felixstowe,
• Boating in Thorpeness,
• Duxford Aviation Museum,
• Laser Quest,
• Trips to local towns and attractions: Southwold, Southwold, Walton on the Naze and Sutton Hoo.

Orwell Park School actively pursues a policy of a healthy lifestyle, all students are required to go in for sports: children can try themselves in athletics, badminton, cross-country, eventing, football, golf, gymnastics, karate, sailing, skiing, squash, swimming and tennis. Young athletes from Orwell Park achieve significant results by receiving scholarships for admission to prestigious high schools, performing at the regional and national levels.

Orwell Park School is located on a beautiful area of more than 100 acres: schoolchildren are surrounded by untouched nature of forests, green recreation areas, playgrounds overlooking the mouth of the Orwell River. The territory impresses with its spaciousness and well-groomed, here every corner is created with care for the comfort of students.

The main preparatory school is located in a mansion from the late Georgian period. It has modern classrooms equipped with everything you need for effective teaching. Teachers and students can use computer labs to conduct interactive lessons, research.

Along with the academic component, Orwell Park School offers its students a variety of sports facilities: spacious gyms equipped with the necessary equipment for various sports, outdoor and indoor sports grounds where children can play football, basketball, tennis and many other sports.

Orwell Park, with its adjoining preparatory facilities, classrooms and specialist facilities, is considered as one of the most beautiful school places in England.

The school year at Orwell Park School is organized in such a way as to maintain a balance between study and leisure, helping students to use their time efficiently and be ready for new challenges. The academic year lasts about 10 months, starting in September and ending in June (in rare cases early July), divided into autumn, spring and summer trimesters. The longest holidays are summer, lasting about 2 months.

Additional costs may include: 

• Registration fee,
• Deposit
• Visa
• Migration
• Residence
• Nutrition
• School transport,
• Accident insurance,
• Health insurance,
• Learning support,
• Individual lessons in mathematics,
• EAL Lesson Package (two individual lessons and two pair lessons per week),
• Educational materials and stationery,
• School and sports uniforms,
• Laundry service,
• Game sets,
• Music lessons,
• Extracurricular activities,
• Activities and excursions,
• Personal expenses.

1. Request for an introductory visit,
2. Filling out the registration form and paying the registration fee,
3. Tour-introduction to Orwell Park, the director and staff,
4. Entrance exams,
5. Acceptance of the offer and payment of the deposit for the place,
6. Trial day.

Currently, about 300 boys and girls aged 2.5 to 13 years study at Orwell Park School.

Orwell Park graduates achieve significant success in their final exams, with many winning scholarships to attend high school. In recent years, Orwell Park students have entered to the following schools:

• Ampleforth,
• Brighton College,
• Eton,
• Framlingham,
• Gresham’s,
• King’s Canterbury,
• Millfield,
• Radley,
• RHS,
• Rugby,
• St Mary’s Ascot,
• The Leys,
• Tudor Hall,
• Winchester,
• Wycombe Abbey.

Admission to Orwell Park School is selective. The school expects future students to be able to prove their hard work and learning progress.

Candidates from 7 to 13 years old will have to pass the entrance exams:

• Math test,
• English Language Test,
• Logical Thinking Test.

• Music scholarship are designed for 6th grade students who have made significant contributions to the development of the music direction at Orwell Park School. Applicants will be asked to audition and interview with the music director, present a prepared musical piece on each of their instruments. The main requirement is to show a clear enthusiasm for music and the desire to achieve outstanding results in music education.
• Theater scholarship is aimed at 6th grade students. There is no one specific type of scholarship recipient in this direction, the school supports diversity. The main requirement is the desire for prosperity and improvement, enthusiasm for theatrical art.
• Universal Scholarship: awarded to students who achieve good academic results and have potential in one or more other areas of school life (e.g. sports or music). There is no separate assessment for this scholarship. In most cases, the scholarship accounts for 10% and 25% of the tuition fee.

Students must meet the school's general academic requirements for scholarships.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision