St Dominic's Priory School is a highly successful independent day school for girls aged 2 to 18 and boys aged 2 to 11 situated in the picturesque canal town of Stone, Staffordshire, within easy reach of Newcastle Under Lyme, Stoke-On-Trent, Stafford and the surrounding villages. We are proud to focus on the individual and aim to provide a rounded education for all our students. Having created an environment for students to maximise their potential, they leave school with the necessary confidence and skills required to succeed in today's busy world.

Our School is the leading independent school in Staffordshire for girls aged 2 to 18 and boys aged 2 to 7. September 2007 saw the opening of the new Sixth Form, which has purpose built state of the art facilities as well as a Performing Arts Centre for the whole school.

St Joseph's Preparatory School is the leading Independent Roman Catholic co-educational school in North Staffordshire, welcoming pupils of all faiths.

The school is built on the tradition of our founders, The Congregation of Christian Brothers, and the ethos of the school reflects their challenge to seek and live out the gospel values in the competitive climate of today's educational world.

We aim to provide a stimulating but relaxed environment where our pupils are motivated to enjoy their work. We believe they should be free to develop as individuals and to this end we endeavour to help them discover their own talents and thus fulfil their potential. Confidence, reliability and self-discipline are all of prime importance. We encourage a relaxed Christian family atmosphere of caring and sharing in order to assist each pupil's spiritual and emotional growth.

First class facilities and an enthusiastic teaching staff enable each individual to achieve their full potential. Extra-curricular activities are flourishing, music and drama thrive alongside competitive sport and the Duke of Edinburgh scheme.

We strive for excellence in everything and expect high standards of discipline, dress and manners. There is a genuine family atmosphere and personal success is publicly recognised. Specialist Dyslexia teaching and Kumon Mathematics support academic achievement. There is regular Oxbridge entrance success.

Happy children are the heart and soul of Yarlet. Their well-being is our prime concern and we make every effort to ensure that their individual needs are met. Christian values are the basis for the foundations we lay and children always know who to turn to if they have matters to discuss, have any concerns, or just want to chat. Close liaison with parents ensures that they are involved every step of the way as we endeavour to make their children’s time at Yarlet happy; and happiness brings achievement.

At Vernon Lodge, we can introduce you to boys and girls who share a wide variety of interests. Some are gifted and talented, others simply enjoy the taking part, which is what Vernon Lodge is all about. Our examination success is remarkable and our academic results make us very proud of the children, but more than anything else we offer a breadth of learning opportunities in a motivating setting.

Abbotsford School is a non-selective day school offering a challenging academic programme based on the English curriculum, for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 years, from Nursery through to Secondary School entrance. It is non-denominational and caters for all religious beliefs.

Bilton Grange is a co-educational, boarding and day preparatory school for children aged four to thirteen with a special atmosphere that sets it apart from many good prep schools. Without doubt, there is a comfortable informality in the relationships between staff and children which leads to a high degree of trust and mutual respect. Sympathetic rigour is applied to everyday life in and out of the classroom and high standards go hand in hand with the tolerance and respect shown by children and staff for each other. We encourage children to learn how to celebrate each other’s successes whilst aspiring to excellence in all things.

“Children and staff seem boundless in their energy and enthusiasm for making learning fun at Crackley Hall. There’s a great sense of community spirit and mutual support too.”

Crackley Hall is the ‘next best place to home’ according to its pupils. There is a high standard of care and a strong feeling of both staff and parents working together for the good of the child. The school succeeds at making learning fun with a wide and varied curriculum designed to help all pupils fulfil their potential.

Would you like your child to be enthused by school? The unique environment at Crescent School, where happiness leads to very wide ranging successes, enables children aged three to eleven to develop into confident and independent young people.

We teach the children that ‘To give is to receive’ or, to put it another way, the more you put into something the more you get out of it. If you entrust your child to our care we will nurture him/her as an individual as all the children learn about themselves, the world around them and their places in it. Your child would be encouraged to strive for excellence in all that he/she does as well as being given opportunities to have a lot of fun!