BICKLEY PARK SCHOOL – a way of life

Bickley Park School is an independent day school for boys aged from 2½ to 13 years. Founded in 1918, it is situated on two attractive sites in pleasant grounds in Bickley, just outside Bromley. The school offers around 400 boys a first-class start to their education and a successful springboard to their chosen public schools, the most popular of which include Tonbridge, King’s Canterbury and Sevenoaks.

Bickley Park moves into the future with confidence keeping pace with, and sometimes ahead of, the latest teaching and technological developments, whilst retaining our traditional values and high standards. A new music department, an impressive new sports hall, a covered swimming pool and a theatre are soon to be added to the already outstanding facilities and will complement our pleasant Victorian buildings and purpose built Science and Art departments.

Our curriculum is designed to achieve good results – both in preparing the boys for Common Entrance or Scholarship to public school at 13+ and to equip them with a sound foundation for their future lives.

From Year 4 onwards, highly qualified, specialist teachers teach Art, Design & Technology, English, French, Geography, History, Maths, Music, PSE (Personal and Social Education), Religious Studies, Science, Study Skills and ICT; the latter boasts a modern computer suite with wireless networked PCs. Current Affairs is taught in Years 5 and 6 and Spanish is also added to the curriculum from Year 6 onwards.

Clubs take place at 3.30pm on Mondays to Thursdays inclusive. Each club lasts for about 45 minutes and, although optional, they are enjoyed by the majority of the boys.

We aim to offer a diverse selection of clubs to choose from each night and presently offer 24 different choices throughout the week and the clubs available will change on a termly basis.

Many clubs are taken by our own staff but we do have visiting instructors for canoeing and fencing, both of which prove to be very popular.

All clothes should be in good condition and repair. Long trousers can be worn throughout the school, although Juniors can wear short trousers if they wish.

School Outfitters – Oz Schoolwear
6 Chatsworth Parade, Petts Wood, Kent, BR5 1DF
Telephone: 01689 824767

For sportswear and equipment, e.g. boots/bats/rackets etc. not available at OZ Schoolwear, we recommend
Jolly Good Sports
89 Queensway, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent BR5 1DQ (opposite OZ Schoolwear).
Telephone: 01689 82168

1. Fees are inclusive of all tuition, books, stationery, games, swimming, personal accident insurance, lunches and other meals where appropriate.

2. Deposit - On acceptance of a definite place at the Nursery, a deposit of £500 is required. On acceptance of a definite place at the School, a deposit equivalent to one-third of the amount of the first term’s fees is required. Where boys move into the School from Nursery, the original deposit will be used in part-payment.

3. Extras are limited to expenses such as:-

a) Outings, visits, expeditions etc. at cost.
b) Individual musical instrument lessons.
c) Canoeing/Fencing
d) External examination fees.

4. Parents are asked to note that up to £20 per pupil per term may be spent without prior approval on educational visits and excursions, or on special events such as lectures or professional presentations arranged within the school which attract added cost. These sums will be invoiced for payment with the following term’s fees or will be deducted from the deposit if the pupil is leaving at the end of the term.

5. Fees for the classes at the Nursery for less than five sessions per week are pro-rata.

6. Fees for the term and extras for the previous term are payable on or before the first day of term. A late payment charge of 2% will be added to any amount outstanding for each month or part of a month that the amount is overdue from the first day of term in accordance with Condition 4. A pupil may be suspended or refused entry where fees are unpaid and not be allowed to return until the whole amount of any due fees, extras and late payment charges have been received.

7. Notice of a complete term is required before a pupil is removed from the School. If written notice is not received at the School on or before the first day of term, the applicable fee for the subsequent term will become payable on or before the first day of that subsequent term.

8. The fees are:

8. Pre School Care and After School Care are available between the hours of 8.00 a.m. - 8.30 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m., charged at £3.15 per half hour or part thereof. There is an automatic penalty charge of £20.00 for any boy collected after 6.00 pm.