Tiptop · PREP SCHOOL PROFILE
The New Beacon
Girls’ · Boys’ · Co-educational | Tiptop editorial rankings
School facts [1] [2]
- Location
- Sevenoaks, Kent
- Ages
- Prep: 7–13; younger provision also available
- Intake
- Boys’ Prep; co-educational nursery
- Day / boarding
- Day and some boarding
The Prep educates boys; the nursery is co-educational.
- ISEB pre-test, 13+ and scholarship preparation
- Some boarding options alongside day places
About the school [1] [2]
The New Beacon is a boys’ prep school in Sevenoaks with Junior, Middle and Senior stages. It prepares pupils for ISEB pre-tests, 13+ entry and scholarship examinations, and offers some boarding alongside day places.
Preparation for senior-school entry [1] [2]
The Senior stage prepares boys for ISEB pre-tests, 13+ applications and scholarship examinations. The school also has a relationship with Tonbridge.
- Reporting period
- Current curriculum and senior-school preparation
The Tonbridge relationship does not itself guarantee admission. The listed sources do not provide annual destination counts for 2024–2026.
About this ranking
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