Port Regis

Motcombe Park, Shaftesbury, SP7 9QA

Senior school in Shaftesbury.

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Age range
2–13
Co-ed status
Mixed
Number of students
317
Day / boarding
Day & boarding
Religious affiliation
Church of England
Average fees
Day £24,228 · Boarding £41,400 (annual, inc. VAT)
Has a nursery
Yes

Fee profile

Pre-Reception —
Reception £13,170
Year 1 £13,170
Year 2 £13,170
Year 3 £24,570
Year 4 £30,795
Year 5 £30,795
Year 6 £30,795
Year 7 £30,795
Year 8 £30,795
Year 9 —
Year 10 —
Year 11 —
Year 12 —
Year 13 —

Bursaries

Yes

Scholarships

Yes

A-level results

No A-level results are currently published for this school.

Admissions

Port Regis gives families a classic prep-school admissions pathway, but one that is well explained and intentionally welcoming. Visits, taster time, reports from a child's current school and age-appropriate assessments all matter, with the school presenting the process as a way of understanding potential rather than just filtering for polish.

How the school describes itself

  • Port Regis is a school of head, hand and heart.
  • Its language combines high standards with compassion, creativity and a belief that children should leave inspired as well as accomplished.
  • The tone is assured, expansive and unmistakably preparatory.

Parents like

  • A classic choice for parents who want a polished boarding prep with serious senior-school preparation and plenty of co-curricular breadth.
  • The attraction is the confidence that comes from a school very used to guiding families through the next stage.
  • It will suit those who want strategic destination support without reducing prep life to little more than a training programme.

Inspection snapshot

Port Regis has an especially current inspection record. In addition to its much-celebrated 2022 report, the school now publishes a full ISI inspection from November 2025, which gives parents a fresh formal benchmark for one of the strongest boarding preps in this batch.

Port Regis

Senior school in Shaftesbury.

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How the school describes itself

  • Port Regis is a school of head, hand and heart.
  • Its language combines high standards with compassion, creativity and a belief that children should leave inspired as well as accomplished.
  • The tone is assured, expansive and unmistakably preparatory.

Fee profile

Annual fees including VAT. 2025-26.

Reception£13,170
Year 1£13,170
Year 2£13,170
Year 3£24,570
Year 4£30,795
Year 5£30,795
Year 6£30,795
Year 7£30,795
Year 8£30,795
Year 3£41,400
Year 4£41,400
Year 5£41,400
Year 6£41,400
Year 7£41,400
Year 8£41,400

Parents like

  • A classic choice for parents who want a polished boarding prep with serious senior-school preparation and plenty of co-curricular breadth.
  • The attraction is the confidence that comes from a school very used to guiding families through the next stage.
  • It will suit those who want strategic destination support without reducing prep life to little more than a training programme.

Admissions

Port Regis gives families a classic prep-school admissions pathway, but one that is well explained and intentionally welcoming. Visits, taster time, reports from a child's current school and age-appropriate assessments all matter, with the school presenting the process as a way of understanding potential rather than just filtering for polish.

Scholarships

Port Regis has a fully developed scholarships-and-bursaries offer. Academic, music, sport, art and all-rounder scholarships are part of the admissions landscape, while means-tested bursaries are explicitly available to widen access for families who meet the school's criteria.

Bursaries

Port Regis publishes fees and bursary information and refers to dedicated supported-place initiatives within its wider inclusion work. Families should contact the school directly for current eligibility, deadlines and the level of support available.

  • A public bursary route is published, but families should confirm the relevant year of entry directly with the school.
  • No standard remission range is published.
  • Families should contact admissions or the bursary team for the current process and supporting evidence requirements.

Inspection snapshot

Port Regis has an especially current inspection record. In addition to its much-celebrated 2022 report, the school now publishes a full ISI inspection from November 2025, which gives parents a fresh formal benchmark for one of the strongest boarding preps in this batch.

Assessment approach

Assessment at Port Regis is clearly tied to onward movement into selective senior schools. The school combines interview, assessment and close academic tracking with visible scholarship preparation, so later prep years appear to be managed in a deliberately strategic way while still keeping breadth and enjoyment in view.

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