- 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
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.
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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